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<<Tennessee has been playing possum all season>>

Up on Cedar Swamp Rd, back about 1969, Bill Douglass had a bumper sticker on his '32 Ford pickup...
I believe it came from a Bluegrass festival down in the Borough of Stonington....

EMP*


[*Eat 'mo possum]
 
Good Win by the Lady Vols. They played under control and let Diamond be Diamond. Diamond in turn played under control and led her team to victory.

Now we get the Kelsey vs Diamond show (OSU vs Lady Vols) on Firday. Won't miss that game. Have a feeling the Lady Vols might just win the game as OSU doesn't play great defense.
 
Just got home from the game. This was a case where what I was afraid might happen actually did happen. Tennessee's size and an actual, honest-to-God game plan paid off tonight.

As much fun as that hard-pressing man-to-man defense of ASU's can be to watch, if you have the big players, and TN certainly does, attacking ASU actually is fairly simple. First, do not let Katie Hempen, their wonderful three-point shooter, get a clear look. She got one, at the start, and that was it.

Second, run some plays so ASU realizes just how big Mercedes Russell is. Them when the few bigs that ASU has are focused on that, set up some plays for Nared and DeShields to do some mid-range shooting. Bingo!

The sads truth is that until ASU can recruit some more bigs and some guards that do not resemble a pack of terriers as they chase around after the opponent, they will be good but not great. I honestly do not know whether Turner Thorne could coach a great team, and we may never find out if she can.
 
For one reason or another, Tennessee has been less than the sum of its parts this season, as someone else said.

Thing about a team like that is that sometimes they intermittently resemble the sum of their parts, in which case they can do a lot more damage that you'd expect.

Every time I see Tennessee, even in these lean years, they look like they should be monsters. They're mostly speedy, athletic, and some of them have good or even great individual skills. Holly simply has not been able to build those parts into a team that lives up to its potential. I'm sure she's earnest and means well, but she's a bit out of her depth as a head coach of a storied program. I still think that she was the right choice to succeed Pat Summitt, but even with this unexpected success it might be time for Tennessee to move on to the next team leader.
 
Tenn exposed ASU tonight... Diamond was on fire, this is what I was expecting all season!
 
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Replicant said:
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Just having some mercy for all they've been through that's all. Because i would love to see them get better so the LV & Uconn can at least have an opportunity to play each other again.

With that said I know where I stand 100% a Uconn fan.

And I understand some don't care much for the rivalry but I would love to see it renewed.

It is a shame that a school can hold a grudge for so long over something so tedious...Especially when a they as a program is suppose to elevate themselves to the same standards they expect from their students. (I'm speaking of the Tennessee Grudge) against Uconn.

Sad for the sport of the women's game giving the hurdles and mountains WBB have made over the years. And yet there are many more hurdles to leap and much more to accomplish.
 
Do you think Ohio State will play a zone against Tennessee? It isn't their natural style, and I will be somewhat surprised if they do. But if they don't, then I think Tennessee will have the edge.

Tennessee showed against ASU that it can play an effective 3-2 zone. That is exactly what UConn did back in November, and it shut down the Ohio State guards. Maybe they have progressed since then -- I certainly hope so.
 
They are finally playing to play without the whole History stigma hanging over them. So far Diamond has been a non-factor when speaking about AA type players, maybe she is waking up.
 
malevocalist# said:
As a Uconn fan though I'm not going to hate on the LV tonight.
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Then you're not a UCONN fan.

The only good that can come out of this is that TN will probably keep Warlick around for a few more years. :D
 
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malevocalist# said:
Just having some mercy for all they've been through that's all. Because i would love to see them get better so the LV & Uconn can at least have an opportunity to play each other again.

With that said I know where I stand 100% a Uconn fan.

And I understand some don't care much for the rivalry but I would love to see it renewed.

It is a shame that a school can hold a grudge for so long over something so tedious...Especially when a they as a program is suppose to elevate themselves to the same standards they expect from their students. (I'm speaking of the Tennessee Grudge) against Uconn.

Sad for the sport of the women's game giving the hurdles and mountains WBB have made over the years. And yet there are many more hurdles to leap and much more to accomplish.
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Until the day Tennessee apologizes for its despicable, ludricrous, petty, and dishonest attempts to destroy the Connecticut program they get no feelings of "mercy" from this old Husky. And obviously no "love" from this quarter if/when they get better.
 
I watched them last night against ASU..............I don't know what's gotten into them but I know Holly must love it.

Good for the LadyVols. And good for Holly.
 
