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sjsmith87 said:
I'm gonna assume you aren't simply being willfully obtuse and offer that there's a SLIGHT possibility that there are other factors student-athletes (who are obviously good enough at basketball to be recruited here) consider in their choice than just "learning basketball".
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What I'm saying is that it shouldn't matter what the race is. Get the best coaches in here for the job, recruit, coach, and win. That simple.
 
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DarkPhoenix said:
Ok, so if the rumors are true im glad we now have Nil money to get players with the new coach.
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People get upset about rumors that may or may not be true…..This is the most successful our athletic department has been in a long time. Let’s hope the Lady Vols are getting ready to join the party.
 
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volbeast33 said:
People get upset about rumors that may or may not be true…..This is the most successful our athletic department has been in a long time. Let’s hope the Lady Vols are getting ready to join the party.
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Rumors are everything on a forum, u never hear the actual facts from the school.
 
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Two points. First, diversity in any team is critical to success whether you are capable of understanding that concept or not. Different life experiences matter in a team environment. You can regurgitate what you hear to the contrary from talk radio but it doesn't change reality.

Second, I do believe this is a diverse group of coaches. Different backgrounds, races, and genders. Each of us could say it would be better if ______ but I'm proud of the coach for thinking outside the box. Most importantly, I'm extremely happy she doesn't take input from this Board. Whew.
 
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LUVMESUMVOL said:
This is the real world if you think African American parents are not thinking should I consider my daughter going to TN without a African American female assistant you are living in a fantasy world I’m not saying it would be a deterrent but the conversation is going to be had in the household
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This is a serious issue you raise. I'm an old white man and I can understand it, even though I routinely get annoyed when people make EVERYTHING about race. But, the issue your raise IS part of the dynamics in our society these days. The question isn't whether it should or should not be our reality. It IS our reality and Coach Caldwell would do well to address it.
 
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dazzleme said:
Interesting. Wondering if there is gonna be a swapsy.

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Would not be a smart move for him. The optics of that just would not look good for his program.

Losing the Associate Head Coach to Tennessee and then replacing him with the failed recruiting coordinator who’s job he just took? Yikes.

Sam will find a soft landing I’m sure, but if Purcell wants to be successful that isn’t the direction he should go.
 
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VolBall09 said:
Would not be a smart move for him. The optics of that just would not look good for his program.

Losing the Associate Head Coach to Tennessee and then replacing him with the failed recruiting coordinator who’s job he just took? Yikes.

Sam will find a soft landing I’m sure, but if Purcell wants to be successful that isn’t the direction he should go.
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Idk somehow Lacey got her Arkansas job back…
 
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Orange007 said:
Two points. First, diversity in any team is critical to success whether you are capable of understanding that concept or not. Different life experiences matter in a team environment. You can regurgitate what you hear to the contrary from talk radio but it doesn't change reality.

Second, I do believe this is a diverse group of coaches. Different backgrounds, races, and genders. Each of us could say it would be better if ______ but I'm proud of the coach for thinking outside the box. Most importantly, I'm extremely happy she doesn't take input from this Board. Whew.
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I agree with that as long as you don’t lower standards to do so…. This looks like a really good staff by Kim…..Goldwire was a bad hire by Kellie
 
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MSST the team working backwards now. Just hired Anita Howard to replace Lazo. She was recently fired from Georgia Southern after 5 unimpressive seasons.

Can you imagine if that’s who we had hired? The LV fans heads would have exploded (again).

And the Subarus would be screaming “I told you so!!!!!”
 
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VolBall09 said:
Would not be a smart move for him. The optics of that just would not look good for his program.

Losing the Associate Head Coach to Tennessee and then replacing him with the failed recruiting coordinator who’s job he just took? Yikes.

Sam will find a soft landing I’m sure, but if Purcell wants to be successful that isn’t the direction he should go.
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I’m sure she’ll land on her feet soon. But other side when Kellie was fired, schools didn’t come and raid the staff including Sam. Could say Joy took a career move sideways to start her HC journey upwards.
 
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Majors said:
I’m sure she’ll land on her feet soon. But other side when Kellie was fired, schools didn’t come and raid the staff including Sam. Could say Joy took a career move sideways to start her HC journey upwards.
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Stonybrook is a Div I job. You nab a HC gig as an assistant coach, at worst it’s falling UPWARDS.
 
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Majors said:
I’m sure she’ll land on her feet soon. But other side when Kellie was fired, schools didn’t come and raid the staff including Sam. Could say Joy took a career move sideways to start her HC journey upwards.
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Most likely because they couldn't or wouldn't offer what they were paying them at Tennessee. These assistants were paid between 200 and 300K. Not many schools can or will do that with a women's basketball program. I can almost positively say Joy took a big pay cut taking this new head coaching position.
 
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