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06-30-2009, 11:29 AM
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| | The leg. Sweep it.
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06-30-2009, 11:31 AM
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| | Senior Member
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| Perfect. 6 more years of terrible defense...love it... | 
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06-30-2009, 11:34 AM
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| | "Go Pack! Go Pack!"
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| My only real complaint about Hambone is getting UT in these long-term extensions with coaches that aren't going anywhere (Fulmer). | |
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06-30-2009, 11:36 AM
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06-30-2009, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by VOLinthaATL  Perfect. 6 more years of terrible defense...love it... | at least we're making tourneys rather than being a team so bad that it's questionable whether the NIT really wants to invite them just so they can lose a first round NIT game again | |
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06-30-2009, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by TrueOrange at least we're making tourneys rather than being a team so bad that it's questionable whether the NIT really wants to invite them just so they can lose a first round NIT game again | If all we want to do is make the tourney then we could pay somebody alot less money to do so... | |
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06-30-2009, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by VOLinthaATL If all we want to do is make the tourney then we could pay somebody alot less money to do so... | I'm saying it was a lot worse before he came. He's done a hell of a job turning this team around from sitting in the cellar in the east to winning the division 3 out of 4 years. And from a team that didn't even sniff the tournament to one that makes it to the 2nd round each year. It's not big basketball school fantastic, but it's much better than what it was.
And the big contract numbers and years are really just to discourage other schools from signing him....since we've spent the last 2 years w/ espn talking about how indiana/whoever is going to sign him that offseason. | |
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06-30-2009, 12:07 PM
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| | tuck fexas
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| I didnt think Tanning Salons offered contracts for more than 6 months?
(Just figured I'd beat Hat to the punch for a change.)
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06-30-2009, 12:10 PM
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| | "Go Pack! Go Pack!"
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Originally Posted by TrueOrange I'm saying it was a lot worse before he came. He's done a hell of a job turning this team around from sitting in the cellar in the east to winning the division 3 out of 4 years. And from a team that didn't even sniff the tournament to one that makes it to the 2nd round each year. It's not big basketball school fantastic, but it's much better than what it was.
And the big contract numbers and years are really just to discourage other schools from signing him....since we've spent the last 2 years w/ espn talking about how indiana/whoever is going to sign him that offseason. | Unless his buyout went way up. He was not going to Indiana. | |
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06-30-2009, 12:27 PM
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| | I Love Orange Skittles!
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Originally Posted by JZVOL My only real complaint about Hambone is getting UT in these long-term extensions with coaches that aren't going anywhere (Fulmer). | +1
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06-30-2009, 12:31 PM
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| | 3/15/07-6/2/08
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| You'd think that we had Pitino, Calipari, or Coach K with the way Hamilton is trying to make sure Pearl stays here forever.
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06-30-2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TennesseeFan07 You'd think that we had Pitino, Calipari, or Coach K with the way Hamilton is trying to make sure Pearl stays here forever. | Considering 80% of the fanbase is in the "well he has us better than we used to be crowd and could care less about improvement" it doesn't really surprise me... | |
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06-30-2009, 01:08 PM
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| Pearl is just the sort of guy UT needed to get its program to the next level. Like some of you said, UT went from being a celler dweller in the east to making the tournament every year. But now its time to sign a bigger guy, a bigger name, who can elevate UT to an elite eight/final four status. If my memory serves me right, Tennessee has never made the final four, so I think its time for them to pull in a big name and try to reach that level. | |
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