UT Lady Vols vs. Miami Lady Canes Live Game Thread: 6 PM EST
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 5:13 PM EST
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November 15, 2011
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The season is in full swing with the biggest opening week matchup in women's basketball. Featuring two teams that want to press, keep the tempo high, and play at full speed, the game will likely be a wild affair in Knoxville. The game will also be a strong test for Tennessee's guards, as Miami features one of the best point guard / shooting guard combos in the nation. A roster breakdown and some quick comments follow after the jump.
| Position | Name | Experience | Height | PPG | RPG | APG | |
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PG | Ariel Massengale | Fr | 5-6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| C | Glory Johnson | Sr | 6-2 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | |
| G | Meighan Simmons | So | 5-9 | 13.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| G-F | Shekinna Stricklen | Sr | 6-2 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | |
| F | Taber Spani | Jr | 6-1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | |
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G | Riquna Williams | Sr | 5-7 | 16.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| G | Stefanie Yderstrom | Jr | 5-8 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| F | Morgan Stroman | Jr | 6-1 | 12.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| F | Sylvia Bullock | Sr | 6-2 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| G | Shenise Johnson | Sr | 5-11 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 |
The obvious threat is revealed in the stats: preseason All-American Shenise Johnson very nearly opened up the season with a triple-double. A quadruple-double, actually, as the 8 steals do not show up in our preview table. She is the clear leader of this team and will be the toughest challenge for Tennessee. If either her scoring or her assists can be shut down, Tennessee will be in good standing to come out with a win. If she can post similar numbers to those she created against Texas-Pan American, it could be a long night for the home team.
Shenise's compadre in the backcourt is Riquna Williams, a member of the preseason Wooden Award watch list. Shutting down Miami not only involves shutting down Shenise, but Riquna as well. In previous years, Tennessee's larger, slower defenders would have struggled to keep up with these two. The speed is now present, but the experience a bit lacking as Ariel and Meighan will be assigned tough defensive duty against the pair.
The interior should be much friendlier to Tennessee, as Baugh, Stricklen, and Johnson will present matchup difficulties for the Lady Canes. Sharp play by Tennessee's forwards and posts can make life difficult for Miami, and if Tennessee can exploit their ability to run in transition, the opportunity is present to force Miami into foul trouble that could be key toward the end of the game.
Both teams love man coverage, full-court pressure, and transition basketball. Both will likely try to push the tempo faster and faster to see who can maintain composure and who will lose control, so the team that can dictate when tempo speeds up and slows down will be at a considerable advantage.
Prediction: 72-63 Tennessee
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This worries me.
Do we have the defensive ability to stop Johnson? If we do, then I think we’re fine. If not, it might be a long and painful game. Fortunately, I think we manage well enough. 78-67, Tennessee.
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It's basically the same setup that killed us against Notre Dame in last year's tourney.
A solid all-around team that would make for about 20-25ish except for an absolute stud at PG. Ariel is already better at handling her than anything last year’s team could have done, but I have no idea if that’s enough.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 5:51 PM EST up reply actions
I don't follow the Ladies terribly closely until tournament time
but hey, I have this game in HD. woo! #WeBackPat
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:01 PM EST reply actions
O/T
Sports Animal this morning said that, at the Pepperdine game, there were photogs sent in from national media services that kept their cameras on Summitt all game long – never once watching the game. Evidently, there’s some sort of bounty for the first picture/video evidence of the dementia.
Yes, ESPN, there's no outward difference.
Would you like to demonstrate your total inability to cover what dementia / early-onset Alzheimer’s is some more?
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well this isn't starting so hot
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:10 PM EST reply actions
$immons
leave her alone all night, y’all. I dare ya
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:11 PM EST reply actions
Massengale?
Do we have something for her?
Ma$engale?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:12 PM EST reply actions
Massengal3?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Serious shooting ability on display
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Miami robs us of a steal
by traveling first
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:17 PM EST reply actions
Getting in a bit late..
