Week 9 - Dec 29 to Jan 4

[nwhoopfan]

Oops...did we jinx Nova?
I stopped watching this game during the second quarter when it was still close.
Halle Vice of Marquette started off on fire, though.

I jinx almost every game I mention, but Marquette was ahead when I made note of it. So maybe my jinx didn't work for once. 85-69 final. The race for #2 in the BE remains open. Marquette and Seton Hall 1 game behind Nova, St. John's another 1/2 behind those 2.

 

[Vowelguy]

Actually, it looks like the player benches are on the baselines- weird

Yeah quirk of Vandy's Memorial Hall. I dont like the idea in general, but I appreciate stadium idiosyncracies. Too much homogeneity is boring.

 

[Vowelguy]

How does Arkansas have 11 wins?

1. LaTech
2. Ark-Pine Bluff
3. Central Ark
4. SE Louisiana
5. Little Rock
6. Drake
7. So Illinois
8. Jackson St
9. Missouri St
10. Kansas City
11. SF Austin

All Quad4 wins
Only 2 have winning records

 

[Vowelguy]

Shotgun Spratling
@ShotgunSpr

Lindsay Gottlieb calls a timeout, draws up a play...team doesn't run it.Gottlieb calls another timeout to chew them out. 75-43.

 

[Vowelguy]

Mulkey ready to go nuclear on her team.

There are fewer coaches these days that have the gravitas to DEMAND excellence from their teams. I appreciate watching it.

 

[Vowelguy]

No idea how Vandy is winning this. Dont seem particularly organized on offense.

14-24 on FTs

 

[iri10]

Blakes is a pretty sweet player on Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt probably doesn't have the horses for a very deep tourney run, but Blakes is a good "horse," even if today wasn't her most efficient day.

 

[Vowelguy]

Up 6 with a minute to go, they let Blakes run it, but she takes a jump shot which leads to a long rebound and LSU is able to run down to a 3. Bad decision.

 

[iri10]

Bad ref miss, not catching Vanderbilt putting a foot out of bounds. But Mulkey didn't have to expend all her TOs before the end, or else she could have challenged it.

Vanderbilt wins! Go Shea!

 

[triaddukefan]

Low Class Bayou Heffas

 

[Vowelguy]

Ugh, bad inbound play by Vandy led to Blakes being out of bounds ... but the refs missed the call. Vandy then able to run a bunch of a clock before getting fouled.

Glad Vandy win, but ugly there at the end. First top 5 win since 2009. Great win for Shea.

 

[aceboon]

LSU eliminated from the regular season conference title race a week into play

 

[Stagnant]

I am sorry Kim. We need to talk about your schedule and how prepared your team was for conference play.

 

[Vowelguy]

Gonna be interesting to see who ends up at #5 tomorrow. #8 Okla? #11 Ky? #12 Vandy? #13 Lou?

 

[JeannoCT]

Happy for Vandy and Shea! Blakes is a phenomenal player.

 

[triaddukefan]

1st Chapel Hill loses

Now L$U loses

No Liquor in the house.... lemme go warm up this Brownie topped with Strawberries

 

[Gael]

Mikayla Blakes, an athletic scoring machine, makes a very strong case for first team AA. Flau'jae Johnson doesn't.

 

[BRS24]

Blakes is a pretty sweet player on Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt probably doesn't have the horses for a very deep tourney run, but Blakes is a good "horse," even if today wasn't her most efficient day.

It’s all about the draw these days.

 

[GamecockFam]

Too much isolation play by LSU that led to too many turnovers. Flau'jae has been a no-show these past two games. Yikes...

 

[cancontent]

I jinx almost every game I mention, but Marquette was ahead when I made note of it. So maybe my jinx didn't work for once. 85-69 final. The race for #2 in the BE remains open. Marquette and Seton Hall 1 game behind Nova, St. John's another 1/2 behind those 2.

Personally, the only surprise to me (other than your jinx not working) is that Marquette won by 16 points. Didn't see the game, but point differentials for the first and third quarters were surprising.

 

[Tngamecock]

No it is not.
SEC+, like ESPN+, is a subscription service.

You are correct if you don’t have it on your regular paid for TV service. Most people just don’t understand how to login to ESPN watch through their TV provider. I have Youtube TV, I do not subscribe to ESPN +. But I can get SEC plus and ACC network plus etc. on the ESPN app. It does make you sign in through your TV provider which takes about two more steps. It does not give you access to ESPN plus only content. I know what I’m talking about but feel free to miss out on whatever.

 

[Bone Dog]

Just a word about inbounds plays in the Vandy win: why were they so stagnant? On both teams. It’s like one player moves for the ball, the others stand around, and then the pass is either tipped or the receiver catches it in a trap. The final inbounds to Blakes almost guaranteed that she’d be forced up against the sideline. This is not great coaching.

 

[TheGOAT23]

Just a word about inbounds plays in the Vandy win: why were they so stagnant? On both teams. It’s like one player moves for the ball, the others stand around, and then the pass is either tipped or the receiver catches it in a trap. The final inbounds to Blakes almost guaranteed that she’d be forced up against the sideline. This is not great coaching.

My guess is that Blakes is probably the best free throw shooter on Vandy and the only one who’s not scared to take them in that moment.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

1st Chapel Hill loses

Now L$U loses

No Liquor in the house.... lemme go warm up this Brownie topped with Strawberries

Nods approvingly!

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Too much isolation play by LSU that led to too many turnovers. Flau'jae has been a no-show these past two games. Yikes...

Seems like they have really disrupted their chemistry with these more uncertain rotations.

Was surprised at how points they hit up today.

I swear it didn't seem like Vandy was getting crushed on the glass. I guess it was the turnovers and loose balls and timely o rebounds that made it seem close.