LVs Lose to Louisville 5 Takeaways

#78
#78
Darth_Vol said:
Valid point. But while Holly is no Pat, Diamond is no Chamique either...
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I saw Chamique several times in person, as a collegiate athlete and then again in Atlanta playing for and against the Dream...
As far as her skill-set she is actually quite a bit further along than Chamique was at this point.
DD's release and flight time are much better than CH's.
But as far as the ability to keep her own fire lit,,,,,,,,,,DD is miles behind.
I cannot remember a time, tv or live, that I didn't feel CH brought everything.

She never disappeared.

Girls like Chamique are rare:
Size, athleticism, speed, humility, work-ethic, internal drive, with ability to be coached.
But girls like Diamond are equally rare.

Diamonds have to be cut, chiseled and the ground into the stone that becomes polished version everyone wants.
The cutter quit too early.
She's not ready for polishing.
 
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#79
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When has UT ever had a player who was a bust for us but excelled in the WNBA?

I can't think of a player. DD will play in the WNBA at the same level or possibly worse than she did at UT. Her issues did not start at UT and they won't end at UT.
 
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#80
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Darth_Vol said:
Valid point. But while Holly is no Pat, Diamond is no Chamique either...
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Case in point. Chamique had Pat for 3 National Championships. Diamond had Holly for a 2nd round loss in NCAA's for 1st time in TN program history and 26 losses in two seasons. :crazy:
 
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NoBackBoard said:
When has UT ever had a player who was a bust for us but excelled in the WNBA?

I can't think of a player. DD will play in the WNBA at the same level or possibly worse than she did at UT. Her issues did not start at UT and they won't end at UT.
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Your crystal ball has a crack in it. :)

If Holly knew how to coach and get the best out of her players Diamond would had been an All American. It's unfortunate that Holly is in over her head. Bad for the players, the program and the fans. The only winner is Holly. She's getting a big ole paycheck to underachieve while attaching Tennessee's name to the likes of LaTech, and Old Dominion. AND that's with high school All-Americans(s) <<<<<plural.
 
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#82
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T.J. said:
Your crystal ball has a crack in it. :)

If Holly knew how to coach and get the best out of her players Diamond would had been an All American. It's unfortunate that Holly is in over her head. Bad for the players, the program and the fans. The only winner is Holly. She's getting a big ole paycheck to underachieve while attaching Tennessee's name to the likes of LaTech, and Old Dominion. AND that's with high school All-Americans(s) <<<<<plural.
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But can you think of a player who was a bust for us and excelled in the WNBA?
 
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NoBackBoard said:
When has UT ever had a player who was a bust for us but excelled in the WNBA?

I can't think of a player. DD will play in the WNBA at the same level or possibly worse than she did at UT. Her issues did not start at UT and they won't end at UT.
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No she won't...
Diamond will do what is expected out of her,,,not, what is asked out of her.
HERE at UT or anywhere else she may land.

You don't ask for a player like DD's best, you demand it!
Or sit her butt on the pine....And if you have to pull her out for anything other than resting her,,, You don't let her walk over to her spot on the bench without getting in her grill.

Where you win a player like DD's respect is by making sure she never feels superior, to you!
 
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Coach Jumper said:
No she won't...
Diamond will do what is expected out of her,,,not, what is asked out of her.
HERE at UT or anywhere else she may land.

You don't ask for a player like DD's best, you demand it!
Or sit her butt on the pine....And if you have to pull her out for anything other than resting her,,, You don't let her walk over to her spot on the bench without getting in her grill.

Where you win a player like DD's respect is by making sure she never feels superior, to you!
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I'm eager to see what she does in her rookie season.
 
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NoBackBoard said:
When has UT ever had a player who was a bust for us but excelled in the WNBA?

I can't think of a player. DD will play in the WNBA at the same level or possibly worse than she did at UT. Her issues did not start at UT and they won't end at UT.
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I agree. I don't buy this prevailing theory that Diamond's game is "better suited for the WNBA" at all, when she can't even consistently dominate at the college level....
 
