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Message: [QUOTE="Volup1, post: 2581901, member: 5145"] This is an interesting thread with some good ideas and insights on the Tennessee program. I want to address the issue of why Tennessee continues to attract top players from across the Nation despite the coaching problems and deficiencies cited in this thread: 1. Recruiting. In 2016 Tennessee failed to get any of its true recruiting targets. Zero! That’s when Holly replaced Tennessee’s existing recruiter with Sharrona Reaves from WVU. Coach Reaves had been responsible for helping West Virginia recruit its way back into WCBB prominence. Coach Reaves is a Tennessean from Murfreesboro who played basketball at Alabama. She has two kids of her own that are, more or less, the same age as current recruits. She is sold on Tennessee and is very persuasive with both parents and recruits. The current freshman are her recruits as is next year’s class. Parents seem very comfortable with Tennessee. 2. Facilities. The quality of Tennessee’s women’s basketball facilities are second to none. Thompson-Boling Arena, a new state-of-the-art strength and conditioning facility, new dedicated women’s practice facility, a new student-athlete Learning Center, great athletic dorms, a new SEC broadcasting facility, and a $5 million project (underway) to build new men’s and women’s basketball locker rooms at the arena. 3. The “Lady Vol Tradition.” This has taken a big hit recently but somehow it is still alive: Pat Summitt Plaza, the eight national trophies, the 100 percent graduation rate, the big game crowds (12,000 at the Georgia game), and the Womens’ Basketball HOF. 4. The SEC is an attractive conference for recruits. Please note that I am answering a question posed in this thread—not bragging. All of the things listed above don’t mean much if Tennessee fails to act to correct its coaching deficiencies. Personally, I am very distressed over our current performance and results. Something has to give but, unfortunately, it may take a few more years of the same before that happens. [/QUOTE]

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