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southie said:
Brace yourself as this writer really lays it on thick:
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How Thick?
"If Tennessee can land Jackson, this immediately puts them in serious contention to win the 2022-23 National Championship — she’s that special of a talent."

im laughing so hard GIF
 
CocoHusky said:
How Thick?
"If Tennessee can land Jackson, this immediately puts them in serious contention to win the 2022-23 National Championship — she’s that special of a talent."

im laughing so hard GIF
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I don't know about that. Maybe 2nd place SEC, SEC tournament runner up, and a good shot at an elite 8.
 
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CocoHusky said:
How Thick?
"If Tennessee can land Jackson, this immediately puts them in serious contention to win the 2022-23 National Championship — she’s that special of a talent."

im laughing so hard GIF
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So thick it hurts! :p
 
Geew1992 said:
Much of their board says they don’t want her. Bet that has changed
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Probably before they started dropping games the back end of the season changed some of their minds.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
Probably before they started dropping games the back end of the season changed some of their minds.
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Actually it was but they said something about her dismissal being because of her attitude. They had enough players with that problem
 
Geew1992 said:
Actually it was but they said something about her dismissal being because of her attitude. They had enough players with that problem
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She was dismissed or did she transfer because she was unhappy at MSU?
 
SECbbfan24 said:
talk about delusional. Jackson is a great player but come on now...
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Is she better than the senior who graduated last season from Tennessee and went to the WNBA? I don't remember her name. She played with Horston for two years and Tennessee did not win the NC or even the SEC Tournament championship. Why would this be different?
 
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donalddoowop said:
Is she better than the senior who graduated last season from Tennessee and went to the WNBA? I don't remember her name. She played with Horston for two years and Tennessee did not win the NC or even the SEC Tournament championship. Why would this be different?
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Believe you're referring to Rennia Davis. Is she better? Not sure if it's even fair to try and compare their styles.
 
cancontent said:
The phrase "darkened place" can be interpreted as mindset too. We have absolutely no idea what the players are going through and after reading Carter's post this year, I'm leery in putting it all on Jackson.

It also could be a play on words as I recall someone posted there was a video made by a fan referring to Jackson as a "Dark Cloud Gone". I would consider that inflammatory as well.
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MSU is in the country so they might not have a lot of streetlights.
 
The writer must have had a word count cuz that part about loyalty is nonsense. The situation changed at Miss St. RJ didn't immediately leave but ultimately did. Whatever her reasoning, it was hers to make and the transfer portal now gives college kids this opportunity. I think that is a good thing. However, staying for an extra year before leaving doesn't show loyalty.
 
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The BallOut media story is something else. This puff piece could have been written by Cornelius herself. Maybe she's a contributor. There is a bit of a symbiosis between Cornelius and BallOut. She routinely touts BallOut (guy named Mike Robinson) as the best at providing insider recruiting info (he isn't) and sends Summitteers and their $$ his way. BallOut charges at least $20 a month for so-called inside information most can get from message boards. There are occasional nuggets but not worth the price. I bet most of the subscribers are Tennessee fans so it pays to keep them happy with stories like he just posted.

His stuff about the Tennessee brand is interesting. Note he says "history of the game" rather than currently because he knows UConn passed Tennessee as the number 1 brand in women's basketball many years ago. This statement is just flat-out wrong: "Tennessee is the only school that’s been on ABC, Fox, and ESPN this season." UConn has been on all three networks this season. The Fox broadcast of UConn vs Tennessee was under the Big East media deal. I'm not suggesting Tennessee doesn't attract a significant audience, but it doesn't by itself deliver the same ratings as UConn and South Carolina.

I have no thoughts on Jackson as I'm just not that familiar with her game and I know nothing about the circumstances surrounding her transfer. I suspect she won't solve the problems that keep Tennessee from being an elite team.

Interesting that another recent visitor to Tennessee was a player also from Detroit, Minnesota transfer Jasmine Powell. The former Gopher point guard entered the transfer portal late January. I think she was benched at halftime during the Gopher's ugly 50+ point loss to Iowa and left the team a week later. Not sure another guard who shoots 30% is what Vols need but there's that.
 
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GCKSFN4L said:
Not the biggest fan of all this midseason transferring.
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Remember being in the portal doesn’t necessarily mean that she will transfer before the end of the school year. At least I think that’s how it works.
 
I would love to have Jackson at SC, but I don't know how that will affect our younger players. I would hate to have anyone transfer over a one-year deal.
 
cancontent said:
I consider Davis to be more of a guard and Jackson a wing.
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I was not referring to the position they play. Although Jackson may be a wing her presence on the team adds another good player who can score. Would her playing with Jordan be as productive as Davis playing with Jordan was? Some are saying her addition to Tennessee would make them a big threat to win a NC. They never came close to winning a NC with the Horston/Davis combination.
 
CL82 said:
Remember being in the portal doesn’t necessarily mean that she will transfer before the end of the school year. At least I think that’s how it works.
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She can't. All schools have deadlines each semester (or quarter) as to when they can enroll for classes. That deadline has passed for the Spring semester.

Rickea's in an unusual spot, if you ask me. I'm assuming she is completing her third academic season at MSU this semester. Depending on whether or not she took summer classes, she'll either be graduating after 3 years at MSU in May (and be grad-transferring), or she will be a rising senior (academically). It is not always a guarantee that someone who is 3 years into completing their degree at one school can have all their coursework transfer seamlessly to their new school and not lose any credits. This is the reason why you don't see a lot of rising seniors transfer to a different school (as undergraduates); and, it makes sense. You earned course credits at one school for 3 academic years, but you are going to transfer to another school for 1 year and earn your undergraduate degree from new school?

Of course, the above might not be applicable to Rickea (perhaps she is more than 1 year away from earning her undergraduate degree, or she plans to return to school after her pro career begins to finish her academic coursework). Hoping she's thought it all through.
 
donalddoowop said:
I was not referring to the position they play. Although Jackson may be a wing her presence on the team adds another good player who can score. Would her playing with Jordan be as productive as Davis playing with Jordan was? Some are saying her addition to Tennessee would make them a big threat to win a NC. They never came close to winning a NC with the Horston/Davis combination.
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Ah. I better understand your question. Good one too.

The combination of Horston, Jackson and Burrell is very intriguing. I think they could be just as productive but not better. I'm saying this as I take your comment about a national championship (or a deep tournament run) being the defining factor.

Not sure if Jackson would be the piece that gets them over the hump. I think they need more depth in the post to help Key. Losing Green has had some impact to their style of play. Saunders has struggled and Striplin is still getting acclimated to the game.
 
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