Lady Vols vs. Pepperdine Live Game Thread, 4 PM EST
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 2:52 PM EST
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November 13, 2011
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And so it begins. Pepperdine was tabbed to finish 3rd in the West Coast Conference and is very top-loaded with juniors and seniors. The Waves hope their experience will bring composure and cohesiveness in the season opener for both teams. A speculative starting lineup and some brief comments follow after the jump.
| Position | Name | Experience | Height | PPG | RPG | APG | |
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PG | Ariel Massengale | Fr | 5-6 | - | - | - |
| F | Glory Johnson | Sr | 6-2 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 1.2 | |
| C | Vicki Baugh |
Sr | 6-4 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 0.3 | |
| G-F | Shekinna Stricklen | Sr | 6-2 | 12.8 | 7.3 | 2.0 | |
| F | Taber Spani | Jr | 6-1 | 8.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | |
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G | Jazmine Jackson | Sr | 5-9 | 14.0 | 6.1 | 2.8 |
| PG | Lauren Bell | Sr | 5-8 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | |
| F | Skye Barnett | Sr | 5-11 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 1.1 | |
| G | Katie Menton | Sr | 5-10 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | |
| F | Kelsey Patrick | Jr | 6-1 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
Note: stats are of last year's games.
Pepperdine's roster includes 4 seniors, 4 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 4 freshmen. While I generally believe that rosters of 15 are too unwieldy for efficient coaching, the sheer number of players gives Pepperdine the opportunity to rotate and protect their best players from foul trouble, even if playing true freshmen in a road game against Tennessee is not a recipe for success.
As with most games, it is not disrespectful to assume that Tennessee should win. Rather than as how a win might be accomplished, here are a few questions that the Lady Vols have the opportunity to answer:
- How cohesive is team play on offense? If you look at the assists column above, you'll note the disheartening numbers. Tennessee just didn't get many assists last year and relied on individual talent for much of their offense. That's fine when you overmatch the opponent, but it's not so fine when highly talented and more cohesive teams come to play. This team needs to get used to assists, and that will start with Ariel.
- How good is the press, really? The press destroyed Union in the second exhibition game, but it was also clear that Union just wasn't ready to deal with a press. Pepperdine might not be Stanford, but having so much experience on the team will be a huge help against the press. We'll have a much better idea of the Lady Vols' pressure after today.
- Do they value the paint? One criticism of last year was the reliance on three-point shooting (which they did do very well). With Cain and Brewer gone, and Harrison a new face, can this team find more production from the paint? With Ariel (and without Bjorklund), the guard play will be less reliant on the three this year; the posts and forwards need to fill the void.
- My kingdom for the first free throw! Last year's team had a hilarious tendency to miss the first free throw and make the second, almost as if they had to dial in their charity shots. With Bjorklund's touch gone, the team will need everybody to improve their free throw percentages. They're "free" throws; make 'em count.
Prediction
Tennessee 87, Pepperdine 52
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Hmm.
No Simmons? I like it, but we’ll see. And at home? Ladies, 91-55.
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So we predicted it?
Sweet!
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Maybe.
Even the media guide lists it as a probable.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
Also, BassWatch™ is on hold for at least this game. I want to see the rotation before getting back into it.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 2:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that's fine.
I’m gonna go with 3:30 in the first half, but not because the game’s over.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 2:30 PM EST up reply actions
Sounds good.
I could even see something so early at 15:00 in the first, if things are going well and Summitt/DeMoss wants to chat with Massengale for a bit.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 2:36 PM EST up reply actions
Johnson with the opening tip
and Baugh is on the court as well. Looks like the starting lineup is correct in the table (but not guarantee for the Wave).
But the defense is working.
A forced timeout by Pepperdine with over 18 left in the first, and still no score for either team.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:10 PM EST up reply actions
Finally a Glory bucket
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Ariel is quick
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You watching on TV?
I don’t have a ’net stream. :-( (The ’3 is blacked out in my area.)
