2021 Lady Vol Recruiting Thread

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The "Team A or B has the number 4 or 5 recruiting class" works in football. It works in MBB if you retain the class to their Jr. or Sr. while those ranked ahead of them go pro or transfer. It's absolute pyrite for WBB. Not only are rankings for high school girls players even more suspect than in other sports but team rankings are insignificant. It's about who recruits impact players. There are only about 4 or 5 of those each year in WBB recruiting. The #15, 25, 45 and 55 players would get a school a lofty ranking. But if UConn were to follow Paige Bueckers with Azzi Fudd and Notre Dame were to follow Miles and Citron with Ayanna Patterson they are going to compete for Final Fours. The 2015 Hoopgurlz rankings which had Duke(1) and Louisville's(2) 5 players rated ahead of UConn's 3 and Notre Dames 3 are a prime example.

UConn added Katie Lou Samuelson and a much underrated Napheesa Collier to Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck. Notre Dame added Arike Ogunbowale and Mabrey to Brianna Turner. Then came Jackie Young. UCLA, South Carolina and Duke were 1, 2,3 in 2014.

The Lady Vols have to sign more Jordan Horston's. You can prattle on about the 3 top 100 players starting in the 20's being "ranked" ahead of a team with only two which are in the top 20 or top 15. But you're not going to beat that team on the court unless they're coached by a Karen Aston.
 
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Thank you Kenya for finding our board faulty for PRATTLING ( talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.

What you wrote is not wrong, just the obvious that the process to be able to recruit in competition with SC, UConn, Baylor, ND, Oregon, and Louisville requires winning. What is Wrong is sounding superior as a new person on the LV board.
 
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Kenja said:
The "Team A or B has the number 4 or 5 recruiting class" works in football. It works in MBB if you retain the class to their Jr. or Sr. while those ranked ahead of them go pro or transfer. It's absolute pyrite for WBB. Not only are rankings for high school girls players even more suspect than in other sports but team rankings are insignificant. It's about who recruits impact players. There are only about 4 or 5 of those each year in WBB recruiting. The #15, 25, 45 and 55 players would get a school a lofty ranking. But if UConn were to follow Paige Bueckers with Azzi Fudd and Notre Dame were to follow Miles and Citron with Ayanna Patterson they are going to compete for Final Fours. The 2015 Hoopgurlz rankings which had Duke(1) and Louisville's(2) 5 players rated ahead of UConn's 3 and Notre Dames 3 are a prime example.

UConn added Katie Lou Samuelson and a much underrated Napheesa Collier to Breanna Stewart and Morgan Tuck. Notre Dame added Arike Ogunbowale and Mabrey to Brianna Turner. Then came Jackie Young. UCLA, South Carolina and Duke were 1, 2,3 in 2014.


The Lady Vols have to sign more Jordan Horston's. You can prattle on about the 3 top 100 players starting in the 20's being "ranked" ahead of a team with only two which are in the top 20 or top 15. But you're not going to beat that team on the court unless they're coached by a Karen Aston.
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Collier was Top 5 composite ranked player coming out of high school.

If Kellie can consistently finish near the top of the SEC and make S16 or better NCAA tournament runs, the highly ranked players will want to play for her.
 
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Bballnut1952 said:
Is there a certain join date that makes you a newbie?
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Oddly, no, nor a specific number of posts. You mysteriously only get called out for newbieness or trollishness when you disagree with. . . well, you know. Same with being nabbed for wrong thread, etc. Interesting dynamic.
 
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creekdipper said:
I wanna be an oldbie, but I guess my join date makes me a middlebie. :(

Still get my gubmint draw, though!
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Hard to tell sometimes anyhow. Mine says 2018 but I was on here long before that. Got locked out of my other account at some point. Can’t even remember what my name was now lol. Talk about old 😂
 
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djtee said:
Volball good post, But i think it will come down to matchups on the floor and the team. This is true for most teams just like when we played SC we only could match them at 1or2 positions. KY the same when they played SC, KY Blair Green 6-0 she is skilled and has game i like her, But she played little against SC because of the matchup.
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Yeah matchups are key. I do think the 3 of them could feasibly play together quite a bit though. Even if it’s just situationally for 2-3 minutes. When you throw a lineup that big and talented at people they’re going to struggle to stop it.

I think Kellie is shaping up a very nice team, with (God I hope) or without Teonni. I think Salary and Darby will bring more to the table than some expect as well.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Yeah matchups are key. I do think the 3 of them could feasibly play together quite a bit though. Even if it’s just situationally for 2-3 minutes. When you throw a lineup that big and talented at people they’re going to struggle to stop it.

I think Kellie is shaping up a very nice team, with (God I hope) or without Teonni. I think Salary and Darby will bring more to the table than some expect as well.
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Especially Darby's outside shot!
 
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Athletics will host the first "Big Orange Connect," a virtual fan appreciation event featuring head coaches and administration, at 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 3. Volunteer fans can watch the event live for free on Tennessee Athletics' official Facebook page.

Hosted by "The Voice of the Vols," Bob Kesling, "Big Orange Connect" will be headlined by guests Chancellor Donde Plowman, Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer, football head coach Jeremy Pruitt, men's basketball head coach Rick Barnes and women's basketball head coach Kellie Harper.

Fans can interact virtually and submit questions for Fulmer or the head coaches prior to the event by clicking here or by using the hashtag #BigOrangeConnect on social media platforms. Wednesday's festivities will also include select fan giveaways during the live stream.

"Big Orange Connect" is presented by First Horizon with support from Farm Bureau, UTMC, Food City and Ford.
 
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creekdipper said:
One to open up the rim; one to lock down the paint.

And one master key to control them all!!!

(Sources: The Fellowship of the Lady Vols; The Twin Towers; The Return of the Title).
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Nice job on the sources. I forget it's a good thing to give credit when you cut and paste someone else's work. I will try to do better.
 
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