TN/Baylor game today......

[easttexastrash]

Massengale is good, but with all the talent she's surrounded by, i expected much more out of her. certainly not as good as Simms or Schimmel or even Hartley at the start of their respective freshman campaigns. i'm sure she will get better, but for all the great experience she's had coming into college, much more is needed from her. and what on earth has happened to Simmons? goodness - she's averaging 9 PPG after being the leading scorer last year. maybe it's Spani stepping up this year, but Simmons was 1-12 this game...

Simmons needs to have the ball in her hands. She may turn into an ineffective player this year because she will be so hungry to get her hands on the ball that she jacks up a shot the moment she touches it. Baylor has quick guards with long arms on the wing. That is a lot of length for a shorter player to deal with. I think Pat has a problem on her hands with that.

 

[EricSD]

Simmons needs to have the ball in her hands. She may turn into an ineffective player this year because she will be so hungry to get her hands on the ball that she jacks up a shot the moment she touches it. Baylor has quick guards with long arms on the wing. That is a lot of length for a shorter player to deal with. I think Pat has a problem on her hands with that.

good point - you may be right. that remains to be seen (if pat has a problem there), but with simmons running the point last year, you are right - she had the ball in her hands a lot and therefore could make the decision to shoot. tony was the one who kept beating the drum that massengale would cause problems chemistry-wise for simmons.

no proof of that yet, but simmons' numbers are WAY down as she's not the primary decision maker any longer. it remains to be seen how she and ariel coexist.

 

[ladybears4eva]

good game. madden, sims, and griner were good.

senior guard condrey hit some jump shots that were key.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Pope & Williams didnt impress me at all

 

[speedoo]

Pope & Williams didnt impress me at all

Me neither. Williams supposedly can play much better. Pope has occasionally played well. But Griner was pretty much playing with no help in the post today.

 

[ladybears4eva]

Pope & Williams didnt impress me at all

they had a hard time with the Vols athleticism and rebounding, definitely, but the guards and Griner took over. I think Madden's defense on Spani in the first half and Stricklen on the second half was key to stopping them.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Interesting, since the much lower rated Harrison (#29 vs Burdick's #3) has given them some good minutes.

Tennessee has very little post depth. Harrison has to play out of necessity. Playing time allows for improvement. The leash is shorter with Burdick.