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:13 PM EST up reply actions
yes on 58 knoxville comcast
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Took over 2 minutes for Tennessee to score
but the Wave still hasn’t scored yet, so there’s that. Sounds like the defense is intense.
And 4-0 now. 2 points by Johnson, 2 by Baugh. Interior points.
ESPN announcer doesn't think Pat Summitt had to yell to this team.
I ….um. Yeah. Sure.
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They've only had 36 years to figure this out.
Give ’em time. ;-)
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:14 PM EST up reply actions
If Baugh can go full speed we've got good size
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Everybody says she's 100% and has been for a while.
I’m really curious to see what that looks like in about a month or so – after she has a few for-realsies games under her belt.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
Me too - I'm hopeful she's 100% too
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Part of that is how far she's come back with her game
as well as her knees
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hey, y'all, OT
Heel for school, Vol for life!
Bolts, Preds, Canes (childhood team, home state team, hometown team). Canes mini-STH. Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 13, 2011 4:17 PM EST reply actions
goodbye #7 ranking
even though Ezeli missed this game
Heel for school, Vol for life!
Bolts, Preds, Canes (childhood team, home state team, hometown team). Canes mini-STH. Southern hockey solidarity!
by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 13, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
I feel so bad for ...
…no, wait, I don’t.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 4:19 PM EST up reply actions
Baugh can dribble and drive too
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Very nice pass by Ariel - she may make a huge difference
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Wonder how she will do not starting
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Based on that possession, yipes.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 4:22 PM EST up reply actions
Yep - seems to have a handle problem early
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What about three almost-turnovers gives that away?
;-)
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 4:23 PM EST up reply actions
PHS tells her to slow it down
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FYI, mostly for Hoop: BP prelim going up at 6:30. Prepare postgame accordingly.
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Ok.
May or may not worry about the PG then.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:29 PM EST up reply actions
Guess it's just the 3 of us today eh?
are you guys on Facebook?
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Technically? Yes.
Realistically? Haven’t logged in in years.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
I'm only half here.
BP prelim, then making dinner.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 4:32 PM EST up reply actions
Looks like the Chiefs-Broncos game was a snoozer.
17-10 Denver with Tebow going 2-8. No turnovers.
8 passes, 55 rushes.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:36 PM EST up reply actions
and Arian Foster had an even more beastly day against the Bucs
80 rushing, 100 receiving, two TDs
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 13, 2011 4:55 PM EST up reply actions
and then there were 3 and a half here
welcome
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Burdick and Harrison make an appearance
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Pretty tough D by the LV's
and Pepperdine is Sr laden and pretty controlled
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Harrison is a good FT shooter for 6'3
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Baugh looked like a guard on that drive
too bad Strick missed the mid range 2
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Baugh with two quick unnecessary fouls for 3
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We actually miss Massengale sitting with 2 fouls
she seems far better at point than Simmons already
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Still, it's good to have her experience this today
rather than against Miami.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 4:50 PM EST up reply actions
Good point
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Simmons 4 3
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Bass Watch???
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Yeah. Had 3:30 in the first half.
It was 5:10 or thereabouts.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 4:53 PM EST up reply actions
We are so much taller yet Glory and Vicki seem
to have trouble finishing around the rim.
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Simmons doesn't look happy
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She got a lot of ball - but from behind at the side
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I guess that's why the travel call prevailed
these are WCBB refs afterall
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1 ref calls a foul the other a travel on Harrison
the travel prevails
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It was pretty ugly with some glaring defensive lapses late in the half
PHS didn’t look happy
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Manning with a bad decision
she and Spani have both lost it trying to bring it up
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Mickey said the rest of the LVs are heading upcourt and leaving nobody to help the rebounder
and that Pepperdine is double-teaming the rebounder.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:03 PM EST up reply actions
Yes they all seem to want to be point guards and push it
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It did work very well against Union
but even Pepperdine >>> Union, and perhaps they got a bit overconfident.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:11 PM EST up reply actions
Pepperdine is more experienced and quicker than Union
and they did a good job trapping Manning and Spani who don’t have the quickness
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There will be a halftime adjustment for that.
