Lady Vols Vs. Middle Tennessee State, 7 PM EST Live Game Thread
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 6:02 PM EST
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November 29, 2011
Knoxville, TN 7:00 PM EST TV: SportSouth / ESPN3* Internet Audio: Lady Vols Network Live Stats: GameTracker |
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Well, after Sunday's game against the Fightin' Griners, Tennessee gets a bit more normal of a matchup as MTSU comes to town. We'll take a look at MTSU below the fold, as well as a few things to look for out of Tennessee.
| Position | Name | Experience | Height | PPG | RPG | APG | |
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PG | Ariel Massengale | Fr | 5-6 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
| F | Glory Johnson | Sr | 6-2 | 14.3 | 9.5 | 1.3 | |
| C | Vicki Baugh | Sr | 6-4 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 3.0 | |
| G-F | Shekinna Stricklen | Sr | 6-2 | 17.3 | 9.8 | 1.3 | |
| F | Taber Spani | Jr | 6-1 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
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G | Kortni Jones | Jr | 5-9 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| F | Ebony Rowe | So | 6-1 | 14.7 | 10.3 | 1.5 | |
| F | Icelyn Elie | Jr | 6-1 | 14.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 | |
| G | Shanice Cason | Fr | 5-6 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | |
| C | KeKe Stewart | So | 6-1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 |
First comment: MTSU wins the All-Team First Names of the NCAA Award. It didn't exist before now, but they win by default.
Level of competition and all that, but MTSU has a player averaging a double-double, outperforming both Stricklen and Johnson in that regard. Ebony Rowe is clearly the heartbeat of the team in the interior and will likely be matched up against Johnson as Baugh takes on KeKe Stewart and Icelyn Elie (they won't always be on the court together). Ebony and Icelyn together are the clear bulk of the rebounding effort of the team, and if Baugh and Johnson don't beat them to the rebounds, they need to at least box out and rely on other Lady Vols to clean things up. Tennessee clearly outrebounded the Griners on Sunday; they need to do it again.
Otherwise, Tennessee will once again enjoy a modest height advantage in this game. MTSU does have a couple taller players on the bench, but they are currently good for only a couple minutes a game, so should not be too impactful unless MTSU tries to match height with Tennessee.
Tennessee should win, but they need to carry forward the first half focus of the Baylor game and start strong out of the gate again. First halves have been the bane of Tennessee for years now, and now is the time to cure that ill. The rebounding effort on Sunday was the best of the year: has Tennessee learned their lesson and dedicated to the boards, or was that just the glamour of the ESPN game? Prove that it's a trend, not an exception.
Perhaps most importantly, Tennessee has had two bad shooting games in a row. That is a trend, and one that needs to end immediately. Will the guards find their stroke? We will find out shortly enough.
Prediction: 90-65
BassWatch™: 4 minutes left in the first
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I wish this game was on the road.
On the other hand, the Blood God requires sacrifices. 85-49. BassWatch: 6:15, 1st half.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
After reading yours, I do believe mine might be a bit high,
particularly for MTSU. Ah, well.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
By the way, I'm pretty certain Tennessee will be blacked out of the '3.
That stinks for MTSU fans; their official website was advertising ESPN3’s coverage pretty heavily.
Yup. Blacked out.
/sigh. Looks like audio for me.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 6:40 PM EST up reply actions
Also, cleanup and dinner-making early here.
Will be around, but slow.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
Isabelle Harrison in already?
Mickey didn’t like the foul call on Baugh, but with 1 foul in 1 minute, a few out is probably a wise move.
Worst nightmare.
A great game (shooting excepted), followed by a horrid start two days later.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
The blood god is pleased with Massengale's effort.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
Much more of this, and BassWatch will happen at 10 minutes-ish
out of mercy.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
This is the evisceration I've needed since Saturday.
Sometimes you just need to ratchet the difficulty down slightly, equip an unnecessarily gruesome weapon, and just shred small animals until you feel better.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:23 PM EST up reply actions
And 2 on Baugh. A charge.
She’s done for the half. About 45 seconds of play.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:22 PM EST up reply actions
Doris Burke (I think) just called Glory the most athletic player in the nation.
I’ve been saying that for years, girl.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
What would be our most athletic lineup?
Johnson, Baugh, Stricklen, for sure.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'd think two of Massengale, Simmons, and Kamiko, but not sure which two.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
Baugh, Johnson, Stricklen, Simmons, Massengale.
Simmons is simply way too fast to leave off that five.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
I was settling in on that, too.
If only that speed were under control.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
In time.
Remember Glory two years ago?
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Well, unforced or offensive fouls.
And make that one more. These refs love them some charging.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
Where were these guys on Sunday?
/wrists
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:29 PM EST up reply actions
no kidding
We get (rightly) mad at football officiating, but basketball makes them look omniscient in comparison.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Hi guys - sorry I'm late for once
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Heya.
You’re happy Manning’s in, I’m sure.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Nice drive but should have given it up for no charge
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Looks like Ariel is having a good outing?
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Nice pass Meighan
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And we're still over 50% so far.
Streaky game.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
$tricklen
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Burdick gets one
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FWIW, the Coach's rankings are updated.
