So, when is the press conference?

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Rooster1 said:
Some of you might think I’m off here, but I bet Striplin excels in this new system, she can motor up and down the court and she has a nice stroke from three. I think a lot of Puckett, and hope she fits in as well, though Kim will need to work with her some on the transition speed and defensive assignments in a press. If Karo is not asked to defend the post as a 5 she should be good to go for a nice year in that system, imo.
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I think Edie may also..
 
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Volswin98 said:
Why are so many people against this hire? I know she hasn’t led a big program, but she has won a lot of games. Look at what she did last year in just a year. Give the lady a chance. I grew up 1 mile from Pats parents in Henrietta. I miss her as much as anybody, but she isn’t here anymore. I don’t know if CKC is going to make it or not, but there just seems like a lot of negativity.
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Again, I think for most people it has nothing to do with Kim. It’s not personal, it’s the mourning of a program that was GREAT and that we expected an AD (heralded as one of the best) to make a move that would restore the program to greatness by hiring a proven, winner. A BIG fish. He didn’t, and for all the great things he has done for UT, this hire did not scream “I want to make the Lady Vols relevant again.”
 
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creekdipper said:
That was my favorite part.

John Adams sounds just as toadish in person as his snarky attempts at writing.

I loved it when she put him in his place, but she's made a media enemy for life. He thinks he's the smartest person in every room and won't stand for being slighted. Kim should watch her back around him.
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…Joan can sic Maria on John Adams… keep them both busy…
 
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Volstylexx said:
Again, I think for most people it has nothing to do with Kim. It’s not personal, it’s the mourning of a program that was GREAT and that we expected an AD (heralded as one of the best) to make a move that would restore the program to greatness by hiring a proven, winner. A BIG fish. He didn’t, and for all the great things he has done for UT, this hire did not scream “I want to make the Lady Vols relevant again.”
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Still at it.......
 
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JarFly said:
One of the strangest press conferences I have saw. Just a handful of questions. 1 mic drop. Then a bunch of people running around, getting the podium off stage as fast as possible, 3-4 pics in less than 30 seconds - bada boom bada bing and its over!

I thought I was at the local community theatre between acts trying to change the props. Not one thank you for coming, not a we will take 3 more questions, no talking to D White for a follow up, no talking to any current lady vols.
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I thought it was fine. Don’t need a 45 min press conference with a lot of hot blown air. Just do the meat and potatoes and get on the phones and back to recruiting. That’s the funny part, the same morons on here complaining about everything, especially about DW would have been the first to complain if it was a 45 min press conference and would have complained it took away time from recruiting, this bunch on here are hard to please!
 
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creekdipper said:
That was my favorite part.

John Adams sounds just as toadish in person as his snarky attempts at writing.

I loved it when she put him in his place, but she's made a media enemy for life. He thinks he's the smartest person in every room and won't stand for being slighted. Kim should watch her back around him.
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He just continues to prove he is the worst media member ever. He should have retired 20 years ago. I don’t know why his is still around
 
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Volstylexx said:
Well Danny sure didn’t help her any by saying in the introduction press conference that Kellie Harper was good but not great and that the expectation is great… AND that he and players wanted to win next year. In trying to hype her up, he inadvertently set the bar incredibly high (quickly).
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Yeah, doesn’t sound like a rebuild. Sounds like a win (or at the very least compete) this year. Hi, pressure. We will see!
 
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brittannica said:
Be cautious questioning our Lord and Savior, Danny White, by whom all hires are ultimately success.
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Best we have had in a very very long time, but don’t let your hatred of the man cloud the judgement that UT sports are the best they EVER have been and that’s not just me saying it but a FACT proven by directors cup and the funny thing is, if we had “sports” like bowling and a few others that are a joke to be considered in those calculations but are we would be higher.
 
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Bigorangefaninga said:
Best we have had in a very very long time, but don’t let your hatred of the man cloud the judgement that UT sports are the best they EVER have been and that’s not just me saying it but a FACT proven by directors cup and the funny thing is, if we had “sports” like bowling and a few others that are a joke to be considered in those calculations but are we would be higher.
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I don’t hate anyone, let alone a man I’ve never met. Just joshin around, but thanks for proving a point 😌
 
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Dak1219 said:
They also stopped the press conference there. That style has not been a winning formula in the SEC, i.e., Coach Flo, Johnnie Harris and even Coach yo when she tries going all out with that press. Top tier teams gonna beat a press all day long.
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What we have seen the last 8-9 years has failed. I am ready to try something that has a chance to improve on what we have recently seen. I think she will be successful. She will have to get the talent to do it. Kellie did not get the talent because she has always had difficulty in recruiting High School‘s best players. Hopefully, she can.
 
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Volstylexx said:
Again, I think for most people it has nothing to do with Kim. It’s not personal, it’s the mourning of a program that was GREAT and that we expected an AD (heralded as one of the best) to make a move that would restore the program to greatness by hiring a proven, winner. A BIG fish. He didn’t, and for all the great things he has done for UT, this hire did not scream “I want to make the Lady Vols relevant again.”
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Do you know for a fact that a big fish (Hammon, Gottlieb, Walz, etc.) wanted the job? Do you know for a fact that DW didn’t reach out to one or more? Do you know for a fact that DW had a blank check to offer crazy money to get them to leave already established programs to rebuild from ground zero where the expectations are as high as anywhere? I don’t think any of us know these things. Let’s see what happens.
 
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Dak1219 said:
And how far did those teams get? Did they even win their conferences this year? Mcguff has plenty of WNBA talent and didn't win the Big 10 or go far in the Tournament this year? Ohio state lost in the second round of the NCAA tournament to duke with that press.
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North Carolina won some Nattys doing this exact thing people say can’t work! He would substitute 5 at a time but yeah, I mean it doesn’t work, we are screwed lol. It works for Bama and a coach that DW hired at Buffalo Nate Oats, but it doesn’t work at all.
 
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Bigorangefaninga said:
I thought it was fine. Don’t need a 45 min press conference with a lot of hot blown air. Just do the meat and potatoes and get on the phones and back to recruiting. That’s the funny part, the same morons on here complaining about everything, especially about DW would have been the first to complain if it was a 45 min press conference and would have complained it took away time from recruiting, this bunch on here are hard to please!
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I'm not complaining about our new coach, nor our old athletic director, but the press conference was very strange. Don't need an hour long HOF induction type speech but a PC is supposed to be different than a twitter release, i.e. maybe a few more questions and answers. For example have you talked to any prospective assistants, prospective players, etc.
 
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It reminded me of the Pearl press conference. I followed his 1st 4 years intently because of the fast paced style of play with the full court press and intense inbounds pass pressure. It was fun and different and they downed some great teams like Texas and Florida culminating with a #1 versus #2 matchup with Memphis. I hope she can bring the same energy to the program.
 
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Bigorangefaninga said:
Best we have had in a very very long time, but don’t let your hatred of the man cloud the judgement that UT sports are the best they EVER have been and that’s not just me saying it but a FACT proven by directors cup and the funny thing is, if we had “sports” like bowling and a few others that are a joke to be considered in those calculations but are we would be higher.
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Best we have had in a very long time led by success in sports with coaches he didn’t hire: Barnes, Vitello, Weekly. His commitment to improving facilities is noted and appreciated, but the Director’s Cup didn’t come bc of a slate of White hires.
 
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