Kaela Davis Reopens Recruitment

[justML]

From Maria -

"I think it is very, very, very unlikely that Tennessee recruits Kaela Davis going forward.

Again, recruiting landscapes do change but I see the Tennessee train rolling down the track.

What transpired was underhanded and unethical based on the phone call I got last night from Georgia from a very credible and longtime source who has no dog in the fight."

Wow...more accusations without naming names.

THAT I believe is unethical.

AND . . . when you read further you'll discover that Muffett is quickly replacing Geno as the devil incarnate.

 

[UConnCat]

From Maria -

"I think it is very, very, very unlikely that Tennessee recruits Kaela Davis going forward.

Again, recruiting landscapes do change but I see the Tennessee train rolling down the track.

What transpired was underhanded and unethical based on the phone call I got last night from Georgia from a very credible and longtime source who has no dog in the fight."

Wow...more accusations without naming names.

THAT I believe is unethical.

So now it has moved beyond an assumption. The intrepid Scout reporter has unearthed credible sources who claim that a coach (is it Muffet?) has engaged in "unethical and underhanded behavior" with respect to Davis and it's likely Tenn will stop recruiting her. So, I guess we're to believe that but for this "unethical and underhanded behavior," Davis would remain fully committed to Tennessee. What exactly are Davis and her family being told that is so underhanded? That Pat has early onset dementia Alzheimer's type? And on top of that, Pat isn't as fully engaged as a bench coach and she may retire sooner rather than later? Scandalous. I guess we're supposed to believe that Davis and her family are innocents in all of this and at the mercy of the mendacious and manipulative Muffet. Call the FBI.

 

[UcMiami]

ETT - I think you have it correct - I believe time from 'final diagnosis' to announcement was counted in weeks not months. I don't think Pat had much choice regarding making an announcement - she is too public and high profile a person not to have done so.

 

[DaddyChoc]

KD's daddy did play for the "Indiana" Pacers in the NBA... so he's familiar with the area.

 

[EricLA]

eric, the complaints that ESPN was creating a "false narrative" about Pat on the bench occurred after the ND game. I went back and watched the entire 2nd half and focused on Pat every time the game action was at the Tenn end of the court. She sat on the bench with her legs crossed for the entire 2nd half while game action was underway. I'm sure she got up during timeouts, but I saw nothing misleading about ESPN's camera shots, at least during the 2nd half. I think she was up coaching 1 or 2 times during the 1st half but, again, not once during the 2nd half. I don't understand the complaints or why it would be in ESPN's interest to create a false impression about her in-game coaching.

thanks for going back and checking that. i saw a "photo" on the tennessee board of Pat up and about during one of the games. and the fans were literally ALL over it talking about the ESPN conspiracy and how they wanted to destroy Pat (i'm not kidding). if the disease has progressed the way some on here who have personal experience believe, it's possible she's even fortunate to be on the bench for an entire game without some kind of incident...

 

[EricLA]

So now it has moved beyond an assumption. The intrepid Scout reporter has unearthed credible sources who claim that a coach (is it Muffet?) has engaged in "unethical and underhanded behavior" with respect to Davis and it's likely Tenn will stop recruiting her. So, I guess we're to believe that but for this "unethical and underhanded behavior," Davis would remain fully committed to Tennessee. What exactly are Davis and her family being told that is so underhanded? That Pat has early onset dementia Alzheimer's type? And on top of that, Pat isn't as fully engaged as a bench coach and she may retire sooner rather than later? Scandalous. I guess we're supposed to believe that Davis and her family are innocents in all of this and at the mercy of the mendacious and manipulative Muffet. Call the FBI.

i'm thoroughly shocked that the tennessee AD and coaching staff is allowing the moderator from the message board to post stuff like that. IF tennessee and Kaela were to part ways, i hardly think it would be done publicly by the coaches or the player with viciousness or petty snark.

i get that there is negative recruiting out there. many (some) UCONN fans aren't thrilled with Freeze with regards to what happened over the recruitment of Laura Harper. but to put specifics out there accusing someone of being "unethical and underhanded" makes her look like a complete buffoon. then again this is the same lady who apparently reported DoggyDaddy to the FBI, and was instrumental in the 35 page complaint to the NCAA that actually named the boneyard in its' complaint... talk about the pot calling the kettle black (sort of).

and for the record, if Kaela and her family are as intelligent as they've been made out to be, i HARDLY think they would fall for "unethical and underhanded" comments. to me "unethical and underhanded" would be "don't go play football for Penn State - their coaches are all child molesters".

but having a conversation with a kid regarding what they've been told about the future HC situation, and discussing it and even saying "do you want to stay committed to a school where you have no idea who the HC is going to be?" is well within the bounds of discussion.

and after all, isn't Kaela the god-sister of Candace Parker? and didn't her mom have some involvement with tennessee in the past? and wasn't tennessee her dream school? i hardly think ANYONE could negatively recruit her out of tennessee, and if someone tried, i'd bet THEY'D be taken off Kaela's list, not Tennessee.

i hate to admit it, but their board is a train wreck and it's a guilty pleasure to head over and witness the carnage.

