fallout from pearl's firing

#26
#26
T Harris is draft-quality already, no? I would suspect he'd be gone anyways, depending on what his handlers are telling him.

This needs to be done with, and a new coach brought on ASAP so he can hit the recruiting trail. A couple quality freshmen can see you into the tournament, that's all we need for now.
 
#27
#27
I think we are screwed either way...if Pearl goes...we face a setback...if he stays and is suspended (which is likely) we still face a setback
 
#31
#31
Yeah. It's not really rocket science. If Pearl is canned he will obviously not be your coach. If Pearl stays, he will still NOT be your coach. I don't get whats so hard about that.
 
#32
#32
Basketball is easier to bounce back from a coaching change than football. With the right coach and just one or two good recruits you're back in business.

The Pearl era was fun and actually made me care about TN basketball. I hate this happened but I understand why he has to go. It was nice to beat FL regularly in something.
 
#34
#34
Ive been following UT bb since the 60s and i can't remember another time when we were in the national championship picture except for maybe the Ernie And Bernie years. This is what will be so hard to get back. Our history says we will not spend the money to get a top coach we will go down and get another up and comer and hope we get lucky and maybe we will. History is not on our side.
 
#35
#35
orangefloyd said:
Ive been following UT bb since the 60s and i can't remember another time when we were in the national championship picture except for maybe the Ernie And Bernie years. This is what will be so hard to get back. Our history says we will not spend the money to get a top coach we will go down and get another up and comer and hope we get lucky and maybe we will. History is not on our side.
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add that to the others who aren't on "our side": ESPN, Mike Hamilton, etc.:rock:
 
#36
#36
Shaun1985 said:
Yeah. It's not really rocket science. If Pearl is canned he will obviously not be your coach. If Pearl stays, he will still NOT be your coach. I don't get whats so hard about that.
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If Pearl stays and his staff, they still run the same system next year, and Tobias can play point forward. That's why he came here in the first place. That's why it matters if Pearl stays or goes with Tobias.
 
#37
#37
If the NBA locks out this summer, this whole discussion become moot no matter who our coach is.
 
#38
#38
Mullins2010 said:
They both will be here unless they wanna sit out a year
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What you fail to understand is that today's college athletes really don't care if they have to sit out a year when their coaches are blown out.
 
#39
#39
XIVolNinjaIX said:
I agree on getting rid of Fulmer, that does not change the fact that it kills a program for a while. If Pearl is gone, basketball is down for 5 years at least. Fans freak, players jump ship, recruits will want to see the product for a while before they commit. That is assuming they get the right coach on the first try. It is a reset to the program. Not in every case, but I think in this case it will hurt for a while.
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See the Indiana basketball program if you have any questions about what something like this can do to a program. They are 3 years removed from the Kelvin Sampson debacle and have a good coach in Tom Crean and have been awful.
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#40
#40
patrick said:
What you fail to understand is that today's college athletes really don't care if they have to sit out a year when their coaches are blown out.
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I may be completely misreading the situation, but to me Tobias Harris is a one and done or two year college player tops. If he's projecting mid to late 1st round now, no way he goes somewhere where he has to sit a year and then plays his Jr year before declaring for the draft a full 2 years from now. That's costing him money at that point.
 
#41
#41
GAVol said:
I may be completely misreading the situation, but to me Tobias Harris is a one and done or two year college player tops. If he's projecting mid to late 1st round now, no way he goes somewhere where he has to sit a year and then plays his Jr year before declaring for the draft a full 2 years from now. That's costing him money at that point.
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Tobias will enter draft not transfer. I am talking about Jones and Ware. If Pearl goes they will never set foot on UT's campus.
 
#43
#43
patrick said:
Tobias will enter draft not transfer. I am talking about Jones and Ware. If Pearl goes they will never set foot on UT's campus.
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Not just Jones and Ware. McRae, Scotty, Tobias and there may be some others. We will have a hard time even putting enough bodies on the court.
 
#44
#44
patrick said:
Tobias will enter draft not transfer. I am talking about Jones and Ware. If Pearl goes they will never set foot on UT's campus.
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There not going to play here regardless unless we make a big splash with our hire.
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#45
#45
zjcvols said:
No it isn't. You get a solid coach the team goes on. The new coach will bring in his recruits. With Pearl gone, the NCAA sanctions will be almost nothing. A good coach and will be fine.
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Bottle that up and we'll take a look in @ 8-10 yrs. Nobody knows. Getting a good coach in doesn't mean UT will continue to make the tourney, and with what BP has done and is facing, keeping him wouldn't mean the streak would continue. It's fiddy/fiddy. Guaranteeing W's with a new coach is as wrong as guaranteeing UT can't win unless BP is the coach.
 
#46
#46
it's tough on me... I have loved the 6 years with CBP..well not this year....... but If in fact the AA is saying if he stays we get all the things listed and the postseason ban and he cant coach for 2 years then the university has to let him resign.........If there is no coaching ban then it would be foolish to let him go knowing that all the recruits that are lined up will take off...if he can coach and UT misses postseason next year so what...Play your best in regular season, show future recruits your loyalty to your coach...the players that is...and that will go a long way with kids knowing people came to UT for Bruce and stayed because of Bruce.
jmo
 
#47
#47
XIVolNinjaIX said:
If you want to see what happens when you fire a coach.. See UT football. Instability sucks. Keeping Pearl the variables are known. Fire him and they are unknown. How many coaches and years do we go thru before we find the right guy ? Who knows... How about if we keep Pearl ? 1 to 2 years. Odds are you recover quicker with Pearl, and this goes away before we get to this level of BBall again.... It is a tough call though...
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The NCAA is going to make him sit out one or two years. I like Pearl but if he is gone that long you HAVE to fire him. Hire a coach with alot of upside. If Hamilton wants to get back on the good side of Vol fans hire a big name. Go after a guy like Pitino. Make some big name coach an offer.
 
#48
#48
rickyyrs said:
The NCAA is going to make him sit out one or two years. I like Pearl but if he is gone that long you HAVE to fire him. Hire a coach with alot of upside. If Hamilton wants to get back on the good side of Vol fans hire a big name. Go after a guy like Pitino. Make some big name coach an offer.
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Hamilton should not be granted the opportunity to hire a new coach.
 
#50
#50
pl3 said:
Bottle that up and we'll take a look in @ 8-10 yrs. Nobody knows. Getting a good coach in doesn't mean UT will continue to make the tourney, and with what BP has done and is facing, keeping him wouldn't mean the streak would continue. It's fiddy/fiddy. Guaranteeing W's with a new coach is as wrong as guaranteeing UT can't win unless BP is the coach.
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Obviously, my statement was all pertaining to getting a good coach. It was more saying that we won't face any harsh sanctions and a good coach can continue to win here.
 
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