But I’m here!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$$immons
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:19 PM EST reply actions
$immons
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$pani!
Tied at 21-21 near the under-12.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$pani
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:21 PM EST reply actions
3kinna
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:21 PM EST reply actions
Vols up 24-21 now! Whee!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$tricklen
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Turnovers are even at 4.
But three of their came on steals. They have 5 fouls to our two, which is an advantage I hope holds for a while.
Okay, and time to start cooking.
Let’s see if this theory works.
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Johnson inside.
Sheboom.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
And a turnover on the other side.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
We return the favor.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
that was a nice shot in the lane
Glory, was it?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:25 PM EST reply actions
Glory and now a moving pic TO
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Miami's two starting forwards have two fouls apiece
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:27 PM EST reply actions
Defense is getting tougher
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Both teams are starting to figure each other out.
That, and the early shooting was unsustainable. But we did have some close-in shots we could have made there.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 6:30 PM EST up reply actions
Neither team is getting good looks.
Stuck at 26-23 right now under 8.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Good to see the talking heads have made up for seven months of not talking about basketball
by talking about basketball badly.
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I'll have the Ariel and One.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Nice drive, Ariel
and one
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:33 PM EST reply actions
Ariel gets to the rim and a foul nice!!!
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Glory smacked in the head going for a ball.
Looked like it should have been over the back before the foul. Vols lead is 29-27 at 6 minutes.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$pani!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Sorry but I didn't see a pull down
it looked like she pulled the arm out and the Miami player fell on her own
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$$pani
or is that three?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:37 PM EST reply actions
nice move inside, Vicki
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:38 PM EST reply actions
10 Turnovers on Miami now?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Vicki Baugh goes inside
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and a Miami turnover
sweeeet
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:39 PM EST reply actions
Assumedly we'll be without Johnson at least until halftime.
If they can hold up, I’ll be optimistic.
Vols wiff on a rebound, leads to 2 quick points.
But Spani is on fire, and the lead is stretched to 8!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
And by 8 I mean 7.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Among stat lines I didn't expect:
Rebounds: Miami 21, UT 10. (!!!!)
Turnovers: Miami 11, UT 5 (!!!!)
I kind of intrinsically knew that rebound line.
We’re getting killed on the glass.
But now, the good news: that doesn’t last for two halves.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 6:44 PM EST up reply actions
22... 23....
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
How do we keep getting out rebounded at 3 to 1
under the rim?
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On defense, I don't know.
On offense, because we’re hurrying to get back on defense.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
Who backs a vehicle into another vehicle?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Not us.
If we were doing that, it wouldn’t be an issue.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
Glory
yes. do that
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:46 PM EST reply actions
There's Johnson back.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
That was some nice athleticism there.
Simmons with the fake to create her own shot, then Glory doing Glory things.
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more Glory
John$on?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:47 PM EST reply actions
We've missed like, the last 6 defensive rebounds.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
It's inexplicable - can't see why they have trouble with it
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Miami, for some reason, knows our rims better than we do.
It’s not effort. We’re just getting killed there.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 6:50 PM EST up reply actions
Locker room paint has left the scene pre-emptorily.
Also, I don’t want to be Stricklen at half. She’s gonna get it.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 6:49 PM EST up reply actions
more rebounding!
by Miami. :-/
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:48 PM EST reply actions
HOW THE GORRAM PISS HELL DO YOU FOUL ON THAT [FULMERIZED]
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:50 PM EST reply actions
Damn - that was a terrible foul
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Bad Johnson.
Tied at the half.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
so we have the Glory is an idiot special
tied at the half
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 6:51 PM EST reply actions
13 to 6 Miami run
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Wow.
No way should this game be tied. With their rebounding they should lead.
With their turnovers, we should lead.
gack
15 to 8 rebounding advantage ??
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24 to 13 overall rebounding advantage for Miami
UNACCEPTABLE
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To be fair, Miami is a very good and experienced team.