Just a suspicion. ;-)
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:15 PM EST up reply actions
They've spread the floor and beat us off the dribble consistently
so it’s pretty easy to see why they can converge on the ball with Manning and Spani trying to bring it up alone
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Simmons was high scorer and played the least min except for Bass?
she seemed to be pretty disgusted on the bench
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Simmons with game high 9 at the half
maybe she starts over Spani in the 2nd since Taber seems off
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If Simmons wasn't so wildly out of control to start, things might have ended better for her in the first.
She seemed to calm down, but that tends to make coaches really twitchy.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:17 PM EST up reply actions
With an emphasis on GOOD grief.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$-Money.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I think it was 3kinna.
$pani, $immons.
Um, Ma$engale? Is that how we want to do that?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:22 PM EST up reply actions
10 points in 2 minutes to start the 2nd half for the Vols?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Remember, Pat Summitt doesn't yell.
Per ESPN. They said it, so it has to be true!
::places order to repaint Ladies’ locker room::
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
That locker room doesn't have walls.
It has bulkheads.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:24 PM EST up reply actions
I feel compelled to note:
The Ladies started cooking as soon as I did. And I’ll be cooking for a bit still.
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Nope.
It just takes me a while to cook.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
Spatula in one hand,
commenting with another, and playing Skyrim with another?
;-
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
Not quite.
I was talking with IS earlier, and I was happy you threw the open thread up since that gave me a good stopping point for Skyrim.
That game is beautiful. It’s fantastic, too, but my goodness, the imagery.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
I'm playing on a flat-screen SDTV
And it’s still great. There’s some issues with not being in 720p, like I can’t see some of the compass up top and a bit of the side, but nothing that makes it not worth playing for me.
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It's a bit beyond my aged laptop's ability, which is for the better.
But I did peek as some LPs on YouTube to see what the buzz was about. Wow.
I remember playing Daggerfall way back in the day and being blown away with the expansiveness of if. This is much, much nicer.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
No 360?
I mean, I know ESPN got rid of it, but I don’t know if you did, too.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:38 PM EST up reply actions
$kyrim.
I’m actually playing with the game up on the 3 for me.
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If I wasn't cooking, I'd be doing that.
Which way did you end up starting?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:37 PM EST up reply actions
A bit hectic.
From running around wanting to do everything. Ended up settling on playing a Thiefy Dark Elf type that doesn’t use too much magic, which is odd for me — typically I go mage first in any game. Working on peetering through the main storyline some.
So far I’ve loved running into some things that just make me cringe and run away in fear. “Frost Troll doesn’t take noticeable damage from my fire spell. I’m going to run, now. KBAI!”
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
heh.
I think thief would be a lot of fun. You could really get crosswise with the main plot elements if you’re not careful.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
In Oblivion I was actively working on
Main Quest
Mage’s Guild
Thief’s Guild
Dark Brotherhood
…. all at once. It was fun :D
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That's a lot of management.
But it’s fun to test a game that way and see how the logic works.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
Well, it's easy since they tend to be in self-contained places.
At times the Elder Scrolls lacks urgency, but it’s still fun. You’re allowed to go do things when you want to, which is nice. I would end up doing something in one place, clear out a few dungeons around the area, look and see where the closest main plot was, etcetc. You don’t get a lot of quest overlap.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I remember that about Daggerfall.
So long as you got the main quest started in time (there was a bit of hurry at the very beginning), you had about threeve years before you had to do anything with it. And to be honest, you could completely blow off the main quest if you wanted.
(I only got about halfway.)
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
This.
I have a couple of side quests I’m going to run on (dungeon-crawlin’ time!), then I’ll probably wander back to the main line. Or I’ll go to Winterhold and train casting.
Playing around with alchemy for the first time this game, too.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
Alchemy was ridiculously OP in Oblivion.
