MikeHamiltonFan
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I predict that the fans of UK who want to see UT basketball fade into obscurity, the coaches from other programs who are frustrated by the attention Bruce Pearl gets and all others who want to see him fail are in for a rough basketball season.
1. Before March it will be clear that not only are we not going to receive major sanctions, and LOIC will NOT be found, it will also be clear that we are not in the top 3 programs with NCAA basketball troubles.
2. Bruce Pearl will have high profile OOC victories.
3. The SEC will do significantly better than it did last year in it's out of conference schedule. This will create and even better conference RPI heading into conference play. The SEC has a chance to shine, but more than lots of new marquee victories, I think the conference (even the West) will suffer far fewer embarrassing losses out of conference by beating the Winthrop's and Murray State's.
4. Tobias Harris and Scotty Hopson will both play well, and Tobias will attract top talent who want to play with him, and play for the coach that is helping him star on a national stage.
5. Bruce Pearl will have a solid recruiting class in 2011 and a stellar one in 2012, and the fact that 2012 will be amazing will be clear before the Vol's have finished their magical run.
6. Maymon will prove to be an in shape and athletic playmaker. His contributions and those of Fields will end up creating an extremely deep and physical frontcourt for UT.
7. This will not be a "players coach" kind of team where the ball is rolled out and people are let go. This will be a team that displays tremendous intensity and whose hard work at becoming defensive stoppers shows up in tons of forced turnovers and the ability to play tough half-court defense against teams whose guards are too talented to successfully defend full-court.
I am excited about this season and so very grateful to be invested in the success of the greatest basketball coach in the history of the University of Tennessee, Bruce Pearl.
1. Before March it will be clear that not only are we not going to receive major sanctions, and LOIC will NOT be found, it will also be clear that we are not in the top 3 programs with NCAA basketball troubles.
2. Bruce Pearl will have high profile OOC victories.
3. The SEC will do significantly better than it did last year in it's out of conference schedule. This will create and even better conference RPI heading into conference play. The SEC has a chance to shine, but more than lots of new marquee victories, I think the conference (even the West) will suffer far fewer embarrassing losses out of conference by beating the Winthrop's and Murray State's.
4. Tobias Harris and Scotty Hopson will both play well, and Tobias will attract top talent who want to play with him, and play for the coach that is helping him star on a national stage.
5. Bruce Pearl will have a solid recruiting class in 2011 and a stellar one in 2012, and the fact that 2012 will be amazing will be clear before the Vol's have finished their magical run.
6. Maymon will prove to be an in shape and athletic playmaker. His contributions and those of Fields will end up creating an extremely deep and physical frontcourt for UT.
7. This will not be a "players coach" kind of team where the ball is rolled out and people are let go. This will be a team that displays tremendous intensity and whose hard work at becoming defensive stoppers shows up in tons of forced turnovers and the ability to play tough half-court defense against teams whose guards are too talented to successfully defend full-court.
I am excited about this season and so very grateful to be invested in the success of the greatest basketball coach in the history of the University of Tennessee, Bruce Pearl.
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