That our turnovers are so low is a great sign. We know the rebounding is an anomaly. We don’t quite yet know about the turnovers.
All right, so:
The good:
- apparently cooking has no correlation with Tennessee’s performance. Not good for the team, good for me.
- Massengale. Sheesh.
- Spani.
- Forcing turnovers.
The bad:
- boards. Sheeeeesh.
- Stricklen. 1-6 with the only shot being from downtown.
- The rotation. Only seven players in so far; there’s got to be more than that, right?
The regressions:
- rebounding and our three-point percentage.
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Burdick was in at the end of the half there.
But nothing in the way of stats for her, Harrison, or Bass yet.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 6:55 PM EST up reply actions
Normally they'll show up in the Club Trill category, at least.
Gametracker’s sleeping on the job.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
shooting 54% from 3 point land
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But 46% overall.
We need to be better in the paint than this, especially when their two interior players are in foul trouble.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
We seem to have a handle problem inside on offense
and grabbing and holding defensive rebounds
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Hey, Lobo with some love for Glory.
That was unexpected.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:00 PM EST up reply actions
Strick is 2 for 7 with 3 rebounds
Ariel is 2 for 6 but she has 7 assists
Kinna needs to pick it up – both rebounding and shooting
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Shenise Johnson with 9 points and 6 rebounds.
4 of those rebs are offensive (!), which also explains a few of the 9 points. She’s been decently contained except for that rebounding issue.
I'm almost sad we ended the half with the possession arrow.
We’ll get the opening tip and Miami will have the arrow. Shame we couldn’t get a tie-up in that last minute.
What the Baugh? O_o
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Simmons starting for Stricklen
and Baugh hits inside
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:10 PM EST reply actions
Stricklen on the bench to start(!).
Yeah, that isn’t a message.
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Vicki Baugh !!!
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$immons!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
$$$immons
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$$$immons
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7-0 run to start the half for the Vols.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
And a steal by Ariel
And will shoot 2 on the other end. Whee!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Hits both.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Starting the half ON FIRE
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Massengale bein' what the Ladies' point guard should be
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:11 PM EST reply actions
ATTN: those who haven't seen the Ladies play yet.
Unlike some other teams we can name, this team shows up after halftime.
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Ariel Massengale for quarterback*!
*if Bray can’t go
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:11 PM EST up reply actions
Massengale coast to coast
but misses the layup. be calm, child
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:12 PM EST reply actions
Hate to see that missed layup
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Nyah.
Ariel misses a coast-to-coast layup on one end, Miami gets an offensive board and-1 on the other end.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I FORGIVE YOU.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Ma$$engale
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:13 PM EST reply actions
And a naked three by Ariel.
I love this girl.
You ain’t rebounding? No problem. I’ll do your job AND mine.
Simmons gets too fancy - and loses it
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12-2 run for Vols to start the half.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Spani and one
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:14 PM EST reply actions
Spani Spani
Miss an open 3? No biggie, runnie layup off the glass and-1.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Nice move Taber
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Simmons with the floater and it's 58-46
timeout ’Canes
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:15 PM EST reply actions
Vols up 12
Johnson rebounds the Spani miss, Baugh rebounds the Johnson miss. Simmons? Yeah, did I mention we were up 12?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Great Second half start without Shekinna
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Perhaps she should be the 6th woman???
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Nope.
She was just having a bad game.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:17 PM EST up reply actions
BTW, if you're not on Gametracker:
Go open it, then look at Game Flow. It’s kind of awesome.
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Also:
if that was the knockout (I don’t think it was, but I don’t have a strong feel for this team yet), Massengale gets the Breadsticks.
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Our shooting is up to 49% now
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turnover. turnover. turnover.
band name.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:19 PM EST reply actions
Turnover.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
basket
turnover
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE,
ARIEL MASSENGALE?!"
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
can't really defend that one
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:24 PM EST reply actions
Shekinna and one
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:24 PM EST reply actions
The SEC POY shows up in the 2nd half
Go Kinna
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That was a nice move by Harrison.
