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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2024 17:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by pinotbear on Mar 26, 2024 17:19:20 GMT -5
As my late father used to say to me, after I'd done something particularly "thick" as a teen, "you have delusions of adequacy".
Kelli Harper, and the Vols WCBB universe in general, have "delusions of adequacy".
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Post by phil on Mar 26, 2024 17:41:12 GMT -5
Just curious of the implicit assumption whatever Kentucky can do Tennessee should be able to do better. What's the basis for that presumption. I don't disagree that Tennessee is a richer history than Kentucky but I'm not sure how much that's worth when it comes to attracting high-level talent.
If I were a high level coach talking to a Tennessee recruiter, my first thought is Dawn has the top SEC pretty much sewn up. Second place and third place will be a dogfight between LSU and Texas. Oklahoma had a pretty comparable year to Tennessee this year, both teams winning one game and then exiting but Oklahoma earning the higher seed. I haven't fully analyze the incoming talent but Oklahoma may well be in the fourth spot in the SEC. With Kenny Brooks coming to Kentucky May get them into fifth so Tennessee is going to have to work hard to do better than sixth place. They can probably beat out Kentucky next year but why would I want to go to a school where fighting for fifth or sixth place is in my future?
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Post by swash on Mar 26, 2024 17:54:24 GMT -5
Just curious of the implicit assumption whatever Kentucky can do Tennessee should be able to do better. What's the basis for that presumption. I don't disagree that Tennessee is a richer history than Kentucky but I'm not sure how much that's worth when it comes to attracting high-level talent. If I were a high level coach talking to a Tennessee recruiter, my first thought is Dawn has the top SEC pretty much sewn up. Second place and third place will be a dogfight between LSU and Texas. Oklahoma had a pretty comparable year to Tennessee this year, both teams winning one game and then exiting but Oklahoma earning the higher seed. I haven't fully analyze the incoming talent but Oklahoma may well be in the fourth spot in the SEC. With Kenny Brooks coming to Kentucky May get them into fifth so Tennessee is going to have to work hard to do better than sixth place. They can probably beat out Kentucky next year but why would I want to go to a school where fighting for fifth or sixth place is in my future? in an alternate universe, KC misses her second three point attempt of her four year career. Would Kelly be secure then? It is a fascinating question, because the odds against that shot banking in were ever so long indeed. |
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Post by mdoggie on Mar 26, 2024 19:43:05 GMT -5
Just curious of the implicit assumption whatever Kentucky can do Tennessee should be able to do better. What's the basis for that presumption. I don't disagree that Tennessee is a richer history than Kentucky but I'm not sure how much that's worth when it comes to attracting high-level talent. If I were a high level coach talking to a Tennessee recruiter, my first thought is Dawn has the top SEC pretty much sewn up. Second place and third place will be a dogfight between LSU and Texas. Oklahoma had a pretty comparable year to Tennessee this year, both teams winning one game and then exiting but Oklahoma earning the higher seed. I haven't fully analyze the incoming talent but Oklahoma may well be in the fourth spot in the SEC. With Kenny Brooks coming to Kentucky May get them into fifth so Tennessee is going to have to work hard to do better than sixth place. They can probably beat out Kentucky next year but why would I want to go to a school where fighting for fifth or sixth place is in my future? in an alternate universe, KC misses her second three point attempt of her four year career. Would Kelly be secure then? It is a fascinating question, because the odds against that shot banking in were ever so long indeed. Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. |
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 26, 2024 20:38:34 GMT -5
in an alternate universe, KC misses her second three point attempt of her four year career. Would Kelly be secure then? It is a fascinating question, because the odds against that shot banking in were ever so long indeed. Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. No way. Maybe for Clark, Bueckers or other good shooters. She was 0-1 in her career before that. She never shoots that shot. And I'm guessing she doesn't really practice that shot. No way it's a 50/50 shot. |
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Post by swash on Mar 26, 2024 20:50:56 GMT -5
in an alternate universe, KC misses her second three point attempt of her four year career. Would Kelly be secure then? It is a fascinating question, because the odds against that shot banking in were ever so long indeed. Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. I doubt she makes 20% if we give her a bunch of shots in a random practice in the home gym. |
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Post by swash on Mar 26, 2024 20:55:02 GMT -5
in an alternate universe, KC misses her second three point attempt of her four year career. Would Kelly be secure then? It is a fascinating question, because the odds against that shot banking in were ever so long indeed. Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. ONE shot any condition any time, I'm betting against her hitting that shot. |
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Post by mdoggie on Mar 26, 2024 21:09:54 GMT -5
Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. No way. Maybe for Clark, Bueckers or other good shooters. She was 0-1 in her career before that. She never shoots that shot. And I'm guessing she doesn't really practice that shot. No way it's a 50/50 shot. Now she 1 for 2, 50%. Either she was gonna make or miss. Everything looked good on the shot. A little long but thank you backboard. |
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 26, 2024 21:10:28 GMT -5
Good squared up uncontested shot straight away, odds were 50/50 with no defender. ONE shot any condition any time, I'm betting against her hitting that shot. You have to add that she hit a bank shot. Shooting the ball long will decrease your odds of the ball going in. |
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Post by mdoggie on Mar 26, 2024 21:20:38 GMT -5
I’m glad she hit the shot. Imagine The falling tears and Volnation had she missed!
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Post by phil on Mar 27, 2024 8:57:53 GMT -5
Yes, if she had missed and South Carolina had lost, they would have come into the tournament with a chip on the shoulder and would probably be beating people by large margins. Oh wait.
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