Tennessee fell from 7 to 8 there. I knew they’d fall a tick, but it wasn’t updated when I made the post.
$$tricklen
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$ierra ?
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I think so.
Burdick doesn’t lend itself well.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
Because it's probably one of these games:
Massengale gets the breadsticks unless she just has an awful second half, right?
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
Bass gets a little ahead of herself
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There could be more blood?
GET AT THEM, COACH.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
Stricklen just broke the ankles of her defender.
Just in case you forgot she’s the best player on the court.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
JOHNSON SHOOTING THE BONUS SHOT
News at 11.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
ticky tack?
(I’m on radio and Mickey didn’t complain.)
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Nah, Burdick got leveled.
But we were getting the board easy and there was no defensive pressure.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
I love our standards.
“Well, you shot 60% from the field, 67% from beyond the arc, had 11 assists, had an oreb% of about 69%. Good job. But your turnovers are awful, you’ve been sloppy with the ball, and you’re not boxing out. What gives?”
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
Decent first half
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I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'VE ALLOWED THEM DOUBLE DIGIT REBOUNDS
I DON’T KNOW IF PAT SUMMITT IS THE—
/vaporized by stare
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
The eight offensive boards don't happen if Baugh doesn't have 2 fouls.
But then again, Johnson has only 1 defensive board.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, we're 100% from the charity stripe in the first half.
Is that legal for a UT team?
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Great. Now we're going to have a Glory Johnson timeline.
You know this game is on the ‘3, man. They’re watching us.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
You saw how much trouble Bruce Pearl got in for one untelevised slip-up.
But Glory’s making her free throws on TV. We’re toast.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
And 3 on Elie.
So there’s that, at least.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 8:08 PM EST up reply actions
Very nice Ariel
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The shooting % is going down now
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Dunk it Glory - don't brick it
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I'm gonna miss him if/when he retires.
Homer to the core, that man.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:19 PM EST up reply actions
The defender didn't slide to the right?
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Of course not.
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
I didn't think so :(
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Massengale needs 5 assists and 8 steals for a triple-double.
GO.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Baugh needs 10 points, 9 boards, and 7 turnovers for a triple-double.
You know, this might just not be her night.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:28 PM EST up reply actions
The more you know!
Apparently there’s a dispute on how many times we’ve beat MTSU. We say 18, they say 11. We have always been at war with Murfreesboro.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
I can see being off by one
but how can you be off by seven?
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD.
I want to win by 80. The heck was that?
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
For all y'all eyes only:
Harrison got tied up with someone, half-elbow thrown by someone else, Harrison and brilliance get to jawing, Cierra Burdick comes to the rescue, and Baugh comes over to stare brilliance down. I don’t get that third tech (or really the first two), but I guess someone has a bet they couldn’t foul Baugh out.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Really, just a classless move.
You’re down 31. The game’s over. And now you want to act tough? The hell does that prove? From a friggin’ backup, no less. I’d want to go at her if she was good enough to actually play regularly. I’m not even going to be mad when I miss my projected final now.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
I am a little peeved that UT only has 18 points this half.
These offensive woes are just bizarre.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
They're practicing a lot of half-court and have stopped pressing MTSU.
Also, Simmons is shooting and visibly pressing herself.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
I just went back on the '3 and saw that sequence.
Let’s just say that wasn’t the best night for those refs. Holy wow that was a bad job of officiating.
by David Hooper on Nov 30, 2011 6:14 PM EST up reply actions
Make sense now why I wanted blood after that?
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 30, 2011 7:24 PM EST up reply actions
That was one of the most transparent grudges against Baugh you could imagine.
Yes. Makes total sense. The T on Harrison was ludicrous, but not out of the norm given the T on Brilliance. The T on Baugh was just plain stupid.
by David Hooper on Nov 30, 2011 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
When she learns how to control it, she'll actually be dangerous.
Also, when she learns shot selection algorithms more complex than {1}, that’d be awesome.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
And you just found proof that the empty set is not always a subset.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Really, it's more like this:
If (1) {
shoot;
}
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
erm
if (1) {
shoot();
}
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by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
Wait. *Bass* just dribble-drove.
With a head fake and reverse layup. In other words, she just schooled two MTSU defenders. Bass.
And yeah, the bench erupted. Spani jumped up as soon as she got the ball, Glory had to be held back, and Manning – I’m pretty sure – just picked Bass up for a bear hug. That was great.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
I'm gonna hope that's on video somewhere after the game.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
I'm going to watch that replay.
It was pretty cool on the radio.
by David Hooper on Nov 29, 2011 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
That makes two of us.
The blood god finds our sacrifice of one MTSU acceptable. The pantsing dribble-drive from Bass might have even brought a smile to its face.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
FWIW:
I’m glad Simmons is at least getting to the line, even if she’s not hitting. I think she’s moving when she shoots, which is causing a lot of the issue. She may want to work on full-stop before shooting.
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:57 PM EST up reply actions
Also:
I’m on the board! (Finally.)
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Nov 29, 2011 8:58 PM EST up reply actions
I'm really happy with the defensive improvement this year.
Much better at disrupting passes and causing bad shot selection.
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