Owlbino
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I love Bruce Pearl. And you all know the reasons why. He's created this program from nothing. He deserves mega props for everything that he's done for us, the fans.
Jujuan, Lofton, Bradshaw, and Howell all deserve praise for helping to make this program anything. They have given people a reason to watch Tennessee basketball, and have made the past three seasons big successes.
But...
Is Bruce Pearl the coach that is going to win us a national title?
The part of me that says yes blames this all on the fact that he's had to develop some players that, though hardworking, really have low talent and just can't physically do certain things. In developing these players (the seniors) and winning right away he's had to give less time to the development of the talent he has brought in, and we will see dramatic rise in consistency of Ramar, Prince, and Chism next year, and we'll see much much less boneheadedness and much more emphasis on solid halfcourt offense and defense. We'll play more "legit" defense (still plenty of steals, but maybe some blocks and low shooting percentage as well), and we'll get that elite eight or Final Four next year or 2010. Bruce will bring in a top five recruit or two soon, and will continue his pattern of 24 wins every single year, with one of them having the talent and the means to get that title. Bruce leaves after 10 more years, with 4 SEC titles and 1 or 2 national.
The part of me that says no is that no one ever ever wins in the postseason with the Bruce Pearl style of play, Jurick isn't a scoring big man, and we'll always have shaky inconsistent players who don't know how to shoot outside of five feet. Chism and T. Smith will be good, but won't have the backcourt or perimeter shooting behind them in order to win now, and they'll be gone soon enough. Bruce won't have the type of season or prestige that helps recruit the Derrick Rose type of player, and it will cost us. We'll have the talent to get 30 wins, with 4 stars across the board, but 5 Stars will be convinced they can't get a title here. Scotty Hopson will pick Mississippi State. Kentucky and Florida combined will give us 3 losses a year, and we'll be frustrated as Bruce Pearl turns into Fulmer.
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A little dramatic and short sided on both sides, but tell me. Do you guys believe that Bruce Pearl is a National Title coach, just an SEC Championship coach, or something else, and why?
Jujuan, Lofton, Bradshaw, and Howell all deserve praise for helping to make this program anything. They have given people a reason to watch Tennessee basketball, and have made the past three seasons big successes.
But...
Is Bruce Pearl the coach that is going to win us a national title?
The part of me that says yes blames this all on the fact that he's had to develop some players that, though hardworking, really have low talent and just can't physically do certain things. In developing these players (the seniors) and winning right away he's had to give less time to the development of the talent he has brought in, and we will see dramatic rise in consistency of Ramar, Prince, and Chism next year, and we'll see much much less boneheadedness and much more emphasis on solid halfcourt offense and defense. We'll play more "legit" defense (still plenty of steals, but maybe some blocks and low shooting percentage as well), and we'll get that elite eight or Final Four next year or 2010. Bruce will bring in a top five recruit or two soon, and will continue his pattern of 24 wins every single year, with one of them having the talent and the means to get that title. Bruce leaves after 10 more years, with 4 SEC titles and 1 or 2 national.
The part of me that says no is that no one ever ever wins in the postseason with the Bruce Pearl style of play, Jurick isn't a scoring big man, and we'll always have shaky inconsistent players who don't know how to shoot outside of five feet. Chism and T. Smith will be good, but won't have the backcourt or perimeter shooting behind them in order to win now, and they'll be gone soon enough. Bruce won't have the type of season or prestige that helps recruit the Derrick Rose type of player, and it will cost us. We'll have the talent to get 30 wins, with 4 stars across the board, but 5 Stars will be convinced they can't get a title here. Scotty Hopson will pick Mississippi State. Kentucky and Florida combined will give us 3 losses a year, and we'll be frustrated as Bruce Pearl turns into Fulmer.
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A little dramatic and short sided on both sides, but tell me. Do you guys believe that Bruce Pearl is a National Title coach, just an SEC Championship coach, or something else, and why?