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#93
Anybody who says the LVs would be better off without DD or MR can't be serious. If they stay, we'll have seasoned SR and JR starters and McD's AAs two-deep. And yes, they'll be coached by Holly, but she has the opportunity to make strategic changes in the offseason. And the players have the opportunity to put in work over the summer and improve their game. Positive change is possible, even if it's not the change that most want.
 
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#94
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Coach Jumper said:
Define adequate:

More knowledgeable of skills than she is?
Difficult to impress?
Personality bigger than hers?

Shall I go on..?
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Someone that can maximize her abilities. It's not asking much. Just someone who knows what they are doing...unlike Holly.
 
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LA Vol said:
Anybody who says the LVs would be better off without DD or MR can't be serious. If they stay, we'll have seasoned SR and JR starters and McD's AAs two-deep. And yes, they'll be coached by Holly, but she has the opportunity to make strategic changes in the offseason. And the players have the opportunity to put in work over the summer and improve their game. Positive change is possible, even if it's not the change that most want.
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Bingo. Green and KK will not be able to command the defensive attention required to keep MR in check. There's no way that's happening. They can still be a good team if Diamond leaves, but if MR leaves with her, this is not a top 25 team.
 
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Amb3096 said:
Bingo. Green and KK will not be able to command the defensive attention required to keep MR in check. There's no way that's happening. They can still be a good team if Diamond leaves, but if MR leaves with her, this is not a top 25 team.
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Yep. Bring back the Big 3, add a healthy Green and Te'a, factor in the incoming talent and the LVs should be a legit F4 team.
 
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Voluble2 said:
Dunbar shot 20% from the three pt line this year. That is just awful. The only person on Geno's team to shoot worse than that from three was his center who took about 6 shots.

And Harris was only recruited as a warm body because we struck out on everyone else. People are basing her reputation as a shot blocker on what she did in junior college, which means absolutely nothing.

Holly has a lot of faults, but not playing those two is not one of them. You can fault her for recruiting them, but they were exactly where they needed to be --- on the bench.

People are fixated on trying to think up different combinations of players that would give better results, but that is just an exercise in rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. The ship is going down because the captain ran it into an iceberg. Where the crew is stationed when it happens doesn't matter so much.



I will agree about using the small number of players as an excuse though. Holly thinned our roster so she doesn't get to use that as an excuse. That is the proverbial killing your parents and wanting leniency because you are an orphan situation.
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Would wonder if dunbars percentage is artificially skewed bc has shot so few times that a few misses really affects the whole . I can't tell you the last time she was in the game long enough for the ball to touch her hands much less shoot if!! Seriously I bet her average is less than one attempt per game . If she were allowed to shoot 20x like the "big3" or even half of that I guarantee her percentage would improve .
Shooter gotta shoot.....
 
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la vol said:
anybody who says the lvs would be better off without dd or mr can't be serious. If they stay, we'll have seasoned sr and jr starters and mcd's aas two-deep. And yes, they'll be coached by holly, but she has the opportunity to make strategic changes in the offseason. And the players have the opportunity to put in work over the summer and improve their game. Positive change is possible, even if it's not the change that most want.
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LA Vol +10000.
 
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#99
What Holly did to KD ought to be a crime.

Kortney was absolutely deadly from long range as a freshman, even as a sophmore. Her shot was a beautiful thing.

Not seeing enough playing time to get comfortable has put a huge hitch in her shot. She rushed everything, passed up shots and always had one eye on the bench because she knew she would be taken out of the game.

:(
 
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#100
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gule said:
What Holly did to KD ought to be a crime.

Kortney was absolutely deadly from long range as a freshman, even as a sophmore. Her shot was a beautiful thing.

Not seeing enough playing time to get comfortable has put a huge hitch in her shot. She rushed everything, passed up shots and always had one eye on the bench because she knew she would be taken out of the game.

:(
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A huge hitch in her shot? KD shoots all the time and does work on her game. KD has not earned more playing time in practice. Playing time is earned not given.
 
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