LADY VOLS V. STANFORD CARDINAL: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP OPEN GAME THREAD

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 5:17 PM EDT in Lady Vols Basketball

Update [2008-4-9 7:55:3 by Joel]: Post game here.

	April 8, 2008, 8:30 EST TV: ESPN Live Stats
35-2 (overall) 13-1 (SEC) #1 Seed		35-3 (overall) 16-2 (Pac-10) #2 Seed

TENNESSEE LADY VOLS
00	Shannon Bobbitt	Sr.	5-2	G	9.8 ppg	3.0 rpg
3	Candace Parker	Jr.	6-4	F/C/G	21.4 ppg	8.5 rpg
5	Alberta Auguste	Sr.	5-11	F	5.2 ppg	2.8 rpg
14	Alexis Hornbuckle	Sr.	5-11	G	10.1 ppg	5.7 rpg
55	Nicky Anosike	Sr.	6-4	C	8.7 ppg	7.3 rpg
STANFORD CARDINAL
2	Jayne Appel	So.	6-4	C	15.0 ppg	8.9 rpg
10	JJ Hones	So.	5-10	G	6.6 ppg	1.8 rpg
11	Candice Wiggins	Sr.	5-11.5	G	20.3 ppg	4.8 rpg
14	Kayla Pedersen	Fr.	6-4	F	12.8 ppg	8.4 rpg
21	Rosalyn Gold-Onwude	So.	5-10	G	5.1 ppg	2.5 rpg

The Lady Vols take on the Stanford Cardinal tonight in Tennessee's 13th NCAA Championship Game. Win tonight and Tennessee will have its eighth crown.

Will Shannon Bobbitt bust a pre-game rhyme? Will Candace Parker hit 60 percent of her shots despite playing the entire game in a straight jacket? Will Pat Summit serve BBQ raccoon for the pre-game meal?

Whatever the case, expect drama. No, expect DRAMA. No, expect HAMSTER DRAMA:

Yeah, now we're talking. Leave your pre-, in-, and post-game thoughts below.

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Go Vady Lols!

Beat the Trady Lee!

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 7:39 PM EDT reply actions

Wiggins

I've never seen this Wiggins person play, but if Kara Lawson and that other commentator give her the edge over Parker, then she must be pretty good, even if it does account for Parker's bum shoulder.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 8:34 PM EDT reply actions

Stanford girls too good to put their hand over

their hearts?

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 8:41 PM EDT reply actions

Relatively certain

that California has its own national anthem.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Busting out

The Pester Defense.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions

And that spread the wealth Offense

Couldn't ask for a better start.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 8:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Remember Lady Vols, Just Keep Asking Yourself...

What would Brian Boitano do?

I have no idea why I write such things...

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by lawvol98 on Apr 8, 2008 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

Sounds like a great game so far.

Got it on radio this time. Someday I'll be able to get this "cable" thing I keep hearing about.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

Next year you might not want to watch

LVs are losing a lot of talent this year.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions

Has Candace

always touched her left shoulder before free throws, or is that a new thing w/ the injury?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

I think I've seen her do it before the injury

but she's had shoulder problems all year.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks

Really? I didn't know that. Other dislocations or something else?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

She's had right shoulder problems

I think it might have been a mild dislocation.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Shivers

Sounds like a mild heart attack to me. I don't like the idea of my shoulder being anywhere it shouldn't.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Her right shoulder partially dislocated in the 1st

round of the tournament. http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/cs-080402-candace-parker-tennessee-,1,3461044 .story

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

She said in a recent interview that joint problems

are common for her - that her joints are very loose. She referred to herself as "Gumby" once.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmm

I thought that was Major Wingate's problem. It's contagious. He caught it from James Banks.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Well-played!

The Mule has no chance against a master such as yourself

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Jackson

Jackson is Master of All That Is Earthly. Except typing. Accuracy is a challenge, especially on cell phones.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Sounds like Bobbit wants this one.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

So far, Stanford has an early edge on rebounds.

Summitt's not going to like that if it keeps up. Hopefully that's all she'll be able to address during halftime, though.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:02 PM EDT reply actions

According to Holly Rowe . . .

Summit's already on it in the huddle.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Auguste is doing well on the offensive boards

She's got 2 or 3 in the last few minutes.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 9:09 PM EDT up reply actions

UT has the edge now, 9-7

4-1 on the offensive glass.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey!

An OOB TO!

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions

Harmon is getting punished out there.

TOs, fouls, all sorts of unpleasantry. That'll rattle Stanford's bench.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:14 PM EDT reply actions

Auguste and Anosike are playin huge

Just what the team needed.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions

Lady Vols Looking Good

Lady Vols looking good, hope they keep it up. GO VOLS

OLD SMOKEY

by old smokey on Apr 8, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions

Auguste

au·gust

– adjective

1.	inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur; majestic: an august performance of a religious drama.

