2025 Transfer Portal

#552
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KnoxLikeUs said:
Look it could happen but Tennessee focus shouldn’t be on Latson. I believe there could be mutual interest but ultimately both sides have better options. TN fits her playing style but SC doesn’t at all and in my opinion after seeing her play in person this isn’t a move a player in Latson’s position going into her senior season can risk.
Also, will people cut out the “they are still freshmen talk” when referencing the incoming commits?
It’s hypocritical to constantly hound the coaches every year to bring in elite HS talent then expect them to sit them down or put a cap on these players and limit their minutes for portal players that aren’t a need.
These same portal players played for teams as freshman or sophomores etc. and that’s how now as juniors, seniors, or grad transfers they built their profile even those coming from losing programs to being coveted via the portal because they were allowed to gain experience and play as underclassmen. That’s how you develop players let them gain experience. Our freshmen will be in possibly one of the best situations if all things stay intact and they won’t be forced to carry the team.
It’s really ironic now how people have completely shifted their focused to wanting every decent guard or shooting specialist that enters the portal at the expense of elite young talent .
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They are still freshman. Great recruits but will have growing pains. Experience around them will only help them. Reality.
 
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I have seen the posts you made on this subject and you are right. At this point, it’s a waste of time even responding to posters that keep focusing on this simple topic.
Nobody is saying all 5 freshmen will automatically be a part of the main rotation.
However, we do recognize that as highly talented freshmen each will be given the opportunity during camp to develop and play early if they are ready to compete on this level.
Multiple top teams inserted freshmen throughout the season in their rotation and have advanced deep in the tourney.
These current freshmen are on the same level as the incoming freshmen at UT and they’ve fared well in college.
The posters questioning playing freshmen which is a completely different topic than relying on them had to find something to critique.
If we had just two freshmen committed some would be complaining now about how we rely too much on the transfer portal.
CKC has scholarships to use to add posts players which she has detailed her recruitment plan in length and the returnees with experience some starting 2 to 4 years to build a core along with the incoming freshmen.

Volfan2012 said:
We've got two scholarships total are we going to use it on guards or post players?
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KnoxLikeUs said:
I have seen the posts you made on this subject and you are right. At this point, it’s a waste of time even responding to posters that keep focusing on this simple topic.
Nobody is saying all 5 freshmen will automatically be a part of the main rotation.
However, we do recognize that as highly talented freshmen each will be given the opportunity during camp to develop and play early if they are ready to compete on this level.
Multiple top teams inserted freshmen throughout the season in their rotation and have advanced deep in the tourney.
These current freshmen are on the same level as the incoming freshmen at UT and they’ve fared well in college.
The posters questioning playing freshmen which is a completely different topic than relying on them had to find something to critique.
If we had just two freshmen committed some would be complaining now about how we rely too much on the transfer portal.
CKC has scholarships to use to add posts players which she has detailed her recruitment plan in length and the returnees with experience some starting 2 to 4 years to build a core along with the incoming freshmen.
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It is hard to stop the rumors that freshmen can't play. If you look at Latson 21.3 ppg as a freshman 45 percent from the field and 1.6 steals per game and 4.5 rebounds per game and 86 percent free throw percentage and 36 percent from the three.

This year she was 25.2 per game took six additional shots per game 45 percent from the field 2.2 steals 4.5 rebounds per game 82 percent from the free throw line and 34 percent from the three. Her sophomore year was also similar stats except she only shot 27 percent from the three.

The point being she was not any better this season than she was as a freshman just took more shot attempts which gave her a better scoring average.

Obvious to me not to most here that the plan is for Mia and Mya, Deniya, Jaida, and maybe to a lesser extent Lauren to play substantial minutes. So if you break it down and give them all 15 which I think is not likely much closer to 18 seems probable then there is 75 minutes minimum. Cooper, Whitehorn, and Boyd would then certainly take the other 45 perimeter minutes available. Then there is Wynn are we playing her at all? Edie and Ace won't play much, but are they staying? Even if they don't we have no more that 15 to 20 minutes for a guard type player and none if they stay.

