2019 Lady Vols

Discussion in 'Keith Hatfield Memorial Vols Hoops' started by YankeeVol, Jan 24, 2019.

  1. Unimane

    Unimane Kill "The Caucasian"

    The sad part is the she's killing it on the recruiting trail as far as the recruits go and has all these AAs, McDonald's Game players and still loses because her incompetence is that bad. Imagine if she coached at a program just a slight step lower than one without the cache of Tennessee to sell to kids. She'd be at Wade Houston levels.
     
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  2. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    By the high standards set by her own success, Pat's last 3 years didn't hit the normal bar in the finish. 1 Sweet 16, and 2 Final 8's. Even tho she went a combined 93-15 (43-5).

    Holly's biggest problem at this point (7 seasons in) is this is now her program and she's not even matching the low end of the success Pat had. I don't think anyone here expected her to take the small step back up to making Final 4s regularly and getting AA championships from where they were in Pat's final 3 seasons.

    Her best 3 seasons come on the heels of replacing Pat going to the Sweet 16 once and the Final 8 twice. Since then she has gone the wrong direction and that is accelerating this year.

    Crazy stat - Holly has lost 8 conference games this year (with 2 left to play). Pat lost 8 total between 97'-98' and 07'-08'.
     
  3. NYY

    NYY Super Moderator

    Wade Houston produced Allan.

    She has produced nothing but licking assistants.
     
  4. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    Thats enough to tell you that a solid "coaching" hire could put them back in the top group and it wouldn't take long.
     
  5. NYY

    NYY Super Moderator

    A solid hire and Lady Vols could easily compete with the other three good teams in the ‘AA.
     
  6. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    Holly Warlick is what can easily happen when you let an out-going coach pick their successor.

    Remember this well in a few years, when Barnes hangs it up.
     
  7. Unimane

    Unimane Kill "The Caucasian"

    So, what you're saying is, Summitt in a diminished mental capacity with a progressively degenerative disease which would kill her in a few years coached circles around Warlick?
     
  8. Unimane

    Unimane Kill "The Caucasian"

    I said at the time you don't hire Paul Schaeffer to replace David Letterman. How many hand picked replacements of legends actually work out. I wasn't even born yet and I have nightmares about Vince Lombardi handing the reigns over to Phil Bengston.
     
  9. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    Man, treating a lady whose jersey is retired like this. Imagine what they'd threat an outsider like. No way I'm letting my client touch this job if I'm an agent.
     
  10. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    In fairness, she was only supposed to be there like 3-5 years until Tyler got his feet wet at LA Tech.

    Instead, Tyler decided to get his [penis] wet and screwed the whole plan.
     
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  11. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    Thank God he had the impulse control of a 2 year old.
     
  12. Savage Orange

    Savage Orange I need ammunition, not a ride. -V Zelensky.

    Maybe that’s the NEW plan... let Holly run the program so far into the ground UT would be OK with hiring Tyler to resurrect not only the LV’s, but his own reputation...


    It would be an absolute disaster of course, since he is nowhere near his mother in coaching ability. He’s probably less able than Holly, tbh...
     
  13. utvol0427

    utvol0427 Chieftain

    You all have convinced me. I'll support the firing of Holly if it means Tyler takes over.
     
  14. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    Holly didn't need to be the elite Pat Head. Just the good/ok Pat Head. She was for 3 years.

    Be a very different discussion had Holly's first few seasons been reversed with the the last few.
     
  15. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    I don't totally disagree with that idea in general, especially given Pat's condition at the time. And Im not totally sure the decision is a different one if she's healthy or the admin makes it themselves without her input.

    Having said that, (if Pat was healthy and of sound mind) who else are you looking to if not her to help you make that decision if she's retiring?
     
  16. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    Im not sold that he really wanted to do that. Even if he was better prepared.
     
  17. NYY

    NYY Super Moderator

    He loves pink. It's in the genes.
     
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  18. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    Haha

    He's a very good coach. He'll never coach women again, though
     
  19. lylsmorr

    lylsmorr Super Moderator

    Somehow the team made the tourney as an 11 seed. What a joke.
     
  20. CardinalVol

    CardinalVol Uncultured, non-diverse mod

    #istandwithcoachwarlick
     
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