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ERvolsfan said:
Well with Fulwiley disputing the LSU visit rumors maybe she's still open, and maybe we do have a chance... Gosh could you imagine, if we were to land Fulwiley and Judd, with this existing portal and HS class, we would be a very deep talented balanced roster who could compete in SEC and MM.
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That’s really what it takes. If you look back at our best teams there wasn’t hardly a kid on the roster who couldn’t get out there and play.

No secret why teams like South Carolina and LSU go so deep in the tourney every season. Both programs understand the value of a deep, talented roster. Having a player for any matchup is key.

Gilbert was mostly a bust for LSU but she torched us both times. That’s the kind of depth Robertson brings. You can put her out there and she can make something happen against the right player on any given night.
 
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Fulwiley coming to Tennessee is in the "too fantastic to even remotely allow myself to seriously entertain the possibility" category for me.

I'm super happy with where we are right now. If there's another Betts just lyin' around somewhere, sure. We could use one. 😁

Even if we're done for this cycle I think we'll be really strong next season.
 
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7. Tennessee Lady Vols​

Despite no Lady Vol playing more than 25 minutes per game in Kim Caldwell's system, the program did not suffer a significant loss in the portal. The core of Talaysia Cooper, Zee Spearman and Ruby Whitehorn appears set to return. Bringing in Janiah Barker from UCLA and Nya Robertson, a SMU transfer who averaged 18.5 points per game in the ACC, only makes Tennessee deeper. Caldwell also landed four top-50 recruits, led by No. 9-ranked Mia Pauldo from New Jersey. Previous rank: 8

Looks like ESPN has predictably joined the negative recruiting campaign with others. Shocking. I know. That first sentence is a jab. Fortunately, our coach already knows other programs will try to use the system as a negative. That's why she's packed her bag with actual stats and facts. Love that she covered this in the recent interview. Our program has held onto its core players better than almost everyone because our players love the system. You won't read that on ESPN though.
 
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Orange007 said:

7. Tennessee Lady Vols​

Despite no Lady Vol playing more than 25 minutes per game in Kim Caldwell's system, the program did not suffer a significant loss in the portal. The core of Talaysia Cooper, Zee Spearman and Ruby Whitehorn appears set to return. Bringing in Janiah Barker from UCLA and Nya Robertson, a SMU transfer who averaged 18.5 points per game in the ACC, only makes Tennessee deeper. Caldwell also landed four top-50 recruits, led by No. 9-ranked Mia Pauldo from New Jersey. Previous rank: 8

Looks like ESPN has predictably joined the negative recruiting campaign with others. Shocking. I know. That first sentence is a jab. Fortunately, our coach already knows other programs will try to use the system as a negative. That's why she's packed her bag with actual stats and facts. Love that she covered this in the recent interview. Our program has held onto its core players better than almost everyone because our players love the system. You won't read that on ESPN though.
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It’s not a jab if it’s true. The article with a #7 ranking seemed like a good assessment and positive for Tennessee.
 
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Orange007 said:

7. Tennessee Lady Vols​

Despite no Lady Vol playing more than 25 minutes per game in Kim Caldwell's system, the program did not suffer a significant loss in the portal. The core of Talaysia Cooper, Zee Spearman and Ruby Whitehorn appears set to return. Bringing in Janiah Barker from UCLA and Nya Robertson, a SMU transfer who averaged 18.5 points per game in the ACC, only makes Tennessee deeper. Caldwell also landed four top-50 recruits, led by No. 9-ranked Mia Pauldo from New Jersey. Previous rank: 8

Looks like ESPN has predictably joined the negative recruiting campaign with others. Shocking. I know. That first sentence is a jab. Fortunately, our coach already knows other programs will try to use the system as a negative. That's why she's packed her bag with actual stats and facts. Love that she covered this in the recent interview. Our program has held onto its core players better than almost everyone because our players love the system. You won't read that on ESPN though.
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The proof is in the pudding. Most long time B-ball fans know what they've seen for years. They have their favorite coach and favorite teams and none of them played like the Vols. So, guess what ppl are very resistant to change good or bad. Most ppls answer is that's the way we always done it before and I want no changes. So, to me it's just not ESPN its most fans they want it to fail because they have it engrained in their mind the way they would run a basketball team and Kim's system will injure their idyllically team playing style in their own legend mind. At one time the 4 corners was unbeatable, get more than a 2-point lead go into the 4 corners started by UNC. Then they changed the rules shot clock. If Kim wins a Natty look for some to push for a rule of substitution numbers for time periods. Like I said humans hate change and will always react.
 
