Diamond out!!

[mlindsay]

If she waits it out, she can control her destiny. She may have already devalued herself to some teams by "jumping" the draft and playing overseas.

She can't control where she goes, because she is American born and played collegiate basketball.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/557412-how-do-wnba-tryouts-work/

While the majority of the players in the league are drafted directly from college into the pros, it is possible to get involved in an open or private tryout for a WNBA team during the off-season.
Open Tryouts

Open tryouts for the WNBA can occur as a result of an expansion team joining the league or the league organizing a day to help teams fill out their rosters. While open tryouts allow players from all over the country to fly in, the players usually have a prior relationship with league officials, coaches or an agent who can help make an introduction. After registering for the open tryouts, you are allowed to try out in front of all the coaches. From here, the original group is whittled down to a smaller group who are then asked back for an additional tryout. The ultimate goal is to get an invitation to training camp.
Closed Tryouts

Over the course of a full WNBA season, many players suffer injuries, some severe enough to put them on the injured reserve list. In some situations when a team loses a player in the middle of the season, closed tryouts will be held for players already on that WNBA team's radar. For example, if you are a fringe player who did not make the cut during an open tryout or were not drafted but are still well liked by a team, that team may call you in for a closed tryout during the season to see if your skills are sharp enough to receive a contract.


When the league first started and they were looking for players to join they held open tryouts, now that they have been in operation for 20 years, they now only add players via the draft! You have to be drafted unless there becomes a shortage of players (which will never happen) or an expansion team in a city (equal opportunity)

 

[SandyO]

Pretty dangerous over there. Hope it's worth it for approximately $70,000. Some American players leave early and opted not to go back because of the danger. Oh well.

 

[lvfan35yr]

we lost a very athletic player---thats it gordon.holdsclaw,parker those were superstars,they refused for their teams to lose.that is a champion.gordon may be may fav., just go gack look thos 2 nccaa title games 1987-89- they won she had no lose attitude.mxy aunt who played for coach was not fan of deshields.she said she was more worried bout her box scores than helping team win.louisville lost last yr nccaa tournament.so we did lose a very athletic un-competitive player.

 

[ncaawfan]

Wow.. Does Dallas want her? If she said she already picked Dallas that will put other teams in strange positions. And Dallas is also in awkward situation: can we let a player to select us, not we select her?

 

[delphine lalaurie]

we lost a very athletic player---thats it gordon.holdsclaw,parker those were superstars,they refused for their teams to lose.that is a champion.gordon may be may fav., just go gack look thos 2 nccaa title games 1987-89- they won she had no lose attitude.mxy aunt who played for coach was not fan of deshields.she said she was more worried bout her box scores than helping team win.louisville lost last yr nccaa tournament.so we did lose a very athletic un-competitive player.

Parker, Gordon, Holdsclaw also played for a coach that could actually coach. They also played for a coach that had a refuse to lose attitude. Diamond had the misfortune of having to play for a worthless so called coach like Holly who wouldn't know what offense was if it kicked her in the ass.

Holly claims to know what defense is but failed miserably identifying the best defense for her players that had very slow movements like Mercedes, Middleton, Dunbar and Reynolds, and tried to force them to play man to man defense, a defense they were constantly beat in. Zone was the best option for the players she had, but Holly the dunce couldn't see that.

Holly is too stubborn, and stuck in her archaic ways of basketball, and she is also to blame for what has happened, and is happening to this team.
Scapegoat Diamond all you want,and Diamond may have been partly to blame for some things going on as well, but Holly is trash as a coach. She is the laughing stock of college basketball. A team full of mcdonalds and couldn't do shyt with them but make them worse players than they were berfore they arrived. Players regress under Holly because she doesn't know what the hell she is doing.
She stinks as a coach. She's garbage!

