Zhen Craft! Just announced Commitment!

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"The Zen of Basketball refers to a mindful, holistic approach to the game popularized by NBA coach Phil Jackson, blending Eastern philosophy with sport to achieve mental clarity, peak performance, and selfless teamwork. By incorporating meditation and focusing on being present, teams 'slow down' the game to thrive under pressure."

Not a bad philosophy to emulate in this game.
 
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Special Ed said:
"The Zen of Basketball refers to a mindful, holistic approach to the game popularized by NBA coach Phil Jackson, blending Eastern philosophy with sport to achieve mental clarity, peak performance, and selfless teamwork. By incorporating meditation and focusing on being present, teams 'slow down' the game to thrive under pressure."

Not a bad philosophy to emulate in this game.
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Jackson's Zen approach worked great with Jordan and Pippen and then Kobe and Shaq but for some reason, it did not translate to the NY Knicks. I wonder why?
 
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madtownvol said:
Jackson's Zen approach worked great with Jordan and Pippen and then Kobe and Shaq but for some reason, it did not translate to the NY Knicks. I wonder why?
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Talent or buy in. Seems like our current pickle. We’ll see… I would bet Phil’s problem in NY could have been both.
 
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spojo13 said:
She has decent height and can rebound. Her 4.2 rebounds per game would have been 4th on our team last year. Craft’s per 40 rebounding rate would have been only behind Janiah this past year. I’m probably happier with this commitment than any other because she’s put up decent numbers against tough competition.
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Just based on this one clip of a solid shot-block, she looked strong enough to convince me she is capable of being a pretty solid paint protector if she wants to be.

 
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chuckiepoo said:
I find it difficult to imagine a more effective negative recruiter for other programs. You do you quite well.
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The notion that we have any influence whatsoever. Or that anyone who's been conscious the last six months would need anyone here to tell them what's going on with this program...

But I know, i'm sorry, we're not into reality right now.
 
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glv98 said:
The notion that we have any influence whatsoever. Or that anyone who's been conscious the last six months would need anyone here to tell them what's going on with this program...

But I know, i'm sorry, we're not into reality right now.
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I just don’t see the need to reinforce Every. Single. Negative. Aspect of Kim’s tenure thusfar, in Every. Single. Thread. I was taught as a youth, “If you can’t say something nice, say nothing at all.” I get that such a perspective may generate a little frustration on my part, what with expecting that other Volunteer fans would attempt to protect the recruits from bad press and negative perspectives, but without question, this site is the number one go to for Lady Vol fan temperature. In closing, and before you pull your “go to snark”, i am fine with message boards.
 
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chuckiepoo said:
I just don’t see the need to reinforce Every. Single. Negative. Aspect of Kim’s tenure thusfar, in Every. Single. Thread. I was taught as a youth, “If you can’t say something nice, say nothing at all.” I get that such a perspective may generate a little frustration on my part, what with expecting that other Volunteer fans would attempt to protect the recruits from bad press and negative perspectives, but without question, this site is the number one go to for Lady Vol fan temperature. In closing, and before you pull your “go to snark”, i am fine with message boards.
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Actually I think this board has been incredibly well behaved towards the new recruits, in light of the current situation. In previous years, no punches would have been pulled in evaluating our newbies. I think many many punches are being pulled right now

It's funny "if you can't say something nice' seems to apply only to the new players, and definitely not the old

Regarding negative comments on CK CS system, they're only in response when others start the discussion.

But again I get it you're right this is just not an environment where reality is appreciated at all. Thanks for reminding me
 
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chuckiepoo said:
I just don’t see the need to reinforce Every. Single. Negative. Aspect of Kim’s tenure thusfar, in Every. Single. Thread. I was taught as a youth, “If you can’t say something nice, say nothing at all.” I get that such a perspective may generate a little frustration on my part, what with expecting that other Volunteer fans would attempt to protect the recruits from bad press and negative perspectives, but without question, this site is the number one go to for Lady Vol fan temperature. In closing, and before you pull your “go to snark”, i am fine with message boards.
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Yeah I've said it before so it's a bit of a broken record, but there is nothing as negative as a hardcore fan who's gone sour on the the thing they supported. Losing faith in anything is hard to process, and it makes for hard feelings. And we've had a lot of diehard Lady Vol fans go sour over the years since Summitt stepped down. No one's ever truly safe, either. Just look at the UT baseball fans. Boy are they going through it now too. Nowhere near the journey we've had here since 2010, but ooof, it's just a tough thing to come to terms with. Mmm. Funny how that goes.
 
