2024-2025 WBB Team (2022-present)
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My time as a UT fan was rough. I was ready to fire Kellie Harper by the end. lol
Why she started the slow girl at center in the 1st and 3rd is a mystery to me. Same girl started the UCONN game and was a defensive disaster in that game as well. Why put your team in a hole to start the game? UT only lost by 8. That game was in reach. smh
Why she started the slow girl at center in the 1st and 3rd is a mystery to me. Same girl started the UCONN game and was a defensive disaster in that game as well. Why put your team in a hole to start the game? UT only lost by 8. That game was in reach. smh
At this point, I feel we should probably be rooting for Tennessee because I don't think Kellie Harper is The One to lead them back to the promised land. They literally have zero recruits signed for 2023. She just doesn't have "it." So we don't want her to bomb so badly she gets fired.
As of now UT next year would start
PG Brooklyn Miles 5’6”
2G Tess Darby 6’2”
SF Justine Pissott 6’4”
PF Jillian Hollingshead 6’5”
C Tamari Key 6’6”
Bench would be Sara Puckett 6’2” but that’s it
Tall, unathletic, slow, inexperienced but tall, did I say they were tall?
After watching LSU-Tenn what are everyone's thoughts about our games against both?
I think we can wear down LSU with their lack of depth. Tenn won't be able to handle us in the post and hopefully fouls will get called on Angel Reese.
I think we can wear down LSU with their lack of depth. Tenn won't be able to handle us in the post and hopefully fouls will get called on Angel Reese.
UT
Just not good enough to hang with us for 40 minutes. At the beginning of the season the matchups worried me. Take away eitherJackson or Horston and don’t let Darby beat you from 3.
15 point victory.
LSU
I want to just dismiss them, wretched schedule, they are yet to play a top 25 team, no bench, full of themselves. But They have 3 players who would start almost anywhere; Reese, Morris and Johnson.
I think we can stifle Morris and Johnson. UT had no one who could get in front of Morris and stop the dribble drive, we do. I don’t know who you put Beal on, Johnson or Reese? I think Johnson, just remove her from the equation. Then give Reese a rotating dose of Saxton, Amihere and Watkins. She may get 20 or 25. But if shut down the other two they will need her to score 40, that ain’t happening.
LSU is hard to get a handle on because of their schedule. Arkansas was only ranked team they played and they are nowhere to be found now. LSU only beat them by 3 last time they played and we won but about 40. Tenn is a shell of themselves and is full of several players with ability but are unable to show it because Jackson is the epitome of ball hog. She refused to pass many times in the 3rd and 4th quarters last night and wound up turning it over again and again. She is talented but with a terrible mindset. Horston was nowhere last night.
I would love to see how LSU handles it if they start getting behind in score because they have not been all year really. I would love to see if we jump out early, how they respond. Either they start cheap fouls out of frustration or they are composed and make runs. However, Mulkey always looks like she will pop a blood vessel in her head when things go wrong so that could be entertaining.
I certainly want to beat them and humble them because they think they are incredible. However notice Stanford has lost twice and was bumped ahead of them in latest poles. Thats how little credibility LSU has with that schedule.
I would love to see how LSU handles it if they start getting behind in score because they have not been all year really. I would love to see if we jump out early, how they respond. Either they start cheap fouls out of frustration or they are composed and make runs. However, Mulkey always looks like she will pop a blood vessel in her head when things go wrong so that could be entertaining.
I certainly want to beat them and humble them because they think they are incredible. However notice Stanford has lost twice and was bumped ahead of them in latest poles. Thats how little credibility LSU has with that schedule.
I certainly agree Cardoso needs to play less rushed. It feels like I bring it up in every game thread. Very few teams have a player who can block her shot, so why rush?
That being said, I still think she's a dominant player. I posted the stat yesterday that she holds opponents to the lowest percentage in the paint of of any player in wbb. She actually rebounds and block shots at a higher rate than Boston. Boston shoots a higher percentage (60%), but Cardoso's 53% shooting percentage isn't shabby. Angel Reese is shooting 55% and she's in contention for NPOY. I think Cardoso has a real shot at SEC POY next season when her minutes will be higher.
I'm so glad that I'm not a Tennessee fan, because that game really made me mad. First off those refs were ridiculous. They were so reluctant to call fouls on LSU and made some questionable ones on Tennessee. Reese literally taunted her opponents with a TikTok dance in front of the refs and no tech was given.
