Unreasonable demands are not what im asking for. Im asking for being able to dribble and chew gum at the same time. Not make lazy passes game in and game out. Run some form of offense that doesnt consist of dribble dribble dribble force a shot. An offense where our players arent constantly playing the one on one i can do it alone mentality. Thats all on the coaching staff that has more than 3 years as a head coach. Do i expect them to be a final four team this year. NO. But i did expect after 23 games that they would quit making these dumb plays that shouldnt be made as upperclassman. You sunshine pumpers kept saying the same thing under Holly. Nothing has changed with fundamentals.
I think it is reasonable to say that we all clearly understand that you find this team and coaching staff woefully inadequate. The players make dumb plays, they can’t dribble etc.
Problem with fans like you is that if someone makes an observation they are clearly anti fans or nega fans. I love the lady vols as much as anyone which is why I never miss a game. But I'm sorry if you all accept 19-4 as being top tier. The record is awesome. Better than 4-19. But what you all don't get is that 19-4 is great but they still aren't close to beating South Carolina or UCONN. They should have beat UCONN with their depleted roster. And if the had brought their A game they would have. Turnovers and mental mistakes that's all on coaching. If it was being addressed 23 games into the season we as fans would see improvement. But it continues game in and game out. 2008 was their last final four. 14 year doubt. And it will not happen this season. Lack of talent isn't about hating on the players. It's about being realistic. Lady Vols need a talent upgrade. If you can't see that I can't help you understand. Tired of you all accepting the decline to middle of the pack and being ok with it and complaining to fans who want more.
I would rather see a team improve and shows signs of a competent coaching staff. Why is CH so against calling timeouts to stop runs by opposing teams? If you look at the schedule and at least 8 other games could have easily went the other way. Would 11-12 be considered ok? Yes they won those 8 games. But those 8 games should have never went down to the wire. So forgive me if i demand more from a second place SEC team that was ranked #4. You confuse my desire for these girls to improve for hate or anger towards them. Im no different than and diehard fan. For those who say lift them up and support them through the down times. We are not here trying to pile on them and keep them down. We are expressing our concerns for why the bad habits from Hollys teams keep happening in year 3 of Harpers tenure. My goal is to see them win every game the same way South Carolina does. But there is either a talent gap or a coaching gap. Either way Go Lady Vols and beat Missouri.
criticism doesnt mean you hate the program the players or the coach. bottom line every failure or victory is the coaches responsibility and she would agree with that. questioning why fundamentals have continued to plague their play is on the coach. lack of an offensive system that plays to the strength of the team is on the coach. like Key getting few touches while other players do this i can do it on my own crap game in and game out. this team has so many careless unforced turnovers every game. thats on the coach. i love this team and have been very vocal about the upside and the downside. i have said in the past that i thought Darby had no business on the floor. And i ate my crow to that one. She has proved my wrong. She started moving on offense hunting her shot and she has become a good rebounder and defender. But whats hurting this team right now is lack of leadership. Call me crazy but i think going into this season Burrell thought she was the leader or one of the leaders of this team and it all fell to Horston. Now that Burrell is back she is forcing the game instead of letting it come to her. And Horston is trying her best to shoulder the weight and sometimes she forces it as well. Walker shows up one game for 17 points and disappears for the next 3 or 4 games. And Green was apparently the true leader of this team because her injury coincides with this losing 3 of 4. I have confidence Harper is the right coach for the job. But bottom line win or lose the Coach is the one responsible for the team. Hopefully she figures out what the issues are and gets them back on track. Time to take down those Tigers and they are going to be tough even in Knoxville.
I said all along that this fan base, in part, have unreal expectations of KJH. She took over a program headed to the bottom feeder position. Before she ever accepted the job, she knew it would take more than three years to turn this program around. The team started heading middle of the pack during the last three years of Pat’s head coaching. Holly took over, and though, for the most part, the coaching staff did an outstanding job recruitment wise. The problem was the lack of coaching and leadership. Talent was wasted and the team went into a tailspin. Holly, sadly should have been replaced at least three years before she was eventually terminated. Don’t get me wrong Holly is a good person and a Lady Vol to the point she bleeds Orange, but has a severe lack of head coaching leadership. KJH has actually taken a team with less talent than Holly had to work with and made them, for the most part, competitive. She should be given more credit than many of the fan base are willing to give her.