My take on this is that ASU and their style of play was a horrible match up with Tennessee. The game was played at Tennessee's pace so they dictated the flow of play. Their athletes were able to take advantage of their one on one skills against the ASU man to man defense that did not have the size or speed to keep up with the Lady Vols. Gave up to many layups and mid range shots. Tennessee also shot an uncharacteristically high percentage from the field and played good defense. The stake has not been applied to the heart yet. ;)

Early in the game, ASU moved the ball well against the Tennessee Zone and got some good looks on ball reversals but once Tennessee got a lead of about five points, it seemed to me ASU started to have a "crisis of confidence" and started to panic a little bit. Passing and ball movement suffered as a result and they couldn't seem to make any adjustments in their style of play on either end of the floor to get the confidence back.
 
cbraarj said:
I am setting the over/under at 61.5 shots between Mitchell and Deshields.Any takers!
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That's a very high number. It may depend on foul trouble and Alston's health. The pace of the game will also be a factor. I think FGAs will be over 50, but 61.5 seems high. However, if the pace is fast and DD gets into a personal duel, it could go to 60+.
 
msf22b said:
Playing competent BB on both sides of the ball
Using their big post Mercedes Russel effectively
Defending well
Ahead
But a long way to go.
they've had leads n the 1st quarter before
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I think we have all acknowledged all. Year that they have the talent to be a top 10 team. They have played better the last couple of games but I still don't see a lot of teamwork.. A lot of individual play, yes. Quite a bit of dribbling around the perimeter with out passing.
 
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MilfordHusky said:
That's a very high number. It may depend on foul trouble and Alston's health. The pace of the game will also be a factor. I think FGAs will be over 50, but 61.5 seems high. However, if the pace is fast and DD gets into a personal duel, it could go to 60+.
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It is high Mitchell was 11 for 31 yesterday but dont know about Diamond.I was thinking it would be fun to see if they tried to out do each other.Volume shooters they both are.So lets go with 54.5 shots combined sounds better.Vegas is giving 2 options bet 100 to make 600 for the under or bet 900 to make a 100 for the over,LOL.
 
DaddyChoc said:
Tenn exposed ASU tonight... Diamond was on fire, this is what I was expecting all season!
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Correct, but where are all the "experts" who said that Tenn should not even be in the tourney, and would finish near the bottom in the AAC??
 
Saw most of the game and to me DeShields did her Courtney Williams impersonation. Give me the ball and let me penetrate a porous defense. Give her credit from recovering from some terrible performances this year and shaking off this apathetic tag she has received, at least for the past several games. Still not seeing much in the way of any sort of offensive flow from them and defensively, well we'll see what they do with Kelsey Mitchell next weekend.
 
HGN said:
I watched them last night against ASU....I don't know what's gotten into them but I know Holly must love it.

Good for the LadyVols. And good for Holly.
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May she keep her job indefinitely!!!
 
Monte said:
Correct, but where are all the "experts" who said that Tenn should not even be in the tourney, and would finish near the bottom in the AAC??
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Are you referring to the "experts" who watched this team sulk, pout, and mail it in game after game all season?

The best predictor of behavior in the future is behavior in the past, unless a competent individual (team) decided to tank most of the season. That team we saw all season is not the same team we watched over the past 5-6 games.

Question: putting aside those wins where, for some reason, the opposition decided to play man, what do we think is the difference?
 
It has been mentioned here , but I will rubber stamp it..... good thing about the Tenn win is that Holly is rewarded with praise.... she made the sweet 16 and that is success in the current state down there..... so she probably bought herself a little more time.... I don't think the ASU game was like the emperors new clothes for Tenn..... just an abberation.... i do not expect them to shoot 52% vs Ohio State.... but hey they may get inspired and put in another good effort.....
 
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Based on past behavior, not only has she secured next year's coaching gig, but the AD will probably give her another raise and another extension - he has done it every year that she has reached the second weekend I believe.
 
JoePgh said:
Do you think Ohio State will play a zone against Tennessee? It isn't their natural style, and I will be somewhat surprised if they do. But if they don't, then I think Tennessee will have the edge.

Tennessee showed against ASU that it can play an effective 3-2 zone. That is exactly what UConn did back in November, and it shut down the Ohio State guards. Maybe they have progressed since then -- I certainly hope so.
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I hope not, because I want the Gamecocks to end their season.
 
cockhrnleghrn said:
I hope not, because I want the Gamecocks to end their season.
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Nah. I'm not shocked that Tenn made the sweet 16 - mainly because ASU is a team custom made for them - slow players who are un-athleic and unable to stay in front of Tenn defensively. OSU is an entirely different type of team.

Anyway, I hope Tenn loses by a ton. I'd much rather see you face off against OSU than Tenn. OSU would be a much more entertaining game for sure...
 
meyers7 said:
Then you're not a UCONN fan.

The only good that can come out of this is that TN will probably keep Warlick around for a few more years. :D
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Isn't that good enough?
 
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