 

[Icebear]

thanks for going back and checking that. i saw a "photo" on the tennessee board of Pat up and about during one of the games. and the fans were literally ALL over it talking about the ESPN conspiracy and how they wanted to destroy Pat (i'm not kidding). if the disease has progressed the way some on here who have personal experience believe, it's possible she's even fortunate to be on the bench for an entire game without some kind of incident...

You need to remember, eric, that ESPN is in UConn and Geno's back pocket.

 

[speedoo]

From Maria -

"I think it is very, very, very unlikely that Tennessee recruits Kaela Davis going forward.

Again, recruiting landscapes do change but I see the Tennessee train rolling down the track.

What transpired was underhanded and unethical based on the phone call I got last night from Georgia from a very credible and longtime source who has no dog in the fight."

Wow...more accusations without naming names.

THAT I believe is unethical.

Nobody should be surprised at this behavior. Maybe people don't remember as well as I do that she was actually on the Boneyard making accusations about Geno after Summitt terminated the series. She "hears things" and then makes assertions as though those "things" are facts, proven by a wealth of evidence. Some moderator.

 

[Bestiarius]

LVs need to figure out the coaching situation. They have a good brand, great exposure and facilities, and they devote lots of resources to WBB. But right now, if you're a 16 year old recruit, you don't know who's going to be your coach when you arrive in Knoxville, much less when you leave. That's a problem.

I think the brand is Pat, not Tennessee. What do they tell recruits about the tradition before Pat? "We have a long history before Pat. Twenty-nine years. We won 93 games during that time! That's more than 3 games a year. One coach coached 9 of those years, but we can't seem to find the records. Anyhow, 93 wins and only 57 losses. Thats 62%, almost as good as we're doing this year! Our new coach will be carrying on the tradition. Trust Me."

 

[Bestiarius]

one thing i meant to add to my post was that don't the teams sit opposite where the cameras are? in other words, as the kids play back and forth across the court, the camera follows them and you get an easy view of the team's benches at that time. Every single play as the teams move back and forth, we get a full view of each bench with the coaches and players for each team. whenever i see the UCONN games on CPTV, or nationally televised, you can catch Geno or the other coach pretty much every play. and when the kids are shooting FT's, it's a "still" of the coaches on whatever bench is behind that side of the court.

now it may be that ESPN is manipulative, nefarious, deceitful, has it in for Tennessee and is taking an active part in a conspiracy to destroy Tennessee and their entire program. or it could be that Pat really does spend an overwhelming majority of her time sitting in a chair on the bench. It's really simple to see based on the camera angles and views. you can constantly see the instantaneous reactions of the coaches/players on most every play without needing any special camera angle or close up of a coach.

now i don't doubt that ESPN does only care about itself and promoting whatever is in their best interest, as would be a Tennessee team seeded in UCONN's bracket. but it hasn't happened for years and i'm not sure they have the NCAA's in their back pocket.

Apparently those afflicted with Pat's illness are told not to get stressed, and to remain calm. She may still be capable of her former demeanor, but might just be following doctors orders and letting her assistants do the emoting.

 

[Bestiarius]

You need to remember, eric, that ESPN is in UConn and Geno's back pocket.

Refs too.

 

[Tonyc]

Great post Doggy. Now watch your back. LOL I think reality is finally settleing down in TN. It is very apparent to me that Pats illness just didnt happen. If Parker hadnt come along with her demands how long would it be since TN won a NC????? Many years. Now looking back and playing monday morning quarterback we can understand how the best class in the nation has underperformed and why so many kids transfered and didnt commit to TN. Yes yea yea the TN fans will scream that there was a conspiracy and that ESPN and Geno and everybody else did this and that. The truth is they werent told the truth. For example the top recruiting class in WCBB lost to Ball St. Now look at them. They arent all there, theyve left. Its been going on for sometime. Looking back its easy to see what has been going on. The truth is looking back 4 years ago we can now see what was happening. The truth is we never were told the truth it was kept from everybody. Now the FBI story chasing a doggy. The truth is the truth was hidden.

Whats next? I will make a few predictions. There will be a Pat Summitt day and a new coach will be announced. I predict that coach will not come from UConn but from a very close rival of UConn. I will also predict DD will verbal to UConn killing TNs hopes and that K Davis will end up at either GA or another ACC team. I will also predict one of TNs guards will transfer at the end of the season and most likely will transfer to an ACC team and face UConn next season. I hope this dosnt get me another NCAA violation or FBI report or give aurabass a heart attack.

 

[Georgestarr7]

One note concerning ESPN/UT: during the UT/SC game they did focus on Pat standing in a time-out huddle and quite animatedly haranguing the players. The announcers spent time on it, labeling it a good old-fashioned Pat Summit finger-point-in-the-face educational moment.

 

[HuskyNan]

This thread, which started out as an actual discussion, has turned in a direction I don't like. I'm ending this now.

If people just want to throw stones at the Summit, do it over there.