Official: UT hires Kim Caldwell as the new coach for Lady Vols basketball

[VolBall09]

You don’t think Jordan Horston and Rennia were ball dominant?

They were not guards. They played a lot of the guard spot but that was grossly out of position for both imo.

If you notice, Horston is now a 4 in the WNBA.

And no, I would not consider them ball dominant guards. Neither controlled the ball for more than 50% of the game. They mostly played off ball except for special end of quarter/end of game situations.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Please get some experience at the D1 level

 

[VolBall09]

Please get some experience at the D1 level

Why?

Bruce Pearl never played a basketball game in his life. He’s done fine.

If you can coach, you can coach. Kellie had 50 years of D1 experience sitting there and couldn’t get over the hump.

 

[SheShoots]

That does make your team incredibly difficult to defend and it’s demoralizing for the opponent if you’re hitting shots. When you’re changing players that often it’s almost impossible for the defense to stay organized and matched up.

I disagree. What’s difficult to defend is having multiple styles. One style is easy to prep for. You prep to defend the system. Sure the player might be a little more fresh but they’re playing the same role as the player they just replaced. That’s easy. What’s tough is preparing for a team like SC or Va Tech that you have to defend both inside and out and don’t know how they’ll play that day.

 

[VolBall09]

I disagree. What’s difficult to defend is having multiple styles. One style is easy to prep for. You prep to defend the system. Sure the player might be a little more fresh but they’re playing the same role as the player they just replaced. That’s easy. What’s tough is preparing for a team like SC or Va Tech that you have to defend both inside and out and don’t know how they’ll play that day.

Your posts are hard to read.

VaTech and SC did not have multiple styles of play. Their style is pretty conventional inside/out basketball. Same as what Harper was trying to do.

What CKC will be doing is much more similar to Kevin McGuff or Texas where you are using your defense to create offense.

 

[ttharp]

They were not guards. They played a lot of the guard spot but that was grossly out of position for both imo.

If you notice, Horston is now a 4 in the WNBA.

And no, I would not consider them ball dominant guards. Neither controlled the ball for more than 50% of the game. They mostly played off ball except for special end of quarter/end of game situations.

Gotcha. I disagree. But I see where you’re coming from.

She did play the 4 position in the WNBA, and she was undersized. Now that Ezi, Nneka and Cedes are in Seattle, she will likely slide to the 3.

 

[Orange_Mamba]

Why?

Bruce Pearl never played a basketball game in his life. He’s done fine.

If you can coach, you can coach. Kellie had 50 years of D1 experience sitting there and couldn’t get over the hump.

I was talking about her assistants. I’m fine with one or two but she need the experience on her staff to help navigate. I wouldn’t feel as confident if she hauled her whole staff from Marshall because none of them has experience either. Marshall has been some first big coaching gig.

 

[SheShoots]

Your posts are hard to read.

VaTech and SC did not have multiple styles of play. Their style is pretty conventional inside/out basketball. Same as what Harper was trying to do.

What CKC will be doing is much more similar to Kevin McGuff or Texas where you are using your defense to create offense.

VaTech and SC most definitely played multiple styles. There were games where they went to Kitley and Cardoso early and other games when they played through Amoore and PaoPao early to open up the middle. If they relied only on one style then SC wouldn’t have gone undefeated when they played 5 games without a center and VaTech wouldn’t have beaten Marshall and their “difficult” style as you put it 92-49 without Kitley.

Plus Ohio St and Texas had 7 player rotations. Their starters played well over 3/4 of the game. Thats isn’t even close to what KC is talking about when she wants to sub players every 90 seconds.

 

[brittannica]

Do you watch basketball? VaTech and SC most definitely played multiple styles. There were games where they went to Kitley and Cardoso early and other games when they played through Amoore and PaoPao early to open up the middle. If they relied only on one style then SC wouldn’t have gone undefeated when they played 5 games without a center and VaTech wouldn’t have beaten Marshall and their “difficult” style as you put it 92-49 without Kitley.

Plus Ohio St and Texas had 7 player rotations. Their starters played well over 3/4 of the game. Thats isn’t even close to what KC is talking about when she wants to sub players every 90 seconds.

I’ve seen people say Dawn isn’t a good coach because her rosters are stacked. But you can watch her tinker with the lineups on the court until she unlocks the winning formula. It’s very impressive.

 

[ERvolsfan]

 

[ERvolsfan]

 

[1reVOLver]

Flashback. It's 1985. U Va got bounced from the NCAA tourney in the first round. They hadn't been there for a few years before. A former assistant at world renowned Saint Joseph's went to U VA as an assistant coach from 1981-1985, then left to take the HC job at a cow college in the woods of northern Connecticut.

Another former assistant coach at Saint Joseph's was now the HC at Lehigh, an excellent small liberal arts college not known for sports. She left there in 1987 to become the wbb HC at Notre Dame.

Modest credentials for each led to a multitude of NCAA national championships.

Will history repeat itself?

Discuss.

 

[VolBall09]

Flashback. It's 1985. U Va got bounced from the NCAA tourney in the first round. They hadn't been there for a few years before. A former assistant at world renowned Saint Joseph's went to U VA as an assistant coach from 1981-1985, then left to take the HC job at a cow college in the woods of northern Connecticut.

Another former assistant coach at Saint Joseph's was now the HC at Lehigh, an excellent small liberal arts college not known for sports. She left there in 1987 to become the wbb HC at Notre Dame.

