The Official Tennessee vs. Wisconsin Game Thread, 1:30 PM ET, CBS

#627
#627
I think I just need to stop posting because my complaining is coming in hard and heavy. This is the type of game that might lose me for the rest of the year....not that I want it to. I don't think I would be alone.

Several players look like the should be playing at a lower level school but we would have major problems if we faced Murray State again or ETSU. Hard to believe this is the same team. Unfortunately, I think this team forces Barnes hand on Vescovi.
 
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#631
#631
Burhead said:
Is it Rick's fault that the players he recruited didn't want to stay here?
Is it Rick's fault that players can't hit wide open shots?
Is it Rick's fault that Grant and Bone decided to chase the money and leave early when really they both should have come back?
Is it Rick's fault that Turner is too hurt to play and the NCAA decided to be a dick and not clear Plavšić? (Yet allowed DJ Burns to play right away?)

I don't think anyone expected to have another year like last year, just too many issues for this year.
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Maybe
In part
Disagree with question #3
No
 
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Burhead said:
Is it Rick's fault that the players he recruited didn't want to stay here?
Is it Rick's fault that players can't hit wide open shots?
Is it Rick's fault that Grant and Bone decided to chase the money and leave early when really they both should have come back?
Is it Rick's fault that Turner is too hurt to play and the NCAA decided to be a dick and not clear Plavšić? (Yet allowed DJ Burns to play right away?)

I don't think anyone expected to have another year like last year, just too many issues for this year.
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I would have to say no on all accounts. None of those things are ricks fault. Rick is the head coach getting paid top coaching money to figure things out in spite of all that, otherwise why not just hire any old body? Anyone can lose when the going gets tough. You pay the big bucks to get results even when things don’t go your way.
 
#633
#633
Burhead said:
Is it Rick's fault that the players he recruited didn't want to stay here?
Is it Rick's fault that players can't hit wide open shots?
Is it Rick's fault that Grant and Bone decided to chase the money and leave early when really they both should have come back?
Is it Rick's fault that Turner is too hurt to play and the NCAA decided to be a dick and not clear Plavšić? (Yet allowed DJ Burns to play right away?)

I don't think anyone expected to have another year like last year, just too many issues for this year.
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In short, yes to all but Turner. He made a lot of bad recruiting decisions the past few seasons and now we have to live with the consequences. We shouldn't be looking at a .500 season in year 5 but here we are.
 
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Burhead said:
Is it Rick's fault that the players he recruited didn't want to stay here?
Is it Rick's fault that players can't hit wide open shots?
Is it Rick's fault that Grant and Bone decided to chase the money and leave early when really they both should have come back?
Is it Rick's fault that Turner is too hurt to play and the NCAA decided to be a dick and not clear Plavšić? (Yet allowed DJ Burns to play right away?)

I don't think anyone expected to have another year like last year, just too many issues for this year.
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Recruit better players. Williams, Bone and Admiral were not gong to be here forever.
 
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#637
#637
sportsnut624 said:
I’ll give you most of those but it is ricks fault that Kent and Johnson were on the roster to start the year when it’s been obvious neither of them can play. And I love Barnes but he definitely shares some of the blame for this roster being in shambles.
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I give you Kent but at least Johnson flashed some potential early on. Maybe he just didn't see anyone worth signing? Signing a guy just to sign a guy isn't worth it either. I think he really put all his chips into the Blackshear basket and lost.
 
#638
#638
1985Vols said:
Outside of Pond and Fulky and JJJ I don’t see many players on this team playing much next season.
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To be fair, I think they would have “liked” to redshirt a couple......they just couldn’t.

Also Oliver will play a lot next year (prob Gaines too).

Half the team are true freshman.......and not those you expect to come in and be dominant.
 
#642
#642
sportsnut624 said:
I’ll give you most of those but it is ricks fault that Kent and Johnson were on the roster to start the year when it’s been obvious neither of them can play. And I love Barnes but he definitely shares some of the blame for this roster being in shambles.
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Truth. He recruited these players. He has to take some responsibility for the situation we are in. He has had some recruiting or lack of recruiting issues the last 2 years

Going forward looks better
 
#643
#643
VolsSportsFan said:
Says the guy who keeps chest thumping about the topic. Bye bye now.
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I'm not bragging. My point is that is why we don't start calling these guys by nicknames they have not earned. His play has been awful today and he hasn't done much to suggest he is the answer.
 
#646
#646
BreatheUT said:
I'm not bragging. My point is that is why we don't start calling these guys by nicknames they have not earned. His play has been awful today and he hasn't done much to suggest he is the answer.
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My point is maybe you should get the hell over it and stop bitching about it, considering you're literally the only one doing so.
 
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#649
#649
BreatheUT said:
I think I just need to stop posting because my complaining is coming in hard and heavy. This is the type of game that might lose me for the rest of the year....not that I want it to. I don't think I would be alone.

Several players look like the should be playing at a lower level school but we would have major problems if we faced Murray State again or ETSU. Hard to believe this is the same team. Unfortunately, I think this team forces Barnes hand on Vescovi.
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ETSU would easily beat this team
 
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#650
#650
JoAllan said:
To be fair, I think they would have “liked” to redshirt a couple......they just couldn’t.

Also Oliver will play a lot next year (prob Gaines too).

Half the team are true freshman.......and not those you expect to come in and be dominant.
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We’ll see. Maybe Olivier. I just don’t see it in Gaines. He does not look like a D1 right later to me
 
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