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Great opportunity for Barnes to prove he's the best coach in UT history. He's been a head coach for 37 years. UK's Pope first became a head coach in 2015. The Vols will win the game if Barnes utilizes all his accumulated knowledge and develops a winning game plan. If he's stubborn and won't...

They won't if they have a bunch of ball handling turnovers and problems getting the ball inbounded near the end of games like we saw against Auburn last week. Five turnovers in the last 5:08 of the game. That won't do if you expect to advance very far against good teams. They won the game...

I've lived in middle TN almost all my life. Graduated from UTK many years ago. I've traveled extensively throughout the States and beyond. Have heard lots of English variations. To me, Harper sounds like someone from the deep South. Not what I expected from a Sparta TN native. I never...

The new coach speaks well. The previous coach's Southern twang was sometimes difficult to decipher.

These guys start most games and play lots of minutes. They're both 5th year guys in the program. If anyone has a vested interest in achieving something this season, it's them. They hold the fate of this year's team in their hands. They can't disappear. We've got to see their best in this...

Houston won two games in their tournament. They lost in the finals game. Many or most would agree that Houston's tournament performance was OK. Not a good comparison -- Vols vs Houston.

When you attend one of their games you expect to see a team competing at a high level, playing smart, and representing their school and coaches well. You, as a fan, have spent your money and have often made a significant effort to attend the game and support the team and program. There is a...

Vescovi should have called a timeout since Barnes would not. It's his team too.

"The flip side of that position is that Barnes recruited these guys. One could question the profile Barnes uses in recruiting. Does he look for defense first, last, always? Does the level at which we defend take a toll on us offensively? Is it the system we run? We've got guys who just disappear...

A highly experienced, successful coach should be able to effectively cope with roster turnover. He shouldn't panic. He does what's necessary to get the job done. Barnes has no excuses. He's dealt with roster problems many times before. If he is a good developer of talent he should have...

Definitely not an aggressive one which is constantly challenging the defense. Force the refs to call some fouls. Get to the line. Be aggressive. Act like to you want to win the game. Three foul shots total. One in the last five seconds of the game. The other two in the other 2,395 seconds...

This team needs some easy baskets. Yet they dilly-dally on something as simple as inbounding the ball after the opponent makes a basket. They frequently look at each other wasting time deciding who's going to inbound the ball. Why can't the coach get that sorted before the game begins. Who...

Coach knows what he needs to work on this summer and every summer. How to win games in the NCAA tournament. Where can he find that master class this summer? What does he and his staff do every summer to improve their coaching skills?

Would you choose Pearl or Barnes to lead and prepare your team if the next game was the most important game of the year for you? Without a doubt I would choose Pearl. There's more creativity, more gamesmanship, more win at any cost, more do or die with Pearl. He finds ways to get a few more...

Offensive strategy and execution are not strengths of Barnes' coaching. Probably why his teams have never had any great success in the NCAA tournament. The Vols FG percentage was 27% in the 1st half and 27% in the 2nd half. One wonders if there was any effective offensive execution anytime in...