PG Destinee Wells commits to Tennessee 🙏 🙏 🙏

[DarkPhoenix]

With Powell announcing she is returning i hope she works on her outside shot and ball distribution.

You don’t think she’s been working on it her whole college career?

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Key was so important to that great defense

Cardosa is a better player and she’s a backup

 

[cwbytruckers]

You don’t think she’s been working on it her whole college career?

She acted more like a drive and shoot first. She doesnt need to do that. Drive and dish the ball. But be more consistent from deep.

 

[Darth_Vol]

the notion that she “struggled against top competition” is a little bit of a stretch. she’s torched some top competitors throughout her career (Tennessee, Oregon, Louisville, Villanova, Indiana, and Gonzaga).

This is a lazy, uneducated take that's been debunked...

 

[DarkPhoenix]

She acted more like a drive and shoot first. She doesnt need to do that. Drive and dish the ball. But be more consistent from deep.

With her size u don’t think she’s been working on it? Some players have it and some don’t.

 

[turbovol]

Key is good defensively when she stays in the paint. But teams will pull their bigs out of the paint to drag her out from the paint, and that's when
there are problems....

 

[Fatoldman]

I only saw a tweet from an assistant coach. Seemed to be quite animated about some team in the tournament making direct or indirect contact with player(s) on his team. We're all adults here so whether we said it out loud or not...lot of folks thought he was talking about TN. Or you at least had a list and TN was on it. I know I did for a few reasons. Belmont is in TN. TN needed a steady PG. As far as I know...she never showed interest in any other school. Nothing he can do about a player leaving, but I certainly understand why he would be upset, and probably explains why this happened so fast. Just keeping it real.

Good point. Unfortunately there is considerable tampering going on in D1 women's basketball. Our history of signing transfers makes one wonder if we are doing everything by the book. This situation looks fishy. It may be above board but it still looks suspect and it may be the Belmont coach is aware of inappropriate contact or he may just be very frustrated at losing his two best players. The rich get richer. It seems like pro sports has arrived on campus. I don't like the NIL. Just hope we are at least following the rules

 

[Darth_Vol]

So Wells PG and Powell moves to SG next yr.

Why would you put a player who can't shoot and can't score at SG? Powell will back up Wells at point, where she belongs...

 

[cwbytruckers]

With her size u don’t think she’s been working on it? Some players have it and some don’t.

My opinion not getting into an argument over it

 

[cwbytruckers]

Why would you put a player who can't shoot and can't score at SG? Powell will back up Wells at point, where she belongs...

Which is why i said she needs to work on her shot to be a threat.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Which is why i said she needs to work on her shot to be a threat.

She has been working at it through four seasons of college ball. If season 5 is the one you think she figures out how to shoot, good luck with that...

 

[DarkPhoenix]

My opinion not getting into an argument over it

Well we 2 more guards from the portal

 

[cwbytruckers]

She has been working at it through four seasons of college ball. If season 5 is the one you think she figures out how to shoot, good luck with that...

Depends on who is working with her. Could be a slight technique adjustment you never know.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Nevertheless, Wells is an insane upgrade from Walker. I’m glad she’s here! I just hope she doesn’t come here and her game disappears, similar to Powell.

Life is so much easier and your team's ceiling becomes so much higher with great point guard play - something Kellie has never had here. If she can't make it work with Wells, there's no hope for her...

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Key is good defensively when she stays in the paint. But teams will pull their bigs out of the paint to drag her out from the paint, and that's when
there are problems....

That's a good point. They were doing it before she went down. It's up to Kellie scheme for that. Maybe send our four out to guard their 5 at midrange and keep Key under the basket. Or if Hollingshead is our four, leave her under the basket and let Key go out to guard. or, unless the opposing big is a good outside or midrange shooter, lt her go out and get out of the way without guarding her at all.

 

[VolBall09]

Key is good defensively when she stays in the paint. But teams will pull their bigs out of the paint to drag her out from the paint, and that's when
there are problems....

…

 

[youcancallmeAl]

Well, this is a nice pickup, but let's not go all wobbly here. Remember it took Powell most of the season before she looked and played with confidence and effectiveness on the floor. And she was an all Big 10 PG before she transferred in. I see this as adding depth to be developed for the postseason run.

 

[VolBall09]

Well, this is a nice pickup, but let's not go all wobbly here. Remember it took Powell most of the season before she looked and played with confidence and effectiveness on the floor. And she was an all Big 10 PG before she transferred in. I see this as adding depth to be developed for the postseason run.

I agree, it’s an adjustment to the SEC. Wells has the right tools but we have to see how they translate. Very good pick-up and a great start to the portal season for UT.

Truly think this staff has decided they would prefer to recruit in this way rather than taking large classes of freshmen.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Depends on who is working with her.

The same coaches that worked with her this season...

 

[Jax_Vol]

I agree, it’s an adjustment to the SEC. Wells has the right tools but we have to see how they translate. Very good pick-up and a great start to the portal season for UT.

Truly think this staff has decided they would prefer to recruit in this way rather than taking large classes of freshmen.

Yup....the reverse Caliponzi approach. I am ok with that. It is taking the maximum advantage of the new transfer and NIL rules.

Hire the guns. Got Kimmy into Final 4 this year.

 

[Darth_Vol]

Truly think this staff has decided they would prefer to recruit in this way rather than taking large classes of freshmen.

If you think the staff's master plan was to land 0 freshmen this class, you're an idiot...

 

[Rooster1]

Cardosa is a better player and she’s a backup

Cardoso had Boston on her team…..think about that.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Cardoso had Boston on her team…..think about that.

That’s my point, we need a big time center to start.

 

[Jax_Vol]

If you think the staff's master plan was to land 0 freshmen this class, you're an idiot...

They wasn't the plan.

But then again, they didn't settle for Violet from Coffee County either.

 

[creekdipper]

If you're going to frequently use ellipses to end posts...say, four or five posts in a row..., you should realize that there needs to be a period (a fourth dot) added when the ellipses come at the end of the post, just as it would be added after any final word.

Of course, if you're expecting that after years of making the same mistake that the offending party will magically learn to punctuate correctly, good luck with that....