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TENN - AUBURN SEC Tourney

Anyone know about Jaimie Nared? She was in the corridor getting her knee worked on during the 4th period and stood to watch the last 5 minutes from the tunnel
 
Did anyone else hear the announcer say that no team pressures the ball like Auburn, "they just swarm at you". They must not know about the UConn/USF game:confused:
 
Plebe said:
I swear, if A'ja doesn't play tomorrow and SC loses to TN for the 3rd time, they are dead to me :mad:
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There hopefuls she plays. She was running up and down at practice and shooting so that's a good sign.
 
no matter how tough Auburns defense was.... it is fair to say that at conference record 5-11, they should have been beaten handily by Tennessee....

When is last time you saw Lady Vols play with toughness and will to win? The bar is too low for them.
 
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The No. 7 SEC Tournament seed for Tennessee is a bit misleading. The regular season was unusually tight with Nos. 2. and 3. (South Carolina and Georgia) finishing at 11-4 and Tennessee at No. 4 in the regular season at 10-5. Missouri, Tamu, and LSU (Nos. 5., 6., and 7.) also finished at 10-5). If Tennessee had not lost to Alabama we would have jumped South Carolina and Georgia (both of whom we beat in the regular season), giving Tennessee a second place finish in both the regular season AND the tournament. That’s how tight numbers 2. through 7. were.
SEC Regular season standings:
2018 SEC Women's Basketball Standings
 
Volup1 said:
The No. 7 SEC Tournament seed for Tennessee is a bit misleading. The regular season was unusually tight with Nos. 2. and 3. (South Carolina and Georgia) finishing at 11-4 and Tennessee at No. 4 in the regular season at 10-5. Missouri, Tamu, and LSU (Nos. 5., 6., and 7.) also finished at 10-5). If Tennessee had not lost to Alabama we would have jumped South Carolina and Georgia (both of whom we beat in the regular season), giving Tennessee a second place finish in both the regular season AND the tournament. That’s how tight numbers 2. through 7. were.
SEC Regular season standings:
2018 SEC Women's Basketball Standings
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I’ll say it’s misleading. Today they played like they should have been seeded 9 or 10.
 
Volup1 said:
The No. 7 SEC Tournament seed for Tennessee is a bit misleading. The regular season was unusually tight with Nos. 2. and 3. (South Carolina and Georgia) finishing at 11-4 and Tennessee at No. 4 in the regular season at 10-5. Missouri, Tamu, and LSU (Nos. 5., 6., and 7.) also finished at 10-5). If Tennessee had not lost to Alabama we would have jumped South Carolina and Georgia (both of whom we beat in the regular season), giving Tennessee a second place finish in both the regular season AND the tournament. That’s how tight numbers 2. through 7. were.
SEC Regular season standings:
2018 SEC Women's Basketball Standings
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But you did lose to Alabama - FOUR straight times, so it's hard to say it was a fluke. $%^&*##?????

How can you lose to Alabama and feel you deserve any higher seed?
 
vowelguy said:
Tenn has wins over Marquette, Texas, Stanford, Georgia, Texas A&M, and a Wilson-less SC (2x). They have 1 bad loss: Alabama.

If you can find 16 teams with a stronger resume than that, I'd love to hear them.
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6 of those teams are in the PAC12, 6 or more in the SEC, 6 or more in the ACC, UCONN, Baylor, that's 18 right there without trying. I don't buy into the RPI, it is supremely flawed system to define a team's "resume". My statement is point-in-time, based upon the "eye test", "smell test", whatever you want to call it--OK, my opinion. Right now, Tennessee is not a TOP 16 team. I believe that will become abundantly clear to everyone, if not already, come NCAA Tournament time.
 
LOTRADER said:
6 of those teams are in the PAC12, 6 or more in the SEC, 6 or more in the ACC, UCONN, Baylor, that's 18 right there without trying. I don't buy into the RPI, it is supremely flawed system to define a team's "resume". My statement is point-in-time, based upon the "eye test", "smell test", whatever you want to call it--OK, my opinion. Right now, Tennessee is not a TOP 16 team. I believe that will become abundantly clear to everyone, if not already, come NCAA Tournament time.
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I love hating on Tennessee just as much as the next guy, but their resume (which is what matters for seeding) is clearly top 16. "Eye test" is just a convenient cover word for people to inject their personal bias at the expense of objective analysis.

Feel free to shun the RPI, but Tennessee is also 11th in Massey and 10th in Sagarin.
 
Volup1 said:
The No. 7 SEC Tournament seed for Tennessee is a bit misleading. The regular season was unusually tight with Nos. 2. and 3. (South Carolina and Georgia) finishing at 11-4 and Tennessee at No. 4 in the regular season at 10-5. Missouri, Tamu, and LSU (Nos. 5., 6., and 7.) also finished at 10-5). If Tennessee had not lost to Alabama we would have jumped South Carolina and Georgia (both of whom we beat in the regular season), giving Tennessee a second place finish in both the regular season AND the tournament. That’s how tight numbers 2. through 7. were.
SEC Regular season standings:
2018 SEC Women's Basketball Standings
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Oh Volup1 yes you are right.... misleading... Tenn could have been higher... it was close those positions.... but you also got fortunate with Wilson gone for both games....

I have just not seen tight, low turnover, hustle basketball from Lady Vols in a long time.... I presume even fan like you must be frustrated......

What do you think about the athletic dept? Will they pay attention to WCBB, or is it all hands on deck for football?
 
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Bayareahusky said:
Oh Volup1 yes you are right.... misleading... Tenn could have been higher... it was close those positions.... but you also got fortunate with Wilson gone for both games....

I have just not seen tight, low turnover, hustle basketball from Lady Vols in a long time.... I presume even fan like you must be frustrated.

