Kim Caldwell (Rookie Coach of the Year-WBCA) is named Head Coach of Iconic Lady Vols WBB

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glv98 said:
Curb your enthusiasm. GG been a has been for years now. Once a good coach though.

Isn't she still on staff as advisor somewhere in the SEC?
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Maybe read my post before telling me to curb my enthusiasm as you clearly aren't informed.
 
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dazzleme said:
I'd be excited about Goestenkors. Posted about that just now before I saw your post.
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Her time has past, and she announced a few years back that she was retired from coaching, anyway.

She left Duke, went to Texas, and produced the same kind of results there that we just fired KJH for producing. Texas didn't fire her, but she basically fired herself.

A few years later, when Duke came open, she tried to go back there and got in a huff when they wouldn't even grant her an interview. Did a few years as an assistant at UK, and probably did Kyra Elzy's coaching for her. As soon as Goestenkors retired, Elzy stopped winning.
 
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jsc1973 said:
Her time has past, and she announced a few years back that she was retired from coaching, anyway.

She left Duke, went to Texas, and produced the same kind of results there that we just fired KJH for producing. Texas didn't fire her, but she basically fired herself.

A few years later, when Duke came open, she tried to go back there and got in a huff when they wouldn't even grant her an interview. Did a few years as an assistant at UK, and probably did Kyra Elzy's coaching for her. As soon as Goestenkors retired, Elzy stopped winning.
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She wasn't retired. She was on staff with Elzy until Elzy got canned a few weeks ago. TX was in decline and it was a mistake for her to leave Duke to jump into the post Conradt phase. Rick Barnes also was subpar at TX (see image) before coming to UT and look what he has done. I think she still could be great.
 

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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Three. I think the reach candidate is A+, but long odds- maybe a one in three chance. They have expressed an interest in making her the highest paid women’s coach, with upside. Maybe she’ll listen. The other two are impressive, and an upgrade and both very interested as their agents reached out to us. It’s perceived that enough time has passed that someone can take the job and not be following Pat. Molly is not on the list of three. I think White will get this right.
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Respectfully, you speak as someone with inside knowledge. Is this legit?
 
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dazzleme said:
She wasn't retired. She was on staff with Elzy until Elzy got canned a few weeks ago. TX was in decline and it was a mistake for her to leave Duke to jump into the post Conradt phase. Rick Barnes also was subpar at TX (see image) before coming to UT and look what he has done. I think she still could be great.
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Texas athletics was going through some stuff at that time.

Goestenkors can coach some ball but I don’t think she is interested in being a head coach again.

She has been going to schools as an associate HC to basically save floundering HCs in over their head. She definitely a lot to do with the UK SEC tourney run last season.
 
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People say a proven coach wouldn’t come here to “rebuild”, but a rebuild on college sports isn’t as hard as it used to be due to the portal. Also, coaches like Mulkey, Saban, Calipari didn’t have to rebuild. Cal took his recruiting class with him to Kentucky. People say Gotlieb wouldn’t come because of her recruiting class, as if she couldn’t bring them or current players with her. Mulkey had LSU going pretty quickly because she was a proven coach with name recognition. If DW is talking to big name/proven coaches, they won’t be scared away due to a “rebuild”, because they’d instantly add new players via the portal or their commitments at their previous school.

Also, compare cost of living in Knoxville with a place like LA. 1.5- 2 million a year here goes much further.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
People say a proven coach wouldn’t come here to “rebuild”, but a rebuild on college sports isn’t as he’d as it used to be due to the portal. Also, coaches like Mulkey, Saban, Calipari didn’t have to rebuild. Cal took his recruiting class with him to Kentucky. People say Gotlieb wouldn’t come because of her recurring class, as if she couldn’t bring them or current players with her. Mulkey had LSU going pretty quickly because she was a proven coach with name recognition. If DW is talking to big name/proven coaches, they won’t be scared away due to a “rebuild”, because they’d isntently add new players via the portal or their commitments at their previous school.

Also, compare cost of living in Knoxville with a place like LA. 1.5- 2 million a year here goes much further.
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Yeah Kim showed the women’s basketball world that if you’ve got it, it travels. Year two baby, she wasn’t playin around.
 
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Max Roguespierre said:
Goestenkors is done. Not only did she produce Kellie Harper results at Texas but more recently she couldn't even stick as an assistant coach in the W and at multiple schools.
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Rick Barnes wasn't great at TX in his last few years before coming to TN (see image), but he's a great coach. Look what he's done. I think Gail could be similar.
 

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VolBall09 said:
Yeah Kim showed the women’s basketball world that if you’ve got it, it travels. Year two baby, she wasn’t playin around.
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Yep. Granted, coaches with that kind of power/influence are rare, and I have no idea if UT will land one, I’m just saying that if they turned this job down, it’s not for that reason.
 
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OrangeInKy said:
People say Gotlieb wouldn’t come because of her recurring class, as if she couldn’t bring them or current players with her.
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I'll give you half a dozen LA college kids, who've recently put their own school on the WBB map. Convince them to move to Knoxville, TN.
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Rooster who would u be the most scared for TN to hire?
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Easy, I'll answer for him. Dawn Staley.

As if.
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Geno and Walz did have great runs. Staley and Mulkey are currently better. I'm talking about now and best. Brooks is another good coach. No qualm with that. I’m saying the hire will not require a compromise to get the best and also get a woman. I’ve heard the short list and it’s not something we’ll see as a compromise if we get anyone on that list.
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Did White personally tell you the “short list”? Did he forbid you from telling anyone else? Did you two have a few beers afterwards?
 
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Stoerner Fumbles said:
Three. I think the reach candidate is A+, but long odds- maybe a one in three chance. They have expressed an interest in making her the highest paid women’s coach, with upside. Maybe she’ll listen. The other two are impressive, and an upgrade and both very interested as their agents reached out to us. It’s perceived that enough time has passed that someone can take the job and not be following Pat. Molly is not on the list of three. I think White will get this right.
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Some more stuff White shared with you? You are such a connected dude.
 
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