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[QUOTE="Bayareahusky, post: 2136981, member: 2136"] On the Oregon connection, there must be some sort of coach up there who acts as a pipeline for Tennessee..... much like in football U of Oregon pulls a lot of top flite talent out of Texas with help of influential AAU coach.... I really do not think Oregon young ladies come to Tenn because they pine to play for Coach Warlick. It is more for the personal connection which is probably there. I do not think Tennessee in its recruiting plans, decided several years ago.... "Ok let's go up and hit up the state of Oregon" ... there has to be a connection there... also, I see Tennessee Lady Vols program as a warmed over version of Notre Dame in football ....an undeniably rich history.... whose best days are behind them.... are they still relevant and good for ratings... well yes.... lot of people want to go to Tenn I imagine because they know Tenn is on TV a lot and they see the 8 banners hanging in TBA. And it is my suspicion , though not founded in fact, and subject to potential anger of LV fans.... that recruits know they will not have to (to put it nicely) undergo a boot camp mentality..... Related to this, the folks in the AD at Tenn need to decide on Holly as LV leader.... As a fan who follows the top 10 WCBB teams pretty closely... she seems to have made many fundamental mistakes.... right from the get go.... I coached HS hoops, and I would have been shown the door if i made some of the decisions she has made.... but Tenn has been happy with her.... the real crime with her made by TN was not in the initial hiring, after all it was Pat's wish that she have the job, but in the extension.... she did get to the Elite 8...and more than once... . though I have always said so would I with the roster of great talent they have always had..... On Diamond.... I was surprised when she decided to return.... the one good thing is that Diamond gives them a chance in every game they play..... she is uber talented individually.... but here is my big question.... (well a couple of them)..... first .. what is going to change from last year? The one thing I can say that will change is Tea Cooper... though I did not consider her great a year ago.... she definitely can stabilize the situation at guard... a vital position in WCBB.... Westbrook everyone is buzzing about but are you REALLY going to depend on her as a freshman? Freshmen who are successful out of the box... ala Destiny Slocum.... are rare.... and for that matter the whole incoming class will need some seasoning.... I do not see Diamond or the team ahead of this year's pace at all.... still need a more focused and styled offense.... For TN's sake, I hope in the middle of next season, we are not hearing from Holly "well, Diamond just tries too hard to do more than her share of the work".... to explain high turnovers or low shooting percentages..... hopefully we will not hear from the LV faithful.... references to the injuries they have had, or the fact that it is hard to follow a legend.... Holly has more than 35 years of coaching experience , and TN has got their dream lineup i think.... DD, Mercedes, Nared, Cooper, and a 5th, plus supporting cast.... for their sake i hope it is good recipe to compete with the South Carolinas and Ms States.... and to rub out the 3 game losing streak to Alabama, and play with a hunger every game at least on the level of being ahead of the competition. [/QUOTE]
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