 

[Ladyvolfan4ever]

Parker, Gordon, Holdsclaw also played for a coach that could actually coach. They also played for a coach that had a refuse to lose attitude. Diamond had the misfortune of having to play for a worthless so called coach like Holly who wouldn't know what offense was if it kicked her in the ass.

Holly claims to know what defense is but failed miserably identifying the best defense for her players that had very slow movements like Mercedes, Middleton, Dunbar and Reynolds, and tried to force them to play man to man defense, a defense they were constantly beat in. Zone was the best option for the players she had, but Holly the dunce couldn't see that.

Holly is too stubborn, and stuck in her archaic ways of basketball, and she is also to blame for what has happened, and is happening to this team.
Scapegoat Diamond all you want,and Diamond may have been partly to blame for some things going on as well, but Holly is trash as a coach. She is the laughing stock of college basketball. A team full of mcdonalds and couldn't do shyt with them but make them worse players than they were berfore they arrived. Players regress under Holly because she doesn't know what the hell she is doing.
She stinks as a coach. She's garbage!

Where do they come from?

 

[gule]

Most alumni use "once a lady vol, always a lady vol"

NOT if they leave without honor, as DD did.


She's a prima donna loser.

 

[Besti]

Parker, Gordon, Holdsclaw also played for a coach that could actually coach. They also played for a coach that had a refuse to lose attitude. Diamond had the misfortune of having to play for a worthless so called coach like Holly who wouldn't know what offense was if it kicked her in the ass.

Holly claims to know what defense is but failed miserably identifying the best defense for her players that had very slow movements like Mercedes, Middleton, Dunbar and Reynolds, and tried to force them to play man to man defense, a defense they were constantly beat in. Zone was the best option for the players she had, but Holly the dunce couldn't see that.

Holly is too stubborn, and stuck in her archaic ways of basketball, and she is also to blame for what has happened, and is happening to this team.
Scapegoat Diamond all you want,and Diamond may have been partly to blame for some things going on as well, but Holly is trash as a coach. She is the laughing stock of college basketball. A team full of mcdonalds and couldn't do shyt with them but make them worse players than they were berfore they arrived. Players regress under Holly because she doesn't know what the hell she is doing.
She stinks as a coach. She's garbage!

Not sure I understand, but I think you are implying Holly is not a good coach. Are you thinking this year it will be more of the same?

It seems coaching in college is more important than ever. Less actual learning of the basics going on in High School. AAU is a disaster from a learning perspective since they are so into playing games instead of learning what they need to know.

 

[gule]

imho Reynolds was not a bad defender. She just never took over as the head of the team as a starting pg needs to do.

 

[Rickster]

She's garbage!

No, that would be the majority of your posts. Welcome to my "ignore" list.

 

[PRG]

No, that would be the majority of your posts. Welcome to my "ignore" list.

Rick.... the first thing I do is look at the #associated with the poster! I think some will join or REjoin under a different monicker just so they can troll here????

Her/him #19 post tells a story about them! If they cannot contribute something of value other than criticism..... then you should just ignore!!!

 

[T_Vol376]

Parker, Gordon, Holdsclaw also played for a coach that could actually coach. They also played for a coach that had a refuse to lose attitude. Diamond had the misfortune of having to play for a worthless so called coach like Holly who wouldn't know what offense was if it kicked her in the ass.

Holly claims to know what defense is but failed miserably identifying the best defense for her players that had very slow movements like Mercedes, Middleton, Dunbar and Reynolds, and tried to force them to play man to man defense, a defense they were constantly beat in. Zone was the best option for the players she had, but Holly the dunce couldn't see that.

Holly is too stubborn, and stuck in her archaic ways of basketball, and she is also to blame for what has happened, and is happening to this team.
Scapegoat Diamond all you want,and Diamond may have been partly to blame for some things going on as well, but Holly is trash as a coach. She is the laughing stock of college basketball. A team full of mcdonalds and couldn't do shyt with them but make them worse players than they were berfore they arrived. Players regress under Holly because she doesn't know what the hell she is doing.
She stinks as a coach. She's garbage!

