Barnes is over Uros

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VolGee4 said:
This is the Barnes way and always has been, at least at UT. You have to understand the culture that he has set for his program and players. They know he will discuss their play publicly, and he loves them privately. I see no issue with it at all.
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I choose to focus on the results instead of judging the process. Strong recruiting, players behave and don’t embarrass the program, players improve, zero chance the coach embarrasses the program, regularly competing for conference championships, winning SEC tournament, regularly ranked in top 20, regularly making the NCAA tournament….not sure how anyone could ask for much more? Barnes can stay till he’s 80 if he can maintain his current results IMO
 
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Vol49er said:
I mean I think Heupel was right to keep things in house, but the situations aren't really comparable anyhow. Everyone sees what Uros does, no one needs to be told about it, while its a mystery what Banks did. I dont think its like some horrendous thing Barnes did, just dont see the utility in bagging on guys publicly. Some players have played better after he's done so, and maybe there is causation there, but I'm not so sure.
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Barnes was asked specifically about the behavior surrounding the end of the game and the officiating. His point about Uros was one of the things he said about the things in the game that he didn’t like. Uros’ behavior and his comments about that were all part of a general response.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Barnes develops his relationships with refs over years. Decades actually. I don’t think it is too bright to throw away what he’s cultivated over a very long time in one game.

The calls were lopsided mostly because TN couldn’t match up with their bigs and fouling them was at times TN’s only defense. Every game will have a handful of questionable calls. It is magnified when final scores are close. I don’t agree with the refs not making the calls late when 2 of TN’s players were knocked to the court. But the camera angle wasn’t the same as the official’s perspectives and both teams have a right to chase loose balls. Just because one teams players aren’t as physical as the other team’s doesn’t mean that they should be the beneficiary of calls after collisions.
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We did have matchup problems with their center when Uros wasn't playing, and we didn't match up well with their 6-10 forward (because of his ball handling speed to the basket not his strength). Other than him I thought we matched up ok. IMO the game was called fairly even until the technical on Plav, from then on it was very one sided. Moving screens called on one end but not the other, same with what level of contact would be allowed inside, same with moving blocks being called charges or not called at all, it was just officiated inconsistently. I wouldn't want Barnes to act like Will Wade, who was pretty much a raving lunatic on the sideline whining about every call but even Barnes acknowledged after the game the ref's pretty much stank it up. Maybe he was working them during the game too but it was low key if he did. Anyway, I'm sure coach Barnes reads our thoughts on this forum and adjusts his coaching style to suit us.:)
 
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walkenvol said:
I choose to focus on the results instead of judging the process. Strong recruiting, players behave and don’t embarrass the program, players improve, zero chance the coach embarrasses the program, regularly competing for conference championships, winning SEC tournament, regularly ranked in top 20, regularly making the NCAA tournament….not sure how anyone could ask for much more? Barnes can stay till he’s 80 if he can maintain his current results IMO
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Too bad Sports Center is now barely a thing. TN is finally ranked almost entire seasons and now the highlights have migrated to social media. TN missed about 25 years of having games featured on Sports Center when it was pretty much the only publicity around. SC on ESPN, and it’s hard to believe now, but CNN used to also feature sports. Fred Hickman. Nick Charles. Dan Patrick. Olbermann (before he went insane). Hanna Storm. Craig Sager. Sports Tonight was once must see 11pm TV.
 
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fullmetalvol said:
During a game officiated as poorly as this one, Barnes should have joined Uros, at some point, in getting a technical. A coach has to have his players back when they are being hosed by lopsided calls. Unless Uros called the dude a piccolo player a warning would have been appropriate by the ref. A point can be made that during a close game, the coach getting T'd up can cause the loss, but games called this poorly shouldn't just be witnessed and dismissed by a coach on the sideline.
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When i was in high school if we were getting beat up and nothing getting called we knew our coach had our backs.. he loved getting technical fouls for jawing in those situations. The officiating changed after the tech and we got fired up as a team. Every single time. We knew we weren't allowed to bark at the refs but we didn't need to we knew coach had it.
 
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volinokc said:
And 3 quick charging calls will make you hesitant. Also, 7 footers waiting under the basket.
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Yes. Those charges were cheap. But I think one did go in TN’s favor not long after about 3 went against them.

I didn’t like the flopping technical either. But the camera angle I remember didn’t show it from the side. If Phillips (?) wasn’t touched then I can’t argue with it.
 
