Ernie Grunfeld next to be enshrined

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sickemsmokey10 said:
I thought it was suppose to be every 5 years?

plus IMO Allan Houston should go before Grunfeld.
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If you're going by stats, yes...NBA success, yes...college success (wins), then no. Of course, we did land a solid coach in that package. :whistling: Still glad Houston's a Vol alum though.
 
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I dont ever remember a period in UT BB history referring to "Allen Houstons" era...maybe it was because outside of Allen, his Dad had some pretty forgettable teams.

Ask any UT fan if they remember the old "Ernie and Bernie SHow" and 100% of them know exactly what era you are talking about.

UT is making the right choice here.
 
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I was sitting in a New York City subway the other day, and all I overheard two Knicks fans talking. They talked about all the disappointments of the New York club, and when Houston's name was mentioned they both agreed he had no heart.

That is why Grunfeld is before Houston. Heart and winning should be supreme.
 
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Being an NBA all-star and Olympian means you got some stones. It's harder to be all-NBA than it is to be All-Pro in the NFL.
 
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Bobby Dodd said:
I was sitting in a New York City subway the other day, and all I overheard two Knicks fans talking. They talked about all the disappointments of the New York club, and when Houston's name was mentioned they both agreed he had no heart.

That is why Grunfeld is before Houston. Heart and winning should be supreme.
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No heart? :blink:
 
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#9
Bernie, then Ernie. Perfect symmetry. They should've gone to the rafters together, but this way they each get a moment of their own. And no, you don't slip Houston in between. Ernie and Bernie are a package deal. Too bad coach can't be there like he was for Bernie though....
 
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#11
Good for him. Ernie's a big reason our basketball program got out of the dark ages.
 
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JZVOL said:
How's that?
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Well first of all, there are more players out on the football field for one. Secondly, they take 2-3 subs per position, whereas with basketball there's only about 12 or so on each team on the All-Star team.

Plus, the upper pantheon of great players in the NBA is harder to reach than the upper pantheon of NFL players as the NBA game is more of a one on one league, so the best athletes and players shine above and beyond the others.
 
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