This reply directed to me? I wasn’t rooting for Harper but that’s who Tenn picked, not thrilled with the lack of top 30 players on the team so far too. So you must be directing your sarcasm post to someone else.
Yes.
Cute
Great players don't necessarily make great coaches. Great salesmen don't necessarily make great sales managers. Great NCO's don't necessarily make great officers.
They hope so.
Pat left in 2012 and Tenn went to four more Sweet 16s (and within that ...3 Elite 8s). Not Titles, but I wouldn't label that difficult or...not elite. Holly didn't have issues recruiting. She had a problem winning and personnel management issues. After Pat left, my opinion is that recruiting has not been Tennessee's biggest obstacle. Keeping recruits and player development has been their biggest problem. The departure list is just too long. After Holly, I don't know if Harper would have been my first choice, but it's her ship to right. So far...they have a single 2022 recruit and I would have a hard time being convinced that this is by design. I don't see a quick reversal so I hope the fan base is patient. Tenn has history and great facilities...so someone better figure out why not many recruits are knocking.
Simple. They needed a high profile coach that the AAU/EYBL circuit and coaches respect. They also need to pay like they care about the tradition of the women’s program.
You think she would’ve been a better pick?
I was being sarcastic. Nikki was the worst 'recruiter' at LSU in over 2 decades. The previous coaches had no issues bringing in good players overall. Nikki's teams were feisty defensively and played with great effort but the talent level was extremely low at times and her inability to recruit decent offensive players plagued her entire tenure. I felt she lost a lot of her passion after the first few season's and sorta just coasted since then. She didnt work very hard to fundraise, connect with alumni, and etc. It certainly reflected in the attendance, product, and revenue. It caught up with her in the recent years. Even if she was at Tennessee, she wouldn't have succeeded IMO. There are things that held her back as a college coach that she never was able to overcome. She would make a good assistant coach IMO but not a HC that will get a program over the hump.
Yes I get that. I an excited about adding Pissott to the roster next year.
As you should be. From what I’ve seen and read, she’s a keeper!
Kellie is the coach, everyone agrees on that. Right coach is subjective.
Some?
I doubt it. They are too busy building up their own recruits and saying they are just as good any other highly rated recruit and rankings don't mater.
Do you know that Kara is on the Board Of Trustees for the University Of Tennessee?
