Asst coach Samantha Williams will not be retained

[glv98]

… He will give a coach everything that they need to be successful.

Can he start tomorrow morning with an experienced recruiting coordinator with established contacts at this level, preferably in the SEC? And plenty of NIL portal $? Nothing is more important.

 

[creekdipper]

Losing to MTSU > Oklahoma win

Sorry, good win but unacceptable loss to a in-state school with more state kids than Big State U

So Louisville losing in the first round to the same MTSU team is unacceptable? Or do we get to hear again how "equity" makes that situation different?

Keep repeating how Kellie "wrecked the house" often enough, and maybe you can actually convince one of the new "fans" who has showed up within the last week. Throw in a kneeling reference for good measure. That's always good for a few meltdowns.

 

[AllVols3]

Pace our good colleague @Lucy, we are retaining our AD, if only for the sake of program continuity.

What's that have to with the LV program.

 

[glv98]

It takes a little bit of patience… she has been on the job exactly one week.

Unfortunately, as we see every day, the portal is a very inpatient beast and waits for no one. Those discounting this, yet seeing quality players going to rivals literally every day, need to remove the blinders. I know she hasn't been here long, so did the AD when he hired her.

 

[AllVols3]

It takes a little bit of patience… she has been on the job exactly one week.

I'm all in with CKC, but the expectations of the LV program is Championships. For me just make the tournament each year and keep progressing each year. Thus bunch will not have patience if she misses the tournament, imo. Nor should they.

 

[Majors]

So Louisville losing in the first round to the same MTSU team is unacceptable? Or do we get to hear again how "equity" makes that situation different?

Keep repeating how Kellie "wrecked the house" often enough, and maybe you can actually convince one of the new "fans" who has showed up within the last week. Throw in a kneeling reference for good measure. That's always good for a few meltdowns.

Not a Louisville fan, wrong board my guy. Believe the old guard calls your response deflection.

 

[lvocd]

Try as I might, for the life of me I can't recall a single instance in which a newly hired P5 coach retained any assistant coaches the previous coach hired.

There must be lots and lots of times old staff has been retained, else why would every time a new coach is hired (and not just Lady Vol coaches) so many people immediately start talking about how they hope the new coach keeps so-and-so on.

Granted, I was all for Kim offering a one-year contract to Sam for obvious reasons, but I certainly never really believed it would happen because I simply never hear of that EVER happening.

Does anyone else know of any examples of new coaches retaining previous staffers? I mean D1, obviously.

 

[Majors]

Try as I might, for the life of me I can't recall a single instance in which a newly hired P5 coach retained any assistant coaches the previous coach hired.

There must be lots and lots of times old staff has been retained, else why would every time a new coach is hired (and not just Lady Vol coaches) so many people immediately start talking about how they hope the new coach keeps so-and-so on.

Granted, I was all for Kim offering a one-year contract to Sam for obvious reasons, but I certainly never really believed it would happen because I simply never hear of that EVER happening.

Does anyone else know of any examples of new coaches retaining previous staffers? I mean D1, obviously.

Chris Ferguson was hired and coached for Jerry Green he was also retained by Buzz Peterson

 

[VolBall09]

Imagine if we were Marquette. They have been without a coach for 10 days. Heads would have exploded already.

 

[rickyyrs]

Recruiting has been abysmal for years. Caldwell deserves to bring in her own staff. People just have a hard time accepting change, even when it’s needed.

I think recruiting is one of the reasons Kellie got fired. So your boosters see that and they are not gonna put in big bucks for portal players.

 

[volbeast33]

Unfortunately, as we see every day, the portal is a very inpatient beast and waits for no one. Those discounting this, yet seeing quality players going to rivals literally every day, need to remove the blinders. I know she hasn't been here long, so did the AD when he hired her.

I’m more worried about not losing any of our own…. I think with our wide open offense that we will see improvement from several of our current Lady vols… I do think she will probably add a few… won’t be what our fanbase considers stars but will fit our system very well.

 

[glv98]

I'm all in with CKC, but the expectations of the LV program is Championships. For me just make the tournament each year and keep progressing each year. Thus bunch will not have patience if she misses the tournament, imo. Nor should they.

Doesn't matter what anyone thinks but her boss, who said very plainly her and the team expect winning and competing for championships next year, no 2, 3 or 4 yr plan. Nothing whatsoever to do with "this bunch". I still can't believe he did that to her instead of asking for patience, but there it is.

Imagine if we were Marquette. They have been without a coach for 10 days. Heads would have exploded already.

I though about that today. Man talk about getting behind. And I feel for the players who are in limbo with the portal spinning by around them. Maybe their negoitiating Kellie's buyout lol.

 

[ShortyMac10]

I'm getting slow in my declining years, which began around 1977, so help me out if I got this wrong.

