2025 Transfer Portal

[Cb153181]

Exactly. I’m getting the impression that most folks here want a full roster of 15 players who could ALL be 35-plus-minute starters for South Carolina, LSU, Texas, UCLA, USC or CT.

It’s a rarity if a team filled top to bottom with all-Americans is happy. IMO, it’s better to have at least two or three who don’t expect starter minutes, or even to get into the tightest games.

And every team needs HEART players. We may have just lost a player who, if I were a coach, I’d value highly. Not because she could start on anybody else’s team, but because she has heart.

Working out well for UCLA and South Carolina just fine

 

[th2421]

Since 2011 we’ve had a player drafted every year except 2, we probably won’t have one this year as well, players will look at that as well if it continues that way.

I've seen Spear as a 3rd-round pick in a few mock drafts - wouldn't be as high as our recent picks, but I think someone will give her a look. I've seen Ruby and Zee as 2nd-round picks in next year's mock drafts. Cooper could also go next year or stay one more year given her redshirt season, but she will surely be drafted.

 

[th2421]

For anyone who was worried about Latham transferring:

 

[VolBall09]

Really have to think this thing through of how many players we need and where cause it is 200 minutes and not enough to go around for 15 players.
Just some basic minutes Spearman 20, Cooper 20, Whitehorn 20, Boyd 15, M Pauldo 20, My Pauldo 15, Latham 15, Civil 15, Prawl 15, Hurst 10, that is 165 and most of the playing time left is post minutes. You get a player like Williams 20, and a elite shooter 15 that is 200. Some players not even playing the minutes they played this past season. You move up to that then going to squeeze someone out that needs to play. Wynn no minutes available.
See how they work it out, but were going to have three players that need to play that will be out of the rotation, 11 is the max most games so if your roster is 15 four players are out with none to minimal minutes. If that turns out to be freshmen suspect they will be gone the next season. Having 15 players with the ability to play is going to lead to some unhappy players just no way to satisfy that many.
Where we really had minutes was in the post. If we were going three or more in the portal probably should've not signed so many freshmen cause four of them are expecting normal playing time and there is a possibility that will not happen if we go for perimeter players over post players.
Really interested as to who were going after as we already have at least 9 perimeter players to play something like 120 minutes. I guess we can go four guards and that changes it up a little.

I guess they have a plan interested in how the roster looks when the portal is over.

Gotta find kids that want to compete. If you play hard, contribute you’ll get minutes. If not? You’re the 1 or 2 cheerleaders at the end of the bench. Gotta be hungry and stay ready.

Injuries are common and it’s nice to have a deep team. We could have used more depth in the SEC. We were pretty beat up and tired toward the end.

 

[TnVolsX4]

Working out well for UCLA and South Carolina just fine

NIL might have something to do with it.

 

[vol99]

I've seen Spear as a 3rd-round pick in a few mock drafts - wouldn't be as high as our recent picks, but I think someone will give her a look. I've seen Ruby and Zee as 2nd-round picks in next year's mock drafts. Cooper could also go next year or stay one more year given her redshirt season, but she will surely be drafted.

i think if zee works on her game she could turn into a low first round high second round pick especially with her size. she needs to work on defense and rebounding.

if spear isn't drafted she still could get a training camp offer

 

[Ladyvols4ever!]

 

[vol99]

For anyone who was worried about Latham transferring:

good news! really liked her. she's quiet but does a lot of gritty work out there and her confidence grew over the season

 

[RespectAPA]

I'm sure that this has been asked and answered in this thread already, so sorry. But how many spots do we have open to fill if nobody transfers...?

 

[Coach Jumper]

You are……totally. This guy can’t even hold your beer.

as long as I am the best at it ;o)

 

[BruisedOrange]

You expect your end of the bench players to leave. Will be the same thing every season for now on.

Unless you're at the end of the bench learning and growing and preparing to replace graduating seniors next season.

I think this system is going to maintain more continuity per the portal than any other program.

 

[Lucy]

For anyone who was worried about Latham transferring:

Beautiful smile. So glad she is happy being a LV!

