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Message: [QUOTE="Bayareahusky, post: 2000757, member: 2136"] Coaches don't teach effort. They don't teach strong wills. They don't teach athletic ability. They don't teach behavior. They don't teach mental toughness. They don't teach character. They don't teach smarts or basketball IQ. They recruit for it. These are needed qualities to execute under pressure, during adversity, when you're tired, when your opponent isn't as talented, or when your opponent is more talented. This Tennessee team fails because they lack most of these qualities. That's on the coach. It doesn't matter how much talent UT amasses these next two years. Yes agreed! And Holly has said it herself many times ... that she can't teach good effort, etc.... but she can certainly tolerate bad effort, bad behavior, mental preparedness, etc.... and as i have said many times, the problems of the team always come back to the coach, because she has the power to change things. But in 6 years she has not.... hey come to think of it , neither has the Tenn athletic department. [/QUOTE]