Set it as a Minor Skill, just max it by buying out stores, making potions, selling to shopowner. I got it maxed by level 5 or so and was selling each potion for a ton of money. A toooon of money. Glad to see it’s changed, and changed well.
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Daggerfall had a really weird logic gap.
Level-ups were dictated by primary and secondary skills, but not by tertiaries. So if you set all the important skills (e.g.hand-to-hand) as tertiary and you could make it through the opening sequence, you could basically play the whole game against easy opponents, get your important skills maxed out, and just crush everything.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
That's how Oblivion was, too.
Skyrim’s ditched that system, along with your attributes (Str, Int, Wis, etc) entirely. I’m liking the change. Forces progression.
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LOVE no minor / major skill sets in this game.
Again, intuitive. You have race bonuses and that’s it. I think leveling is just determined by raising any skill, but not 100% sure.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
Yep. Raise any 10 skills.
Training also counts towards leveling. All races have 1 skill with +10 to start and 5 skills with +5 to ’em. And the racial powers feel more balanced and useful across the board. Oblivion had some .. very crappy powers for some races.
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I don't totally understand the perk system yet.
I know I’m screwing that up.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
I kinda am not liking it, to be honest
But at the same time, am. Really, it’s just a fancy way of making the built-in perks of Oblivion seem more awesome, and adding a ton more options. You level up and pick a perk thing each time you do, but you don’t have to spend that perk-point when you do level. It’s a bit clunky, but works well enough for me.
The Perks also give the sense of specialization losing major/minor skills. Mage? Take perks in Destruction to make all the spells cost less mana and do more damage.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
One thing I don't like about levelling:
You can ‘save’ a level to act as an auto-heal in the middle of combat, since healing restores all HP, Mana, and Stamina.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
If you don't spend the level-up, does it impede future level-ups?
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 6:01 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think so.
i.e., if you want to max out a perk that has three “levels” to it, you can store and save.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
Nope.
Which makes sense to that extent. You could save levels in Oblivion, too, to jump up, say, 5 at once. The main thing levels do is make better loot available, and they took away the monster-scaling from Oblivion to make many monsters a certain “minimum” level. You can’t go through the whole game without leveling, so that’s nice.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
/Daggerfall'd
(It’s my only reference point. But wow, could you OP the game.)
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
One of the things the Devs said they focused on in Skyrim was ways to not make those broken characters, and make every playstyle be awesome.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I've got a mage-ish Khajiit.
sneak sneak sneak DUAL CAST
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:43 PM EST up reply actions
Love that bows are made awesome.
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Yes.
I can use them now! I stopped playing Oblivion so quickly because no range at all.
I’m kind of screwing around with main quest-ish stuff. Gonna go bandit hunting in a bit. Have you joined any guilds?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:45 PM EST up reply actions
My FIRST character went Mages
But I deleted the save-file since I wanted to play on the 4th difficulty level. Probably going to find the Thief’s or Brotherhood after I get down from this mountain.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I keep trying to go into VATS.
It’s not very effective.
I did the um, Brute Mountain run already. I think that was its name (with all the undead Nords).
I love how they got the little things right, too. No real number-counting save damage, weight, and cash. Run through a dungeon? Marked as cleared.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, loving pretty much all the changes.
It’s different from Oblivion, so some people will complain, but it’s easily GOTY for me right now, without any doubt. The Visuals are absolutely stunning. And I feel like combat is, for me, a lot more than Oblivion’s stand-there-and-hack. Shield Bashing and kiting enemies never was so much fun, and being able to dart in, hit with a sword, sprint back, quickly switch to dual-casting flame spells, is great.
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Can you switch without having to go to the game-pausing menu?
The pause is nice for quick switches, but it’d be nice to do that in real-time.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:52 PM EST up reply actions
You hit up on the d-pad and it pauses time and brings up a quick menu.
Very fluid, very awesome, and being able to dual-wield magic and weapons and such is a game-changer.
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but still the pause.