 

[BruisedOrange]

Guess we're gonna have to keep repeating this:

Players come out of the game after a few minutes BECAUSE they have to /need to / want to!
If a player can go all-out for 3 minutes without their game suffering on either end, they will likely be allowed to stay in.

The only minutes anyone is "giving up" to play for CKC are the minutes they waste catching their breath, walking down court to catch their breath, or playing loose defense to grab a break.

Instead, in this system, when you're on the court, you should be displaying yourself at your very best, on offense and defense. I think pro scouts will appreciate that.

 

[vol99]

Guess we're gonna have to keep repeating this:

Players come out of the game after a few minutes BECAUSE they have to /need to / want to!
If a player can go all-out for 3 minutes without their game suffering on either end, they will likely be allowed to stay in.

The only minutes anyone is "giving up" to play for CKC are the minutes they waste catching their breath, walking down court to catch their breath, or playing loose defense to grab a break.

Instead, in this system, when you're on the court, you should be displaying yourself at your very best, on offense and defense. I think pro scouts will appreciate that.

agree but we all saw the tennessee texas sweet 16 where cooper made a really tough three and was taken out after less than 60 seconds on the court. CKC was going wild with her on-the-minute subs that first quarter. none of our players except ruby got into a flow (and yes coop was bad the rest of the game and mentally taken out). imo CKC had better pacing in the ohio state game

 

[BruisedOrange]

agree but we all saw the tennessee texas sweet 16 where cooper made a really tough three and was taken out after less than 60 seconds on the court. CKC was going wild with her on-the-minute subs that first quarter. none of our players except ruby got into a flow (and yes coop was bad the rest of the game and mentally taken out). imo CKC had better pacing in the ohio state game

I can't say I remember (playing) many games where there was time to get into a flow.

Every second on court is a chess match of positioning, feigning, eluding and pursuing. That's what makes basketball such a great game! Every second you can be effecting the game in your team's favor, whether you have the ball or not!

To have the freedom to do that at full speed for as long as I could keep it up would be such a joy! And what a safety net to have, that I don't have to decide where and when to "save a little in the bucket" just so I won't get pulled to sit for the rest of the half!

How many batters would you allow for your relief pitcher to get into his flow? It's the same thing. You watch the game and you know what the other team is bringing, what they want to do, and what they want to stop. So you go in and change that.

 

[ERvolsfan]

That USCw freshman is a player I'd be interested in. I was really impressed with her the few games of theirs I watched. But she kinda reminded me of Boyd in the sense she has on quickness and pace to her game, gritty, dirty work to her game but haven't seen enough of her offensive game yet.

None the less enjoyed watching her play

 

[37620VOL]

agree but we all saw the tennessee texas sweet 16 where cooper made a really tough three and was taken out after less than 60 seconds on the court. CKC was going wild with her on-the-minute subs that first quarter. none of our players except ruby got into a flow (and yes coop was bad the rest of the game and mentally taken out). imo CKC had better pacing in the ohio state game

In the CKC system you don't get to "get in a flow", you do your f'n job. I'm sure she's nicer about it, but it's true.

 

[th2421]

Probably a reason we won't get a Latson type of player. Not sure how true this is, but it did come from someone close to the program stating she was offered a sizeable amount of money, but does not want to play in this type of system. I wonder if reducing minutes played could be a turnoff for the top portal players that are basically guaranteed to play 30 plus minutes in a more traditional system.
You also have to wonder if those with potential to play at the next level would worry about playing a completely different type of system in their final year where they might not be as successful as they have been in previous more traditional systems. If the players aren't thinking it, I'm sure their agents/parents/handlers are.

I understand that this system won't be the thing for every player, but Latson is leaving Florida State because she wants to win (and I'm sure $$ is involved, too). Of course she wants to play, but she's played 30 min/game on a good, but not great Florida State team, and my understanding is that now she wants to go somewhere where she can play deep into March/April and get better national exposure.

