Rick Barnes discussion [merged]

[brockytop]

Barnes is such a great coach in March he’s won exactly one conference tournament championship and exceeded seeding in 24 NCAA tourney appearances ONCE.

 

[SGMVols]

Barnes is such a great coach in March he’s won exactly one conference tournament championship and exceeded seeding in 24 NCAA tourney appearances ONCE.

You really broke a 12 year hiatus from posting just to post the same thing in two different threads?

 

[Indianrick]

Just asking this question for discussion, I don't think so but just want to hear your thoughts

 

[OrngeJuiceJones]

Just asking this question for discussion, I don't think so but just want to hear your thoughts

He needs to stop being afraid of going after dawgs. Sometimes you need that type attitude. Have wasted quite a few scholarships.

 

[Big Orange#1]

He needs to stop being afraid of going after dawgs. Sometimes you need that type attitude. Have wasted quite a few scholarships.

Yes, our bottom half bench belongs on Tennessee Tech’s roster.

 

[CAVPUT]

Insane to even consider it.

 

[BowlBrother85]

It's been a very disappointing season... but these kind of threads are dumb. We would not get a better coach than Barnes.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Unless you’re 100% sure that you have another good coach lined up, it would be foolish to push Barnes out.

 

[TNRazor]

Dumb thread

 

[nate from decatur]

No

 

[Border Vol]

Let him make his own decision when he will retire which I think will possibly be after the 2022-2023 season.

 

[malibuvol]

Just asking this question for discussion, I don't think so but just want to hear your thoughts

No, but he has got to recruit some size and bulk that can play...

 

[Creeker]

No, but criticism is certainly warranted.

 

[Peyton Berry]

Absolutely not, you let him finish his career here if he will (and hopefully he does). He’s recruiting extremely well, he has a great staff, he’s well liked and does things the right way, and he hasn’t suddenly forgotten how to coach.
Every team is different. Sometimes it’s harder to get a certain group to play well together and to push the right buttons with everyone. A similar example IMO would be KY this year. It’s possible they can even get things turned around this week with a week of practice..

 

[SDV]

Absolutely not! Would you rather trade places with Kentucky? Barnes is a great coach. He just needs to light a fire under their asses

 

[Eastknox865]

It's sad how quickly fans turn on coaches and players when they don't get what they want but at the same time demand loyalty from them

 

[1985Vols]

Yes, our bottom half bench belongs on Tennessee Tech’s roster.

That’s a stretch. Carson Newman maybe

 

[1985Vols]

It's sad how quickly fans turn on coaches and players when they don't get what they want but at the same time demand loyalty from them

Loyalty? You do realize Barnes was gone to UCLA if Tenn or Randy Boyd hadn’t come up with a $5M a year salary for him?

 

[1985Vols]

No, but criticism is certainly warranted.

And take some of the blame instead of always throwing the players under the bus...

 

[orangefloyd]

No, but he’s getting paid an obscene amount of money for this failure.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Loyalty? You do realize Barnes was gone to UCLA if Tenn or Randy Boyd hadn’t come up with a $5M a year salary for him?

Then you say goodbye to Chandler, Mashack, and Hatfield

 

[aredfox28]

Dumb thread

Why?? The guy is making 5 million dollars for this product??

 

[patrick]

It's been a very disappointing season... but these kind of threads are dumb. We would not get a better coach than Barnes.

Had a better coach before Barnes was hired albeit a few years before....

So it's not like Barnes is great by any stretch of the imagination.

 

[aredfox28]

Absolutely not! Would you rather trade places with Kentucky? Barnes is a great coach. He just needs to light a fire under their asses

And his own..

 

[SGMVols]

Loyalty? You do realize Barnes was gone to UCLA if Tenn or Randy Boyd hadn’t come up with a $5M a year salary for him?

Barnes once turned down Kentucky to stay at Texas and they rewarded him by firing him. Now that everything has turned into “what have you done for me lately” why would anyone stay loyal to one job?