Texas at Tennessee (merged thread)

[Charliebball]

Oh c’mon, UT could’ve played lights out and you chumps would still find something to down us about. Yes, I know this is UCONN’s Board, but you guys come on volnation trolling everyday!

I've never posted anything on Volnation but if you could just be perfectly honest about your team's performances over the past few years, how many good things could we possibly have said? I'm very intrigued by the freshmen and will be watching to see how they perform as you get into the heat of conference play.........if they are as good as advertised I will certainly mention it here.............

 

[donalddoowop]

The really sad thing if Texas loses is Tenn will think they are a top 10 team...

They will be. If Texas is the second best team, then certainly Tennessee should be in the top 10. They can't help but think that.

 

[Charliebball]

While I assume that TX will play better in Austin than they did in Knoxville, they are light years away from being able to play with UConn right now. I had thought TX & SC would be the last major regular season challenges for UConn. After tonight, only SC gives me any cause for concern.

Texas was really off today and they are missing one of the best young front court players in the nation............I expect they will look like a different team by the time they play UConn but I'd be more then happy if they weren't.........next year they bring in a big infusion of talent and should e very competitive in the future

 

[Bernie]

Why didn't Boothe play?

 

[noirwestern]

Texas was really off today and they are missing one of the best young front court players in the nation..I expect they will look like a different team by the time they play UConn but I'd be more then happy if they weren't....next year they bring in a big infusion of talent and should e very competitive in the future

Hmmmmm, I'm too lazy to flip through the years but I'm thinking that this has been the popular sentiment voiced about these Astin led teams for the last few years now. She's a recruiting machine but the product does seem a bit less than the parts.

 

[oldude]

Texas was really off today and they are missing one of the best young front court players in the nation..I expect they will look like a different team by the time they play UConn but I'd be more then happy if they weren't....next year they bring in a big infusion of talent and should e very competitive in the future

You may well be correct, but one player can’t make that big a difference. Consider UConn’s effort without Lou & Gabby vs ND.

As for next year’s Longhorn team, they’ll lose their starting backcourt, so we’ll have to see.

 

[Reypl21]

Hard to believe Texas was ranked at all, never mind #2. Not exactly scintillating basketball, but whenever I think of criticizing, I think back to the first half of a certain national championship game. One suggestion for broadcasters: for various reasons, certain coaches should not wear microphones.

If there ever was a game where the coaches were mic'ed, it should have been the ND-UConn game. Instead, this game had mics and it made it more comical listening to the coaches trying to coach in this game. This was a terrible game to be on national television, between the #2 and #11 teams. I made my roommates watch last Sundays game and this Sundays game with me. To say the least, I watched the second half in my room because it was too embarrassing to make my roommates watch such a game. Curiosity definitely killed whatever cat ran across this game.

 

[Zorro]

Oh c’mon, UT could’ve played lights out and you chumps would still find something to down us about. Yes, I know this is UCONN’s Board, but you guys come on volnation trolling everyday!

Why don't you wait until some game when they DO play lights out, and then come back over and see what we have to say about it?

 

[donalddoowop]

Easy basket for Russell on the breakaway... well that is because on the last two Texas possessions she barely made it over half court.

That happened twice and neither time did Texas take advantage of her not being on defense. A player stopped and shot a jumper and missed and the ball was rebounded by Tennessee and passed down court to Russell.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

And Tennessee got hosed by those refs. Easily the worst officiated game (men's or women's) I've seen this year. Tennessee looks legit this year, but I'm still not convinced that Holly can get you back to the Final 4. Texas seems very over-rated, while Tennessee seems very under-rated. Congrats on the W.

Hmmmm...."Tennessee got hosed by those refs".......

Yet 3 Texas starters fouled out.

 

[Zorro]

Texas was called for 29 fouls to Tennessee's 16. Some hose job.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Bizarre. McCarty fouls out and hugs Holly. Cant wait until after the game.

Im pretty sure Chiney Ogwumike did the same thing her freshman season when Stanford played at UCONN. I believe it may have been a handshake instead of a hug but she did show her appreciation.

 

[trb123]

A Goestenkors coached team would never play the way Texas played today.

 

[donalddoowop]

I may just have never noticed but today's game was the first time I've noticed players actually touching up their hair while they were dribbling the ball....both teams.....

No, no, no, you didn't really see that did you? Surely players would not do that during play. Wow.