You look at the post positions 4 and 5 and you only see Latham and Spearman. If they played 25 minutes each still need to fill 30 minutes inside and that is why unless someone is leaving the team the only positions with available minutes are 4 and 5 positions. None of the freshmen came here to sit on the bench and they are not redshirting so this is the sensible way I look at it.
 
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If we were planning on trying to get guards or perimeter players out of the portal then we shouldn't have signed five perimeter players out of high school know that we had five coming back next season on the current team.
 
#563
#563
Actually it’s not hard and it’s not a rumor that is pushed at any other successful WBB program that freshmen automatically have this huge disadvantage.
I can almost guarantee that if you take any of 5 signees in our top recruiting class, and put them at any P4 school and they start the season having great success then the same posters calling for a cap to put on their expectations would run rampant through every single thread they could saying CKC missed out on them and would complain about HS recruiting. CKC does exactly what nearly every poster pushed for years in HS recruiting, now they want her to disregard young talent for 1 to 2 year portal transfers.
Reality is fans can’t accept success without controversy if it doesn’t look the way they want it to look.

Volfan2012 said:
It is hard to stop the rumors that freshmen can't play. If you look at Latson 21.3 ppg as a freshman 45 percent from the field and 1.6 steals per game and 4.5 rebounds per game and 86 percent free throw percentage and 36 percent from the three.

You look at the post positions 4 and 5 and you only see Latham and Spearman. If they played 25 minutes each still need to fill 30 minutes inside and that is why unless someone is leaving the team the only positions with available minutes are 4 and 5 positions. None of the freshmen came here to sit on the bench and they are not redshirting so this is the sensible way I look at it.
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KnoxLikeUs said:
Actually it’s not hard and it’s no a rumor that is pushed at any other successful WBB program that freshmen automatically have this huge disadvantage.
I can almost guarantee that if you take any of 5 signees in our top recruiting class, and put them at any P4 school and they start the season having great success then the same posters calling for a cap to put on their expectations would run rampant through every single thread they could saying CKC missed out on them and would complain about HS recruiting. CKC does exactly what nearly every poster pushed for years in HS recruiting, now then want her to disregard young talent for 1 to 2 year portal transfers.
Reality is fans can’t accept salary success without controversy if it doesn’t look the way they want it to look.
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The portal is very much key in becoming successful in winning big. Look on the men's side, Michigan is the only team that has 4 players starting that was recruited out of high school. Most teams have 3-4 and even 5 starting out of the portal. Kim hasn't been here long enough to have a nucleus of her high school recruiting. You take what you can get to make your team better. All of these coaches in the (men's ) game take mature advanced athletic players out of the portal. Great stars in high school don't always become stars at the next level.
 
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You talking like Cooper, Spearman, Whitehorn, Boyd, and Latham don’t exist and it’s the weakest argument that could be made against a #1/#2 HS recruiting class to suggest any credible coach will not look to develop the talent they signed. It’s makes no sense. Not one person on this thread has said CKC wouldn’t use the transfer portal to complete the roster. You all just are searching for anything to complain about at this moment.

volsagain said:
The portal is very much key in becoming successful in winning big. Look on the men's side, Michigan is the only team that has 4 players starting that was recruited out of high school. Most teams have 3-4 and even 5 starting out of the portal. Kim hasn't been here long enough to have a nucleus of her high school recruiting. You take what you can get to make your team better. All of these coaches in the (men's ) game take mature advanced athletic players out of the portal. Great stars in high school don't always become stars at the next level.
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KnoxLikeUs said:
You talking like Cooper, Spearman, Whitehorn, Boyd, and Latham don’t exist and it’s the weakest argument that could be made against a #1/#2 HS recruiting class to suggest any credible coach will not look to develop the talent they signed. It’s makes no sense. Not one person on this thread has said CKC wouldn’t use the transfer portal to complete the roster. You all just are searching for anything to complain about at this moment.
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Well I'm done responding to you. You just can't see the big picture. Almost everyone needs more than what they have or someone better at certain positions. You think all of our freshman are going to be all Americans first year.
 
