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As we go into year two under Coach Caldwell.
The past and the future meet The Pauldo twins and Alexis Hornbuckle.

 
There will be quite a roster change. Going into the new season. Gone are the seniors Puckett, Darby, Hollingshead, Spear, and Spencer. Wells, Ayodele, and Strickland transfered. The freshman Hurst, Prawl, Civil, Mya and Mia Pauldo come in with incoming transfer Robertson. A good group of returning players Cooper, Whitehorn, Spearman, Boyd, and Wynn back form a acl. I am sure it will look different.
 
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rvwsleep said:
So where do you think Tennessee ends up in the SEC, and where will they finish in the rankings overall ?
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I would say. I think this team will finish in the top four of the SEC. I say elite 8 or final four.
 
stwainfan said:
I would say. I think this team will finish in the top four of the SEC. I say elite 8 or final four.
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Lofty goals. I honestly don't see it but more power to you for believing. I have trouble seeing Tennessee ranked higher than the big four of South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma or Texas. Competing for fifth in the league seems more reasonable to me. And another year to the sweet 16 seems likely -- maybe the elite 8 with a favorable matchups but this roster has the look (i.e, talent and experience) of a sweet 16 squad to me.
 
GamecockFam said:
Lofty goals. I honestly don't see it but more power to you for believing. I have trouble seeing Tennessee ranked higher than the big four of South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma or Texas. Competing for fifth in the league seems more reasonable to me. And another year to the sweet 16 seems likely -- maybe the elite 8 with a favorable matchups but this roster has the look (i.e, talent and experience) of a sweet 16 squad to me.
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I go by a few things. First coach Caldwell has winning career record. Year one went from not ranked to sweet 16. The roster is think is better for this style. I like her answer here.

 
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stwainfan said:
I go by a few things. First coach Caldwell has winning career record. Year one went from not ranked to sweet 16. The roster is think is better for this style. I like her answer here.

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97-point average!!!

Which southern state directional school will face full-court pressure when down by 60 in the 4th quarter? Last season it was North Carolina Central.
 
UConnCat said:
97-point average!!!

Which southern state directional school will face full-court pressure when down by 60 in the 4th quarter? Last season it was North Carolina Central.
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I think this year's team will be faster. It was 80 vs Uconn.
 
stwainfan said:
I go by a few things. First coach Caldwell has winning career record. Year one went from not ranked to sweet 16. The roster is think is better for this style. I like her answer here.

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Seems like a lot of rah rah and pumping up the fan base but I think it's going to be harder said than done. The rest of the SEC also has a year of understanding Kim's system and I suspect teams will be better prepared now that they've faced it. The detriment of her system is that the SEC is a tall league and she seems to be sacrificing height for speed. I don't think Barker and Spearman will be enough defensively and the ultimate failure of this system will be that factor. This system seems great for winning games and causing upsets, but it doesn't seem like a championship system at the highest level of basketball where player size becomes a factor and consistency is key.
 
GamecockFam said:
Seems like a lot of rah rah and pumping up the fan base but I think it's going to be harder said than done. The rest of the SEC also has a year of understanding Kim's system and I suspect teams will be better prepared now that they've faced it. The detriment of her system is that the SEC is a tall league and she seems to be sacrificing height for speed. I don't think Barker and Spearman will be enough defensively and the ultimate failure of this system will be that factor. This system seems great for winning games and causing upsets, but it doesn't seem like a championship system at the highest level of basketball where player size becomes a factor and consistency is key.
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Caldwell has also had a year. To learn how to play in the SEC. I think this team will be faster. Yes height is important. I think Tennessee will add another player.
 
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This is a great fit for the Lady Vols!! JB is a guard in a post players body. If Coach Caldwell stays with the uptempo system, having JB in that system is going to be fun to watch! JB can rebound and handle the ball. The key, like for all players, what are they doing over the off-season? If Janiah hits the gym and works on her game, shooting from range and keep improving, the Lady Vols are going to be a huge problem next season. We shall see. But on paper, I am loving this addition to the Lady Vols program.
 
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JellyBean said:
This is a great fit for the Lady Vols!! JB is a guard in a post players body. If Coach Caldwell stays with the uptempo system, having JB in that system is going to be fun to watch! JB can rebound and handle the ball. The key, like for all players, what are they doing over the off-season? If Janiah hits the gym and works on her game, shooting from range and keep improving, the Lady Vols are going to be a huge problem next season. We shall see. But on paper, I am loving this addition to the Lady Vols program.
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Yes i agree. I think Civil and Prawl are both going to add a lot. Civil is a raw talent. She can be a big problem by her senior year. Also how much better will Cooper be?
 
UConnCat said:
That 18% 3FG speaks guard to me.
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That was on pretty low volume at UCLA in a system that I'm not sure had great spacing for her to get open looks. She averaged more than double the attempts per game the previous season at TAMU and shot 34% from 3 (in addition to shooting 41% her freshman year on lower volume), so I'm hoping her season at UCLA was a blip and not the norm.
 
stwainfan said:
I think this year's team will be faster. It was 80 vs Uconn.
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That may be true, and I sort of thank the Vols for showing them up. But, to their credit, the Huskies had the last laugh. Everyone knows this by now, but I’ll say it again.…. They beat three #1 seeds in the recent NCAA tournament, and hoisted the NC trophy!!
 
Bayareahusky said:
yes the lady vols look to be on the upswing...... good for them.... AD Danny White has greatly helped.... has taken a lot of the orange from their slant..... lot of wasted time on program betting on Holly and Kelly
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Betting on Holly and Kelly made sense, so long as the goal was to maintain the team's vaunted identity. Caldwell's style is a complete 180. I can't think of a legacy program that has made such a radical departure from the tried and true. I don't think I would have had the chutzpah, as AD, to try it.
 
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