Tennessee Lady Vols vs. LSU Lady Tigers: 7 PM EST
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 6:00 PM EST
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January 19, 2012
Knoxville, TN 7:00 PM EST TV: CSS / ESPN3 Internet Audio: Lady Vols Network Live Stats: GameTracker |
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Tonight is another Teacher/Student match in the SEC, with Pat Summitt facing Nikki Caldwell at LSU for the first time. LSU/Tennessee was the best SEC rivalry during the first decade of the 2000s, but has slipped as of late due to the decline of LSU under Van Chancellor. In this first match, Caldwell is dealt a bit of a short hand as the talent on the team is not where it once was (more on that in a bit). In the meantime, the trollgaze lands squarely on Lady Tigers fans we at Tennessee (okay, just Chris and me, but still) see this as Caldwell's first time coaching in her eventual destination as the heir apparent to the Summitt throne.
| Position | Name | Experience | Height | PPG | RPG | APG | |
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G | Meighan Simmons | So | 5-10 | 10.4 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| P | Glory Johnson | Sr | 6-2 | 14.5 | 9.8 | 1.1 | |
| PG | Ariel Massengale | Fr | 5-7 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 5.4 | |
| G-F | Shekinna Stricklen | Sr | 6-2 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | |
| F | Alicia Manning | Sr | 6-1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | |
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F | LaSondra Barrett | Sr | 6-2 | 12.5 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| G | Adrienne Webb | Jr | 5-9 | 8.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | |
| F | Courtney Jones | Sr | 6-2 | 8.1 | 5.2 | 1.2 | |
| G | Destini Hughes | Sr | 5-10 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | |
| G | Jeanne Kenney | So | 5-8 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
(Note: at time of writing, Stricklen's status was uncertain. She is likely not playing, but her replacement in the starting lineup is unknown.)
LSU is a bizarre team to understand and are best understood by first knowing where they came from. After the Pokey Chatman scandal forced her resignation in early 2007, Van Chancellor went to LSU to coach in the 2007-2008 season. Riding off the immense talent that Chatman had brought in, he went undefeated in SEC play and went to LSU's fourth consecutive Final Four. But after that year, LSU lost seven seniors (!!), including Sylvia Fowles, they never recovered. Their 30-win seasons became 20 win seasons and their Final Fours fell to 2nd round loss, and then eventually missing the tournament entirely. Nikki inherited a team that had been largely recruited with hopes of continuing LSU's success, but beaten down with the reality of a coach who was ready to retire. And so the rebuilding began.
Caldwell decided to rebuild the defense first, and LSU's defense is stout. Their opponents have averaged 47.5 points per game (and 48.4 in conference). LSU also averages over 40 rebounds, 5 blocks and 10 steals per game, with much of the defensive production coming from the bench (especially young trees Krystal Forthan, Taylor Turnbow, and Shanece McKinney). Playing LSU is an exercise in frustration on an entirely different level from Kentucky; where the Wildcats prefer to keep you from getting the ball across halfcourt, LSU adds a smothering halfcourt to their press.
The offense has not been as sharp as the defense, and LSU averages 64.6 points per game. But here's where the oddities in the stats begin to surface: they're one of the lowest-scoring teams in the SEC, but they have averaged a very good 44.7% from the field. It's indicative of a team that doesn't see a lot of possessions, partly due to taking a long time on offense and partly due to forcing opponents deep into the shotclock.
LSU does not shoot many threes and don't really have a dedicated three-point threat. Barrett is their most accurate shooter at 48.5%, but has taken just under 2 attempts per game. This game will not look like the Vanderbilt game, where the Commodores would dedicate up to 4 total players to free up Foggie for a shot. LSU wants the ball in the paint, and Tennessee will have to commit to denying the entry pass.
Prediction: 71 - 55 Tennessee. Fewer possessions but a couple breaks and a second half run to end it.
BassWatch™: 5 minutes left in the first. No more wonky lineups.
Chris: Nikki Caldwell would do well to learn from how the Tennessee lineup operates - or at least should operate. She's done a fantastic job turning LSU around (something we'd expect from a former and future Lady Vol), and once again the Lady Vols run into a former Summitt disciple who preaches and practices defense and rebounding. The difference? LSU doesn't have an answer to Vicki Baugh, let alone Glory Johnson. Given Stricklen's injury (and - no offense, Tigers - how much next Monday night matters), I'd be happy to let her sit out a game in favor of Baugh, who has a great tandem attack with Glory going at the moment. I'd be concerned where the other points are coming from - I'm reluctant to say Simmons, even though in theory this could be a great game for her to shoot daggers - but LSU's offense isn't anything to write home about. I'd be happy to see this game won on free throws; if Simmons would be so kind as to get to the line, maybe I'll back off her a bit. This won't be particularly pretty, but unlike another team I can easily think of, the Lady Vols can win ugly.
69-48 Tennessee. Bass doesn't see the floor until the 9 minute mark of the second half. Please?
Bonus prediction: one LSU post defender fouls out.