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madbamahater said:
Well what Uros did was on public display in a public setting, so coach handled it publicly. This isn't like it was some behind the scenes or closed door situation
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And it's every ballgame that he is involved, I've noticed it long before he was called out and yes it wasn't anything that everyone didn't see
 
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QUOTE="southgatevol, post: 22223733, member: 58476"]You don't think random VN posters know how to run a program better than a coach who has done it for decades? There are several on this board who could have made multiple final fours if only given a chance. Just ask them. It's facts!/QUOTE

Fixed it for you....
 
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Barnes is the best coach this basketball program has had since Ray Mears.

He always has this university consistently in the SEC regular season championships race and the NCAA Tournament and he recruits at a very high level.

He has also broken the SEC title jinx in 2021.

He will eventually break the one or two and done game NCAA Tournament glass ceiling.

We may not see another coach of Barnes's caliber at Tennessee for a while when he retires.
 
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macrovol said:
Except for the technical, Uros played one of his best games. He's the only player we had that could match up to their inside game on defense. If he continues to play like he did tonight, this team will go far. Barnes will get over it.
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Yeah, I think Uros' antic were a bit over the top when playing in different time zones, but I'd rather have a player fired up than not. He just needs to use a bit more common sense in these away games, far from home.
 
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When Barnes does retire I'd go after Jay Wright, former HC at Villanova. If we can get him out of retirement.
 
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madbamahater said:
Well what Uros did was on public display in a public setting, so coach handled it publicly. This isn't like it was some behind the scenes or closed door situation
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Yes…and as a Vol fan…I’m glad to hear CRB will handle it. When you work or play for a public entity…you WILL be exposed to the “paying” public. JMO.
 
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tennrich1 said:
Yes…and as a Vol fan…I’m glad to hear CRB will handle it. When you work or play for a public entity…you WILL be exposed to the “paying” public. JMO.
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Not sure I get the equivalency in your argument.
Are you saying because a player plays for a “public” university they should be called out publicly??
If so, I’m guessing Vandy’s coach doesn’t have the right to call out a player in the media?

IMO, I think it’s a bad look for a coach either way. Anyone who has ever played sports is going to be more motivated by a coach they feel has their back. That coach can chew a$$ all he wants in practice and in the locker room.

However, doing so in public only risks alienating a player.
 
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cardvolfan said:
Barnes doesn’t say anything in public that he hasn’t said privately to a player. I feel pretty certain that Barnes has discussed these issues with Uros before.
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Uros has played with an edge the last 2 yrs. Barnes should have addressed this behavior BEFORE it cost him a game.
 
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Zues1 said:
I don't get airing player / team issues in public. Handle it coach, run him till he pukes. Sit him a couple of games.
Just stop calling out players in public.

Rick Barnes tired of Uros Plavsic's 'antics'
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If Uros wants to play (including the next level), he needs to work on skills that don't include trash talk. Trash talk won't cut it. CRB has addressed it with him plenty of times privately. It hasn't changed him. So, he's taking the next step. It's up to Uros to step up.
 
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Majors said:
Confusing times to be a Vol....

Banks suspended for SC....
fans, we need to know publicly
CJH- handled internally , no need to discuss it

Uros- doing Detroit Bad Boys
Barnes- I'm tired of his antics (in the paper)
fans- handle it internally and don't say anything publicly.
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Absolutely. I think Barnes handled this situation correctly. I also think CJH handled the Banks situation correctly. We don’t need to question every decision our coaches make. They both know what they’re doing and make millions to make them.
 
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Doctrippin said:
Exactly and we don't get to a Final Four without him. Uros is a great example of a player Barnes has developed and he has really stepped up his game from last year.
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Even though he played well in the Arizona game, I think overall he was playing much better basketball at the end of last season than he has this year.
 
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I’m going to take a shot in the dark here and say it’s highly likely Barnes has discussed the Uros “antics” multiple times in private and Uros did nothing to change so he took it public to try and make a point. There is no way this is the first time this has been discussed with Uros. Sometimes tough love is the only way to make change happen.
 
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i2amavol said:
Yeah, I think Uros' antic were a bit over the top when playing in different time zones, but I'd rather have a player fired up than not. He just needs to use a bit more common sense in these away games, far from home.
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Yes, he has the perfect example playing right in front of him. Ziegler does it the right way, strong, in your face defense and never lets up. The other team gets it, no need to bark or stare them down.
 
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TheMookieMonster said:
I’m going to take a shot in the dark here and say it’s highly likely Barnes has discussed the Uros “antics” multiple times in private and Uros did nothing to change so he took it public to try and make a point. There is no way this is the first time this has been discussed with Uros. Sometimes tough love is the only way to make change happen.
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His statement was an off-the-cuff answer to a question asked after the game. I don’t believe he necessarily planned to bring that up had that question not been asked. I think he was frustrated at Uros and that popped up.
 
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