You know, for future reference.
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bonus
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:26 PM EST reply actions
when Massengale learns how to make layups
she’s gonna be scary
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:27 PM EST reply actions
Nice move by IZZY with a step too many?
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Great outlet pass by Simmons
But Ariel hurries the layup and misses. TO Miami the other way.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
33kinna
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:27 PM EST reply actions
$$tricklen
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Lead is 16.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
So *this* is why you want Stricklen motivated.
When she touches the ball smoke’s coming off it right now.
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tie seems to go to the charger with these refs
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OOps where was the defender on that?
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Wow.
How is THAT a blocking foul on Ariel? Really?
Lead down to 12, maybe 11.
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bullshty
obvious charge is obvious
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:28 PM EST reply actions
HOW DO I REFEREE WHAT BUTTON I PRESS??
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that was just bad awareness of where she was by Spani
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:29 PM EST reply actions
Yup.
The mistake was positioning before the pass. It put her in a bad spot.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
exactly
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Sheesh - got to watch that line
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Lead is down to 7.
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c'mon, ladies, discipline
lead down to 7
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:31 PM EST reply actions
And there goes Johnson.
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Glory bein' Glory
but I don’t like that the other way
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:33 PM EST reply actions
3 on Ariel I think.
We really can’t afford to lose her.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Massengale getting picked on by the refs.
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Glory Ariel and Vicki with 3 fouls each now
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that was almost awesome from Glory
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:37 PM EST reply actions
Johnson to the line off the break.
Makes one…
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Clanks two.
Lead is 7 again.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Finally an over-the-back on Miami's rebounding.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Good Spani.
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Oddly, that would've been the time.
Two trailers.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
I don't think she realized the player had fallen.
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If the refs call this
Then O_O
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Her arm swing after the contact went way back as well.
I’d agree.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 7:43 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah thats what I was watching for
Now, did it swing back just a little further the first time because she knew Yderstrom was right on her 5? Maybe. :)
That was Glory's hand that hit her face
a dramatic acting job by the Miami player for the SLAP.
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Good refs.
No foul on Johnson.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Baugh throws it away in the paint.
Blegh.
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Absolutely - just put it in the hole Vicki
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damnit, one of these days, Massengale is going to have to learn to shoot layups
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:48 PM EST reply actions
Ariel's missed 3 shots inside now?
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Yikes that was terrible with those chippies Ladies
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$$$$pani!!
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$$$$pani!!!!!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:49 PM EST reply actions
And a shot clock violation on the other end.
Spani’s got 20.
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Let's get that double digit lead back Ladies
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Just like that, the lead is 10.
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IZZY does it
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What, Harrison
do I know her?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:51 PM EST reply actions
but keep rebounding, kid
also, like Ariel, learn to shoot layups
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
makes a pair
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
True frosh.
I put her slightly below Burdick (who we haven’t seen), but I also didn’t know she was capable of that.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
IZZY coast to coast but blows the layup
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Bonus:
We’re apparently a threat to hit 100 every night out.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
aaaaaaaand
turnover
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IZZY hits both FT's - and another TO
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Lead is 14.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Spani goes deep to Simmons...
TOUCHDOWN!
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Spani for quarterback*!
*assuming Bray can’t go
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
BOOM!
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:54 PM EST reply actions
WOW
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Did ...Simmons just did that, right?
Not the layup. The Jordan.
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Did she?
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busted play
but Shekinna
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:55 PM EST reply actions
Had she played like that in the first half,
it might not have been so close.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
So Stricklen's 4-6 this half, 11 points, 4 boards, and (I think?) an assist.
Hey guys, I think she got the message.
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Someone explain to me...
Why LSU is playing at Coastal Carolina, and South Carolina is at Elon?
