Kamera Harris commits to Tennessee

[sisaq]

I think she's going to be fine especially looking at her with that long arms. One thing that Holly and staff need to do is fight from beginning until the end not, trying to fight at the end of the season.

 

[PayDay99]

Nothing against the young lady, however, she will not have this type of players she will be up against in the SEC.

Yes, if you knew anything about GA HS bball, her league is one the weakest. When is the last time the LVs signed a player that wasn't even all region? Not even honorable mention? In a weak league?

Nothing against her, good for her she got a scholly to TN. But HS records are about leagues and matchups. You play in a weak league like she does, you can set all kinds of records if you leave your A players in.

If she plays a lot, the LVs are going to have a worse record than this year. She blocked a lot of short player shots. She doesn't score. Name a player whose offense improved with the coaching the got from the LVs. Even in the summitt years, all the "shooters" that were signed regressed.

 

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sign Schubert!

Committed to Duke

 

[clkou]

I'm not concerned about not signing a 4 star prospect so much as I am concerned about the coaching staff's ability to develop players - stars and players who need developed.

 

[Hoya Saxa]

I know Harris wasn't listed in the ESPNW top 100. Does anyone know if she was at least all-state in high school? Can anyone from her area provide a link to the all-state team? Thank you.

 

[kamoshika]

Yes, if you knew anything about GA HS bball, her league is one the weakest. When is the last time the LVs signed a player that wasn't even all region? Not even honorable mention? In a weak league?

FWIW, Harris was named Honorable mention All-Region 4-AAAAA and 2nd-team all-county.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Yes, if you knew anything about GA HS bball, her league is one the weakest. When is the last time the LVs signed a player that wasn't even all region? Not even honorable mention? In a weak league?

Nothing against her, good for her she got a scholly to TN. But HS records are about leagues and matchups. You play in a weak league like she does, you can set all kinds of records if you leave your A players in.

If she plays a lot, the LVs are going to have a worse record than this year. She blocked a lot of short player shots. She doesn't score. Name a player whose offense improved with the coaching the got from the LVs. Even in the summitt years, all the "shooters" that were signed regressed.

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I live in GA for over 20 years. Mostly in the Atlanta area.
;;;;;; Their "weak conferences" in girls bb would come very close to equaling of many of this area's better HS programs. . . At least what I have seen here in K-town so far. I know I will piss people off saying this... But I have seen both and there is NO comparison.

 

[Benionsopinion]

I am dumbfounded that we have posters castigating a recruit before she even steps on the floor for the Lady Vols. Seemingly,it would be wiser to wait and see what she can do on the practice and game floors before casting aspersions on her. As for Georgia women's basketball,most of us don't know,but in looking at Hoopgurlz rankings,Georgia has twice the number of top players that we have in Tennessee. Despite the difference in population,the difference in elites would seem to show that women's basketball is good in Georgia.

 

[cwbytruckers]

I'm hoping she comes in very underrated and a chip on her shoulder. She may actually have many skills to show. Let the girl play and see what she can do. But I tell ya. As a recruit wanting to play somewhere. I wouldn't read this board before I signed with UT first.

 

[governmentmule]

Please do not blame a lack of recruiting on a fan message board. Fans are entitled to complain and cheer. No recruit is basing their decision off a little known board with anonymous posts.

what do you mean by a a little known board? you do know this is the best Forum in the world for Volunteer Sports ? :hi:

and don't you think for a minute that recruits don't look at these boards to see what the fans are like and how the Teams and Coaches are treated,they would be foolish not to

 

[Canutmegger]

The people that have been shooting are Diamond and Cooper close to 900 shots between them. Only problem is the 38.5 percent they made of all those shots.

Yes - but as long as they are alphas that's OK. (Channeling coach jumper from about 500 previous posts.)

 

[PayDay99]

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I live in GA for over 20 years. Mostly in the Atlanta area.
;;;;;; Their "weak conferences" in girls bb would come very close to equaling of many of this area's better HS programs. . . At least what I have seen here in K-town so far. I know I will piss people off saying this... But I have seen both and there is NO comparison.

Holy cow. This is not a comparison of GA HS players to TN HS players. This is a comparison of this commit to the entire potential class that CHW had to sell to. And the best she could do was a offensively challenged nobody who blocked a number of shots in one game against an outmatched opponent.

I guess it needs to be to spelled out: The point is that if Ms. Harris played in single A private and didn't earn accolades, that might be understandable due to the abundance of D1 talent in that division. Same with AAAAAA or divisions with strong private schools such as AA with Wesleyan/HI or AAAA with Buford/Pius/Marist. AAAAA has none of those caliber teams and she didn't merit a squeak.

This is nothing against Ms. Harris personally. If I were her I would be thrilled to accept the offer from UT. No bad on her. The animus is completely directed to CHW for, after having YEARS to evaluate, communicate and sell to this class ends up with one commit that nobody (in what used to be our competitive group) would even consider offering. CHW chose to use a precious scholly on this person who based on her HS career has no reasonable chance of contributing to a Final Four run and it's another failure for CHW of dramatic proportions because it ties up a non contributing spot for four years.

