Tennessee season

[stwainfan]

All starts Thursday night exhibition game vs Carson Newman. We get a glimpse of what this new style of play will look like.

 

[Darwin]

I’ll be watching as always. Should be entertaining.

 

[stwainfan]

From what I have seen. In the interviews and practice clips. There is a new energy around this team.

 

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[JellyBean]

I am looking forward to watching. I know it is only an exhibition game but still a glimpse into a program and what they are looking to do going into the season.

 

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[triaddukefan]

If there ever were a scrimmage in which both teams could lose, that would have been it. No offense to any of their fanbases.

 

[stwainfan]

We are about to see a fun and exciting style of basketball.

 

[stwainfan]

 

[stwainfan]

It's GameDay

 

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[GamecockFam]

Interesting choices. I can see it working against smaller teams but I doubt that's the lineup come SEC play when most teams will have multiple taller players to defend against. Having Sarah Puckett as the only natural front court player on the court will be a recipe for disaster, especially against the top of the league.

I had forgotten Tennessee got Samara Spencer. She will be a good player in that system.

 

[stwainfan]

Interesting choices. I can see it working against smaller teams but I doubt that's the lineup come SEC play when most teams will have multiple taller players to defend against. Having Sarah Puckett as the only natural front court player on the court will be a recipe for disaster, especially against the top of the league.

I had forgotten Tennessee got Samara Spencer. She will be a good player in that system.

Caldwell starts the five players based on performance. It can change game to game. This pace is going to to tough for some teams to keep up with. Yes Spencer is going to do well in this style of play.

 

[WFFL]

Tennessee looked kind of scary tonight 135 points and 43 turnovers forced hmmm eye test they passed as well.

 

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[ucbart]

You know the season is here when Tennessee plays Carson-Newman.

 

[JellyBean]

The Lady Vols are going to be scary once the players adjust to this system. What I like about coaches that play this style of basketball, they are ALL IN and the players, not all but the majority of the players, love this style of play because they are developing that aggressive mindset. In attack mode from the jump. The Lady Vols will be a Top 5 team by January of the 2025.

 

[stwainfan]

Cooper had played a year at South Carolina. So she has experience at this level. She looked really good on defense. Quick hands and 16 points on offense. I think she's going to have a real good season.

 

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[Puppy Love]

The Lady Vols are going to be scary once the players adjust to this system. What I like about coaches that play this style of basketball, they are ALL IN and the players, not all but the majority of the players, love this style of play because they are developing that aggressive mindset. In attack mode from the jump. The Lady Vols will be a Top 5 team by January of the 2025.

Top 5 just two months from now? Maybe top 25?

 

[JellyBean]

Top 5 just two months from now? Maybe top 25?

It's Tennessee. They are like Alabama in football. Win a few games and your name alone is worth 10-15 votes/places.

 

[stwainfan]

Whoever has Tennessee on the schedule. Had better bring their running shoes. Tennessee had 94 shots against Carson Newman.

 

[Puppy Love]

It's Tennessee. They are like Alabama in football. Win a few games and your name alone is worth 10-15 votes/places.

My thought is that success or failure will come down to whether or not Coach Caldwell can recruit athletes that will do well in her system. Coach Warlick could recruit but wasn’t a good strategist. Coach Harper didn’t seem to be able to recruit or coach at the elite level. I think Coach Caldwell has shown she can do more with less. She has to prove she can recruit to do more with more.

 

[Puppy Love]

Whoever has Tennessee on the schedule. Had better bring their running shoes. Tennessee had 94 shots against Carson Newman.

Tennessee had 81 shots against Carson Newman last year, or a difference of about 3 shots per quarter. The real difference was in 3 point shooting. 19 of 48 this year vs 7 of 27 last year. It’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out.