{"id":83505,"date":"2025-02-17T06:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/vol-club-confidential-talaysia-cooper\/"},"modified":"2025-02-17T06:33:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T12:33:00","slug":"vol-club-confidential-talaysia-cooper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/vol-club-confidential-talaysia-cooper\/","title":{"rendered":"Vol Club Confidential: Talaysia Cooper"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tennessee sophomore guard Talaysia Cooper<\/a><\/strong> has been a key contributor for the Lady Vols this season. The transfer from South Carolina joined Vol Club Confidential sponsored by Knoxville Smiles<\/a><\/strong> to detail her first season on Rocky Top.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been great,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cJust adjusting to a new system transferring from Carolina. Having to sit out last year and get to know new coaches has been great. She treats me like I belong here and it\u2019s all great vibes. She be on me every day and I wouldn\u2019t want it any other way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Having to sit out last season, Cooper believes she was still able to find her footing with a new team.<\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly I feel like I never skipped a beat,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cI stayed in the gym the whole time when I wasn\u2019t playing. Just learning the game and seeing how I can be a better person on and off the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooper knows how to score the basketball. Being able to create is something she has always been good at doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just coming with the instinct,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cJust knowing the game and knowing the personnel of my teammates. Knowing where they like the ball and just having the IQ of knowing how to get the ball out when they collapse on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

When she got here, it was a whole new team with a new concept of playing the game a different way under head coach Kim Caldwell<\/strong>. She has seen the team grow exponentially over the last few months. <\/p>\n

\u201cHonestly at the beginning of the year it was tough with all the running,\u201d Cooper said. \u201cThis is the most conditioning I\u2019ve done my whole career for basketball but we adjusted to it. Now we can see it really helped us in the end. We are in great shape and not getting as tired as we used to in the subbing in and out part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watch the full episode of Vol Club Confidential below.<\/p>\n

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