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Voltopia said:
Yeah I've said it before so it's a bit of a broken record, but there is nothing as negative as a hardcore fan who's gone sour on the the thing they supported. Losing faith in anything is hard to process, and it makes for hard feelings. And we've had a lot of diehard Lady Vol fans go sour over the years since Summitt stepped down. No one's ever truly safe, either. Just look at the UT baseball fans. Boy are they going through it now too. Nowhere near the journey we've had here since 2010, but ooof, it's just a tough thing to come to terms with. Mmm. Funny how that goes.
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Wait. Y'all are surprised that longtime fans are sour right now? Do you people realize what has happened to this program and where we are?

Y'all are right. This is definitely not the place for me. I don't do Delulu very well.
 
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glv98 said:
Wait. Y'all are surprised that longtime fans are sour right now? Do you people realize what has happened to this program and where we are?

Y'all are right. This is definitely not the place for me. I don't do Delulu very well.
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I am honestly too sad to talk about how I really feel, so I just do as someone suggested and say nothing at all. Hope I'm wrong!
 
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glv98 said:
Actually I think this board has been incredibly well behaved towards the new recruits, in light of the current situation. In previous years, no punches would have been pulled in evaluating our newbies. I think many many punches are being pulled right now

It's funny "if you can't say something nice' seems to apply only to the new players, and definitely not the old

Regarding negative comments on CK CS system, they're only in response when others start the discussion.

But again I get it you're right this is just not an environment where reality is appreciated at all. Thanks for reminding me
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I agree that the board, generally, is being quite gracious with the new recruits. I am also not a fan of dumping on the players and feel they should be dealt with in as generous a manner as possible (focusing on what they did well).

I just hate to see the **** storm get stirred up and the negativity get reinforced with an increasing spiral. 🌀 The “reality” is bad enough without taking a pot shot at every post.
 
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glv98 said:
Wait. Y'all are surprised that longtime fans are sour right now? Do you people realize what has happened to this program and where we are?

Y'all are right. This is definitely not the place for me. I don't do Delulu very well.
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Oh no no no. I never said I was surprised. I said the exact opposite. I said the falling out of fans for this program is all too familiar, and considering the recent history of the program, all too common a sight around here.
 
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Voltopia said:
Oh no no no. I never said I was surprised. I said the exact opposite. I said the falling out of fans for this program is all too familiar, and considering the recent history of the program, all too common a sight around here.
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At least the BaseVol fans got a reprieve this weekend. Hopefully they are back on track. Sweeping a series on the road did wonders for the attitude!
 
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glv98 said:
The notion that we have any influence whatsoever. Or that anyone who's been conscious the last six months would need anyone here to tell them what's going on with this program...

But I know, i'm sorry, we're not into reality right now.
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I am recalibrating and now am very happy with all the signings. Kim is bringing in her type of players, which means they will accept being role players (whose role is to play as hard as they can for whatever time they are on the floor). So a player like Craft might have an occasional big game with say a double double in 30 minutes but will accept that one good game does not guarantee that she becomes a stater or gets a certain # of minutes in others. She is just another worker bee who had a good pollen collection day and then back to the hive mind.

Once you have that team culture established, it just follows that players will have unwavering belief that they can win any game on hustle points and that any loss will be due to a lack of sufficient effort on behalf of the queen bee.
 
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madtownvol said:
I am recalibrating and am very happy with all the signings. Kim is bringing her type of players, which means accepts being a role player (whose roll is to play as hard as they can for whatever time they are on the floor). So a player like Craft might have an occasional big game with say a double double in 30 minutes but accept that does not guarantee that she becomes a stater or gets a certain # of minutes. She is just another worker bee who had a good pollen collection day and then back to the hive mind.

Once you have that team culture established, it just follows that players will have unwavering belief that they can win any game on hustle points and that any loss will be due to a lack of sufficient effort on behalf of the queen bee.
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Don’t you mean System might have an occasional big game since all player nanes are being replaced? 😉
 
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glv98 said:
Actually I think this board has been incredibly well behaved towards the new recruits, in light of the current situation. In previous years, no punches would have been pulled in evaluating our newbies. I think many many punches are being pulled right now

It's funny "if you can't say something nice' seems to apply only to the new players, and definitely not the old

Regarding negative comments on CK CS system, they're only in response when others start the discussion.

But again I get it you're right this is just not an environment where reality is appreciated at all. Thanks for reminding me
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I DON'T THINK SO.
 
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