Rick Barnes discussion (merged)

[knoxvol52]

For some reason I feel we will easily defeat Louisiana and truly believe if we play Duke these guys will be jacked up like they was against Alabama and Arkansas and the will defeat Duke by 6

 

[beachvol23]

The difference is Barnes has been a HC since 1987, has been at three power 5 programs and yet has a losing record in the tourney. Do you really think Heupel and TonyV will have those results after 30+ years?

Plus, baseball is likely the hardest sport to win it all. Tony has essentially already made it to the equivalent of final 4 in getting to the CWS. You may argue 8 doesn’t equal 4, but that would be a failure to understand each sport.

Thank you! My response is the exact same!!

 

[joevols89]

Totally understand. Barnes has huge plusses. His hiring almost single handedly concluded that UT would get no penalties for the Tindall thing. Barnes’ teams play hard. They have big regular season wins. Barnes got us our first SEC tourney title in decades. It’s those positives that make his negatives that much more frustrating.

This isn’t a replace Barnes thing. Barnes most interesting comment was being surprised at how much UT fans cared about basketball. Even though our administration often has, We shouldn’t sell ourselves short. Barnes is merely exercising the potential that was always there.

We could've hired anyone (as long as we fired the guy) and wouldn't have gotten penalties for Tyndall. Nothing happened here.

 

[ReggieJohnsonFan]

Right on, but be careful here, even if it is fair and objective, you’re not allowed to criticize Deacon Barnes Warlick-Weekly or the pitchforks will come out! (Queue the “who ye gonna git?” losers)

Congrats, I’ve hit the ignore button on you- first time ever for me. The Barnes Warlick Weekley insults are so incredibly childish and I’m tired of reading them. Try civility instead.

 

[VOLnVANDYland]

Congrats, I’ve hit the ignore button on you- first time ever for me. The Barnes Warlick Weekley insults are so incredibly childish and I’m tired of reading them. Try civility instead.

Just hit ignore then… we don’t need your explanation

 

[WaywardVol]

We could've hired anyone (as long as we fired the guy) and wouldn't have gotten penalties for Tyndall. Nothing happened here.

Then you and I have a very different memory of those events.

 

[MinisterofDef#92]

Barnes seems to have plenty of rational people who ignore asinine narratives over here.

Fixed it for you

 

[GUNTERSVOL]

Barnes seems to have plenty of water carriers over here.

Wow, did not realize how astute you were in selecting your handle....... just looked it up in the online dictionary and it appears to be spot on.

"difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior:"

Might suggest you look up redundant too....


I can live with being a water carrier as well according to the same source....



What does water carrier mean in English?

water carrier in British. noun. informal. a football player who is regarded as hard-working and competent but is not a star player.

As opposed to the arrogant posters who they respond too..... For those guys sure seem to think of themselves as stars in athletic analysis.

Did you ever notice the statistical differential between the number of water carrier initiated posts vs those made in response to others?

Never understood the inherent desire to achieve gadfly status.... pretty well sums up where we are I think.

gad·fly
[ˈɡadˌflī]

NOUN

1. a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly.
   • an annoying person, especially one who provokes others into action by criticism:
     "always a gadfly, he attacked intellectual orthodoxies"
   
   
   

 

[OJJ]

Please Rick fire someone

 

[7maxims]

Please Rick fire someone

Yes himself.

 

[Voldog1998]

This is a vintage Rick Barnes NCAA tournament coaching job

 

[A-RodWiLks]

Fahr Barns

 

[joevols89]

Fahr Barns

If he doesn’t put Vescovi in now he should step down after tonight.

 

[Memphisvol87]

Rick is a really bad gameday coach. So I unfortunate

 

[OJJ]

Fahr Barns

Umm yeah... This is garbage

 

[barney]

hope this is Barnes' last game.

 

[Other_Guy]

This is a vintage Rick Barnes NCAA tournament coaching job

You aren't enjoying 19 points in 16 mins?

 

[Voldog1998]

You aren't enjoying 19 points in 16 mins?

I know I really should be

 

[wmcovol]

La took their big man out and we played small since. That’s not smart coaching. I’m sorry, Rickylovers.

 

[OrangeTsar]

You aren't enjoying 19 points in 16 mins?

Looks like a first half score by a mediocre football team

 

[DC_Vol]

This is why TN won't win in the tourneys....change my mind....Barnes cannot lead a close game to closure

Look on the bright side…we’re up double digits despite a lot of unforced turnovers, sans Vescovi, and a six plus minute scoring drought.

Things will likely turn second half.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

TN ends the half 11-0. With SV on the bench. Fahr Barnes!

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Umm yeah... This is garbage

Lol

 

[VolunteerCeltic]

Look on the bright side…we’re up double digits despite a lot of unforced turnovers, sans Vescovi, and a six plus minute scoring drought.

Things will likely turn second half.

Tennessee has struggled so much over the last 13 games. An 11 points lead does not give me too much hope at this point, hopefully they can hold it

 

[CrazyUncleVol]

With the 11 pt halftime lead, nobody like Mashak running point? I liked it! Trying something different. James helped, too. Just need to settle down second half.