Alyssa Latham to Tennessee!

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glv98 said:
Both good points. If we could pick up a foundational 25 hs recruit, esp one as elite as lNyla, on the heels of starting to score in the portal, that would be huge for the new staff. The hiring of the two SEC level asst coaches cannot be overstated.

God bless Sam. Loyal to the program and players as she could possibly be. She's a good one and I hope she lands somewhere that will be really great for her,
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she was also working on
Divine Bourrage
Zakiyah Johnson
Aubrey Beckham
Holland Harris
 
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savannahfan said:
In case you haven't noticed 6'2" is not a "big girl" in the world of D-1 women's basketball anymore.
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True, but looks like Latham plays big. Not really a perimeter player or 3 pt shooter. And a really good rebounder, over 7 reb per game. Which will really help fill the void of Rickeas 8 or 9 rebounds per game.

Still need a true big post though.
 
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Coach Jumper said:
We can thank Coach Sam for this departing gift (among more to come)...she has been working on this one even when she was on her way out
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Give it a break. Alyssa Latham spent two days with the new staff and committed the following day. This staff get credits for a player that visited and signed to play for them.
 
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savannahfan said:
In case you haven't noticed 6'2" is not a "big girl" in the world of D-1 women's basketball anymore.
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She is 6'2, but she played a lot bigger. There are at least two traits I see in her which are required for a player to be the best she can be. Confidence and outstanding athletic ability. Our attitude appears to be outstanding and she is a team leader. My goodness, I guess she is a lot better than I first thought.
 
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House|RockyTop said:
Facts🍊!

Watch the fans on here will start to move the goalpost as usual.

We need recruits to announce their commitment once they arrive and step out of the car lol.
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Like Destinee and Jewel did last year?

The uber defensiveness that disallows any credit to anyone not current is weird, and not a compliment to the new staff. Good thing this board isn't the real world
 
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Alyssa Latham vs Notre Dame. This is a huge performance. We saw UT have this team on the ropes in a half of basketball in Knoxville. The game fell apart for Tennessee in the 2nd half when ND took advantage in the paint. Latham posted a dbl dbl against ND post players. She has all the tools.

 
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VOLINVONORE said:
She is 6'2, but she played a lot bigger. There are at least two traits I see in her which are required for a player to be the best she can be. Confidence and outstanding athletic ability. Our attitude appears to be outstanding and she is a team leader. My goodness, I guess she is a lot better than I first thought.
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She averaged 1.3 blocks and 7 rebounds per game. I’d say she is plenty big for a forward position in a fast paced offense and defense. Very good pick up with 3 years to play.
 
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spojo13 said:
She averaged 1.3 blocks and 7 rebounds per game. I’d say she is plenty big for a forward position in a fast paced offense and defense. Very good pick up with 3 years to play.
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From what little I have seen of her play, she has been well coached for a number of years.I think we got a real good one. Now, we need to get a couple of more and let the off season learning begin.
 
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glv98 said:
Like Destinee and Jewel did last year?

The uber defensiveness that disallows any credit to anyone not current is weird, and not a compliment to the new staff. Good thing this board isn't the real world
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I think it’s weird that we try giving out credit…. It’s really simple… This staff gets credit for anything that happens to this program… The old staff gets credit for what happened during their tenure… Sam was a great coach and i wish her luck.
 
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glv98 said:
I'm curious why Latham transferred after such a successful frosh season, though I'm very glad she did. Maybe doesn't like such cold weather, though she is from Illinois. She's very impressive in her get to know her video.
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Simple … NIL $$$ !!!
 
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JacketVol said:
Glad Coach Caldwell can close once they get to campus. This was lacking with the previous coach. All I heard was Sam got them here but…….
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Majors said:
Even heard it this morning….Sam got her here. Difference, closed here. Upgraded staff already

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To be fair, and accurate, former staff had zero problem closing out of the portal. Got Jewel and Destinee on their visits, they cancelled other visits. And of course Rickea x2, just to name a few They were among the best portal closers. It's high school recruiting where they absolutely struggled. This is where hopefully the new staff is way, way better.
 
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