Your screen name and number of posts tell me all I need to know. Say hello to the ignore button.

 

[forgiven]

they just have not found a better replacement coach yet. but it is not just the lady vols in the dumps. the softball team and the tract team are good. the rest of the programs are floundering .

 

[Besti]

No, that would be the majority of your posts. Welcome to my "ignore" list.

I recall that name Delphine LaLaurie from a mansion in New Orleans. She was supposedly a serial killer society woman who tortured and killed her slaves early to mid 1800s. Not sure what that has to do with LVs.

 

[delphine lalaurie]

LOL! Like a give a shyt about being put on ignore. I don't know any of you on this board, and I don't want to know any of you. WTF!

I said what I said! Holly can't coach, and that's my opinion. Holly is protected by Pat's legacy. I believe that's the only reason she hasn't been fired. At any other TOP program, she probably would have been kicked in the ass, and out of the door by now with the caliber of players she has had on her team, and has failed miserably with those players. How can Holly expect her players to succeed, when she herself is a failure. She has literally destroyed the lady vol brand.

Holly never had her team properly prepared. She herself never seems to be prepared. Her in-game adjustments, or lackthereof, were atrocious. The game always seemed to fast for her to understand what the hell was going on on the court to make any kind of adjustment. Her team never understood how to beat a zone defense. Instead, she and her team, stood there when faced with it like zombies. A few years of knowing you will see a zone defense and Dunce Holly still didn't know how to coach against it. She's a poor coach! Law saw the writing on the wall and got the hell out of dodge from that dog and pony show that Holly is headlining lol.

 

[delphine lalaurie]

I recall that name Delphine LaLaurie from a mansion in New Orleans. She was supposedly a serial killer society woman who tortured and killed her slaves early to mid 1800s. Not sure what that has to do with LVs.

I chose it for Holly. She tortures, and kills the offense in her players in the 2000's.

 

[gule]

Oh delly, don't be a hater!

 

[Rixxx]

Delphine, how do you really feel?

 

[LadyVol1908]

Delphine sounds like a bitter relative of a former player! 👀👀👀👀👀

 

[T_Vol376]

I recall that name Delphine LaLaurie from a mansion in New Orleans. She was supposedly a serial killer society woman who tortured and killed her slaves early to mid 1800s. Not sure what that has to do with LVs.

My point exactly!

 

[FrozenLVFan]

Don't feed the trolls. And for goodness sake, don't keep quoting them so the rest of us are left reading that ****.

 

[delphine lalaurie]

LOL! Instead of trying to figure me out, figure out that coach that has destroyed the lady vol brand. Figure out what offense her team runs. Figure out the identity of this team. They have no identity. The coach doesn't know whether she is coming or going when it comes to coaching. At best she might make a good assistant, which is what she was, and should have stayed. She is a default coach, and a bad one at that.

Ask yourself,why do players that play for her never improve in their four years under her. Russell played better on bad feet than she does on her good feet. She was much better as a freshman before she was tainted by Holly and her limited abilites as a coach. Russell has poor post fundamentals, and is always out of place on the court. Reynolds was better on offense as a freshman. Under Holly she got worse each year, and rarely looked for her offense. Middleton was never used properly to play to her strengths. Hopefully her new coach will recognize the player he has, and use her properly, something Dunce Warlick couldn't do. Meme is at a standstill. She came in as she is, and looks the same. It's no big surprise Reynolds couldn't make a wnba team. I am shocked she was even drafted.

Holly is a defensive bully. She beats every ounce of offense out of her players, and then throws them under the bus in interviews after losses. Holly is to stubborn to look in the mirror, and realize that that cold war relic that she calls an offense, is irrelevant in todays game of basketball. She is clueless as a coach. Instead of getting on twitter being a vindicitive,grudge holding, spiteful hen, she should be figuring out a proper offense to teach this team.

