Game Thread: Lady Vols v Belmont, Home, Thurs. Nov 13th, 7PM, SEC Network

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This is just something for a small handful of people to talk about. Tennessee has highly ranked HS players and transfers on the roster after signing the top classes in 2025. And all 13 current players would be ahead of this player on the depth chart. That has nothing to do with height as one poster tried to suggest but talent.
It doesn’t matter what kind of game this player had against TN at Belmont.
I’m as happy that the player found a home at Belmont as anyone else.
I just have the knowledge to understand to leave it at that.
madtownvol said:
She had a good game against us. Our defense was soft and giving up wide perimeter shots, which she knocked down. Her full length drive was nice too but again, it was aided by an insane defensive lap.

You have to assess a player over a broader set of data points and not just anchor on their best game ever.
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#579
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This discussion around Avery Strickland reminds of posts from a few years back that proclaimed "mark my words, Edie Darby will be our starting PG by her senior season!!"

It can be hard to calibrate for differences in levels of competition or to accept that the nicest, most attractive, and hardest working players have just came up a bit short in the talent lottery.

Strickland, Darby, Pissott and Dunbar were all fan faves whom the coaching staff refused to "free", even though fans saw the hidden potential awaiting to be let loose upon the world.

And yes, coaches do sometimes make mistakes in their assessments but they observe their players day in and day out and have a detailed understanding of what they can and can not do and how they respond to competitive pressures (particularly in respect to other players competing for those minutes).

I think it is very rare a coach would choose not to play a difference maker because they just don't like em.

But this debate will always happen. The fan fave player who is not getting a lot of minutes will be the one player who would make all the key difference if only "freed."

It is a comforting game. Avery Stickland would have led us to a national championship but alas.......
 
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I have never, ever even remotely suggested that Strickland "would have led us to a national championship," or even that she would have ever become a starter.

All I HAVE said is that I thought she was underused and not given a fair shake. I don't know why folks keep posting like you think either krich or I have even remotely approached saying we thought she should have been Rickea's equal out there.

Jeez. Can't I simply state that I believe she had more potential to be better than some of you thought she had?
 
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lvocd said:
I have never, ever even remotely suggested that Strickland "would have led us to a national championship," or even that she would have ever become a starter.

All I HAVE said is that I thought she was underused and not given a fair shake. I don't know why folks keep posting like you think either krich or I have even remotely approached saying we thought she should have been Rickea's equal out there.

Jeez. Can't I simply state that I believe she had more potential to be better than some of you thought she had?
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Hi Lvocd,

I meant that post in a more general sense, hence the references to Darby and Dunbar and Pissott and yes I exaggerated a bit for effect.

All that aside, I apologize for offending you.

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