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Message: [QUOTE="Bayareahusky, post: 2870265, member: 2136"] There is a lot of crowing and excitement from Tennessee on this player.... and there certainly should be.... a very nice addition to the fold in Knoxville..... it certainly will make things more exciting there the next few years..... I have said many times that although I bristle whenever I think of Pat's attempted takedown of our program, I having no pejorative feelings for the Lady Vols.... in fact i feel badly for them in what they have had to endure the past several years..... I like to look at the facts..... (much in the same way as I did in the referenced Pat official complaint a dozen years ago)..... Jordan Horston is a wonderful player with special gifts. She will help the Lady Vols. But here is my opinion. With the present coaching staff at UT, for the LVs to push the needle forward, the program needs a transcendent player..... a Holdsclaw, a Candace Parker. I do not think Horston is this type of player who can throw the whole team on her back.... What i mean is, Chamique and Candace could shine without much coaching if they had to.... I have heard the argument many times that Pat was starting to feel the affects of her horrible disease when Parker won her 2 natties. I would ask our Tennessee posters and fans..... I do understand the excitement of her commitment..... it is a happy day for you....but.....what exactly do you expect to come out of this? We have seen in recent years Burdick, Massengale, Nared, Russell, Stricklen, DeShields, Westbrook, etc.... rate very high coming out of high school and still not be able to move the needle.... at least to the point of even getting to a Final Four..... whereas teams with much less roster talent, absence of McDonalds team members..... but talented coaching staffs.... have made it that far For the LV cynics, of course, in a twisted way this may be great, because it will insulate Holly's good (but not great) record and reward her with contract renewals for achieving the Sweet 16 or Elite 8.... WCBB success is predicated by the head coach, and then a complete PG who is skilled in components required in the job description and coached in those components.... Haven't seen that in LV land the last decade.... will it change? The jury is out. As it stands now, I do not think so but we will see [/QUOTE]

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