Lady Vols Struggling Against Wichita State

[Wbbfan1]

Lady Vols are going to get the win. Sure was a struggle. Defense and Made Free Throws saved them. Definitely not their offense.

 

[Padutch5]

58-51 Tennessee. Fouls and indecision hurt Wichita in the end

 

[Kaizen]

Does WS have just 7 players?

Yes, looks like only 7 players, and one fouled out...

 

[ThisJustIn]

With Stanford and Oregon State next, Vol fans must be feeling nauseous...

 

[Wbbfan1]

Vols win 58-51 scoring the last 6 of their points at the Free Throw Line. They shot 20 Free Throws making 13 compared to only 5 of 7 for Wichitia. Most of Wichita fouls were valid. However IMHO Refs were slow to whistle the Lady Vols. If Lady Vols play Stanford and Oregon State like they did tonight it won't be pretty.

 

[choochoo]

UTenn is a hot mess at this point in the season. No flow, no passing, standing around, one player dribbles and shoots and they try to rebound and get a put back or foul. Good luck to them this year, they are gonna need it.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Vols win 58-51 scoring the last 6 of their points at the Free Throw Line. They shot 20 Free Throws making 13 compared to only 5 of 7 for Wichitia. Most of Wichita fouls were valid. However IMHO Refs were slow to whistle the Lady Vols. If Lady Vols play Stanford and Oregon State like they did tonight it won't be pretty.

Go Beavers! Dam Vols!

 

[HoopsFan21]

Seems like SEC games always have winners that score <60 points. Why is that?

 

[Farney]

Good luck to them this year

Shame on you for even suggesting that. I wish them no luck (except that they all stay healthy).

 

[Kaizen]

UTenn is a hot mess at this point in the season. No flow, no passing, standing around, one player dribbles and shoots and they try to rebound and get a put back or foul. Good luck to them this year, they are gonna need it.

Yes, Russell missed so many easy layups (she should watch how Tuck plays with her height).
DeShields got the ball, dribbled then shot, never gave to other players (she is 3-11, unfortunately).

 

[rvwsleep]

44-44 now. Tennessee is just awful. I think the most mystifying thing (well there are many shockingly bad things about watching Tennessee play) is that their effort just seems to ebb and flow. They just got a TO by employing the full court press. Then the intensity disappears and they go back to standing around.

It's not just on Holly. Players need to bring it, and they need to hold each other accountable, but it's up to Holly to put players on the court who are giving 100%, even if that means benching your "star(s)"
...

I agree Eric. As bad a coach as Holly is, they still shouldn't have a problem with Wichita St. Graves won this game for them with her effort on the offensive boards. A lot of their fans are under the mistaken impression that all will be great if they just change coaches. That couldn't be further from the truth. They have no perimeter game and a 6'6" center who couldn't dominate on the inside against considerably shorter players from a team ranked around #200. If you can't produce impressive stats against the likes of Wichita St, you have more problems than just coaching.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

They were just having too much fun on their vacation to the oasis of the Sunflower State.

 

[UcMiami]

All I can say is thank goodness they were not playing a home game - with the SEC's new home court rule regarding first team to score twenty points in a quarter gets the win, the game might still be going!

That is a joke I made up after the last TN outing, but if you check out the books scores for SEC home games this year, it is surprisingly not a very good joke as there are really some scoring challenged games, and I suspect it will only get worse when they get to conference play rather than try (and failing) to beat up on the Wichita States of the world.

TN has now scored under 20 points in their last 8 quarters, and has only scored 20+ points in 2 of their last 20 quarters, and four of their last 32 quarters. That is just astonishingly poor offensive production, all of it on their home court except for these last 4 quarters at Wichita.

 

[Geno-ista]

Tennessee is just not a good team although they have good players. You cannot just collect stars and instantly expect to win. The genius of Geno and his staff is the way they put together teams and not just a collection of the best players.

Herb Brooks quote when assembling Hockey Team USA- someone looked at his roster during try outs and said , "Herb, your missing a lot of the best players". He responded, I'm not looking for the best players, I'm looking for the right players". That's the bottom line!!!

 

[DaddyChoc]

hopefully we get Margo's POV of this game very soon

 

[trb123]

I do not know how much SEC paid the Lady Vol fans to watch Tennessee play Wichita State on TV under the P5 program. The supporters definitely earned their money this evening. Tennessee shooting was awful. Their passing was even worse. Somehow they managed to pull it off at the end 58-51.

