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That list of HC candidates for Baylor is a list of ACTUAL proven winners. That is the type of list that we should have had when we replaced Holly. Regardless of what Kellie apologists think, we are Tennessee and we are so concerned with getting a former player that we didn’t bother to kick the tires on any of the splash hires. Again, I truly hope Kellie wins here, but she seems to be taking us back to the 80s with her “vision” of what the team needs to be. The game is way more skilled now and the players don’t all have to be taller than 6 feet. So tired of the “tallest team in America” claim to fame. How about working towards the “most athletic” or “the team that will shoot you out of the gym”??? Defense and rebounding doesn’t cut it! It’s important, but you need so many other elements. So frustrating watching us get left behind in WBBK!!! What player on this team did Kellie recruit that gets you excited? A player that you say, her future is so bright? A player that will lead us back to the Final 4? There’s not one!
 
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PAPI said:
That list of HC candidates for Baylor is a list of ACTUAL proven winners. That is the type of list that we should have had when we replaced Holly. Regardless of what Kellie apologists think, we are Tennessee and we are so concerned with getting a former player that we didn’t bother to kick the tires on any of the splash hires. Again, I truly hope Kellie wins here, but she seems to be taking us back to the 80s with her “vision” of what the team needs to be. The game is way more skilled now and the players don’t all have to be taller than 6 feet. So tired of the “tallest team in America” claim to fame. How about working towards the “most athletic” or “the team that will shoot you out of the gym”??? Defense and rebounding doesn’t cut it! It’s important, but you need so many other elements. So frustrating watching us get left behind in WBBK!!! What player on this team did Kellie recruit that gets you excited? A player that you say, her future is so bright? A player that will lead us back to the Final 4? There’s not one!
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Kaiya Wynn she can lock you down and is athletic as hell ...
 
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BUBear said:
Time to fire the athletic director, if not the president too.
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they just won a natty in men’s basketball ... I don’t think that’s happening bud 😩

Was it the big raise for the men’s basketball coach? You guys will be fine they gotta make the right hire and hope some of the players stay.

Will Kim be welcomed back at some point and honored? or is this sour grapes?
 
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Volfan2012 said:
If that happens her first season may not be so great. She has to hope that the LSU seniors are coming back for their free year because that freshman class will need some time to adjust to SEC play. She want be able to take anyone else because she already has 16 on the roster. A lot of them are three star unranked players.
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stars are for galaxies

give me 3 stars who have fight, desire and coachability who know they have room to grow,,versus 5 stars who think they are already "there" any day of the week
 
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VA_VOLFAN said:
they just won a natty in men’s basketball ... I don’t think that’s happening bud 😩

Was it the big raise for the men’s basketball coach? You guys will be fine they gotta make the right hire and hope some of the players stay.

Will Kim be welcomed back at some point and honored? or is this sour grapes?
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Kim is the third national championship winning coach this administration has run off in their short tenure. Scott Drew should begin job hunting tomorrow before they push him out the door too.
 
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Coach Jumper said:
stars are for galaxies

give me 3 stars who have fight, desire and coachability who know they have room to grow,,versus 5 stars who think they are already "there" any day of the week
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And what about 5-stars who have fight, desire and coachability who know they have room to grow? Because those are the players that more often than not lead their teams to championships.
 
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PAPI said:
That list of HC candidates for Baylor is a list of ACTUAL proven winners. That is the type of list that we should have had when we replaced Holly. Regardless of what Kellie apologists think, we are Tennessee and we are so concerned with getting a former player that we didn’t bother to kick the tires on any of the splash hires. Again, I truly hope Kellie wins here, but she seems to be taking us back to the 80s with her “vision” of what the team needs to be. The game is way more skilled now and the players don’t all have to be taller than 6 feet. So tired of the “tallest team in America” claim to fame. How about working towards the “most athletic” or “the team that will shoot you out of the gym”??? Defense and rebounding doesn’t cut it! It’s important, but you need so many other elements. So frustrating watching us get left behind in WBBK!!! What player on this team did Kellie recruit that gets you excited? A player that you say, her future is so bright? A player that will lead us back to the Final 4? There’s not one!
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You left out the big whine about the blue hairs. No hissy fit is complete with out them.
But FYI-K Wynn is among the most athletic recruits in the country. Miles is a certified speed merchant.
Picket and Striplin are both too 10 forwards in this class. I’m very excited and see them being a key part of a return to the final four.
 
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Coach Jumper said:
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This is hilarious!!
 
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2022 WBB prospect T’yana Todd, 6-0 CG, Royal Crown Academic School (Scarborough, ON), has narrowed her list from ten to the following five: UConn, Georgia, Louisville, Mississippi State, and Syracuse

She will be a good one can ball
 
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creekdipper said:
Agugua-Hamilton?
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Should we copy and paste the rest of the list? How is it, and I’ve asked this a couple times now...but, how is it that LSU is willing to pay almost 3 million a year to bring in a great coach, but UT hires a lifetime assistant and a coach who can’t utilize the perks of being the coach at Tennessee enough to get some real playmakers in here? At least Holly recruited well and left her some players....once they’re gone....well....at what point does the fan base realize that we aren’t going to bargain shop our way into winning a championship?
 
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PAPI said:
Should we copy and paste the rest of the list? How is it, and I’ve asked this a couple times now...but, how is it that LSU is willing to pay almost 3 million a year to bring in a great coach, but UT hires a lifetime assistant and a coach who can’t utilize the perks of being the coach at Tennessee enough to get some real playmakers in here? At least Holly recruited well and left her some players....once they’re gone....well....at what point does the fan base realize that we aren’t going to bargain shop our way into winning a championship?
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Ever heard of SUPPORTING your school, staff and team?
Great class coming in and good start on ‘22. Lifetime assistant only in your world. Kellie has been an HC for the past decade.
Just hired one of the top recruiters in the country.

You and Darth should start your own forum. Perhaps something like P*** on Kellie or I’m miserable you should be too.
 
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Lucy said:
Ever heard of SUPPORTING your school, staff and team?
Great class coming in and good start on ‘22. Lifetime assistant only in your world. Kellie has been an HC for the past decade.
Just hired one of the top recruiters in the country.

You and Darth should start your own forum. Perhaps something like P*** on Kellie or I’m miserable you should be too.
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Think the "lifetime assistant" reference was Holly, not Kellie...
 
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Amb3096 said:
Think the "lifetime assistant" reference was Holly, not Kellie...
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I was referring to Holly. I do support my school, but I do not do it blindly. I call it like I see it. I’ve attended LV games going back to when Dawn Marsh was the PG and we were playing in Stokely. I know the program very well. I have traveled to Final 4’s with the team...was a guest coach when Candace played there....sat in the locker room while Pat discussed halftime adjustments with the team. I have lived and breathed LV BBall for more than 30 years. I support the university in every sport. Barnes dropped the ball this past year, but he went out and brought in the number 2 class in the nation. I just don’t think a coach should be cutting their teeth at one of premier jobs in the country. I don’t want a “give her time” coach. I want a “just wait” coach who players are begging to play for. LSU just got that and we haven’t had that since Pat retired.
 
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