Kim Caldwell (Rookie Coach of the Year-WBCA) is named Head Coach of Iconic Lady Vols WBB

[Stoerner Fumbles]

What the reason for delay? Not taking the spotlight this weekend? Being the main story next week?

I don’t think there’s a delay. I just think they’re working through terms.

 

[OrangeInKy]

I don’t think there’s a delay. I just think they’re working through terms.

Gotcha.

 

[Ttucke11]

Caldwell is an incredibly successful, very young coach. She's obviously going to be at a big program soon. I get the name value is low, but I'm not sure the outrage is justified. If there's any truth to it that is.

 

[Ovol]

OSU physically and mentally beat Tennessee from the start

Wasn’t that the team that pressed us a couple years ago and our guards had problems getting the ball across half court?

 

[SalVolinus]

Im starting to get good vibes that we have our coach and this will strategically leak during the biggest audience in women's basketball history tomorrow.

 

[madtownvol]

Im starting to get good vibes that we have our coach and this will strategically leak during the biggest audience in women's basketball history tomorrow.

Post it on twitter!

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Im starting to get good vibes that we have our coach and this will strategically leak during the biggest audience in women's basketball history tomorrow.

There won’t be any strategic leaking. When they let it out, it’ll come out clean. No extra wiping necessary.

 

[Ovol]

Damn search is taking so long that the prospects are getting married and changing their names.

 

[DaddyChad]

Can I have a reliable source and not just speculation on a forum?

Who do you consider a reliable source?

 

[lvocd]

Caldwell is an incredibly successful, very young coach. She's obviously going to be at a big program soon. I get the name value is low, but I'm not sure the outrage is justified. If there's any truth to it that is.

Being a relative known, announcing Caldwell as the hire would obviously not be the blockbuster hire Lady Vol followers wanted. The reaction would very likely be one of deep disappointment and worry.

But like you said, despite not being a big-name, instant respect and notoriety hire, we would not know until she was on the job a while whether or not she was a good hire or not. You never know! She could catch magic and be the next Great Coach. We simply cannot know what she'd do with more and better resources and facilities.

I do know from reading introductory stories about her from last year that she was open about the learning curve she'd have to face going from a D2 program to D1 Marshall. And while she obviously did extremely well in her first season as a D1 coach, I'd be kinda worried coming to the SEC would be way too much too soon.

I'll be shocked if this rumor turned out to be true. I'm inclined to believe DW knows he's got to spend the money to get a big name Blockbuster hire.

 

[scienceteaching_vol]

CJH had a much stronger resume when we hired him than Stephens does. Plus, he and DW had a prior relationship, which means DW knew what and who he was getting.

I'm not disputing that. You still have to wait and see if hired is my point.

 

[lvocd]

Damn search is taking so long that the prospects are getting married and changing their names.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Who do you consider a reliable source?

Schools, Coaches or the players themselves.

 

[airvols]

Disinformation is a wonderful thing, stayed tuned!

 

[VA_VOLFAN]

I will be the first to chuckle at my panic if this isn't true! Matter of fact I welcome it lol

 

[spojo13]

I will be the first to chuckle at my panic if this isn't true! Matter of fact I welcome it lol

Same lol I will happily be a over my concern.

 

[I4Vols]

Caldwell is an incredibly successful, very young coach. She's obviously going to be at a big program soon. I get the name value is low, but I'm not sure the outrage is justified. If there's any truth to it that is.

Only one word concerns me:

"Re crew ting"

The separator in our conference

 

[lvocd]

Im starting to get good vibes that we have our coach and this will strategically leak during the biggest audience in women's basketball history tomorrow.

Oh my. If I were a fan of South Carolina or Iowa and that happened, I'd be mad as hell! Lawdy, that sure would be some pretty blantant thunder-stealing there.

HOPE IT'S TRUE!

 

[dapeak]

Only one word concerns me:

"Re crew ting"

The separator in our conference

She seems more personable than Kellie so if she gets the staff .. I think she’ll be aight … potentially great even cuz her record is….. amazing

 

[Checker_the_Shire]

There won’t be any strategic leaking. When they let it out, it’ll come out clean. No extra wiping necessary.

That your way of shooting down the Caldwell rumors? Because those definitely feel like leaks.

 

[papatomany]

Final 4 at Cal, Elite 8 this year, elite recruiter (has #1 freshman this year) and #1 recruiting class for 2024. Was assistant coach in NBA. Considered one of the top minds in the game right now.

Okay, I'm just going to quote my previous posts on Gottlieb, so I don't have to type this again:

This is Gottlieb's 14th year coaching and only the second time she had less than 10 losses. 65% winning percentage. She also let JuJu crank up 22 shots a game at a 40% clip, 31.9% on threes; and consistently has a horrible offensive scheme.

Three years at Santa Barbara: mediocre results, and her best year was her first. (Always a bad sign.) Eight seasons at Cal: season two was her best. (See above.) Final four seasons worse than first four seasons. Took over a bad USC team. This year is her first good year.

This is the recency bias. Coaches that have a run that makes them the flavor of the month are almost never great at the next stop.

 

[spojo13]

She seems more personable than Kellie so if she gets the staff .. I think she’ll be aight … potentially great even cuz her record is….. amazing

I’d love to hear how you determined this…honestly. Are there videos or personal anecdotes you can send my way?

 

[Lucy]

Well, I'll be hornswoggled.

Excellent word!!

 

[turbovol]

That was Wiley-gatewood. Turned out Freese did Pat a favor.

The perils of getting a commitment from a 14-year-old who got far too much attention as a youngster, and came with the usual, delusional "my kid is a star" parents.

 

[And1]

There won’t be any strategic leaking. When they let it out, it’ll come out clean. No extra wiping necessary.

Not quite the visual I think we wanted.