Pat4life
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Really enjoy this quote: "There's a feel right now with this basketball team, and I can't explain it. I think last year at times, everybody felt a little bit of disconnect. You don't feel a disconnect with this team, and that's a great thing. That starts with great leadership and people buying into the system. I think right now they are doing just that."
Really enjoy this quote: "There's a feel right now with this basketball team, and I can't explain it. I think last year at times, everybody felt a little bit of disconnect. You don't feel a disconnect with this team, and that's a great thing. That starts with great leadership and people buying into the system. I think right now they are doing just that."
Just to clarify.....she has never shown the toughness needed up to this point....there is always some hope but time is fast running out....this is her 4th year afterall.
Toughness and some post moves around the basket. She has one solid move where she goes after the ball facing the basket and puts it in, but that's neutralized when she's guarded by someone with size. She also lacks touch when she has her back to the basket. At this stage in her career, she's still a 6'6 project with raw skills. She needs to sharpen up if she wants to make the pros.
I'm with you T.J. on the wait and see approach but from what I saw in the video the team seems to really like one another and you can tell they want to be successful together! I also think with the possibility of 2 of our players (if they play up to their potential) being Top 5 picks in a weak draft (Diamond could easily go 1st and Mercedes size at 6'6" should she average about 15 and 10 with about 2 blocks a game could make her intriguing to a team like Dallas or even LA who have the 3rd and 4th picks). I don't want to get ahead of myself but I think this year has the potential to be very special.
Lordy, we are not even in the pre-season but the coach bashing is already in tournament form. Bravo! But Mercedes missed a year due to her surgeries and rehab. She was much better than her freshman year. I expect that she will make a significant advance this season.
Nared did not deliver on her freshman promise, though again her injury setback may have played a role. The LVs will need her to be a more consistent offensive threat and just generally more of a force on the court. She had some flashes last season but was overall inconsistent and often too much of a non factor.
If Diamond picks up where she left off and Mercedes and Nared can be consistent contributors, then the LVs should be a very competitive team, with the caveat that the available guards will need to deliver as well. I think Jordan is ready for a breakout year (she again has showed flashes of brilliance); I am very interested to see how Middleton performs this year. She made some big leaps last year and might be ready to surprise some people. And hopefully Dunbar has done the work she needed. There is a real opportunity for her this year (and for Jackson who could be our x-factor).
Lordy, we are not even in the pre-season but the coach bashing is already in tournament form. Bravo! But Mercedes missed a year due to her surgeries and rehab. She was much better than her freshman year. I expect that she will make a significant advance this season.
Nared did not deliver on her freshman promise, though again her injury setback may have played a role. The LVs will need her to be a more consistent offensive threat and just generally more of a force on the court. She had some flashes last season but was overall inconsistent and often too much of a non factor.
If Diamond picks up where she left off and Mercedes and Nared can be consistent contributors, then the LVs should be a very competitive team, with the caveat that the available guards will need to deliver as well. I think Jordan is ready for a breakout year (she again has showed flashes of brilliance); I am very interested to see how Middleton performs this year. She made some big leaps last year and might be ready to surprise some people. And hopefully Dunbar has done the work she needed. There is a real opportunity for her this year (and for Jackson who could be our x-factor).
I'm all for being positive, but I don't see anything wrong with keeping things in perspective. There were a lot of player and coaching opportunities for improvement, so I'm not surprised people are waiting to see how the team actually plays together first before handing out POY, All-Conference and All-American awards.
I'm all for being positive, but I don't see anything wrong with keeping things in perspective. There were a lot of player and coaching opportunities for improvement, so I'm not surprised people are waiting to see how the team actually plays together first before handing out POY, All-Conference and All-American awards.
So, how do you feel about this restatement-- let's wait and see how the team actually plays together before presuming that the coaching staff has failed to develop players or that all the shortcomings from last season are going to be reproduced?
So, how do you feel about this restatement-- let's wait and see how the team actually plays together before presuming that the coaching staff has failed to develop players or that all the shortcomings from last season are going to be reproduced?
finally, practice is underway for a new season
good to see that CHW has honed her skills for interviews this year
it seems they are focused on staying healthy,which will be unusual for the Lady VolsVols ,hopefully they will this year, for a change
Go Lady Vols :clapping:
finally, practice is underway for a new season
good to see that CHW has honed her skills for interviews this year
it seems they are focused on staying healthy,which will be unusual for the Lady VolsVols ,hopefully they will this year,for a change
Go Lady Vols :clapping:
Just to clarify.....she has never shown the toughness needed up to this point....there is always some hope but time is fast running out....this is her 4th year afterall.