2.	venerable; eminent: an august personage.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

I kinda hope Bobbit gets MVP for the game.

I know it's early - too early - to look at such things, but it'd be a great going-away token for a lady who's meant far more than her height to this team.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions

Gah.

Bobbitt. I can spell that. Honest.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Hey Joel,

Are we getting halftime stats, or do the stats sites not update in a timely fashion for the ladies?

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions

Ask, receive


29	Points	37
12-25 (48%)	Field Goals	13-29 (44.8%)
3-5 (60%)	3-Point Field Goals	3-6 (50%)
2-4 (50%)	Free Throws	8-11 (72.7%)
16 (5/11)	Rebounds (off/def)	17 (7/10)
5	Assists	5
14	Turnovers	8
4	Steals	8
0	Blocks	1

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow.

A hearty hat tip, bow, and ring kiss to you.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Turnovers say it.

That's a lot of steals for one half. Is Anosike on pace to get a double-double with points and steals? Oh, I can only hope.

Summitt will still yell at them on rebounds. UT is the bigger team and should be able to box out effectively.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, and

the branches on the tree appear to be sagging a bit. A little fatigue setting in, perhaps? One can hope.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions

proof

That's the alcohol.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions

BREAK!

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:41 PM EDT reply actions

Hmm...catchy tune.

That could really take off. ;)

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

So the guys game started at 9:30

and this game started at 8:30. Anybody know a good reason why? The only thing I can come up with comes from the cynical neurons: the schedulers expected a West Coast team in the men's finals (gee, I wonder who) and not in the women's finals.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions

Candy battle

Which wins, M&Ms or Skittles? I say Skittles, cuz they're much less vulnerable to heat.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:50 PM EDT reply actions

Ooh. Toughie.

But M&Ms have chocolate, which is an instant winner for almost any argument with a significant other of the feminine persuasion.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Roadkill

Poor Bobbitt. What a charge.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Scoring in bunches!

First the OOB TO, now this! Yippee!

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

You know

Good coaches fix things that are wrong. In one day.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Response to a TV comment?

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions

thinking out loud

No, just an observation. Summit does a better job than most of fixing broke stuff. Last game, we had no offense without Parker. This game, everybody's involved. Fulmer's good, but slow to make adjustments. Even Pearl couldn't fix the point guard problem. It's just one game, and I'm sure one's ability to fix things depends on what's in the cupboard, but . . . .

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Very salient point.

I have often wondered exactly what kind of magic dust that Summitt sprinkles on her boot before firmly implanting her advice into her players. Whatever she does, it's absolutely amazing.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Stanford's not going away.

The whistles aren't helping, either. UT already has more fouls in this half than last half.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

Radio guy just said 20 turnovers on Stanford.

Yikes.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:06 PM EDT reply actions

4 on Auguste

Hold her out for a few?

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions

Not sure

We need offense.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions

How'd the injury look?

Any camera angles on it?

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions

Um

You know how your leg is supposed to bend when you land on it after a jump? It didn't bend.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Ouch!

Sounds like it tried to go backwards but (fortunately) didn't completely yield.

Hope she's ok.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Baugh off to the locker room

Came down weird on a knee.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

So many turnovers

Stanford has to be getting gunshy.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

You know

Parker looks like she's perfectly fine.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:24 PM EDT reply actions

Rope-a-dope?

;)

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions

I agree

and she looks like she's not hurting either.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Ha

Nice.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions

YES

Less than 3 minutes away from NUMBER EIGHT

ROCKY TOP YOU'LL ALWAYS BE HOME SWEET HOME TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

by The Power T on Apr 8, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions

Baugh

Knee sprain.

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:37 PM EDT reply actions

And feeling no pain tonight!

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

What's the theme here

Back to back? No. 8? Defense? Take aways? What's the story on this one?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:39 PM EDT reply actions

Easy

Same As It Ever Was

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

But this version

is more favorite to me.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

More seriously, now.

Turnovers. Pressure. Fullcourt defense. Imposition of will. Effort on the glass.

Everything Summitt preaches every year, basically.

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Question

With all of the basketball we've been watching the past month, has anyone actually felt compelled to drink a Coke Zero?

Go Vols!

by Joel Hollingsworth on Apr 8, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions

A what?

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Diet Pepsi here

Drank Coke for about 30 years and had heartburn every day for last 10. Switched to Diet Pepsi and have had heartburn about 4 times in 5 years. But to answer your question, No, sir.

by wvvol on Apr 8, 2008 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

It's the HFCS

High Fructose Corn Syrup.

It's cheaper than sugar, but it's nasty stuff for any extended dose.

Personally, I've moved away from soda altogether for the most part. I have one every harvest moon or so, but it's usually just straight-up black truckstop coffee for me now. Mmm...antioxidants...

by David Hooper on Apr 8, 2008 10:50 PM EDT up reply actions