 

[Crossover]

I may just have never noticed but today's game was the first time I've noticed players actually touching up their hair while they were dribbling the ball....both teams.....

Well, not dribbling, but can you say Meghan Gardler?

 

[eebmg]

Im pretty sure Chiney Ogwumike did the same thing her freshman season when Stanford played at UCONN. I believe it may have been a handshake instead of a hug but she did show her appreciation.

No idea the circumstances of Ogwumike but McCarty fouling out with 2 minutes left and possibly hurting the best chance they had to come back should have been "slightly" ticked. If you want to show respect to the opposition coach, plenty of time after the game. jmho

 

[DEFCONN1]

Ouch. A very painful game to watch!

 

[Crossover]

Thanks I know they had some struggles today. I think you could see a little of why Tennessee fans are so excited about the team and the freshman.

Your freshmen were great. Skilled, poised and fearless. They made mistakes of course, but that is to be expected. No one would accuse them of great ball and body movement, but that is usually the hardest thing for freshmen to pick up, even in a scheme (and I don't mean Tennessee's) that emphasizes it. I shudder to think of what UCONN would look like against a top 5 team (or wherever Texas should be ranked) with 3 of our freshmen playing most of the game. In addition, Nared was her usual stellar self, and Russell seemed more engaged than in past years. A crappy game, but lots of reason for optimism.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

"If that was the No. 2 team in the country, where do we stand now?" Russell asked after the game. "82-75. There's your answer right there."

Ho, ho, ho!

Texas vs. Tennessee - Game Recap - December 10, 2017 - ESPN

 

[HawkHusky]

Hmmmm...."Tennessee got hosed by those refs"..

Yet 3 Texas starters fouled out.

Common sense says:

More hard drives to the basket = More fouls called.

You must not have watched the last 5 minutes of the game where there were multiple egregious out-of-bounds calls. And that "taunting" tech...

Puh-lease. I sure hope you never ref.

 

[Plebe]

Common sense says:

More hard drives to the basket = More fouls called.

You must not have watched the last 5 minutes of the game where there were multiple egregious out-of-bounds calls. And that "taunting" tech...

Puh-lease. I sure hope you never ref.

It was clearly taunting and it was so egregious the ref couldn't ignore it. You could tell because the Tennessee players didn't try to argue the call.

 

[DefenseBB]

A Goestenkors coached team would never play the way Texas played today.

Are you kidding me? She was run out of Texas due to making them irrelevant. While Ashton certainly struggles coaching a cohesive offense, she has done a really good job with improving their record and getting national recruits (basically keeping Texas recruits in state something Gail couldn’t do). Last I checked, Gail was still unemployed and outlooks are not promising...

 

[HuskyFan1125]

It was clearly taunting and it was so egregious the ref couldn't ignore it. You could tell because the Tennessee players didn't try to argue the call.

Thank you!

 

[toadfoot]

Ouch. A very painful game to watch!

Playground basketball at its worst. How the hell is Texas top 25, let alone #2?

 

[GoingPostal]

The Texas team I saw against TN couldn't have been the #2 team. That was without a doubt a team not ready for prime time. Karen Astin has a lot of work to do to get them back on track. She has the ability to do it so I expect them to be a different team going forward.

 

[Centerstream]

That happened twice and neither time did Texas take advantage of her not being on defense. A player stopped and shot a jumper and missed and the ball was rebounded by Tennessee and passed down court to Russell.

Umm, I thought that was basically what I posted.

 

[donalddoowop]

Umm, I thought that was basically what I posted.

I was letting you know that I saw it also, with a little added.

 

[HuskyNan]

Are you kidding me? She was run out of Texas due to making them irrelevant.

Not true.

 

[triaddukefan]

Are you kidding me? She was run out of Texas due to making them irrelevant. While Ashton certainly struggles coaching a cohesive offense, she has done a really good job with improving their record and getting national recruits (basically keeping Texas recruits in state something Gail couldn’t do). Last I checked, Gail was still unemployed and outlooks are not promising...

well she is employed with ESPN..... after being an assistant in the WNBA for a few years. Im sure if she wanted to coach again.... she would have alot of options.. she is only 54..... thats about 20 years younger than the ND and Stanford coach.

 

[oldude]

well she is employed with ESPN..... after being an assistant in the WNBA for a few years. Im sure if she wanted to coach again.... she would have alot of options.. she is only 54..... thats about 20 years younger than the ND and Stanford coach.

Now now, let's not be catty. Muffett is 62 and Tara is 64.