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That being said:
/piddle
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:19 PM EST up reply actions
If a Pendley talks to himself in a GameThread
Does he make any noise?
I like Tennessee and Vanderbilt. There aren't many like me, and they're probably better off for it.
This is a Simmons game.
2-5 from the floor (both threes), 3 TO.
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This is hideous.
The Lady Vols are just now shooting 33% from the floor. They’re still down two.
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Finally. Five quick points, Ladies up two.
This has been ugly, though. They miss Stricklen. Also, Glory’s only had two shots all game; Jones has been playing out of her mind.
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Barrett picks up her second. Burdick to the line.
Only the 5th and 6th FTs attempted today, though.
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This doesn't look to good Chris
Wonder what the story is on Spani
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Severe bone bruise or something.
I’m a little disconcerted at this point. But the one source of offense – the Glory-Baugh combo – hasn’t been used at all this half.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Our highly praised trainers don't seem to work very fast
I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a player without a non-ACL MCL injury out so long
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Great Glory drive blown layup
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We Are Who We Think We Are?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Glory with a blow-by awesome move? Sweet.
Misses the wide open layup. V O L S GO VOLS GO!
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
WOO ALL BACKUP LINEUP (plus Glory)
Bass, Kamiko, Harrison, Burdick, Glory.
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So there we go, Glory gone.
Looks like an Owie Shoulder, but not a Bad Owie.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Might be a Bad Owie.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
It's almost the half.
That’s what I’m telling myself, at least.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:48 PM EST up reply actions
That's what I figure too.
With nothing else to figure.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
So the good news is... We're Winning at half!
This is the extent of the good news.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Tied.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
This is what I get for not watching the last 30 seconds.
So here is the good news: _____________
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
That's not good.
I missed what happened, though. Broken ankle?
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...I'm gonna guess that's career ending.
That’s awful.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:55 PM EST up reply actions
Fill me in?
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
I don't totally know.
LSU player – Destiny Hughes – went up for a loose ball and landed horribly.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Probably broken.
I tuned in just in time to catch it. Ugly.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Looked to me like the right knee and ankle could be involved
the knee bent in towards the floor in an odd manner and the ankle
did likewise
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Announcers just called it a knee injury
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I rewatched it.
As she tried to pivot, Brianna Bass tripped over her foot. Basically, her right leg was bent with pretty much all her weight on it, and the ankle was torqued over, counter-clockwise. So whatever knee tendons that would strain were the ones that got hurt.
It was a pretty hard torque, too.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 11:02 PM EST up reply actions
And Glory went to the locker room early after she got dinged up.
/wrists
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 7:58 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah.
Pop it back in and let’s go?
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
Depends on the type of separation/dislocation.
I don’t remember all the categories, but some are easier to handle and would just require a touch more tape.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
we can't afford that
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Also: is it 3ierra?
If she keeps this up, we may have to dredge up a take on Chi$$le.
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Eh, I like 3ierra more.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
I think so too.
3 for B worked with Bjorklund largely because of pronunciation. Same with 3ierra.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:15 PM EST up reply actions
$$$immons?!?!?!
See, that is the shot she needs to take.
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So how do you guys think this coaching by committee thing is going?
if you would care to share your views
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I ....well.
Tough to ask that question tonight (what are you going to do in a close game without your three best players?). But I think it’s been adequate enough.
Ask again later.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not referring to tonight - overall is the thing
maybe a fanpost thread would be better than trying to sneak it in here
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Hoop and I have been talking.
I think there will be something up soon, so just lump it in there.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Baugh needs the ball more, I think.
Massengale and Simmons have 18 shots combined. The rest of the team has 19.
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I agree with that
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Glory checks in!
Admit it, you just released a breath you didn’t know you were holding.
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LSU takes a 39-37 lead with 13:00 left.
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
and Baugh scoring when she's got it in close
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The interior rotation has been as good as expected.
The guards are gonna need some oxygen.
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Glory's shoulder is hurting.
Had to be a separation/dislocation thingy. Whichever is the better of the two.
Betting it got popped back in.
Eat your heart out, Lamichael.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:30 PM EST up reply actions
Yup.
Knowing Glory, I’m kinda surprised she didn’t have it done on the sideline.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
She's holding it down and playing with one arm
a two armed Izzy might be the better option
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After the first few minutes, I've been quietly impressed with her game.
I think she knows she needs to slow up before a shot, and she is.
Sometimes.
/tinkle
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Well, hello Cierra.
I didn’t see you there, lurking on the bench and being a legitimate scoring option.
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Feeling much better about next year already.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not.
Now, two years from now?
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Well, that for sure.
But it’s all relative. I went from “the Mayans were right” kinda bad feeling to “maybe reason to hope” kinda bad.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:37 PM EST up reply actions
Yup. Did she get knocked down or just wipe out on her own?
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
Collision with an LSU player. Not sure how much was whose fault.
But a definite collision.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
Wonder if anyone keeps stats on how many TO's are taken by team
I would bet Tennessee leaves more TO’s unused than any SEC opponent
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Neat pass from Simmons.
Really. That was just weird.
