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This is an excellent answer. When people ask these questions with genuine intentions and seek to truly understand, then the resultant conversation can be rich and thought provoking. Much can be gained and also learned.

https://utsports.com/news/2026/4/7/womens-basketball-caldwell-adds-assistant-coach-isoken-uzamere-to-staff

You know, I expected this.

This is something I find hard to understand and resolve but I see it all the time and it definitely feels icky, “we tend to build these players up before they get here just to tear them down when they do”. Hate that cycle deeply.

I don’t like her system but I also hate this deeply for her. I feel compassion for her because this has to be a lot and at a whirlwind pace. Something she believes so deeply in and that is attached to her identity as a coach and her professional success under this level of scrutiny. Losing your...

I agree with your points. The mention of LSU made me think about the fact that they are losing a couple of players, but indeed returning 99% of their team and all of the players who matter. However, Kailyn Gilbert in particular was a little salty that TN arrived late to the party when she was...

Could have been pressured. But, also plausible that it did mean a lot to her and she still felt that there were core things she needed or wanted to experience that were missing. Maybe she's homesick, maybe she's looking for a fit that lets her shine more, maybe she's looking for a fit that...

Twitter is generally a toxic wasteland, so you never know what's legitimate or not on there. But, the heat around TX and what was going on behind the scenes is at epic proportions. This was also a thing that very few knew was happening when Vic was at Mississippi State. I hope they get it...

As always, you have good points. I agree that it's about the agents and money as well, but if there were kids who really genuinely and deeply bought into the coach and thought once the bad eggs are out, we can win, it's hard to think that they wouldn't have had the $ here to stay. Fair on the...

I'll say this. If you pick any team out there and you let them shoot 3s freely at the clip that our team did, like BAD shooters included and shooting in volume, then you'll get the "one of the worst shooting rosters in history" result. And it won't be because your roster is weak necessarily...

I get what y'all are saying at the core. But, the gap in this take is: there's a difference in exceptions and a sustainable model. Yes, even the Tennessee women's team (and other programs) have had players come in without traditional SEC-level pedigrees and make real contributions. That...

Today's a great day for some good news and some new Lady Vols! 🧡

For the mutineers crowd, putting my org psych hat back on for a sec. Something to consider. Now this isn't always true but usually it is. Looking at this through a more grounded lens of how teams and groups actually function - when you see near-total attrition, it almost always points to a...

Sometimes you’re open and get a lot of a certain shot bc the other team wants you to be . You know, here, have this one on us. Since you’re shooting less than 30% anyway. Why defend it? Bad offense, low % shots = basically its own defense. We start hitting some & perhaps the defensive strategy...

And, players have had the opportunity to see it work. Performances that were significantly better and experiences that were tearfully and gleefully lauded by both Hailey Van Lith and Olivia Miles. This = credibility. The $ talks but also the TSU coach can deliver what he says he can. Both of...