She will be coming back next year, and she deserves that. It's not like they have not shown glimpses on what they CAN do, it's just been extremely inconsistent this year. You can tell there is stretches in a game where depth isn't there. How do you fix that? 1st step would be recruiting and you can't do better than what is coming to Ktown, #1 in America, even better than UConn.
Now, why she deserves it, Her name (and retired jersey) give her a little longer rope, and it should. The TRUTH is she isn't far off, throw this year away. No final 4 since 2008 and you can tell the program had started to slip a little in that time. But, you can't get closer to a Final 4 than Elite 8, to which she's done 4x (including 2012 bc she was the one coaching). With depth coming, only a matter of time.
Last, Pat handpicked her for a reason, Pat knew more than anyone what it took to be great (coaching, recruiting, etc). You aren't going to hire someone with Hollys credentials if you do fire her (3 SEC, 4 Elite 8). Summitt's protégés have had mixed results, none match Holly's.
Only slam dunk would be Geno. Do you want Geno?
Otherwise, who would you hire?
She will be coming back next year, and she deserves that. It's not like they have not shown glimpses on what they CAN do, it's just been extremely inconsistent this year. You can tell there is stretches in a game where depth isn't there. How do you fix that? 1st step would be recruiting and you can't do better than what is coming to Ktown, #1 in America, even better than UConn.
Now, why she deserves it, Her name (and retired jersey) give her a little longer rope, and it should. The TRUTH is she isn't far off, throw this year away. No final 4 since 2008 and you can tell the program had started to slip a little in that time. But, you can't get closer to a Final 4 than Elite 8, to which she's done 4x (including 2012 bc she was the one coaching). With depth coming, only a matter of time.
Last, Pat handpicked her for a reason, Pat knew more than anyone what it took to be great (coaching, recruiting, etc). You aren't going to hire someone with Hollys credentials if you do fire her (3 SEC, 4 Elite 8). Summitt's protégés have had mixed results, none match Holly's.
Only slam dunk would be Geno. Do you want Geno?
Otherwise, who would you hire?
I'm posting a letter to Currie tomorrow with my recommendation. I understand it's not worth much but I've done some research and one current collegiate coach jumps out at me as a potentially tremendous hire. I'm not going to name the individual, but if I were in Currie's position, I'd be trying to hire this coach tomorrow. Total package--and a tiny, subtle connection to Summitt (that's my hint).
Now that there is finally an AD in place, I think LV fans would be wise to let him know their opinion of Holly early and often. Currie was here during the program's pinnacle through the Meek three-peat. Hopefully he has an understanding of the expectations here....
Gonna be tough for Currie to figure out who to fire. The HCs in UT's top three revenue sports have had one embarrassing loss after another this year. Fans are tired of watching UT choke away winnable games against less talented teams. Might as well line up the hot seats and draw rocks to see who survives.