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Message: [QUOTE="Alydar, post: 2356600, member: 730"] Obviously there is a stink of pandering when an LA-based sportswriter cries foul over Parker's absence from the Olympic team. But unless we know all the story, including what went on during the 2012 games, we can't do more than speculate. But I will comment on the accusation by [SIZE=4]Shelburne [/SIZE]that a reason for it was the feud between Geno and Pat. If that were the case then someone has to explain how both Parker and Catchings made it on the 2012 team and how Catchings made the 2016 team. That red herring is just a way of avoiding the obvious conclusion that this is a problem between Geno and/or the selection committee, and Parker personally. It has nothing to do with Tennessee. And since a lack of talent is off the table then the reason has to have something to do with Parker off the court. Whether it's Parker/Geno, Parker/USAB or Parker/teammates is something we have wait to find out. Players don't talk about teammates while they are teammates. Tennessee players and coaches had nothing but high praise for DeShields and Cooper when they were on the roster but as soon as they left we started to hear words like "poison" and phrases like "disruptive influence" used. In recent years I have read a couple of comments that Parker wasn't particularly liked by some of her LV teammates but while they were teammates the public image was "one big happy family". Maybe in another ten years we'll find out the truth about the 2016 Olympic team. [/QUOTE]

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