I knew it was quick.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:55 PM EST up reply actions
Pausing is a necessity
Since you have to scroll through the list. It’d suck to have to do it in real-time, definitely. I kind of wish there was a hotkey menu like Oblivion had, where you could switch around quickly, as well as the favorites menu.
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But at cost of control complexity is the only problem.
I see no problem with the pause, unless they wanted to go WoW-style with it.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:58 PM EST up reply actions
I think the only change I'm not digging is the way they handle some conversations.
When I can run around, but some people might be saying something really important. I find myself missing things if I’m not close enough.
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I feel like the
Oblivion → Fallout 3 → New Vegas → Skyrim mechanics are incredible. Combat mechanics, leveling mechanisms, etc.
My only issue – and it’s a minor one – is how they treat the favorites menu, but since there are far more options than New Vegas, it kind of has to be a list. But I’d like a configuration option with left/right arrow.
Also, how do you pick something up (like, grab it)?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:54 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think you can on the 360 :-(
Though, a quick google says hold down the X button.
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Ah, okay.
Perfect.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:57 PM EST up reply actions
Vols are just cruising.
54-26 the score now. That’s… 18 points in 5 minutes.
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This is reminding me of Mississippi State from last year.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
It's surprising to me that Candace hasn't gone off on these clowns yet.
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Oh yeah.
It’s miss, run, layup, rinse.
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$kinna and then a ?kinna
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Ariel makes them look better
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4 on Baugh :-(
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Simmons:
“Oh, hello shot, you’re a pretty little thing, aren’t you? Let’s you and me go somewhere together.”
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Ariel's got a 3-0 going so far.
I think we have a PG. At least in theory. We’ll see if they can end up with A-TO > 1.
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She's got great vision and control for a freshman playing game one
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Yeah.
My concern is if she’ll grow up in time for Baylor.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
By the numbers, so far:
- Glory should end up around 20-15. Breadsticks?
- Baugh hasn’t had a great game. (Note: foul trouble is the only reason I say that.)
- Simmons kinda looks like last year so far.
- Good stuff from Burdick.
- Manning’s got a Manning line going: 4 boards, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 points.
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I think you have breadsticks right.
Stricklen’s been hot this half, but Johnson really did some nice work.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:44 PM EST up reply actions
And Stricklen's now got 4 fouls with one in each last possession.
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4 on Stricklen ;-(
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Jackson for Pepperdine is quite good - fearless
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Mique is in the house
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That's Cha as opposed to Ta or Sem
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Simmons just outran the Pepperdine defense
After a score.
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Great pass by Burdick
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Yup.
Been a weird game, though. Fits and starts.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:50 PM EST up reply actions
Stanford trailing Gonzaga at halftime.
UT isn’t the only team playing a bit rough to open the season. (Though this is Stanford’s second game.)
Bass 4 3!!!!
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3ass? Or does that tempt the Fulmerizer?
Ba$?
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:56 PM EST up reply actions
BA$$ ?
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But the first would have to be Ba$ so you could stack them up later on.
That’s why I like 3anna better too.
by David Hooper on Nov 13, 2011 5:59 PM EST up reply actions
Geez the Simmons pass inside is a waste compared to Ariels
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Okay, it'll come to MOV, Hoop.
I think? Well, 35 v. 36, so we may just miss this.
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$$$pani.
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Mi$$ing those chippies will get no $$$
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Glory for MVP at 17 pts and 13 rebounds????
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Ba$$!
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BA$$
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Awwwwwwww.
Almost had the LV final score nailed, at least.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 6:08 PM EST up reply actions
U need to tighten that up Chris
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4 off. YOU ARE SO BAD AT THESE SNAIL
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I think I'll let the PG go for a while.
The BP will take point in a bit, and then I have curling. Maybe a late recap or something.
Not much here, to be honest.
Other than Massengale’s first real game.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 6:12 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks for the game gab guys
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Always.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 13, 2011 6:11 PM EST up reply actions
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