1985Vols
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Being loyal and critiquing a coach that makes $5M a year are two different things. Barnes deserves most of the criticism he is getting right nowBarnes 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?
I said we would not get a better coach than Barnes... and the odds are very much against it. We would probably take a chance on someone like Wes Miller (UNC-Greensboro) and who knows what happens...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.
I said we would not get a better coach than Barnes... and the odds are very much against it. We would probably take a chance on someone like Wes Miller (UNC-Greensboro) and who knows what happens...
Who ? Cuonzo ? Fat boy Tyndall ? The cheater, Pearl ? If it's Pearl, man, give it up, he is never coming back to UT, NEVER ! That ship has sailed, he lies, he cheats and he is one minor eff up away, from getting a 10 year Show Cause, just like fat boy. U can love him, pine for him, say he outcoached Barnes, today, which he did, but he will never coach here again. So give it effing up, either become an Auburn and Pearl fan or be a Vols fan. Just know for a fact that Pearl will never coach here, again. In fact, UT has a better chance of zombie versions of Neyland, Majors and/or Mears returning to coach than Pearl, just saying.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.
We need a dominant big man in the middle and that will help a lot. Pons is really our only rim protector and he’s listed as a guard.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..
A dominant big man would be fantastic. But if we just had a true post scoring threat and a 8-9 rpg rebounder it would help this team tremendously.We need a dominant big man in the middle and that will help a lot. Pos is really our only rim protector and he’s listed as a guard.
Who ? Cuonzo ? Fat boy Tyndall ? The cheater, Pearl ? If it's Pearl, man, give it up, he is never coming back to UT, NEVER ! That ship has sailed, he lies, he cheats and he is one minor eff up away, from getting a 10 year Show Cause, just like fat boy. U can love him, pine for him, say he outcoached Barnes, today, which he did, but he will never coach here again. So give it effing up, either become an Auburn and Pearl fan or be a Vols fan. Just know for a fact that Pearl will never coach here, again. In fact, UT has a better chance of zombie versions of Neyland, Majors and/or Mears returning to coach than Pearl, just saying.
Wrong about what ? Saying u want Pearl back ? I admitted that, even tho, that's the perception u give off. Please tell me what I'm so wrong about ? I know this team is underachieving and Barnes hasn't made the adjustments that can improve this team, yet. I'm not defending Barnes or this team, although I will live and die with every second of every game this UT team playsthat's funny - no, not really...
Typical response however when you were clearly wrong.
Reprobate.
If that wasn't so sad it would be hilarious.WANTED!! Mid to late sixties caucasian male for embezzling five million dollars from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Reported last seen at a Bruce Pearl coaching clinic in Alabama sitting in a chair wearing a mask saying nothing for two hours. If you know this guys whereabouts please report him to the authorities.
That’s pretty damn funny!WANTED!! Mid to late sixties caucasian male for embezzling five million dollars from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Reported last seen at a Bruce Pearl coaching clinic in Alabama sitting in a chair wearing a mask saying nothing for two hours. If you know this guys whereabouts please report him to the authorities.
WANTED!! Mid to late sixties caucasian male for embezzling five million dollars from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Reported last seen at a Bruce Pearl coaching clinic in Alabama sitting in a chair wearing a mask saying nothing for two hours. If you know this guys whereabouts please report him to the authorities.
Yep. He's not going to walk away from the honey pot otherwise known as UT where they pay you huge sums of money to do things poorly or not at all. As for this season, this team is done. There's no fight in them except for the 2 guys trying to enhance their draft status. They're playing for a future and big money. The other guys are plain soft. What little fight they had in 'em is long gone.Two things are true.
Barnes deserves major criticism for this season to date.
Barnes will be here until he retires. UT is not remotely in a place financially to replace him.
I'll add a third truth, Barnes can completely salvage the season in the post season with a good performance there. However unlikely that may be, as the post season is his traditional weakness anyway.