I’d say she ventures back up north. But you’re right, her one high school recruit and she didn’t handle it well. Committed for almost two years, either Kellie missed her evaluation - which was why she held on for so long or development lacked once she hit campus.The one time Kellie actually gets a top flight HS recruit, she can’t keep her.
If she goes to another SEC school and balls out…oof
Maybe she was recruited over by someone coming in?I’d say she ventures back up north. But you’re right, her one high school recruit and she didn’t handle it well. Committed for almost two years, either Kellie missed her evaluation - which was why she held on for so long or development lacked once she hit campus.
i disagree. hollingshead did not come in as a “ready made player.” she was practically a freshman. she barely played at georgia, so kellie and co. gets all the praise for her development and future developmentTop tier programs should always “recruit over”. We can say it’s not a HS school player…and if another portal player comes then it says more about the staffs lack of development to take another ready made player.
I can feel another player coming in that could've had a part in the decision. I hope this is true and we announce a top player today.It’s bad for Tennessee but it is probably good for her is she is looking for a fresh start and maybe get a starting role this year. She has to be disappointed things didn’t work our here for her. Wish she could have gotten a lot more minutes last year.
I feel certain she was expecting to be a starter by this year but with RJ coming back, she realized that wasn’t going to happen.
I’d say she ventures back up north. But you’re right, her one high school recruit and she didn’t handle it well. Committed for almost two years, either Kellie missed her evaluation - which was why she held on for so long or development lacked once she hit campus.
The naysayers on this board (you know who you are) are reveling a little too much in their anti Kellie/Lady Vols rhetoric. We need some good news to kick them back down a couple notches.I can feel another player coming in that could've had a part in the decision. I hope this is true and we announce a top player today.
She barely played due to illness and knee injury. Played in 20 games, she wasn’t last on the bench handing out towels and handshakes. Also, ranked ahead of those in front of her already at TN. Again, ready made to play. Good get for TN but no need to act like we tapped into something.i disagree. hollingshead did not come in as a “ready made player.” she was practically a freshman. she barely played at georgia, so kellie and co. gets all the praise for her development and future development
Something me and coach jumper agreed on was this was Kellies test for future HS recruits, to look at how Justine was used as a freshman.This will make it even harder for Kellie to recruit high school kids.
Justine is a better player with a higher ceiling than some who got a lot more minutes this year while producing nothing. She needed playing time, and there was no downside to giving it to her given what we were getting at her position in a lot of games.
Kellie mishandled that situation badly. Her whole substitution and playing time scheme cost us a lot of games and now it cost us her only blue chip recruit.
Only see her starting on a bad team. Idk where she’ll go that she won’t be in the same situation unless mid major or bad P5 (but even then idk)It’s bad for Tennessee but it is probably good for her if she is looking for a fresh start and maybe get a starting role this year. She has to be disappointed things didn’t work our here for her. Wish she could have gotten a lot more minutes last year.
I feel certain she was expecting to be a starter by this year but with RJ coming back, she realized that wasn’t going to happen.
She played high school ball in a Catholic league that honestly didn't have a lot of talented players. She dominated in that league. I also have to give her some credit for some good AAU play as well when she played much better competition. She didn't really do anything here that was very good in the limited time she played. I would've worked her in a few more minutes if I had been in Kellie's shoes, but it is what it is good luck to her.She may be a wonderful person, but her performances this year were shockingly poor.
Airballed shots repeatedly, physically weak, no quickness and could not defend.
I hope she goes somewhere and enjoys her college days. Best wishes.
That was my thought. Otherwise the timing is weird. Why wait this long when the portal's been hellza poppin for a month? With the current roster, Justine was set to get alot of playing time, probably as primary backup to an All SEC player. That had to be pretty appealing.Maybe she was recruited over by someone coming in?