Modest credentials for each led to a multitude of NCAA national championships.

Will history repeat itself?

Discuss.

That’s what you have to hope for. It’s a different time. Auriemma and McGraw were following in the very large footsteps Pat was making just ahead of them.

The landscape was a lot different and the entire sport was new.

Anymore it’s not nearly so common to see people come from humble jobs and make a huge impact. Have to hope we just hired the exception to that rule.

 

[th2421]

They were not guards. They played a lot of the guard spot but that was grossly out of position for both imo.

If you notice, Horston is now a 4 in the WNBA.

And no, I would not consider them ball dominant guards. Neither controlled the ball for more than 50% of the game. They mostly played off ball except for special end of quarter/end of game situations.

I was curious so did some digging at HHS. Horston's 2021-22 season is the 13th highest usage rate (34.4%) among all SEC players since 2009. You're right that DeShields would be after that, 23rd highest in her 2015-16 season. Horston would again be after that at 37th for her 2022-23 season. This year's Rickea would be 41st (just behind Izzy Harrison at 40th for the 2014-15 season, one of the highest non-A'ja Wilson usage rates for a post player).

This year's season from Aliyah Matharu at Florida ranks 3rd.

 

[TJVol95]

Beautiful and smart GLV!!!

 

[VolBall09]

I was curious so did some digging at HHS. Horston's 2021-22 season is the 13th highest usage rate (34.4%) among all SEC players since 2009. You're right that DeShields would be after that, 23rd highest in her 2015-16 season. Horston would again be after that at 37th for her 2022-23 season. This year's Rickea would be 41st (just behind Izzy Harrison at 40th for the 2014-15 season, one of the highest non-A'ja Wilson usage rates for a post player).

This year's season from Aliyah Matharu at Florida ranks 3rd.

Ball dominant GUARDS.

Like Clark who affected almost 80% of Iowa’s offense this season either with scoring or assists.

Usage rate is not guard specific, it’s just who is doing the most for your team. Jackson was not a guard, nor Harrison, nor Wilson, Jordan played some guard but Walker was the point guard and Horston mostly played the scoring guard positions at the 2/3.

 

[Rooster1]

SIAP

New Tennessee women's basketball coach Kim Caldwell embraces high expectations

Kim Caldwell is embracing the high expectation as the new women's basketball coach at Tennessee. Her contract would make her the highest-paid coach in the sport if she were to win a national championship.

sports.yahoo.com

She becomes the highest paid coach in WBB with a NC

 

[lvocd]

Congrats to Jenna Burdette!

The more I thought about it, the more I became convinced that Kim should hire her top assistant from Marshall since it will be MUCH easier for our players to learn a new system if there are two teacher/coaches who know it well on the floor to teach it. The next two assistants will likely have to learn it, too, so they can shadow Kim and Jenna early on until they become familiar with it.

Still gotta get the recruiting expert hired!

 

[Raebo]

This has to be tampering right… like ik they probably would end up there anyway with DNC but the fact only 2 entered and they both immediately end up there tells me they had discussed it. Idk seems shady I don’t like brooks

There was an article a couple months ago that said most of the top portal players use a backdoor method (old high school coach, friends on other teams, etc.) to contact certain schools to gauge their interest. So they pretty much know where they are going but will entertain interest from other schools after entering the portal to see what kind of offer they might get. (NIL deal)

 

[brittannica]

There was an article a couple months ago that said most of the top portal players use a backdoor method (old high school coach, friends on other teams, etc.) to contact certain schools to gauge their interest. So they pretty much know where they are going but will entertain interest from other schools after entering the portal to see what kind of offer they might get. (NIL deal)

This is why recruiting players in the right circles is so important. Hope CKC has those connections!

 

[lvocd]

P.S. Plus, having someone she's familiar with their coaching style, and likely personal friends with, will definitely help Kim through what is sure to be a stressful transition.

 

[VolFuture]

In what world do u get so badly out shot by 16% overall and 14% from 3 and only lose by 7

That’s our world now! Even in this loss I see so much upside.

 

[VolFuture]

This is why recruiting players in the right circles is so important. Hope CKC has those connections!

Yes I think we’ll get some great players for her system. Idk if everyone like John Adam’s will be happy but I just see this team being successful. We have some workers on our team

 

[VolFuture]

View attachment 633307In what world do u get so badly out shot by 16% overall and 14% from 3 and only lose by 7

That’s our world now! Even in this loss I see so much upside.

1 played over 30
4 played over 20
8 played over 15
12 played

Tbh this is too different from most teams just a different way to implement it

 

[Coach Jumper]

View attachment 6333101 played over 30
4 played over 20
8 played over 15
12 played

Tbh this is too different from most teams just a different way to implement it

If all you do is what she is asking,,,press, fast-break, shoot 3's,,,not bad
A favorite saying of mine is..."Basketball is a very simple game,,that is very difficult to be good at"
It's not a hard game
This could be done..It is the essence of "overwhelm them" basketball
Take the 75 possessions, factor in the upgrade in talent and figure to go up to 38-42%(3's) and 40-45% (FG's)
You will score in the high 70-low 80's
And that will win a lot of games

The kicker is if she is to do this she has to be able to go 12-13 deep, equally

40 minutes of hell,,,the Runnin Rebels of Loyola Marymount University,,,this!