What do you think about the athletic dept? Will they pay attention to WCBB, or is it all hands on deck for football?
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Phil Fulmer (our new AD) is a classic “good ole boy.” He has had a long term friendship, first with Pat, but also with Holly. As long as the team performs reasonably in the conference, wins 20 or so games, and makes a Sweet 16/Elite 8 appearance regularly, I think she stays in place for the remaining two years of her contract. Fulmer attends our games and openly expresses support for Holly and her team but, frankly, his main focus right now is on reviving the football program. I can tell you we have a lot of disappointed/unhappy fans here in K-town. Stay tuned!
 
Volup1 said:
The No. 7 SEC Tournament seed for Tennessee is a bit misleading. The regular season was unusually tight with Nos. 2. and 3. (South Carolina and Georgia) finishing at 11-4 and Tennessee at No. 4 in the regular season at 10-5. Missouri, Tamu, and LSU (Nos. 5., 6., and 7.) also finished at 10-5). If Tennessee had not lost to Alabama we would have jumped South Carolina and Georgia (both of whom we beat in the regular season), giving Tennessee a second place finish in both the regular season AND the tournament. That’s how tight numbers 2. through 7. were.
SEC Regular season standings:
2018 SEC Women's Basketball Standings
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Putting it very simply, Tenn has ALOT of talent and is able to play with the elite and be respectable. IMHO they play to the level of the competition and when they NEED to play well during a game with lesser talent, they may not be able to pull it together, thereby getting beat by Alabama etc. They seem to "get up" for the better teams and look pretty good. They're still young women (and I emphasize young) and will "get away" with what ever the coach let's them get away with. Holly does NOT demand much at all and then can't figure out why they get beat by lesser teams. You can see it in her (Holly's) post pressers. She can't figure it out either. She knows what talent she has on her team and has no clue how to get them to play to their ability. As has been voiced by others, I hope Holly continues to coach for many years. I'm loving it.
 
I think Tennessee may have found its next superstar.
 
I just saw this comment by CHW on the post game

"Warlick 'exhausted' after exciting victory vs. Auburn" which really struck my funny bone.

The IND coach after their 4OT game was very composed and did not act like a teenager on a sugar high as she tries to figure out how
to get her team prepared for MD (a 6:30 game).
 
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stwainfan said:
I was speaking of Rennia Davis.
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I thought that may be the case. She is the most impressive of the rookie class, I agree and she may well develop into a top player but "superstar" ?. That 3pt shot was a miracle after all as she admitted in the post game interview. I actually thought the most impressive players were Meme Jackson who seems to have had a rebirth and a surprisingly engaged Mercedes Russell who played like a 6' 6" player getting her nose dirty and dominating on the boards. I do hope Nared's injury is not too severe and she can play out her senior season.
 
Plebe said:
I have news for you. Superstars are not made against a 10 seed in the first round of a conference tournament. Nor are superstars made by lucky banked-in 3-pointers.
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I refer to her overall game and talent. She had 16 points this game. She can and will be better player next year.
 
eebmg said:
I thought that may be the case. She is the most impressive of the rookie class, I agree and she may well develop into a top player but "superstar" ?. That 3pt shot was a miracle after all as she admitted in the post game interview. I actually thought the most impressive players were Meme Jackson who seems to have had a rebirth and a surprisingly engaged Mercedes Russell who played like a 6' 6" player getting her nose dirty and dominating on the boards. I do hope Nared's injury is not too severe and she can play out her senior season.
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Yes I sure hope regardless of how the SECT plays out. She will at least be able to play in NCAAT.
 
Was Russell engaged when she barely touched the ball in the 2nd half engaged would be clearing space and demanding the ball and dominate like she should
 
Plebe said:
I love hating on Tennessee just as much as the next guy, but their resume (which is what matters for seeding) is clearly top 16. "Eye test" is just a convenient cover word for people to inject their personal bias at the expense of objective analysis.

Feel free to shun the RPI, but Tennessee is also 11th in Massey and 10th in Sagarin.
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I'm injecting my personal bias, wasn't trying to inject a convenient word. I stated it was "my opinion". I stand by my view.
 
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FairView said:
I had to laugh when the announcers said that Auburn had gotten over the fear of seeing Tennessee on the uniform, as it's something players feel when playing a stories program like UConn or Tennessee. Does Tennessee on the uniform strike fear into the heart of any opposing players anymore? Are there any college players old enough to remember?
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If I was speaking on behalf of UConn, I would be offended that Tenn and UConn were mentioned in the same breath. :rolleyes:
 
Zanzman said:
Was Russell engaged when she barely touched the ball in the 2nd half engaged would be clearing space and demanding the ball and dominate like she should
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That was my sense although I admit, I was switching between this game and the 4OT IND/MSU game which dominated my time over the TN / Auburn game in the second half.
 
HuskeyinSC said:
Anyone know about Jaimie Nared? She was in the corridor getting her knee worked on during the 4th period and stood to watch the last 5 minutes from the tunnel
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After seeing Nared fall and from her reaction afterwards, her injury has all the indications of a hip pointer. In all likelihood, it will be considerably more painful today than it was last night. Hip pointers can be extremely debilitating as recovery can be very slow, taking several weeks or more to heel. I would not be surprised if Nared is done for the SEC tournament, and her status for the NCAA's could be doubtful.

While the Lady Vols are not expected to go deep into the tournament, without their best player, it's hard to see them going very far at all.
 
SC played Tennessee twice without Wilson. Now Tennessee may have to play SC without Nared. If Wilson plays, I can't see Tennessee winning a third time.
 
So, it both Nared and Wilson are out, who wins?. I think TN can handle Nared's loss better than SC can handle Wilson's.
 
Checkmate said:
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Brilliant move. Surely check ,if not checkmate!
 
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