Andy Landers retiring

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VollyParton said:
Most of the SEC teams were hurt badly by injuries. His team really should have done better this year. They played hard in spurts, laid down in others.
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I wonder if his players knew this would be his last season right from the beginning? I've seen situations like that where the team quit on a coach who they knew was retiring.
 
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I don't think they will get an elite head coach to leave their job. It will likely be a very good assistant coach (Niele Ivey type) or a proven mid-major coach (Jody Adams type). Either would have growing pains in recruiting, but given the right scenario, Georgia could be a very good job to have.

Keeping talent in-state would give them easily a top 15 team every year.
 
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VollyParton said:
Most of the SEC teams were hurt badly by injuries. His team really should have done better this year. They played hard in spurts, laid down in others.
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The SEC teams that have been hurt by injuries have paid a price for it too, as did the Lady Vols. I don't think the Georgia players quit, they just ran out of gas, as did the Lady Vols against USC in the SEC Tournament.
 
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teacherdean said:
How about Jody Adams? She has done a good job at the mid major level.
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I've heard that Kansas is looking really hard at Jody for their opening. Georgia would be smart to get in on her before it's too late.

She played in the SEC, so she may not want to go up against Tennessee every year. She knows Kansas, so going from Wichita State to Kansas isn't a big physical move.
 
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VollyParton said:
Given how long he has been coaching and that his last string of teams have underachieved, it is inevitable that he move on. But I'm going to miss him!

He certainly coached some great players in his day.
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He actually helped shape the Lady Vol program into what it is today. When Landers was pounding Tennessee in the early 80's with Teresa Edwards and co., it prompted Pat to hire away Auburn's recruiting ace Mickie DeMoss to help her get better players and the rest is history.

It feels like the last of the old SEC vanguard is gone. No matter how you felt about his dry personality or his coaching prowess, it won't be the same without him....
 
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I knew he started at Roane State back in the seventies but I didn't realize he was barely older than his players at the time. He is only 2 years older than the ole Gule.... :)
 
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in the early days when he was young our chants reflected on his hair style and his propensity to walk (remember no sideline boundaries then) "sit down Slick" was a familiar refrain. Also history will tell you that PHS recommended him. And his best team was soundly defeated in the NCAA final by TN.
 
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Although I am a lifelong Tennessee fan I have the greatest respect for Coach Andy Landers. The first year the SEC Women's tournament was at McKenzie arena my daughter and I went down to the practice session the night before the tournament and were told the sessions were closed. We slipped in an open door and when we got in Coach Landers was practicing his team. After about 20 minutes Coach walked over to where we were sitting and I whispered to my daughter that we were about to be asked to leave. Instead of that he started joking with my daughter and ask her what she was doing the next day and she replied I will be here watching the tournament. He said "Good I have a uniform for you I may need you tomorrow" he then took her out on the court and introduced her to his team and absolutely made her day. I have always heard that he made everyone he met feel special and I saw it first hand. I hope CAL enjoys retirement to the fullest because he deserves it. Class Guy!
 
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#46
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Landers was never the ogre he was made out to be. He obviously had a problem with Pat and constantly losing to her, but I think he largely got over that as the years went by. I personally wish him well.
 
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