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she did better on the receiving end but missed the open chippie
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To be fair, the double slant fast break route is hard to hit.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
the pass or the shot?
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The pass.
Someone should’ve separated to the corner there, actually. I don’t put that entirely on Simmons.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:43 PM EST up reply actions
See? That was smart.
It’s there. It’s in her head. She knows, and yet.
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It's the 7 that I'm happy about.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Me too.
But now I can hope for 5 and be really happy.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Barrett on 4.
Now, I don’t know how much that matters – Courtney Jones has been insane.
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Video Game Comment:
Traded in MW3, had a 15$ Gift Card, got Portal 2, Fable 3, and Sacred 2 (don’t hate) for my 360 for $3.22
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Boom. Here comes the Boom. Braydy or not. Here comes the boy from the West.
Nice.
How’s Skyrim going?
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:41 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, Simmons is only 5 TO away from a double-double!
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She has to be there on missed shots
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Yup.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Use a TO Pat - you can't take them with you
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You need the
sarcasm font maybe?
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Has Miko been in at all?
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Yeah, couple minutes in the first half.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
So she's good to go but the coaches prefer Bass
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Yeah. I ...well, we'll talk about it.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, for later
but I’m guessing they want one of Simmons or Massengale on the floor at all times, and that’s their way of ensuring they don’t get stuck with Williams and Bass while the others need a rest.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
I guess.
But they were doing this even with Stricklen around.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:01 PM EST up reply actions
Welcome to TBA
where refs feel they must prove the crowd wrong.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:50 PM EST up reply actions
It's not normally this egregious, though.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
It's my current theory.
That refs aren’t used to fans who are so vocal (and usually so correct). Some deal with it well; others get testy.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:53 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah; this isn't quite the bandwagoning fan crowd.
Or they might be, but the bandwagon’s been so big the original bandwagoners are taking their kids to the game. Tough to not learn then.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 8:54 PM EST up reply actions
Finally a Simmonsish shot from LSU
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I don't mind them jacking threes.
They’re not really built for that. They’ll start rushing those shots in a bit.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Well, that sucked for LSU.
Barrett with an apparent (incidental) elbow in the nose, but UT took long enough with the ball that she was back up, so LSU had to call the timeout rather than get the free stoppage due to injury .
Not sure.
How?
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Simmons is actually better at 6 for 16 than I thought
ESPN box score
Ariel at 1 fo 10 is worse
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Glory doing her flying routine with that leap
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now LSU is down 2 of their starters like TN
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Man-to-man? Hey look, Glory drew a foul.
Smart to stay in zone nearly all game, though.
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Burdick Breadsticks?
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I think so.
Especially for the surprise. Baugh had a beast game on the boards, though. And Simmons actually had a pretty good game, but …yeah, Burdick.
Or Stricklen, who indirectly was the MVP tonight.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
And now we're in free throws.
Man, Nikki Caldwell is gonna look good in orange.
Again.
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Wow. LSU conceding when most teams keep fouling.
Smart understanding of the clock by UT’s next head coach.
Yup.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:09 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely Burdick for my vote
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I think it's gotta be Burdick.
Simmons going 16 to get 19 was …well, okay. But this team needed someone to replace Stricklen’s scoring, and it was Burdick, not Simmons.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Also: 31 minutes off the bench for Burdick.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
I agree with the two of you as well.
Particularly for somebody who is normally a reserve.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
I've got Mickey on to hear his POG.
Aside: I’m going to be curious to hear how things go with Hughes. Her college career’s done, unfortunately.
Mickey goes with Burdick.
Will be fun to hear her interview.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Welp, I was wrong.
Good eyes.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
He'll pick Simmons.
WOO POINTS
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:13 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah. the D was good all game.
I’m shocked that a game involving Caldwell and CPS came down to defense and rebounding.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
now you've got it
I just learned that this week
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We used to use it a lot more.
We tend to get lazy, so it goes in cycles.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 9:21 PM EST up reply actions
I imagine Stricklen will be back for Notre Dame.
Glory will be fine. But still, that’s an on-the-road game I’m not looking forward to.
I predict a fail at ND
sorry to say
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I'd agree.
No reason to believe otherwise.
If Spani’s back, you might be able to talk me into it though.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Me too.
Have to give props to ND. They’re a seriously good team.
by David Hooper on Jan 19, 2012 9:20 PM EST up reply actions
G'nite guys - thanks for the conversation
i will look for that coaching committee post
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Enjoy.
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by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:22 PM EST up reply actions
Cierra said that Stricklen talked to her pregame and told her that this was going to be her game.
That had to feel good.
See? Leader.
grumble grumble
Formerly 'snail. You get used to it after a while.
by Chris Pendley on Jan 19, 2012 9:25 PM EST up reply actions
Re: defense:
I’ve been struggling. I wear a size 13 1/2 shoe and these things don’t move as fast as I want them to sometimes.
Heh.
Vandy's getting steamrolled by Arkansas.
57-35 with 8 1/2 to go. I could have seen Arky winning, but I didn’t see that coming.
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