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madtownvol said:
I don't know that much about Ruby W.

Her stats and profile suggest an athletic guard who does not shoot 3s very well (26%) for her career nor FTs (66%). She also averages about 1.2 steals a game and 5 rebounds pg (in about 27 minutes per game)

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It's definitely our new archtype. As you can see from the other answers, it's the "super athletic and offense should develop" model. Makes sense for where we are right now, there weren't that many "complete" players in the portal and we weren't going to get them anyway. But all these players are relatively young, have 2 yrs left and certainly all have great potential to develop further. Probably easier to recruit athletes and teach them to shoot than vice versa. Athleticism usually can't be taught.

The new staff seems to have done a really good job both in identifying and closing, though some of these also had previous connection to former staff. Which is really good, means they have loyalty to the program, not just the coach.

All that sunshine being spread, this archtype is why I was really hoping we'd get one more 3 pt shooter like Nye. Basically we'll have Sara and Jewel to chuck those 30 3s a game until and unless one of the portal players improves quickly. It's also what worries me when we get forced into a half court offense.

Still hoping we can add at least a good pg who has a good 3 pt %. So far I'd call the portal class (if Ruby signs) very solid but not elite.
 
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madtownvol said:
I don't know that much about Ruby W.

Her stats and profile suggest an athletic guard who does not shoot 3s very well (26%) for her career nor FTs (66%). She also averages about 1.2 steals a game and 5 rebounds pg (in about 27 minutes per game)

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All I can say is ......Ruby don't take your love to Town ......bring it to the Summitt Floor ...and hit a better % FG's and FT's.Amen !!!
 
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Golfteacher said:
Jordon had elite skillsets when she came to Tennessee and both she and Burrell were very reasonable defenders from day one. However, Jordan was a turnover machine until she was drafted as a pro. She managed to stick with LA because of injuries. Burrell was also a turnover machine while at Tennessee. Many times she played out of control. Kellie had a difficult time taming the team’s turnover issues. One of the things that made both draftable was they are big guards and play good defense with rebounding ability. I question Kellie’s player development skills because most of the team did not seem to get any better than they were when they came to Tennessee.
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If this coach can get Wynn to the WNBA I’ll give her all the credit in the world.
 
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madtownvol said:
I guess I am who you are referring to.

It figures you would interpret asking what does Ruby's game bring to the team that is not revealed by her stats as "drama" and "trying to spin the signing."

Given you started last season by predicting that the LVs were going to win everything and that anyone who thought differently was a complete idiot, maybe you should stop hyperventilating all the time and ask a few reasoned questions now and again.....
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Nope. Didn’t see your post(s).
 
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Golfteacher said:
Jordon had elite skillsets when she came to Tennessee and both she and Burrell were very reasonable defenders from day one. However, Jordan was a turnover machine until she was drafted as a pro. She managed to stick with LA because of injuries. Burrell was also a turnover machine while at Tennessee. Many times she played out of control. Kellie had a difficult time taming the team’s turnover issues. One of the things that made both draftable was they are big guards and play good defense with rebounding ability. I question Kellie’s player development skills because most of the team did not seem to get any better than they were when they came to Tennessee.
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Thinking about all the many times we've been told the buck stops absolutely with the head coach when there are failures of any kind. Accomplishments? Not so much. All four of Kellie's W players got much better during their time here. Pretty sure if you asked any of them they'd credit coaching and development of their talents with at least part of their success. As you pointed out, those sophmore turnover machines were not W material. But as seniors they became exactly that, as first rounders. Not sure how that gets barricaded from coaching. But whatever.
 
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glv98 said:
Thinking about all the many times we've been told the buck stops absolutely with the head coach when there are failures of any kind. Accomplishments? Not so much. All four of Kellie's W players got much better during their time here. Pretty sure if you asked any of them they'd credit coaching and development of their talents with at least part of their success. As you pointed out, those sophmore turnover machines were not W material. But as seniors they became exactly that, as first rounders. Not sure how that gets barricaded from coaching. But whatever.
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People can't appreciate fine margins. Kellie, like a lot of coaches who don't live up to expectations, don't miss being successful by that much.

It is much easier to revisionist history Kellie as someone, who for inexplicable reasons, did not want talented players on her roster (but somehow wound up with Rickea and Jewel, and in the future Brooks and Chastain, against her will) and had no capacity to develop players, who were instead completely self-coached.
 
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madtownvol said:
I don't know that much about Ruby W.

Her stats and profile suggest an athletic guard who does not shoot 3s very well (26%) for her career nor FTs (66%). She also averages about 1.2 steals a game and 5 rebounds pg (in about 27 minutes per game)

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52 percent two point field goal shooter.
 
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