The Bruce Pearl Thread

Would you be for Bruce Pearl's return if Martin is fired after next year?

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Yes, not only will Pearl sit out another year of coaching to wait on Martin to be fired and Tennessee to have an opening, but he will also take anywhere from 50-75 percent less than what other schools are offering him.

He just loves Tennessee that much.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Yes, not only will Pearl sit out another year of coaching to wait on Martin to be fired and Tennessee to have an opening, but he will also take anywhere from 50-75 percent less than what other schools are offering him.

He just loves Tennessee that much.
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It's got to be the most Pollyanna thing I've ever heard. And there are really people that believe it.
 
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bleedingTNorange said:
Yes, not only will Pearl sit out another year of coaching to wait on Martin to be fired and Tennessee to have an opening, but he will also take anywhere from 50-75 percent less than what other schools are offering him.

He just loves Tennessee that much.
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He doesn't have to wait. The vacancy is coming...soon
 
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KSR joins the party.

Let’s be clear before we go any further here… Petitions are the kind of thing middle schoolers get excited about when it comes to bringing a Gatorade machine to the cafeteria. Putting much stock in a petition is not a wise thing, but some Tennessee fans have apparently crafted a “Petition to Promote the Rehiring of Bruce Pearl” (currently has 27,000+ signatures). I’m not here to justify a petition, but I am here to beg someone in the SEC to please, please, please consider bring back Bruce Pearl. The SEC desperately needs a quick infusion of Bruce. The SEC is not only dangerously on the verge of putting on 2 teams in the NCAA tournament for the first time in decades, but the SEC has kind of become one of the running jokes of college basketball. With nearly half the teams currently sitting in a deadlock at 7-7, the SEC is the definition of mediocrity. Bruce Pearl is exciting. Bruce Pearl is a proven winner in the SEC, something that many of the recent coaching hires have failed to prove. Just ask Frank Martin.

Does it have to be Tennessee who hires Pearl? No, of course not. In fact, I would argue that while Tennessee is obviously a proven and seamless fit for Pearl, Tennessee is the one school that has considerable justification for not hiring him. The whole “fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me” mentality comes into play with Tennessee, and I wouldn’t blame anyone for not necessarily seeing the risk to go back down that road again as a worthwhile one. Although, the argument could also be made that with recent re-hirings such as Bobby Petrino at Louisville, the precedent has been set for that kind of thing to happen– and to potentially work. Sure, the first few weeks were dramatic and caused Louisville plenty of negative attention– but no one seems to be too concerned with it now that the dust has settled. In fairness though, Tennessee’s issues with Pearl involved NCAA infractions.

Take Tennessee out of the equation if you will. To any other school in the SEC drowning in mediocrity right now though– I beg the question: Why not? (Mark Stoops voice). Seriously, why not? Most of the schools in the SEC right now are struggling to fill seats. Winning non-conference games is not even #1 on the list of problems. Not only are the arenas half-empty on many nights, but the passion among the fan bases across the SEC pales in comparison to SEC football, or more importantly– other basketball teams.

When Pearl was at Tennessee, things were exciting. Tennessee basketball fans cared, and Pearl gave them something to be excited about. Pearl may not have taken Tennessee to any Final Fours, but he packed the arena on most nights and ignited a passion among the fan base that hadn’t been seen in a while before him, and hasn’t been existent since his departure.

For the Alabamas, Auburns, Texas A&Ms, South Carolinas, etc… Why not take a chance on Pearl? The SEC is so down right now, that it wouldn’t take much to catapult into the level of teams right below Florida and Kentucky. Heck, Georgia managed to do it this year with average talent. Pearl can recruit. Pearl can put fans in the seats. Pearl can win games in the SEC. The risk seems well worth the potential reward, and you can’t convince me that Pearl wouldn’t be a better option than some of the current coaching hires at these schools.

As great as it is to know that Kentucky won’t be challenged for the #2 spot in the SEC this season, the conference lacks intrigue and excitement. Someone, anyone… Please…. Bring back Bruce.
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UneducatedGuess said:
Personally, I think that Cuonzo is a great coach. However, I think that if Cuonzo got a call from the Big 10 (Purdue... Illinois... etc) that he would return to the area where he grew up playing basketball.

Bruce hasn't left Knoxville. He still is a Black Sheep in many Universities due to his turning over illegal recruiting methods early in his career.

Bruce continues to bleed orange. My question is, when is Bruce Pearl available? Let the countdown begin!
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August 23, 2014 is available.
 
