Coach Jumper
"the right words"
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Coach, hope you are right. But, do you in normal years attend the national elite AAU tournaments? Virtually all the post on recruiting seem to be TN kids and we obviously need to pull some elite kids across the country. If you attend or even talk to sources that do, I’m sure the board would be interested in reading about those that are offered or listening to TN.
I take in the higher profile tourneys, yes. Anything I hear over the summer, I will gladly share...Unless told to me in secrecy (which often happens). I know I am not staff, but I am a TN influence, whether they want me to be or not and I will continue to build relationships with families, players and AAU/exposure coaches. TN has a bevy of talent, but not all of it is on the LV level....People fall in love with a kid that has a great game or two, but any kid can and will have their "Andy Warhol" moment, esoecially with the WW internet. But, it is the kids I see and hear of consistently that I want for this program,,,Karly Weathers will be a great player,,,Madi Hawk will be a great player,,,Kaiya Wynn will be incredible,,,Karoline Striplin will surprise a lot of people,,,Sara Puckett is a solid pickup,,,and Miles, if coached properly will be a needed speed-guard
Where will we put them?
We may watch the weaker ones go transfer portal....
As I told a player recently,,,basketball is about "taking", nothing is given to you...You take playing time, you take what the defense gives you, when you defend you take some one else's freedom of movement and most importantly, nine times out of ten, when you take playing time in basketball, you have to take it from a friend/teammate"