Both are down by relatively big margins right now… how does going there make sense when your program is at a pretty low point?
why are we visiting CofC and Oakland?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
I DON'T KNOW IF BRUCE PEARL IS THE MAN TO RUN THIS TENNESSEE PROGRAM
WITH THE TRAVELING AND OUT OF CONFERENCE GAMES CLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
But, two things:
- that should’ve been Buzz Peterson
- return games are more common in b-ball
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
At the time we promised those games...
we were a really strong team. Neither LSU nor South Carolina are good enough to actually beat anyone on the road reliably.
LSU was a strong program not that long ago
but probably not when they scheduled this game, true.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
That's seven straight boards, too.
If Miami’s a top 10 team, this is impressive. Especially since this is running-out-of-the-gym material in …what, 15 minutes?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Reb now 31 to 35 TO's 13 to 21 Assts 19 to 11
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/Ole Miss wins by 8
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
So long as everybody lays 20 on LSU (which is likely), it's all good
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Will will only put 19
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:01 PM EST up reply actions
Tell me he put 20 on us.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
DOWN IN FRONT.
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it's Will
could it happen any other way?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
I am not have seen a kick ball
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 7:59 PM EST reply actions
Harrison misses a three
Shekinna with the board
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:00 PM EST reply actions
So.
Do we give Ariel Breadsticks, or Spani? Spani hit the biggest shot with that step-back 3 with time going dead.
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Hard to argue with Spani's 20 pts 5 rebounds and 4 assists
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Toughie.
I’m leaning a little toward Ariel, but both have very strong arguments.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 8:02 PM EST up reply actions
My vote is Spani, personally.
Ariel makes the layups she should have and we’ll talk.
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But Ariel hasn't had a good 2nd half - just sayin
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She drove the opening run.
The later one, not so much. It’s a question of which one matters more, I think, and what it means that she wasn’t even around for the second one.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Can we split?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
Then there we go.
Both drove the key parts.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:10 PM EST up reply actions
Breadsticks to
Tabriel Spaningale.
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that's true.
It’s odd. Both of them saved the team’s bacon at different points. Without either, we might well lose this.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
she had a good first half of second half
poor 4th quarter though
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
Tough.
I think Ariel set the lead, but Spani slammed the door. I’d be slightly inclined to go Ariel, but she was also on the bench for the door-slamming. I can be persuaded either way.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:03 PM EST up reply actions
2 minutes left and it's all good
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Hmm we just now see Burdick
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and where is the BassWatch?
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So, now that we're a bit calmer here
anybody else get to see USA/Slovenija this afternoon?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM EST reply actions
The second half was awesome.
Well, the imagery was. The play …well, I was glad it was foggy.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
the first half play was awesome though
man, Fabian Johnson seriously, seriously impressed me. Late in the first half, Slovenia just went into HackAFab mode. Which didn’t work so well, because we can shoot PKs. Dempsey and Buddle also had strong work, and we’re just better with Michael Bradley.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Fabian's another middie, right?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
we were playing him on the left side
but he was pinching in a lot, much like how Donovan plays that spot. We straight-swapped him for Shea, but they play the position differently.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
So we once again have too many mids.
Can Donovan play up top? Or should we just embrace our destiny and play a 4-3-3 with a false nine?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:12 PM EST up reply actions
actually were playing a 4-4-2 today
and looked a thousand times better than we have in a 4-5-1. Altidore just can’t hold down the fort by himself up top.
But Holden, Torres, and Donovan were all unavailable today. If we get all our mids healthy at the same time, I don’t know what we do. Dempsey, Donovan, Holden, and Bradley are all the sorts of guys that are hard to sit, and Torres, Shea, and Johnson have shown a lot of ability to make contributions. Good problem to have. If only we had some strikers. And center backs.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Provided Holden is healthy.
I kind of think Holden is the Moby Dick of the national team at this point. But yeah, we need strikers, bad.
In a related note, Charlie Davies looked good for DCU in spurts. He can win games singlehandedly, but will disappear as well.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
hence "if we get all our mids healthy at the same time"
I seriously love Stu’s game. He may be one of our top three players when healthy. Watching him for Bolton last year was fantastic.