The Lady Vol fans believe that their AD does not care about the program. He will keep Holly Warlick as the coach until she runs the program into the ground. The source of this information is under wraps. LV fans will not share it with Boneyarders under any circumstances.

The clamor for Holly's ouster is growing louder every moment. She has 3+ yrs left on her contract. The university is not keen on buying her out. They gave her a raise (to 650K) last year and also extended her contract by a year. Many Lady vols fans believe that their problems will disappear once she is gone. If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Tennessee has not recruited any player for 2016. This has nothing to with Diamond Deshields' presence on the team. Top HS players are no longer enthused by the orange jersey. Tennessee recruiters are leaving their calling cards at Junior Colleges. Linnie Harper, the former Kentucky player was present when the Lady Vols lost to VT at home. She has not shared her impression of that game publicly.

Nearly half the LV team are injured and this has tied Holly's hand. She cannot bench the players whose efforts are lacking. I sincerely hope these players recover soon.

 

[BigBird]

With Stanford and Oregon State next, Vol fans must be feeling nauseous...

Yes, of course they are. What else could they be? And perhaps they also feel nauseated.

 

[Wbbfan1]

It was a Fun Basketball Game. Holly's Post Game Press Conference

 

[Wbbfan1]

Margo's Reaction

 

[DaddyChoc]

Thanks Margo... but I prefer the hat on and what's up with the shaky camera

 

[Huskies Rule]

I do not know how much SEC paid the Lady Vol fans to watch Tennessee play Wichita State on TV under the P5 program. The supporters definitely earned their money this evening. Tennessee shooting was awful. Their passing was even worse. Somehow they managed to pull it off at the end 58-51.

The clamor for Holly's ouster is growing louder every moment. She has 3+ yrs left on her contract. The university is not keen on buying her out. They gave her a raise (to 650K) last year and also extended her contract by a year. Many Lady vols fans believe that their problems will disappear once she is gone. If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Tennessee has not recruited any player for 2016. This has nothing to with Diamond Deshields' presence on the team. Top HS players are no longer enthused by the orange jersey. Tennessee recruiters are leaving their calling cards at Junior Colleges. Linnie Harper, the former Kentucky player was present when the Lady Vols lost to VT at home. She has not shared her impression of that game publicly.

Harper's impression of that brutal game was made pretty apparent- I heard she's decided to go home and play for Doug Bruno at DePaul. Good pick up for Geno's buddy. She'll fit into their run-and-gun game well.

 

[Icebear]

Tennessee is simply a baaaaaad team. Or rather are simply baaaaaad because they certainly are not a team.

 

[Gus Mahler]

Yes, of course they are. What else could they be? And perhaps they also feel nauseated.

Aha! a usage guy.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

I do not know how much SEC paid the Lady Vol fans to watch Tennessee play Wichita State on TV under the P5 program. The supporters definitely earned their money this evening. Tennessee shooting was awful. Their passing was even worse. Somehow they managed to pull it off at the end 58-51.

The Lady Vol fans believe that their AD does not care about the program. He will keep Holly Warlick as the coach until she runs the program into the ground. The source of this information is under wraps. LV fans will not share it with Boneyarders under any circumstances.

The clamor for Holly's ouster is growing louder every moment. She has 3+ yrs left on her contract. The university is not keen on buying her out. They gave her a raise (to 650K) last year and also extended her contract by a year. Many Lady vols fans believe that their problems will disappear once she is gone. If winter comes, can spring be far behind?

Tennessee has not recruited any player for 2016. This has nothing to with Diamond Deshields' presence on the team. Top HS players are no longer enthused by the orange jersey. Tennessee recruiters are leaving their calling cards at Junior Colleges. Linnie Harper, the former Kentucky player was present when the Lady Vols lost to VT at home. She has not shared her impression of that game publicly.

Nearly half the LV team are injured and this has tied Holly's hand. She cannot bench the players whose efforts are lacking. I sincerely hope these players recover soon.

Holly needs to hire better assistants. A head coach *can* be mostly a figurehead, recruiter and media and alumni liaison if they hire topnotch assistants. IMO, Holly should focus on that. Coaching, like in business, is not successful if you're not willing to get rid of deadweight.

 

[cockhrnleghrn]

Tennessee is simply a baaaaaad team. Or rather are simply baaaaaad because they certainly are not a team.

North Carolina is baaaaad. (Sheep mascot and all that jazz)