Taking a page from Holly's book and use a smile to end my rant lol. Yall chew on that doggies!

 

[Hangtyme24]

LOL! Instead of trying to figure me out, figure out that coach that has destroyed the lady vol brand. Figure out what offense her team runs. Figure out the identity of this team. They have no identity. The coach doesn't know whether she is coming or going when it comes to coaching. At best she might make a good assistant, which is what she was, and should have stayed. She is a default coach, and a bad one at that.

Ask yourself,why do players that play for her never improve in their four years under her. Russell played better on bad feet than she does on her good feet. She was much better as a freshman before she was tainted by Holly and her limited abilites as a coach. Russell has poor post fundamentals, and is always out of place on the court. Reynolds was better on offense as a freshman. Under Holly she got worse each year, and rarely looked for her offense. Middleton was never used properly to play to her strengths. Hopefully her new coach will recognize the player he has, and use her properly, something Dunce Warlick couldn't do. Meme is at a standstill. She came in as she is, and looks the same. It's no big surprise Reynolds couldn't make a wnba team. I am shocked she was even drafted.

Holly is a defensive bully. She beats every ounce of offense out of her players, and then throws them under the bus in interviews after losses. Holly is to stubborn to look in the mirror, and realize that that cold war relic that she calls an offense, is irrelevant in todays game of basketball. She is clueless as a coach. Instead of getting on twitter being a vindicitive,grudge holding, spiteful hen, she should be figuring out a proper offense to teach this team.

Taking a page from Holly's book and use a smile to end my rant lol. Yall chew on that doggies!

Diamond? T'ea? Is that you? Lol

 

[tennparker3]

LOL! Instead of trying to figure me out, figure out that coach that has destroyed the lady vol brand. Figure out what offense her team runs. Figure out the identity of this team. They have no identity. The coach doesn't know whether she is coming or going when it comes to coaching. At best she might make a good assistant, which is what she was, and should have stayed. She is a default coach, and a bad one at that.

Ask yourself,why do players that play for her never improve in their four years under her. Russell played better on bad feet than she does on her good feet. She was much better as a freshman before she was tainted by Holly and her limited abilites as a coach. Russell has poor post fundamentals, and is always out of place on the court. Reynolds was better on offense as a freshman. Under Holly she got worse each year, and rarely looked for her offense. Middleton was never used properly to play to her strengths. Hopefully her new coach will recognize the player he has, and use her properly, something Dunce Warlick couldn't do. Meme is at a standstill. She came in as she is, and looks the same. It's no big surprise Reynolds couldn't make a wnba team. I am shocked she was even drafted.

Holly is a defensive bully. She beats every ounce of offense out of her players, and then throws them under the bus in interviews after losses. Holly is to stubborn to look in the mirror, and realize that that cold war relic that she calls an offense, is irrelevant in todays game of basketball. She is clueless as a coach. Instead of getting on twitter being a vindicitive,grudge holding, spiteful hen, she should be figuring out a proper offense to teach this team.

Taking a page from Holly's book and use a smile to end my rant lol. Yall chew on that doggies!

Did Holly piss in your cheerios or something?

You ramble on about a few things that makes any point you were trying to get across lose all credibility. Especially the "throwing players under the bus." She has time after time gone out of her way to defend her players, in a public and private setting.

 

[T_Vol376]

Did Holly piss in your cheerios or something?

You ramble on about a few things that makes any point you were trying to get across lose all credibility. Especially the "throwing players under the bus." She has time after time gone out of her way to defend her players, in a public and private setting.

My thoughts exactly. The name calling and outright hatred negate any credibility in DL's post.

And Holly has never "thrown her players under the bus". As you said, she goes out of her way to defend them.

DL sure is going out of his/her way to bash HW - I mean expending a LOT of energy. Almost sounds personal.