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Message: [QUOTE="bballnut90, post: 2582207, member: 2117"] Women's basketball isn't top priority at Tennessee and I don't see them firing Holly if she's a perennial Sweet 16 coach, even if the product on the floor is awful. Similar to Coach P at Duke. If they're a consistent winning program, the coach isn't going to be fired. My last glimmer of hope with Holly was this year knowing we didn't have Diamond or Te'a on the roster (the perceived chemistry issues) and we had a talented class coming in. The first chunk of the season, Tennessee had some great bright spots. The win at South Carolina was big, they beat Stanford and Texas (albeit in ugly fashion), the freshmen looked great and players were sharing the ball. I'm not sure what happened--although I think the tough 4 game stretch may have been somewhat demoralizing for the players--but players just look undisciplined, unmotivated and poorly coached. Really poor shot selection, inconsistent effort, bad ball movement, Russell frequently disappears, etc. No in game adjustments, Holly looking frazzled per usual. This is about the 3rd great class Holly has had to work with (along with HS 2011 and 2013) and it appears they are not improving as individuals or as a team as the season progresses. Back in 2013, Bashaara Graves took home a lot of hardware and was playing like the next great All American forward for Tennessee...by all accounts at this point 5 years ago, she was outperforming Breanna Stewart, Morgan Tuck and Moriah Jefferson. We all know how the next 3 seasons (and change) played out, with UCONN's class blossoming and Graves had peaked as a frosh. I'm very concerned that this class will follow the same path of not improving and being a perennial underachieving Sweet 16 team. And in regards to recruiting--here's the thing. ANYONE should be able to do an outstanding job recruiting players to Tennessee. As noted by a previous poster, Tennessee is not a difficult place to recruit players to when you consider the tradition of success, supportive fan base, the exposure, and the facilities. If you're a HS player, how cool is it knowing you'll probably have Candace Parker, Kara Lawson or Tamika Catchings drop by during the season for practice or stop in the locker room before or after a game?? Landing top kids is the only reason Tennessee is still a top 25 program. If Holly didn't have a plethora of top kids most years, Tennessee wouldn't be a tournament team. [/QUOTE]

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