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Message: [QUOTE="ocoandasoc, post: 3121745, member: 3032"] Harper will apparently keep the new recruits (at least for now). With Westbrook gone PG could be an issue... but Harper was a pretty good point guard herself. Harper is a much better coach than Warlick and she should have a decent year. (Heck, if she beats UConn or even gives them a good game she'll be a hero). I'd predict a 20+ win season, third in the SEC, and NCAA Sweet 16. And that will be enough to keep the fans relatively happy. Over-performing those numbers would make them ecstatic! Add 15 points over the season in a few key games and the LV's would have won 24 games. A coach that could motivate and make adjustments on the fly could easily have had that team challenging for the Elite Eight. If Westbrook should decide to stay (doubtful) this team might be an elite eight contender by next March. If Harper develops this year's recruits (and polishes a couple of last year's) her second year should be decent as well. After that, the key will be how she is able to recruit the five stars -- new territory for her. But the Tennessee name still has a lot of weight, especially for players in the South. Concerns among the most knowledgeable TN fans are recruiting and also the offense she'll install. But I'm not sure it's fair to judge Harper by the rather lackluster sets she used at Missouri State when you consider the level of talent she had. What TN fans are most looking forward to is the discipline they feel she'll bring, how she'll be able to develop players. and the whole new reset of the program that they feel is so badly needed. [/QUOTE]

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