The Official Rick Barnes discussion thread

[JCP201]

Has Barnes reached his "Fulmer 2008"

No. We saw how that went when we fired Fulmer with two Heisman quarterbacks on the team.

 

[TrumpedUpVol]

This team is mostly freshman just out of high school. I see improvement. I'm not giving up although our schedule is going to be really tough.

There's one freshman, being paid a king's ransom, in the starting five. Freshmen accounted for under 40% of the minutes played this afternoon. I'm not sure youth is the problem, especially when we are touting one as an all-timer top flight NBA draft pick, so much as the bad crop of upper classmen just looking for their only American paycheck.

 

[Butch s]

I love CRB just afraid the game has passed him by. Happens to all

 

[Skooter]

Make layups and it’s a W.

 

[PowerT.]

How is it we never have more than one shooter, more than one ball handler, no inside threat

It’s been the same problems for 5 + years now

 

[Big Orange#1]

TRASH lets retire Rick it was a solid run

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I love CRB just afraid the game has passed him by. Happens to all

We just went to an EE last year

 

[2EastTnVols]

This team may retire barnes. He looks miserable and disconnected

 

[Skooter]

18 assists on 25 baskets isn’t bad offense. Getting layups isn’t bad offense. We missed too many point blank while they couldn’t miss from penetration and kick 3s. We helped too much and left shooters.

 

[DancingBear]

This team may retire barnes. He looks miserable and disconnected

Maybe it’ s having the same effect on Barnes that it is on the fans. Take away wins and losses…this team is painful to watch. They’ll tease you into thinking they have a high upside only to break your heart with scoring laspses, turnovers, sloppy play.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Most overrated coach of all time

Not a great season, but our program does not have much history in basketball and he brought us two Elite 8s, an SEC Tournament crown, and multiple SEC regular season championships. He’s not overrated at all. If anything, he’s underrated given the history of our program.

 

[DowntownVol]

the offense wasn't the issue. we let them basically get any shot they wanted in the second half.

 

[CamVol8]

How is it we never have more than one shooter, more than one ball handler, no inside threat

It’s been the same problems for 5 + years now

Because that’s Rick Barnes way of assembling his teams. When someone shows you who they are, you better believe them.

 

[vol94]

I love CRB just afraid the game has passed him by. Happens to all

So two consecutive elite 8 appearances, including last season. And all of a sudden, the game has passed him by. He’s done more with less talent than most coaches.

Just a bad yr. It happens.

 

[walkenvol]

Most overrated coach of all time

His record here says your wrong

 

[Berry4Heisman14]

Mentally weak team. Not all on Barnes

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

Maybe it’ s having the same effect on Barnes that it is on the fans. Take away wins and losses…this team is painful to watch. They’ll tease you into thinking they have a high upside only to break your heart with scoring laspses, turnovers, sloppy play.

The football team and this basketball team have been painful to watch. There’s losing and then there’s “pull your hair out” self destruction.

 

[vol94]

This team may retire barnes. He looks miserable and disconnected

Losing has that impact on a coach. Plus, his players aren’t listening. Or, they listen but aren’t good enough to: play turnover - free basketball, make shots, defend, etc.

He takes pride in making players better.

 

[TheMookieMonster]

Rick has always had the unfortunate situation of a subset of our fanbase never moving past Bruce Pearl. Because of that, his success has been judged unfairly.

 

[DancingBear]

Losing has that impact on a coach. Plus, his players aren’t listening. Or, they listen but aren’t good enough to: play turnover - free basketball, make shots, defend, etc.

He takes pride in making players better.

Barnes has typically had good leaders that inspire their teammates and hold them accountable. I honestly don’t think that exists on this team. I thought maybe that was Estrella at the beginning of the season, but he‘s become a wilting flower lately.

 

[Butch s]

So two consecutive elite 8 appearances, including last season. And all of a sudden, the game has passed him by. He’s done more with less talent than most coaches.

Just a bad yr. It happens.

Happens quick. From one year to the next

 

[Clad in Big Orange]

I do think this will be his last season. Thought about hanging it up after Z. Too bad it may end on a down season.

 

[THEONLYTENISEE]

I love CRB just afraid the game has passed him by. Happens to all

Too much emphasis on defense while the game is geared towards scoring.

 

[LibertyVol]

We just went to an EE last year

Back to back Elite 8s. I am going to cry the day Barnes retires. A great coach. He will be hard to replace. Kentucky played out of their minds today. Probably will be their best game of the year. Give them credit. Tennessee will be back.

 

[Skooter]

Too much emphasis on defense while the game is geared towards scoring.

18 assists on 25 made shots and getting layups is pretty good offense. Make your layups or get to the line and make your fts.
We allowed 49 points in the 2nd half to lose today. They werent playing defense.