Rick Barnes discussion (merged)

#5,826
#5,826
BernardKingGOAT said:
There is absolutely no reason to question Rick Barnes' character over the flirtation with UCLA. Are you f'ing kidding me? Bless your heart
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Almost as though I put a qualifier in there that said “perhaps”. Right there in the sentence. Bless your heart for illiteracy.
 
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#5,829
UTFanHades said:
Almost as though I put a qualifier in there that said “perhaps”. Right there in the sentence. Bless your heart for illiteracy.
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I saw it. That you even put a qualifier in there is worthy of some grief. Maybe you didn't know any better? Maybe too young to understand the unfounded slight?
 
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#5,830
Thunder Good-Oil said:
I didn’t say that you lied about Fulmer and Pearl. I clarified for you which were your lies. No dodging at all.
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“If you don’t think that Vitello has “evaluated his options” then you aren’t aware of reality. .

Fulmer absolutely shopped his name as did Pearl.

You’re the poster spreading lies.”

Your words…..
 
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UTFanHades said:
“If you don’t think that Vitello has “evaluated his options” then you aren’t aware of reality. .

Fulmer absolutely shopped his name as did Pearl.

You’re the poster spreading lies.”

Your words…..
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You don’t see the difference between what I said about Fulmer and Pearl and what I said about Vitello? You can’t be helped. And saying that Vitello has certainly evaluated his options is far from, as you put it, “disparaging” or “fallacious”.
 
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#5,833
Thunder Good-Oil said:
You don’t see the difference between what I said about Fulmer and Pearl and what I said about Vitello? You can’t be helped. And saying that Vitello has certainly evaluated his options is far from, as you put it, “disparaging” or “fallacious”.
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You still can’t follow the argument, nor make a logical one….
 
#5,834
#5,834
UTFanHades said:
“If you don’t think that Vitello has “evaluated his options” then you aren’t aware of reality. .

Fulmer absolutely shopped his name as did Pearl.

You’re the poster spreading lies.”

Your words…..
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Fulmer shopped his name when he got fired and no one of any significance gave him a sniff. I'm not so sure he did while he was HC. Before he was HC he shopped and got an offer from East Carolina

I am also certain UCLA contacted Barnes initially and Barnes listened. That's not shopping
 
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BernardKingGOAT said:
Excuse me. I didn't notice the "perhaps"
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We’re lucky to have Rick, he’s a great coach and hall of famer and we’ve been spoiled by 20+ win seasons and tourney appearances in his tenure. Plus getting the SEC tournament trophy finally. My takes aren’t anti-Rick. I didn’t like the UCLA incident but that doesn’t change any of the credit he deserves.
 
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UTFanHades said:
We’re lucky to have Rick, he’s a great coach and hall of famer and we’ve been spoiled by 20+ win seasons and tourney appearances in his tenure. Plus getting the SEC tournament trophy finally. My takes aren’t anti-Rick. I didn’t like the UCLA incident but that doesn’t change any of the credit he deserves.
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Hard to blame Rick for listening to UCLA. Rick's power 5 stops have been at Clemson, Texas and Tennessee. All football schools. He's taken all three to the highest level, especially Texas and Tennessee. In the early 2000s when Barnes was at Texas, Kentucky came calling. Offered him everything including the kitchen sink to be their next Head Coach. He said "no", but I'm sure he got a bump at Texas. So what we know for a fact is that Barnes has been courted by the two greatest collegiate programs in history. Sure, he parlayed that into salary bumps at the football schools. The national championship has eluded him. Because of that fact, it has created unnecessary criticism from know- nothings and contrarians, mostly since the advent of social media
 
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UTFanHades said:
We’re lucky to have Rick, he’s a great coach and hall of famer and we’ve been spoiled by 20+ win seasons and tourney appearances in his tenure. Plus getting the SEC tournament trophy finally. My takes aren’t anti-Rick. I didn’t like the UCLA incident but that doesn’t change any of the credit he deserves.
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IMO, he handled the UCLA courtship poorly in the media. Should have kept quit about it publicly with a “ I’m the coach at UT and that’s the only program I’m interested in discussing” type of comment. After it was over a simple “I’m happy to continue as the coach at Tennessee”. Say much more publicly and there’s no telling how it might get interpreted and possibly twisted. JMO
 
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walkenvol said:
IMO, he handled the UCLA courtship poorly in the media. Should have kept quit about it publicly with a “ I’m the coach at UT and that’s the only program I’m interested in discussing” type of comment. After it was over a simple “I’m happy to continue as the coach at Tennessee”. Say much more publicly and there’s no telling how it might get interpreted and possibly twisted. JMO
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But then the same critics would be mad that he’s not being transparent. Personally I like having a coach being honest. It’s a 180 from what Pearl was/is.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
But then the same critics would be mad that he’s not being transparent. Personally I like having a coach being honest. It’s a 180 from what Pearl was/is.
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There’s a huge difference between “not being honest” and not sharing everything in one’s life with the general public. I see no merit in anyone going public when considering a job change whether in coaching or any other business as some folks will always take some form of offense that you would even explore what might be a better opportunity - it’s a no win. Barnes is entitled to some degree of personal privacy IMO
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Out of context? How so? Didn’t I say that Barnes now reloads his roster instead of rebuilding it and you suggested he was doing it with mid-major fodder?
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Show me where I mentioned Dellione as mid major fodder? Actually I was questioning not playing him last season. Good try tho.
Youre smart enough to know the mid major fodder comment is about the portal additions, or at least I hope you are.
 
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