Sure, she would likely play something like 25 minutes/game here, but the same would likely be true at South Carolina.

If she believes that Tennessee can make another leap next season (which, why not, given the recruiting class and Kim having a team built almost entirely with players she's recruited), then I would think we could have a shot. I would also think that our fast-paced style would fit her much better than maybe some other options that have been mentioned for her (South Carolina, USC).

 

[vol99]

I understand that this system won't be the thing for every player, but Latson is leaving Florida State because she wants to win (and I'm sure $$ is involved, too). Of course she wants to play, but she's played 30 min/game on a good, but not great Florida State team, and my understanding is that now she wants to go somewhere where she can play deep into March/April and get better national exposure.

Sure, she would likely play something like 25 minutes/game here, but the same would likely be true at South Carolina.

If she believes that Tennessee can make another leap next season (which, why not, given the recruiting class and Kim having a team built almost entirely with players she's recruited), then I would think we could have a shot. I would also think that our fast-paced style would fit her much better than maybe some other options that have been mentioned for her (South Carolina, USC).

i think if latson wants to ring chase she goes to south carolina with her friends

 

[Dak1219]

Definitely a crazy portal.

We recruited Heckel hard 2 years ago. Sad to see her pick USC. Very good guard.

 

[ShortyMac10]

@4:30 he said in on a lsu transfer are we looking at smith?… yea he said smith

 

[lvocd]

Working out well for UCLA and South Carolina just fine

I guess I'm just an old dinosaur, because regardless of everything going on I still can't bring myself to think and feel like everything to do with college athletics today should be as purely transactional as it appears to have become. Obviously the old-fashioned "you commit to play ball here and your college degree will be paid for" is a transaction, but that tradition is a lot more centered around mutual loyalty -- which I personally value above almost all else -- than what we have going on now.

I'm sad that that more innocent era has passed and everything many of today's more gifted kids do now is in the interest of "personal branding" and "marketing." Hopefully one day everyone will again remember that there are more meaningful, more everlasting ways to be truly rich than merely having lots of money but no spiritual/emotional connection to your university family.

Whatever.

I hope and pray I live long enough to see kids being joyful kids again.

**** Editing to say that I definitely realize it's probably way too easy for me, as a person who never worried for even one second while I was young that someone might come into my school and massacre me and my classmates ... or that I might be kidnapped and sold into the sex industry ... or worry that democracy was going to give way to rampant fascism...

So, yeah, I do understand there are reasons kids have changed. But that doesn't mean I can't wish all those reasons were gone and there could be more sweetness and innocence and less self-promotion and greed.

That's it. I''m done.

 

[mudcat1973]

LSU Johnson isn't going to WNBA

 

[Volfan2012]

Source?

“… are said to be…”
Said by whom?

No source just a determination since they are listed as going after four or rive different portal players and already have 14 on the roster for next season. If they get more than one portal player someone has to leave.

 

[Volfan2012]

Probably a reason we won't get a Latson type of player. Not sure how true this is, but it did come from someone close to the program stating she was offered a sizeable amount of money, but does not want to play in this type of system. I wonder if reducing minutes played could be a turnoff for the top portal players that are basically guaranteed to play 30 plus minutes in a more traditional system.
You also have to wonder if those with potential to play at the next level would worry about playing a completely different type of system in their final year where they might not be as successful as they have been in previous more traditional systems. If the players aren't thinking it, I'm sure their agents/parents/handlers are.

Even giving traditional minutes is going to be a problem in keeping a strong bench. You give five players 30 then you have 50 for your other 8 to ten and that just means portal for most of them. All teams in the future are going to be built in the off season. I see us having way more transfers next season than this one. No way we will still have all five freshmen if we sign four out of the portal just no playing time. Norte Dame had players playing traditional minutes and lost their entire bench to the portal this season even though a few of them could've probably played more minutes next season. Were lucky to be keeping our core players for next season won't be the case every season portal is going to be around 1500 players every season so you rebuild from it and hope you can hold on to a few freshmen. Not going to be a Tennessee problem it will be every teams problem.