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KTrain said:
The proof is in the pudding. Most long time B-ball fans know what they've seen for years. They have their favorite coach and favorite teams and none of them played like the Vols. So, guess what ppl are very resistant to change good or bad. Most ppls answer is that's the way we always done it before and I want no changes. So, to me it's just not ESPN its most fans they want it to fail because they have it engrained in their mind the way they would run a basketball team and Kim's system will injure their idyllically team playing style in their own legend mind. At one time the 4 corners was unbeatable, get more than a 2-point lead go into the 4 corners started by UNC. Then they changed the rules shot clock. If Kim wins a Natty look for some to push for a rule of substitution numbers for time periods. Like I said humans hate change and will always react.
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I know never say never But they will never control substitutions for many reasons. #1 health and injury. It's a coaches different philosophies that allows for a lot of different players to perform in the sports. GLV moving on up ! CKC has enough athletes now to show if her stile can beat the best on a consistent basis.
 
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volsagain said:
I know never say never But they will never control substitutions for many reasons. #1 health and injury. It's a coaches different philosophies that allows for a lot of different players to perform in the sports. GLV moving on up ! CKC has enough athletes now to show if her stile can beat the best on a consistent basis.
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Yep, after I posted that I thought about the fake injuries in football. I thought you know they said what if the fake was real and a guy tried to play hurt to keep his team from getting a timeout or sit out a series. After I thought about this any substitution rule would be a big hill to climb rule wise, like the fake injury.
 
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LVsinceJV said:
My question about Wolfenbarger is, if she had issues playing in the post at LSU, how would she work in our system?
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We don’t have a system for traditional post players. Kim wants the post players to be guards but they need to be able to rebound and run the floor. Jersey is actually a good 3pt shooter too
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
You were right about Barker, what makes you say this about Jersey? More social media tea leaves?
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Jersey would actually be a very good fit for this system, and I envision this is the type of of game that she theoretically should thrive in. The problem with LSU is they used her more as an inside player. She was serviceable, but that's not her bread and butter. On the flip side, Kim's style of play was very similar to Arkansas' when she was there, and she didn't do great. Had an ok freshman year, but totally ineffective her sophomore year. Part of the problem may have been that they had 3 ball dominant guards, so there was very little ball movement going on. I can see her being a solid rotation player, and at 6'5 she adds height and rebounding.
 
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LVsinceJV said:
My question about Wolfenbarger is, if she had issues playing in the post at LSU, how would she work in our system?
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So far she’s had issues everywhere. We don’t need anymore impact players. She is a depth recruit and a project for us. She has the POTENTIAL to be an incredible player if she can find balance between the perimeter and interior.

Primarily she has to decide to get mean on interior defense and clean the glass.
 
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LVsinceJV said:
My question about Wolfenbarger is, if she had issues playing in the post at LSU, how would she work in our system?
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If she plays as well in a sub role as she did there will be effective for us. 13 minutes 4.6 points and 3.6 rebounds 63 percent from the field. Those are good numbers for limited shots and minutes.
 
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Amb3096 said:
Jersey would actually be a very good fit for this system, and I envision this is the type of of game that she theoretically should thrive in. The problem with LSU is they used her more as an inside player. She was serviceable, but that's not her bread and butter. On the flip side, Kim's style of play was very similar to Arkansas' when she was there, and she didn't do great. Had an ok freshman year, but totally ineffective her sophomore year. Part of the problem may have been that they had 3 ball dominant guards, so there was very little ball movement going on. I can see her being a solid rotation player, and at 6'5 she adds height and rebounding.
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She wasn’t good on the perimeter at Arkansas either though. Her shooting wasn’t good and her handle isn’t tight. I think our current staff can make her a really good utility player if she can get her three pointer dialed in and work the glass.

Mulkey did us a solid and made her develop some inside game. Almost doubled her FG % and scored more in fewer minutes than at Arky
 
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VolBall09 said:
She wasn’t good on the perimeter at Arkansas either though. Her shooting wasn’t good and her handle isn’t tight. I think our current staff can make her a really good utility player if she can get her three pointer dialed in and work the glass.

Mulkey did us a solid and made her develop some inside game. Almost doubled her FG % and scored more in fewer minutes than at Arky
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She was one of those tall players that said she was a guard, but demonstrated very little guard-like skills. Agree with LSU. Her FG% improvement was likely due to the fact that she never shot from beyond 5 ft of the basket.

Don't think that she's going to be a difference maker for Tennessee, but she will definitely be a quality role player who if she takes smart shots, will force defenses to play her honest.
 
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Barker, Spearman, and Latham as the main three inside. I can see her as valuable if one of them gets two fouls early in a game. I think she could handle seven minutes effectively. Just keep her off the perimeter career 24 percent didn't take any at LSU. Her inside game got lot a better. I see her as a help just because it gives the big three the option to play more aggressive. I think she is a good fourth player for inside play.
 
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2021 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings - espnW 100 - ESPN

Get the inside scoop on the top ranked high school girls' basketball players. In-depth player briefings, film and more on ESPNHS.com.
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You see this and womder what in the world happened with this player? That two years at Arkansas were very detrimental to her career. She should've been an inside player from day one or at least a stretch four.
 
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