 

[Freak]

It's official.

 

[LVJeff]

It's official.

The Bulldog's logo and red color kind of threw me...then I realized I guess it's her high school. At first I thought is she signing with Tennessee or Georgia? LOL.

 

[Freak]

The Bulldog's logo and red color kind of threw me...then I realized I guess it's her high school. At first I thought is she signing with Tennessee or Georgia? LOL.

I did a double-take myself when I saw that. :lol:

 

[T.J.]

Kamera and Shaquilla are known to be SHOT BLOCKERS!

Now that they are Lady Vols it doesn't necessarily mean they will get significant minutes once the games begin. Holly is their coach so I'm not getting too excited. Will CHW properly utilize their skill set or sit them on the bench cheering?

 

[JohnStL]

The L Vols got a Spring recruit post four years ago rated +++ (three) She was slight of build and offensively challenged. Had she been able to put on weight which her build didn't allow she would have made a much greater contribution than she did. Was it a good decision to add someone who was recruited to be a role player, not a five tool player? Moore only deficiency IMO was being slight of build a deficiency in the post position.

All organizations have a plan B, and if recruiting plan A for November didn't execute the LVs looked for a Spring plan and the options were not unclaimed 5 star recruits. Thus they acquired two players - one who can be fairly assessed as a project and the other a real value for next year.

One advantage from coming from a second tier program who had games against far superior players - play hard for 40 minutes , work harder for shots against longer players, and don't back down against players with more physical skills. She will be a competitor.

It is so easy for boarders (on all boards not just this one) to sit behind a keyboard and be self-proclaimed experts or naysayers or just whiners.

As an older fan who saw many games in Stokely and who has attended and seen victories in 3 of the final 4s I attended. I understand the legacy (declining) of the LVs and also the Perfect Storm that includes Pat's illness and retirement, unfortunate injuries, combining the athletic departments, gender discrimination suits, and many near recruiting misses for several years on desired players. The days of being 1 or 2 have become being 7 or 8 during an era where the number of women basketball athletes who can perform at D-1 continues to increase.

 

[Coach Jumper]

Holy cow. This is not a comparison of GA HS players to TN HS players. This is a comparison of this commit to the entire potential class that CHW had to sell to. And the best she could do was a offensively challenged nobody who blocked a number of shots in one game against an outmatched opponent.

I guess it needs to be to spelled out: The point is that if Ms. Harris played in single A private and didn't earn accolades, that might be understandable due to the abundance of D1 talent in that division. Same with AAAAAA or divisions with strong private schools such as AA with Wesleyan/HI or AAAA with Buford/Pius/Marist. AAAAA has none of those caliber teams and she didn't merit a squeak.

This is nothing against Ms. Harris personally. If I were her I would be thrilled to accept the offer from UT. No bad on her. The animus is completely directed to CHW for, after having YEARS to evaluate, communicate and sell to this class ends up with one commit that nobody (in what used to be our competitive group) would even consider offering. CHW chose to use a precious scholly on this person who based on her HS career has no reasonable chance of contributing to a Final Four run and it's another failure for CHW of dramatic proportions because it ties up a non contributing spot for four years.

Kamera and Nunn are both intensely defensive minded. If anything, their influence could be the push Mercedes needs to learn how to be a little meaner. And Nunn will only use up one year of scholarship... I think that between this and HW's hiring of Reaves, she has made great strides in trying to progress in her head coaching education.

 

[Coach Jumper]

The days of being 1 or 2 have become being 7 or 8 during an era where the number of women basketball athletes who can perform at D-1 continues to increase.

The AAU, YBOA, exposure, travel, etc coaches have continued to get better and better. Thus the talent-pool is much broader than it once was.

What seems to have set dormant is the collegiate coaching membership. They hang onto old ways and means too long. This is why there are so many upsets in the NCAA's and regular season.

You can't just sit back and wait to give your best performances to the ND, Baylor, UCONN, and our beloved LV's... Teams that were once also rans, Chattanooga, James Madison,etc are now beating the doors down in the AAU and exposure circuits.

When I was with the Panthers 16U exposure team, the only time i saw a coach i had ever seen before was at Kings Island and Gwinnett. Otherwise it was the smaller D1's and D2's that made up the bulk of the attending recruiters. NCAA recruiters can no longer wait until the AAU Nationals to go look at the crop. These kids want scholarships and some very good athletes are getting looks from the small colleges and committing to them earlier and earlier. I remember the 16u nationals in Chattanooga in 1996 and 1997. There were over 200 colleges represented.

Not only have players gotten better in those environments, but coaching has made drastic steps forward. When I first got to Atlanta, it was the Pistols or a second tier team. Now the Comets, Ice, Elite, Performance and several others give the Pistols a run for their money.

Same here in Knoxville. When I got here it was known as the "Fury's" domain... Now the Elite, Trotters, Panthers and other clubs compete with them equally. The rise of more D1 level athletes on different teams has been more noticeable even in the four years I have been here.