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That is irrelevant to me. You are speaking as every player that a team gets via the portal is an immediate impact player. It’s foolish to sit here and try to put words in someone mouth who is speaking the truth when it comes to this team that currently has experienced players and an incoming recruiting class that equally will dictate who CKC brings in to complete her roster. The stuff you are talking about isn’t even the point. I can tell this is likely one of those social media handlers disguising as a Tennessee fan. This stuff makes no sense.

volsagain said:
Well I'm done responding to you. You just can't see the big picture. Almost everyone needs more than what they have or someone better at certain positions. You think all of our freshman are going to be all Americans first year.
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#568
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KnoxLikeUs said:
I have seen the posts you made on this subject and you are right. At this point, it’s a waste of time even responding to posters that keep focusing on this simple topic.
Nobody is saying all 5 freshmen will automatically be a part of the main rotation.
However, we do recognize that as highly talented freshmen each will be given the opportunity during camp to develop and play early if they are ready to compete on this level.
Multiple top teams inserted freshmen throughout the season in their rotation and have advanced deep in the tourney.
These current freshmen are on the same level as the incoming freshmen at UT and they’ve fared well in college.
The posters questioning playing freshmen which is a completely different topic than relying on them had to find something to critique.
If we had just two freshmen committed some would be complaining now about how we rely too much on the transfer portal.
CKC has scholarships to use to add posts players which she has detailed her recruitment plan in length and the returnees with experience some starting 2 to 4 years to build a core along with the incoming freshmen.
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The present portal transfer system and NIL rules may prove not to be sustainable. Future NCAA and conference actions may considerably tame the wild-west scenario we have now. Smart coaches will keep their recruiting, player development and rosters balanced to be prepared for whatever comes.
 
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Knoxlike us I appreciate your positive beliefs in the future, I don't accept that you beliefs are therefore FACTS and anyone who has another opinion is therefore wrong. This board has many experienced knowledgeable members who have acquired that knowledge from playing, coaching, teaching and having butts on seats for hundreds of college games. Many, probably over half of the members of this forum have TV eyes and social media expertise. You have been with us for nine months and 1000+ replies. and I started as a fan to have observed all five who were identified as the best all time players. Only two were freshmen first-team all americans although they all were multiple in their careers. I hope you beliefs become reality, but that will be determined by their play, not by boarders proclamations.
 
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Exactly I agree with you. That doesn’t mean we are right either. I never have used my opinion as absolute, yet I check for facts before stating my point.
Coach Caldwell used the portal strategically in her first month as head coach bringing in four players that have started this season with two or more years of eligibility remaining.
Then she turned immediately to HS recruiting to build a foundation for the present and future.
It’s a lot of fluff being posted in this forum by people who think they own everyone else opinion. Posters literally begged for high school recruiting to become functional again at Tennessee following the drought in recruitment for the past 5 or more years.
Immediately when the current coach and her staff have a successful recruiting year at the HS ranks we see these people flooding this forum with their opinions for any and every decent player from the portal acting as if they have answers that a highly successful coach and highly successful college recruiters don’t.
Mix me with the nonsense. As you stated, it’s not only smart but stacking young elite talent is how championships are won.

VintageFan said:
The present portal transfer system and NIL rules may prove not to be sustainable. Future NCAA and conference actions may considerably tame the wild-west scenario we have now. Smart coaches will keep their recruiting, player development and rosters balanced to be prepared for whatever comes.
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VintageFan said:
The present portal transfer system and NIL rules may prove not to be sustainable. Future NCAA and conference actions may considerably tame the wild-west scenario we have now. Smart coaches will keep their recruiting, player development and rosters balanced to be prepared for whatever comes.
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A lot of this wild west scenario is now out of the NCAA's hands because it is a function of court rulings, going up to the Supreme Court. Nonetheless, I think "unsustainable" is the right for the current system.

Who knows what the future system might look like but at some points, student-athletes may become classified as university employees and put under a contract to provide some stability. No system can sustain perpetual free agency.
 
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Orange007 said:
A great season! We hit 2 more 3s and we are in elite 8. CKC did a lot with last year's team. More than anyone really expected. We had a few people playing into the two rotations that weren't built for it. She coached all of them up! The future is super bright at TN. Don't forget we beat UCONN!
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Looked like one more three and five of those free throw misses cause we wouldn't need to foul them for their last four points. Needs some better and more consistent shooters. Your point guard has to be an 80 percent free throw shooter.
 
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