Rick Barnes thread (merged) (expected to be named TN coach 3/30 4:00pm)

[patriot-vol]

Makes the most sense. No buyout and is a proven recruiter and winner.

 

[3rdDown4What?]

Bobs identity revealed!!!

 

[Bob Mueller]

Timetable?

Within a week I'd say if there are no major snags. This isn't a done deal yet, though.

 

[gmannVOLS]

Barnes has shown he is a good coach early on at Providence, Clemson and Texas, but I don't think he is the long term solution. He is 60. Underwood would be a good long term coach.

I mean Underwood is as much of a crapshoot as any other midmajor coach. You can't call those long term solutions when there is so much unknown

 

[fade route]

Barnes has shown he is a good coach early on at Providence, Clemson and Texas, but I don't think he is the long term solution. He is 60. Underwood would be a good long term coach.

So if he stays 10 years and wins, that's too short for you? How long term do you want your coach? Anything over 5 years these days IS long term.

 

[docholiday]

Utter disgrace

The embattled (now former) Texas basketball coach will enter a seventh straight offseason without a Sweet Sixteen appearance. The 2015 product he placed on the floor didn’t come anywhere close to reaching preseason projections. Barnes has a 10-33 mark against ranked teams (.232) since 2012. Barnes is 1-7 against Kansas over the last four seasons.

 

[gmannVOLS]

Utter disgrace

The embattled (now former) Texas basketball coach will enter a seventh straight offseason without a Sweet Sixteen appearance. The 2015 product he placed on the floor didn’t come anywhere close to reaching preseason projections. Barnes has a 10-33 mark against ranked teams (.232) since 2012. Barnes is 1-7 against Kansas over the last four seasons.

Who do you want?

 

[ManchesterV]

This is the safe move IMO. Proven recruiter. Proven winner. Maybe he isn't the greatest tournament coach, but will bring stability and hopefully restock the cupboards for the next guy 4-5 years down the road. We need to get back to winning 20+ games a year and making it to the tournament in a regular basis. Then the job becomes more appealing. We could do much much worse.

 

[volfanCLT]

So if he stays 10 years and wins, that's too short for you? How long term do you want your coach? Anything over 5 years these days IS long term.

25 years or bust imo jmo tifwiw

 

[GBO_V4L]

Within a week I'd say if there are no major snags. This isn't a done deal yet, though.

Any other names you are hearing as a backup plan?

 

[docholiday]

Makes the most sense. No buyout and is a proven recruiter and winner.

The moron got fired for a reason. He is done and blows.

 

[Vol4Real]

Tennessee is being real aggressive here in trying to get him and there is very strong interest from Barnes as well.

As long as he don't bring a motion offense that scores 45 points per game I'm good.

 

[volfanCLT]

Utter disgrace

The embattled (now former) Texas basketball coach will enter a seventh straight offseason without a Sweet Sixteen appearance. The 2015 product he placed on the floor didn’t come anywhere close to reaching preseason projections. Barnes has a 10-33 mark against ranked teams (.232) since 2012. Barnes is 1-7 against Kansas over the last four seasons.

Good thing we don't play Kansas then. Whew

 

[docholiday]

Who do you want?

Bobby Hurley would blow this ***** up.

 

[give_him 6]

So if he stays 10 years and wins, that's too short for you? How long term do you want your coach? Anything over 5 years these days IS long term.

It would be nice to have a coach here longer than 10 years and have some stability.

 

[thagewood]

Well its final. Rick Barnes to be introduced as Vols next head basketball coach.

Is this just speculation or fact?

 

[Shaun1985]

I hope your right Bob! If your lying we will find you bro! (Kidding....maybe)

 

[docholiday]

Good thing we don't play Kansas then. Whew

Yea that 10-33 is impressive.
zero sweet 16 appearances in seven yrs.....
Tennessee has been to four sweet sixteens in eight years.

 

[scvol98]

Can't get excited about an unemployed, underachieving coach. He seems to have lost any passion he had. Just don't think this is the right guy.

 

[Kingston Vol]

Is this just speculation or fact?

Announcement Tuesday-ish.

 

[volfanCLT]

Yea that 10-33 is impressive.
zero sweet 16 appearances in seven yrs.....
Tennessee has been to four sweet sixteens in eight years.

What's Hurley's record vs ranked teams?

 

[calban]

So if he stays 10 years and wins, that's too short for you? How long term do you want your coach? Anything over 5 years these days IS long term.

Barnes is a family oriented guy and will probably retire in 5 years.
He'd be handing a stable program over to a guy who could step in and take it to the next level.

 

[InVOLuntary]

Bobby Hurley would blow this ***** up.

If Bobby Hurley came here and was successful he would be gone in 5-6 years.

 

[gmannVOLS]

Bobby Hurley would blow this ***** up.

lol, the guy who has two seasons under his belt and zero NCAA Tournament wins?

 

[Shaun1985]

Utter disgrace

The embattled (now former) Texas basketball coach will enter a seventh straight offseason without a Sweet Sixteen appearance. The 2015 product he placed on the floor didn’t come anywhere close to reaching preseason projections. Barnes has a 10-33 mark against ranked teams (.232) since 2012. Barnes is 1-7 against Kansas over the last four seasons.

Well aren't we lucky the SEC is garbage and usually has two or three ranked teams. We'll be fine