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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4812357, member: 6620"] Getting good/great players is tantamount in this day and age, particularly when you're trying to get traction to go upwards. But what are you looking for in recruiting? The "all stars" that are glimmering? Players that buy into your mission/your style of ball? The five stars aren't there all the time. You bring up 'trying to develop players" and "land the recruit that key recruit." Well, on the surface level: [LIST] [*]Last year the team had Jordan Hairston and Rickea Jackson, five-star recruits who are in/going to be in the pro's, which should draw a certain type of player. Those two dominated the team offensively and Jackson was probably going to do the same until she was injured. [*]So, did those two lead to getting Jewell Spear, Jasmine Powell and Destinee Wells, leaders on Wake Forest, Minnesota and Belmont, respectively? Were they looking to take the next step up individually and/or collectively? At this point, I doubt any of those three are getting the return on the ticket to Rocky Top they expected. [*]And recruiting-wise, Harper landed a five-star recruit in Justine Pissot (a legacy, I believe) from New Jersey who played for the Philly Belles/Rise program. She left after one year and now is working in Shea Ralph's program at Vandy, where she's started six of seven ballgames. If you're looking for a smart, tall, long-range shooter, this was your kid. [*]So, I think Harper is grabbing a lot of shiny parts and hoping the sum of it works. But I'm not sure it will because 5th year seniors with pro aspirations are radically going to change their games. [/LIST] Coach Harper might benefit from talks with coaches who have set recognizable goals and built personnel to fit those (hello, Coach Ivey, Coach Lawson...even a Katie Meier, who doesn't get the talent Harper does but does wonders with the people she brings in.) - [/QUOTE]

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