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Vol8188 said:
He doesn't have to wait. The vacancy is coming...soon
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Agree. Zo is done and it's only a matter of time until CBP comes home. I like Zo as a person but he needs to back down to another SEMO type school or assist at a big time program a few years and learn. Zo will be OK, he just isn't ready yet. Even though we beat MSU tonight, the bench looked like they were at a funeral.
 
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GAVol said:
It's got to be the most Pollyanna thing I've ever heard. And there are really people that believe it.
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Bruce would work for less than any other replacement coach, much less than the shining stars of coaching that Tennessee cannot afford. Combined with the increased attendance for the rest of Martin's contract, it would be budget neutral. I think most Bruce Pearl supporters would agree with that. Only the Martin surrogates are Pollyannas.
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Bruce would work for less than any other replacement coach, much less than the shining stars of coaching that Tennessee cannot afford. Combined with the increased attendance for the rest of Martin's contract, it would be budget neutral. I think most Bruce Pearl supporters would agree with that. Only the Martin surrogates are Pollyannas.
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Regardless what it cost we can not afford to let Bruce go somewhere else. We need to fire ccm regardless of outcome this season and hire Bruce.
 
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HBCButch said:
And that would be a walk in the park for Tennessee to accomplish wouldn't it? And the NCAA and Emmert don't base their decisions on what sports writers think. But, I'm curious, are UT fans so delusional they think the entire country is behind us on this?
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:yes: There are plenty of such fans judging by the sheer number threads on a bringing back a fired coach with two NCAA strikes.
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Bruce would work for less than any other replacement coach, much less than the shining stars of coaching that Tennessee cannot afford. Combined with the increased attendance for the rest of Martin's contract, it would be budget neutral. I think most Bruce Pearl supporters would agree with that. Only the Martin surrogates are Pollyannas.
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You notice the 1-3-1 last night?
 
#4,866
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bleedingTNorange said:
You notice the 1-3-1 last night?
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Nope, did you ask him to put it in for a minute or two while you had dinner? The one with the life size photo of Martin as his avatar joined midway through Cuonzo's first season to counter all you bad mouthers. He is definitely on the payroll!
 
#4,867
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SeniorDrill said:
Nope, did you ask him to put it in for a minute or two while you had dinner? The one with the life size photo of Martin as his avatar joined midway through Cuonzo's first season to counter all you bad mouthers. He is definitely on the payroll!
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I really think bleedingTO is Bruce Pearl's first wife. Only a scorned woman would spend so much time and effort working against a man.:)
 
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SeniorDrill said:
Nope, did you ask him to put it in for a minute or two while you had dinner? The one with the life size photo of Martin as his avatar joined midway through Cuonzo's first season to counter all you bad mouthers. He is definitely on the payroll!
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Yea, we played it, and on the very first possession gave up a 3 you said it never gives up lol.
 
#4,870
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bleedingTNorange said:
Yea, we played it, and on the very first possession gave up a 3 you said it never gives up lol.
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Why do you resort to fabrications to protect Martin? You know as well as I do that Tennessee never ran the 1-3-1 in the Mississippi State game. It is insane not to use a defense that has been so effective for the Vols when the good teams shred the man-to-man! Cuono's words after the Alabama game. Watch his interview. He does not like the 2-3 they started with in that game because the direct pass is open and teams can work for the shot. He likes the 1-3-1 because there are not direct passes and to penetrate you have to go over the top. Their length with Thompson on the point, Stokes in the middle, Davis and McRae on the wings, and Richardson running the base line makes that very difficult to do according to Martin himself. Yet he refuses to use it some in every game? Please tell me why! Don't tell me teams can score on it with regularity because they can't. A team scoring is no reason to immediately revert to the man-to-man which Martin has done against Vandy, Florida (held scoreless for 7 minutes while Tennessee cut the lead from 7 to 2 in the final minutes), and Missouri, all games they should have won! If Tennessee had run it for 15 minutes of the second half against Florida as they did against Alabama, they would have won that game, and Florida would have an SEC loss!
 
#4,873
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Does it really matter, if we played it or not. One possession or zero possessions, whichever the case we can agree that Martin is probably or highly likely not the right coach. If he only played it one possession and gave up on it then why. If he didn't play it then why?

Regardless, the bottom line is that he is coaching not to lose and by doing so the whole team is being getting held back from meeting their potential. Their hands are tied.

If a coach cannot recognize that he may be the problem, then we need to change coaches if we have the have the talent and they are not meeting there potential.

It's his job to adjust and play to the strengths of the players not the players needing to make adjustments to him. When he gets his full set of his players on the court we will see what the product is and I don't think we are going to like it very much.

The torch is flickering at the moment and is out for most in the fanbase...We have seen what happens when you keep firing it up in Dools and what the results are it becomes a barn fire and nobody wins.
 
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