So while the refs partially influenced this game, the real problem was Coach Harper. When in took over 9 minutes for LSU to get it's first foul in the 2nd Quarter, Harper should have gotten a T standing up for her players getting bullied with no calls. Her team had a successful press that LSU never figured out and she went away from it, she put her slower guards on Morris who went off on for 31.
She made barely any adjustments, she let her players continue to make the same mistakes and she didn't call any timely timeouts that could have stopped LSU while they were on a run and yet still only lost by 8. Harper's days are numbered, she has no incoming recruiting class and when Horston/Jackson leave she'll have nothing to lean on. She'll probably be gone before the 2024 season at this rate.
So while the refs partially influenced this game, the real problem was Coach Harper. When in took over 9 minutes for LSU to get it's first foul in the 2nd Quarter, Harper should have gotten a T standing up for her players getting bullied with no calls. Her team had a successful press that LSU never figured out and she went away from it, she put her slower guards on Morris who went off on for 31.
She made barely any adjustments, she let her players continue to make the same mistakes and she didn't call any timely timeouts that could have stopped LSU while they were on a run and yet still only lost by 8. Harper's days are numbered, she has no incoming recruiting class and when Horston/Jackson leave she'll have nothing to lean on. She'll probably be gone before the 2024 season at this rate.
LSU: I'm encouraged that Williams and Reese played 38 minutes last night. That will allow us to play Cardoso and Boston on the court at the same time. Someone is getting in foul trouble. Most likely LSU, but if it's us we have the deepest low post depth in the country. Let's use it to our advantage.
Morris was very impressive last night, but we did an outstanding job of defending Harbison of Vandy.
TENN: I've heard a lot about UT's depth, but really they have 2 future pros and a lot of imperfect players around them. Darby, for instance, is an excellent shooter but she's very limited defensively. UT really misses Key, who covered up for poor defense.
I expect them to give us all we can handle in Knoxville. They only lost to LSU by 8, on the road, and Horston played horribly. We will get their best effort.
Their press while effective does not scare me. Put Aliyah in the center of the court, throw over the front two to her. Voila, we are past their two best defenders and athletes. Distribute and punish
I took the following quote from Her Hoop Stats newsletter:
Unplugged - The curious case of LSU and other bracketology questions
"LSU’s 2022-23 campaign is fascinating from a bracketology perspective. The unbeaten Tigers are No. 4 in both NET and the most recent AP poll. Sounds like a resume worthy of a one-seed in the NCAA Tournament, right? No. Not even close, really. The kicker is the Tigers’ strength of schedule, which, based on their opponents’ margin per 100 possessions, ranks 197th in the country. Given its unprecedented nature, it’s difficult to forecast how the NCAA tournament committee will handle this situation. "So basically LSU needs a win over us, either in the regular season or the SEC tournament for a chance at a #1 seed.
Look at the rest of the conference: 34 teams received votes in the latest AP poll; only 3 SEC teams. Carolina and LSU are the only teams ranked. Where's LSU's big wins coming, besides us?
I really don't want to see Mulkey rewarded for playing a crap schedule. All the conference coaches are encouraged to play a quality OOC schedule and she did the exact opposite. It's incredibly selfish, especially for someone with zero worries about her job security.
Their OOC SOS was 297!!! 297 out of 350!!! She had to really work hard to schedule that many crappy teams!! Their ONLY ROAD GAME in OOC was Tulane in New Orleans.
I get physically ill every time ESPN/SEC Network shows LSU's season stats. Totally meaningless.
Tomorrow Georgia plays LSU, Ole Miss plays UT. Outside of the top 2 teams in the SEC, UGA and Ole Miss play the most consistently hard and physical defense in the conference. I wouldn't want to play either on a short week. Both LSU and UT are at home, otherwise I would call for at least one upset. I really want to see UGA play LSU nasty like they did us. But they won't have the benefit of home cookin' from the refs. We'll see.
As for USC, we play Kentucky. We saw in the last game, their frantic style and short bench left them completely gassed in the 4th quarter. So I expect a win, but I would prefer to be in control of the game from the start. It would be nice if Cooper, Feagin, Watkins and Kitts could get some 4th quarter playing time.