If Charlie Davies ever gets back to ‘09 form, it’s a bonus. My expectations are nothing.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
I just have no clue who we have up top.
He’s got blazing speed, still. I don’t know if that’s a good fit for this team, though.
Also, stay tuned for Perry Kitchen coming up – he was on the U-21 World Cup team for the US and DCU’s best defender. He can play CB but spent most of the season at RB and shifted to CDM late.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
we have nobody up top
Altidore is actually really improving his game, but he can’t go it alone. Buddle and Gomez can poach well when in-form, but they’re not the guys that you want leading your attack.
Agudelo looks like a good prospect, not sure about Bunbury. Hearing good things about Sapong as well, but we haven’t seen him in a USMNT shirt
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:23 PM EST up reply actions
I haven't seen enough of Bunbury or Sapong.
Not sold on Agudelo yet, though. If he’s that good, he should be starting for his club.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
he's a good prospect
I didn’t say he was there right now. He’s been terrific as a second half sub for the USMNT, but he’s been terrible every time we’ve played him in a starting role. Which sounds like exactly what’s going on with his club, doesn’t it?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Watching highlights.
Lol @ First Goal.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
that was a strike by Buddle
and some really nice grit by Dempsey to get him the ball.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
well, at least three years
3-0 over Poland in 2008
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
the first half looked dominant though
with the exception of our inability to play the offside trap properly. The second was hanging on for dear life.
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
So. . . "boo Florida"
or “boo Craft and S-E-C!”?
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by Incipient_Senescence on Nov 15, 2011 8:07 PM EST reply actions
Boo Florida.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
That got out of hand there.
I feel better about our chances against Baylor and Stanford now. 16 points in a half against a good team isn’t a fluke at all.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
Nope.
That was quite acceptable for the second game of the season. They have things to work on. I actually get nervous if a team is clicking out of the gate because it’s so hard to sustain that over several months.
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
Almost defined by who wasn't there.
No Simmons to start, no Stricklen for the first half or first big run, no Ariel to close it out. And it didn’t matter in the end.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
Rebounds end at 35 all after a terrible 1st half
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Simmons named POG by Mickey
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wat
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
she had almost as many threes as Spani. . .
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 15, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
wat is this I don't even....
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
nope
lockout fear?
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 15, 2011 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
I ..guess?
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
He's lost weight!
Pfffft. Only 25 pounds. Rookie.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
you know that Brian Williams once lost some weight
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 15, 2011 8:16 PM EST up reply actions
Did you know Herman Lathers is a Redshirt Junior?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
And Brittney Griner!
/trollstaresatsnail
by David Hooper on Nov 15, 2011 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
/piddle
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Said he wanted to win a championship.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Shenise Johnson:
17 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers.
Contained well enough. Not well, but well enough.
Did Massengale and Spani outplay her and Williams?
I kind of think it’s a draw at best. But that’s a good measuring stick.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
41 for the Miami duo vs 38 for Spani and Simmons
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Let's do math!
Miami: 41 points, 13 boards (7 off), 9 assists, 3 steals, 17-47(!!!!!!) from the floor, 4-17 3-pt, 7 TO
Tennessee: 31 points, 9 boards (2 off), 12 assists, 2 steals, 10-25 from the floor, 6-12 3-pt, 7 TO
Looks like slightly worse, but don’t discount the points-per-shot. That’s awful for Miami – and most of that can be laid at Williams’ feet. But still, outplayed a bit.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Nice halftime adjust on Riquina Williams
17 in first half and only 7 in the 2nd
Born in Fort Sanders - 1st Residence Aconda Court (Alumni Hall) - 1st games at Neyland 1947 - Mother = TORCHBEARER - Dad grad of UT & UT Law + professor BORN ORANGE and BLEED ORANGE .......
Quick, repository!
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 15, 2011 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
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