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3 point game right in the 4th qtr.
61-64 IMG down.
DP playing better today particularly in the 3rd qtr although she picked up a 4th foul.
Some fouls were the right now.. I saw one that was a play on.
I definitely feel with her receiving better coaching at UT this tendency to get in foul trouble is something that Coach Caldwell and her staff can fix.
I think of how they worked with Lazaria and Alyssa both struggled with getting into foul trouble.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
Big win for IMG came from 17 points down in the third quarter to win in overtime. How do you foul a player and do not touch them? It happened to Deniya Prawl in this game. She had fourteen and some big baskets to get IMG back in the game.
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I seen a lot of tacky fouls called. My guess these refs will be moving into college ball . I really thought the NCAA tournament was called half way decent. A lot of calls in that championship game were just ridiculous.
 
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volsagain said:
I seen a lot of tacky fouls called. My guess these refs will be moving into college ball . I really thought the NCAA tournament was called half way decent. A lot of calls in that championship game were just ridiculous.
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Both ways but Prawl would still be playing in both games with some they called on her in these two games. That last one when she was just standing there was the one that beat them all.
 
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Spear had 1 3PM (1-1), 2 rebounds (1orb 1 drb), 1 assist, and turned the ball over only once. Missed her 5 attempted twos, tho.

Lead her team in plusminus. In a 71-59 loss, she was one of two players for her team (her and Higgenbottom) who outscored the opponent, +3 in her 19 min. Her team's 'top scorer' ended with a -9 on 26 min. (she had 7 turnovers)
 
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jsc1973 said:
There is a solid core returning and a ton of incoming talent. No reason next year's team can't be in the top 10. It might take them half the season for everything to mesh, but no one is going to look forward to playing them come March.
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I hope you're right, but it remains to be seen what adjustments the staff will be making in order to avoid a repeat of this year's late-season breakdown. Will the system we run be different? If so, HOW different? Kim has mentioned load management as a major factor going forward after she learned first-hand how darn hard a full season in the SEC is. How will that known issue be addressed? Could we possibly have a new hybrid system of some sort? Something a bit less exhausting? Or will the staff manage exhaustion by making practices a little easier or shorter?

Our staff learned a lot in their first year together, so I have faith they'll get it done, but there are definitely questions to be answered before we'll know what we're going to look like next season. We've got great players returning, plus some freshmen who appear to be ready to help us sooner rather than later, so I'm hopeful.
 
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lvocd said:
I hope you're right, but it remains to be seen what adjustments the staff will be making in order to avoid a repeat of this year's late-season breakdown. Will the system we run be different? If so, HOW different? Kim has mentioned load management as a major factor going forward after she learned first-hand how darn hard a full season in the SEC is. How will that known issue be addressed? Could we possibly have a new hybrid system of some sort? Something a bit less exhausting? Or will the staff manage exhaustion by making practices a little easier or shorter?

Our staff learned a lot in their first year together, so I have faith they'll get it done, but there are definitely questions to be answered before we'll know what we're going to look like next season. We've got great players returning, plus some freshmen who appear to be ready to help us sooner rather than later, so I'm hopeful.
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There are any number of possible answers to that. In SEC play this year, Kim had to shorten the rotation, and pushed the team one percent too hard as the regular season wound down, and they broke. But at the same time, I don't second-guess that. Going full-throttle, maximum effort is what got them into that position; you "gotta go with what brung ya." This team was perceived as a bubble team going into the season, and it reached #11 in the polls and nearly hosted the first two rounds. And beat the team that won the national championship--and we didn't have anyone like their big three. Talaysia may get there before she's done, but she's not there yet.

But going into 2025-26, a few things will have changed...

* Everyone coming back knows the system and what is expected and will be better prepared for the demands of it;
* The overall talent level should be higher, with the highly-ranked recruits and most likely, some additions of the portal. Kim may not have to shorten the rotation in SEC play. Going 11 or 12 deep in SEC games, rather than 9 or 10, might be all that is needed.
* I have to believe she learned a thing or three about load management in the SEC. That is to be expected. Let's face it, coaching is coaching, but the demands on your players in the Mountain East or the MAC, and the demands of the SEC, are very different. The worst teams in the MEC or MAC are going to stink, and you can treat them as a live scrimmage. I'd bet she used the stinkers for load management in the past. The worst team in the SEC has people who can play, and is still good enough to kick your butt if you're not ready to play.

I am also confident they will find the answers. Kim is probably working on that as we speak. 24 wins and the Sweet 16 is a great start, but she didn't come here just for that.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Charlie Cream thinks well of Lady Vols next season.

UCLA is #1 in is who gives a crap 5 minutes after the final way to early top 25...
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Strange thing is were still fifth in the SEC as Sc, Texas, Oklahoma, Lsu are all ranked higher. I'm not sure that is going to be the case this time around. Have to wait on the portal, but I feel good about beating at least two of those teams next season. Texas will be a home game. SC road. Oklahoma road, LSU could go either way since we played a home and home this year.

Home games look like Vanderbilt, Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, Missouri, Texas A&M and whomever we get the home and home game with. We should win all eight of those. Road Ole Miss, Miss St, Sc, Oklahoma, Georgia, Auburn, Alabama, and the home and home. Like to go at least 5 and 3 or 6 and 2 in those. 13 and 3 to 14 and 2. Sc will be the toughest road game, next Oklahoma, next Ole Miss, maybe Bama even though they lost a lot, the other four should definitely be wins.
 
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