As for USC, we play Kentucky. We saw in the last game, their frantic style and short bench left them completely gassed in the 4th quarter. So I expect a win, but I would prefer to be in control of the game from the start. It would be nice if Cooper, Feagin, Watkins and Kitts could get some 4th quarter playing time.
That Georgia game could be interesting. If the officiating is decent and they play LSU like they did us it could be close.
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All respect for your opinion but I see/feel no upsets for this team. I really feel wire-to-wire with this group. We lost two last year I know but I don’t think it happens this year. Bench is just so much better. Just my opinion.
The upset talk was only about LSU and UT tomorrow. We will beat Kentucky, the only question is how decisively.
All cliches apply; letdown/trap game forLSU, UGA is physical, they play a D nobody else plays, they have depth, they rebound well enough.
We gave UGA their worst defeat of the year. Let’s see if UGA can stick around and make it into
I recall ESPN commentators mentioning during the second LSU-Ark game that Mulkey wasn't firm on who would be on the team when she had to put together a schedule.
Take it for what it's worth.
I'm certain there will be an upgrade for 2023-2024.
Mulkey did indeed say that but she has scheduled the same way since she was at Baylor … a cupcake non-con schedule.
Alexis Morris immediately said she was using a extra year, Jasmine Carson committed April 20, Ladhazia Williams april 21, Katerina Poole May 1, Angel Reese committed May 6, approximately one month after the end of the season. Mulkey is lying out of her ***.
Of course 23-24 will be an upgrade. It would be almost impossible to schedule a weaker OOC schedule than this season’s. At present 299 OOC SOS
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Even if she didn't receive the transfers she did get, her schedule is unforgivable. No way should a power 5 school should be amongst the worst 50 in OOC scheduling. You literally have to go out your way to schedule like that .
I watched the game between UCONN and Providence. I definitely have some thoughts on the Huskies. Got to wait, though. I'm not jinxing the team by talking about the next opponent. Let's take care of business against Kentucky first.
I will say that UT has some serious defensive issues if Big East teams are holding UCONN in the 60's. Ole Miss has a real chance tonight if Kellie Harper can't find the right lineup. She seems to be continously searching.
I will say that UT has some serious defensive issues if Big East teams are holding UCONN in the 60's. Ole Miss has a real chance tonight if Kellie Harper can't find the right lineup. She seems to be continously searching.
I will anxiously be waiting on your thoughts. I was hoping someone watched bc when I looked at the box score I saw Edwards only scored 8 points. If they can contain her surely we can too!
It was actually only 4 points and 4 rebounds for Edwards. But Dorka was able to go off instead. So even though one player gets shutdown usually another one steps up. Something worth noting their 3 bench players played a total of 20 minutes for a total of 1 point and 1 rebound.
Despite the score, I still wouldn't underestimate UConn. They will try to play their A game and really give it to us. We should be prepared for any surprises, last year when we cancelled our home game an injured Fudd came back to everyone's surprise in what would have been our matchup. So there's a chance we could see Ducharme return and a much less likely chance the Fudd could too.
just took a peek at this week's rankings (AP & Coaches). I'm sorry, LSU (3) should not be ranked over Indiana (4), even with the Hoosiers having 1 one loss. In fact, I think Indiana should be 2nd over Stanford based on all the teams and games I've watched this season. Now that they have a healthy Grace Berger back with McKenzie Holmes, Syd Parrish, & Sara Scalia, Indiana is one of the teams that somewhat concerns me in a potential late season one game match-up.
Edwards got into early foul trouble, which explains some of her lack of production. Could be a factor on Monday.
Geno didn't show much faith in Deberry, even with Edwards sitting. Ashlyn Watkins has proven to be much more college ready than the higher ranked Betts and Deberry.
For her sake I hope Deberry transfers. Much like Mir and Saylor they are thriving at their new schools as key pieces rather than benchwarmers even in clear blowouts.
Looks like we got some extra help to prepare for the game today.
Fletcher doesn't push the tempo enough and Cardoso and Saxton are too sloppy with the ball. I want to see more Johnson, Hall, Watkins Feagin and Kitts.
I am not biting my tongue with Cardoso anymore. She is just not good and it taking up too many minutes from better teammates.
Are you drunk? Cardoso had 14 points, 3 rebounds and 5 blocks in only 11 minutes!