2022 Recruits

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Have to come up with a post player with Key and Saunders both Seniors next season. Hopefully the portal will have someone that will be interested in Tennessee. Cooper probably more inclined to stay with good friend Richardson at Georgia we'll see if that turns out to be true.
 
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Volfan2012 said:
No not at all this has been known for a while that they had to overcome the Florida teams. Tennessee and NC State were always to longshots out of the four teams left.
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LOL, why are you even paying attention to him/her/it?

We all know how this song and dance goes... Now it is true we need to pick up recruiting HOWEVER it's less valid when a troll only comes around when something can be perceived as negative AND when something positive happens disappears or puts a negative spin on it.

I find it funny now where as i got irritated earlier 😂
 
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VA_VOLFAN said:
LOL, why are you even paying attention to him/her/it?

We all know how this song and dance goes... Now it is true we need to pick up recruiting HOWEVER it's less valid when a troll only comes around when something can be perceived as negative AND when something positive happens disappears or puts a negative spin on it.

I find it funny now where as i got irritated earlier 😂
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I don't mind giving a true answer know he don't believe it but since he addressed me directly don't mind answering.
 
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Question.
Our previous assistant coaches were the initial contacts for this year's freshman class (highly ranked) and Pissott (#11 overall in 2022). Why was it necessary to replace them ?
 
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Well if we don’t get some Transfer Portal Help Next Year in the post will be thin we need a True Center and another PF in 2023 unless you plan on playing Pissott at the 3/4 Puckett at the 3/4 and Striplin at the 5 in 2023..
 
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You cannot rebuild with one recruit in a class. Regardless of what you think about the 21 class, you had to follow up that class with another strong class. The great teams are not dependent on the transfer portal, because they don’t have to be….they are getting who they want. I have heard the excuses, but it’s still alarming that only 1 player wants to play for UT in the 2022 class. If they had a roster full of great players who were all young, I could see signing 1 player, but all the best players on the roster are older. You can spin it how you want, but we have got turned down by so many players. It’s alarming.
 
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PAPI said:
You cannot rebuild with one recruit in a class. Regardless of what you think about the 21 class, you had to follow up that class with another strong class. The great teams are not dependent on the transfer portal, because they don’t have to be….they are getting who they want. I have heard the excuses, but it’s still alarming that only 1 player wants to play for UT in the 2022 class. If they had a roster full of great players who were all young, I could see signing 1 player, but all the best players on the roster are older. You can spin it how you want, but we have got turned down by so many players. It’s alarming.
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I see your concern but I also disagree! What is alarming is the amount of kids constantly ending up in the transfer portal because coaches have made promises they knew they couldn't keep. Kellie has done a great job fixing a lot of errors from the Holly era and is building the team the way it should be done. She isn't going to cater to AAU coaches, high school coaches, parents and other factors that want to have a say in who she brings in and who she doesn't. Whether these are viewed as excuses or not, I could care less, I just know that its a lot that goes on behind the scenes in recruiting Kellie will have no part in, just like Pat wouldn't have a part in. It's all about integrity. The fact that we even got a visit from Cooper and Oldacre is amazing. Neither player was on our radar but became interested in what we had to offer. Justine is our only verbal commit now (and I get it Lacy was the one who initially put things in place but with Lacy gone Justine is still committed) and I want more players like her. More players like our 2021 class and even our 2020 class. Those young ladies committed to the our program and has never wavered and those who probably wasn't the right fit are no longer here (Destiny Salary).

Kellie has a huge mountain to climb and a lot of damage to repair from Holly's time as Head Coach and I believe she is taking all the right steps to do so. The transfer portal has been huge for 3 of the last 4 NCAA champions! SC doesn't win a Championship without Alicia Gray and Kaela Davis, ND doesn't win a championship with Jessica Shepard, Baylor doesn't win a championship without Chloe Jackson! That's 4 of the right pieces entering the portal at the right time and coaches capitalizing on it to help them win.

Even with us just adding Justine to this class (if we miss out on Cooper), we would still have 11 next year (and it could be 12 if Walker decides to take the Covid year) you can add two key pieces in the portal and then add a great 2023 class (one where our staff has really been able to get in early on) and you're even better than you were. Many of us have said 2023 would be the year to look toward and I wont be alarmed until at least the 2024 class
 
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mlindsay said:
I see your concern but I also disagree! What is alarming is the amount of kids constantly ending up in the transfer portal because coaches have made promises they knew they couldn't keep. Kellie has done a great job fixing a lot of errors from the Holly era and is building the team the way it should be done. She isn't going to cater to AAU coaches, high school coaches, parents and other factors that want to have a say in who she brings in and who she doesn't. Whether these are viewed as excuses or not, I could care less, I just know that its a lot that goes on behind the scenes in recruiting Kellie will have no part in, just like Pat wouldn't have a part in. It's all about integrity. The fact that we even got a visit from Cooper and Oldacre is amazing. Neither player was on our radar but became interested in what we had to offer. Justine is our only verbal commit now (and I get it Lacy was the one who initially put things in place but with Lacy gone Justine is still committed) and I want more players like her. More players like our 2021 class and even our 2020 class. Those young ladies committed to the our program and has never wavered.

Kellie has a huge mountain to climb and a lot of damage to repair from Holly's time as Head Coach and I believe she is taking all the right steps to do so. The transfer portal has been huge for 3 of the last 4 NCAA champions! SC doesn't win a Championship without Alicia Gray and Kaela Davis, ND doesn't win a championship with Jessica Shepard, Baylor doesn't win a championship without Chloe Jackson! That's 3 of the right pieces entering the portal at the right time and coaches capitalizing on it to help them win.

Even with us just adding Justine to this class (if we miss out on Cooper), we would still have 11 next year (and it could be 12 if Walker decides to take the Covid year) you can add two key pieces in the portal and then add a great 2023 class (one where our staff has really been able to get in early on) and you're even better than you were. Many of us have said 2023 would be the year to look toward and I wont be alarmed until at least the 2024 class
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I agree 100%. It is no time to worry. Kellie is going about it the right way in putting together her program with the right players.
 
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LadyVols_WBK said:
another florida school what is with florida always being in the mix with top recruits but have been mediocre from year to year🧐
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If that is her final three at least all have fan support with Florida State being the least. Miami has about a 1000 fans a game or less and is a middle of the league team. You have a different agenda other than basketball if you go there.
 
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Darth_Vol said:
Early damage control to protect a coach who can't close in recruiting...
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Have to agree...something is not right in Knoxville ..too many swings and misses. Takes more than a pool party at Kellie's house to close the deal . The assistant coaches have to be frustrated!! This is how they are graded .
 
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LadyVols_WBK said:
@mcannon1 is correct Kyla to Miami lol I should have known they were the favorite when she took 2 unofficials to them 4 months apart
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She picked a school that plays in front of 1000 fans a game. As opposed to playing for a tradition rich school that has 12-15k fans a game All the playing time she wants...Something isn't right in k-town...
 
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