1. Some nameless people on twitter—perhaps such luminaries as Donnie Woods of WER included—said that some unnamed portal occupiers were due to visit UT the first week of April, and…
2. Somebody or other, nameless of course, further asserted that the aforementioned student-athletes, upon receipt of news of CKJH's imminent departure, abrogated their AGVs (Agreements to visit) because -
a. The UT LV basketball program in itself was of little or no potential interest, and/or

b. Potential NIL lucre didn't interest them,and/

c. the thought of postponing the visit, pending the naming of a new head coach, was beyond their capacity, so to speak.

3. We have it on good authority, one ShortyMac 10, that those kids will never visit, because the absence of KH makes Jack a dull boy and UT K a desert in the landscape of WBB, now and forever. So let it be written, so let it be done.

Is that about how it all plays out?

I never said they’ll never visit but yea some players that were in route most likely canceled because of coaching..it did take a min for them to announce a new coach

 

[volbeast33]

I'm all in with CKC, but the expectations of the LV program is Championships. For me just make the tournament each year and keep progressing each year. Thus bunch will not have patience if she misses the tournament, imo. Nor should they.

I think she will make the tourney…. I liked this hire but she had to prove she is the one…. It will take more than one off season though.

 

[butchna]

From my own infallible read of the twitter signs, Danny White will hold a presser on Tuesday where CKC will pull off her facemask to reveal she really is Becky Hammon!!!! DW knows how to optimize social media buzz!

ATP I’d be highly disappointed. My wife would be happy tho.

 

[volbeast33]

I never said they’ll never visit but yea some players that were in route most likely canceled because of coaching..it did take a min for them to announce a new coach

That’s on the previous staff…. If they had built a solid foundation for the program than they would still be here.

 

[glv98]

I never said they’ll never visit but yea some players that were in route most likely canceled because of coaching..it did take a min for them to announce a new coach

Actually I'm pretty sure Ruby Whitehorn was due here the day Kellie got fired. She was one of the best early players in the portal. Her visit did get cancelled for that day, have not heard of it being rescheduled. Meanwhile, she's had other visits.

 

[ShortyMac10]

That’s on the precious staff…. If they had built a solid foundation for the program than they would still be here.

Yea but you know some come for the coaches and program and some just come for the coach

 

[ShortyMac10]

Actually I'm pretty sure Ruby Whitehorn was due here the day Kellie got fired. She was one of the best early players in the portal. Her visit did get cancelled for that day, have not heard of it being rescheduled. Meanwhile, she's had other visits.

I was kinda hinting at her because kea was in her ig comments but I knew she had other visits lined up too but was good to see we were on her list

 

[volfan102455]

That’s on the precious staff…. If they had built a solid foundation for the program than they would still be here.

It is absolutely not on the previous staff. It is on the incoming staff to retain players and reach out to recruits.

 

[Orange007]

I love Sam but I can also see why a new coach wants to completely turn the page with a fresh start. I'm hoping this also means we have an excellent recruiter lined up

 

[Orange007]

Try as I might, for the life of me I can't recall a single instance in which a newly hired P5 coach retained any assistant coaches the previous coach hired.

There must be lots and lots of times old staff has been retained, else why would every time a new coach is hired (and not just Lady Vol coaches) so many people immediately start talking about how they hope the new coach keeps so-and-so on.

Granted, I was all for Kim offering a one-year contract to Sam for obvious reasons, but I certainly never really believed it would happen because I simply never hear of that EVER happening.

Does anyone else know of any examples of new coaches retaining previous staffers? I mean D1, obviously.

Facts

 

[volbeast33]

It is absolutely not on the previous staff. It is on the incoming staff to retain players and reach out to recruits.

Been here 1 week…. think it might be a little early to judge the new staff?

 

[glv98]

Been here 1 week…. think it might be a little early to judge the new staff?

Actually, IMO it's fair to judge the staff every time a player we could have used signs with an SEC rival. We most assuredly did that with the previous staff. I get they're new, but this is the big leagues and this is peak portal season and this is when it happens. Woman up and at least get some visitors in here now. Absolutely nothing is more important than building this roster.

 

[Volinnooga]

Coach Caldwell made the tournament in year 1 taking over a team that went 17-14 the year before and the leading scorer, Roshala Scott (17.4 ppg) transferred to JMU where she averaged 21.0ppg this year. So if you are dumb enough to believe that Coach Caldwell can't make the tourni in year 1 or year 2 with a roster of UT \ SEC level players mixed in with whoever she is able to land out of the transfer portal with UT's branding and tradition, resources, and NIL behind her, you are clearly a moron. She went 26-7 in her first year at Marshall with a dogshit roster and she went 17-1 in her conference. Making the tourny is going to be easy for someone like Coach Caldwell, and in the future just making the NCAA tournament won't be considered an achievement anymore. It is sad how far have we sunk, making the tourny should be expected as the standard, not making a tournament is atrocious. Uconn hasn't missed making a NCAA tournament since 1989, that is 35 years in a row. We used to be like that under Pat, making the tournament at UT is the standard.

If we were playing Marshall’s schedule this year ( rather than an SEC schedule) I’d agree with you. I hope we make the tournament ( and I think we will) but to call someone dumb and a moron for expressing concern that we may not make the tournament is just refusing to be realistic.