A Suggested Offseason To Do List For Bruce Pearl.

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hatvol96 said:
1. Convince Tyler Smith to overlook his own best interests and return to school.
2. Convince Wayne Chism to act in his own best interest and return to school.
3. Dismiss Josh Tabb. If a guy cares so little that he'll do something that merits being suspended for half of an NCAA Tournament, he doesn't care enough to merit a scholarship.
4. Shake up a stale, satisfied staff. Firing Jason Shay and hiring Rick Brunson sounds about right.
5. Don't waste a scholarship on Rico Pickett if you are confident in the eligibility of Daniel West. If guy who washed out at a conference rival is the answer, you need to rethink the question.
6. Steal some offensive ideas from the NBA. You have personnel that would benefit from some pro isolation sets.
7. Make it clear that guys who work in the weightroom will play. If work=minutes, you'll get more guys paying the price.
8. "Suggest" some better coaches to the sponsors of the Rocky Top League. Sales managers whose only qualifications are season tickets and having purchased the ESPN Full Court Package need not apply.
9. Fill out your nonconference schedule with teams who fit the Oklahoma State profile. Force your team to improve its perimeter defense or take some losses.
10. Scour the nation for an enforcer. The lack of toughness exhibited by this year's team should be evidence of the need for such a player.
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1. I'll be the first to say that I am no NBA talent evaluator. I will ask, though, whether Tyler might be at least as well off returning to school to further the transition from in-the-paint to out-on the floor. Is it dead certain that he will not significantly improve his status with another year on the hill?

4 and 6 are, at least in part, notes from the same song. If I were Pearl, I'd be trying to find the best assistant in the country at implementing a half-court offense. It has been a deficiency since he has been at UT, a glaring one when he doesn't have shooters to bail his team out of a bad set. I don't know the attributes of assitants, either ours or somebody else's, to know what change needs to be made, but it is clearly a weakness that needs to be addressed.
 
#52
#52
Volbeast33 might be the biggest homer and Pearl disciple we've ever had grace Volnation - now please continue to lecture about how we wouldn't want Buzz ball back and how young this team was and how we'll be so much improved next year . Welcome aboard.
 
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cotton said:
1. I'll be the first to say that I am no NBA talent evaluator. I will ask, though, whether Tyler might be at least as well off returning to school to further the transition from in-the-paint to out-on the floor. Is it dead certain that he will not significantly improve his status with another year on the hill?

4 and 6 are, at least in part, notes from the same song. If I were Pearl, I'd be trying to find the best assistant in the country at implementing a half-court offense. It has been a deficiency since he has been at UT, a glaring one when he doesn't have shooters to bail his team out of a bad set. I don't know the attributes of assitants, either ours or somebody else's, to know what change needs to be made, but it is clearly a weakness that needs to be addressed.
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Am I certain Tyler Smith will be unable to improve his draft stock? Yes.
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The thing about Tyler is that he's a year older than the rest of his class, and his game doesn't transfer well to the NBA. If anything, his stock will probably just get worse.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Volbeast33 might be the biggest homer and Pearl disciple we've ever had grace Volnation - now please continue to lecture about how we wouldn't want Buzz ball back and how young this team was and how we'll be so much improved next year . Welcome aboard.
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Thanks for the welcome. I am not a homer but do try to be realistic. I dont allow my emotions of losing to get the best of me.

I am just asking people to show me examples of coaches that have done a better job. If there are not alot of examples of coaches being able to do better than I am wrong. If there are not than we have us one heck of a coach and it is only a matter of time before he leads us to where we all want to be.
 
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volbeast33 said:
Thanks for the welcome. I am not a homer but do try to be realistic. I dont allow my emotions of losing to get the best of me.

I am just asking people to show me examples of coaches that have done a better job. If there are not alot of examples of coaches being able to do better than I am wrong. If there are not than we have us one heck of a coach and it is only a matter of time before he leads us to where we all want to be.
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Stallings had the one of the youngest teams of the nation, not as much talent, reeled in Jenkins, and managed some big wins. Vandy will be great in about two years
 
#59
#59
Bassmanbruno said:
Volbeast33 might be the biggest homer and Pearl disciple we've ever had grace Volnation - now please continue to lecture about how we wouldn't want Buzz ball back and how young this team was and how we'll be so much improved next year . Welcome aboard.
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Pretty much what I was going to say. As has been stated, winning the East this year is not much to brag about.
 
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VolFan32 said:
I agree with all points hat, but I think you fire Forbes instead of Shay. Shay is the best X and O guy on the staff, and always gets the scout for the big games and over his career, he has done a pretty good job on those scouts.
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If Forbes scouted OSU, he's lost.
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#63
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Pearl has said that Shay always has the Florida scout. I don't know how much of the 7-1 record he deserves credit for, but I think it's worth noting that he's been preparing the Florida scout.

Forbes probably has had the UK scout recently, because of his past association with BCG. Again, not sure how much he is to blame, but I do find that noteworthy.

Shaking up the staff is probably a good idea - just not sure who should be replaced.
 
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ukvols said:
Pearl has said that Shay always has the Florida scout. I don't know how much of the 7-1 record he deserves credit for, but I think it's worth noting that he's been preparing the Florida scout.

Forbes probably has had the UK scout recently, because of his past association with BCG. Again, not sure how much he is to blame, but I do find that noteworthy.

Shaking up the staff is probably a good idea - just not sure who should be replaced.
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What does Shay's scout have to do with the fact Florida has been slow and awful defensively the last two seasons?
 
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