Bruce Pearl is a better basketball coach than Kevin O'Neill

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#578
And by comparison since KO can't stick for more than 3 years. Bruce went from 16-13 in his 1st year at Milwaukee to 20-11.

At UT he went from 22-8 to 31-5.
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cotton said:
He settled for the pathetic Northwestern job over the pathetic UT job he held. What does that tell you about the situation?
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Especially the guy he was working for. As bad as KO hated him, I always cringe at what would have happened if any of Dickey's three failed attempts to hire Tim Floyd had been successful. Tim might have felt compelled to simply kill Dumbass Doug.
 
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HendersonVol said:
Yes that is how you rationalize it. Is it complete BS? Yes.

Let's take a look at it this way. His third year at TN was no better than his first. His 3rd year at northwestern was a disaster. He hasn't been able to stick on for 3 years anywhere else other than a decent run at Marquette approximately 20 years ago.
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Please, explain to me how it's BS. Not a single thing there is untrue.
 
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hatvol96 said:
Especially the guy he was working for. As bad as KO hated him, I always cringe at what would have happened if any of Dickey's three failed attempts to hire Tim Floyd had been successful. Tim might have felt compelled to simply kill Dumbass Doug.
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Wasn't he the one who hired your brilliant KO?
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#586
Here's the thing I love about it all. The bashing of the NBA GM and the ADs that supposedly "dicked" O'Neill. You do realize that the GM and ADs hired him? There is a common theme about O'Neill's tenure outside of his mediocrity, and that is for the most part only bad ADs and GMs hire him.
 
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HendersonVol said:
Wasn't he the one who hired your brilliant KO?
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Yes, then, among other things, proceeded to renege on a contract extension, refuse to clear Isiah Victor to play, and instruct KO to throw Ray Mears off the team bus to the Georgia game. I can't imagine why the relationship went south.
 
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tvols75 said:
Here's the thing I love about it all. The bashing of the NBA GM and the ADs that supposedly "dicked" O'Neill. You do realize that the GM and ADs hired him? There is a common theme about O'Neill's tenure outside of his mediocrity, and that is for the most part only bad ADs and GMs hire him.
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A bad AD hired Pearl, what your excuse for that?
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hatvol96 said:
Yes, then, among other things, proceeded to renege on a contract extension, refuse to clear Isiah Victor to play, and instruct KO to throw Ray Mears off the team bus to the Georgia game. I can't imagine why the relationship went south.
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I'm sure KO was a pleasure to work with. People have such glowing things to say about him. Arizona especially.

I hate people who play the victim. KO has a lot of that in him.
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cotton said:
Fine. O'Neill sucks.

How is it that he never seems to have trouble finding a high profile job? Are NBA GMs and PAC 10 athletic directors hiring him because of his winning personality and easy manner in fitting into an organizational structure?

That has not ever been the situation with Green or Fulmer. I doubt you will see Arizona or USC offering Pearl anytime soon, either. If he's so awful, what gives?
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USC basketball is not a "high profile" job. Arizona didn't offer him the job, it was default, then they ran him off. He's done in the NBA, maybe a minor assistant but not likely. Fulmer and Green are both old and handsomely paid to not work.
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UT IE 95 said:
I'm sure this is sarcasm, but being honest, Fulmer has a National Championship. O'Neill's trophy case has one piece from the Great Midwest Conference.
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Please Kevin O'Neill is this great coach that only bad GMs and AD's want and has never been given a fair chance to show his true coaching brilliance. LEAVE KEVIN ALONE :)
 
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#596
Anyone that knows anything about basketball knows how good of a coach KO is. That's why people throw all these excellent situations at him. Wait no? Hmmm. He's lucky to have gotten the jobs he's had due to his 2 decade string of mediocrity.
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HendersonVol said:
Your boy better control his woman or he will be unemployed. Night before a conference tourney game that could decide my NCAA tourney fate? Let's get drunk and yell at boosters of other schools.

Yes, if Bruce is fired and doesn't work for the next 10-15 years, O'Neill may end up with an equal winning percentage. Although history doesn't appear to be working in his favor.
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Good one.:eek:lol::eek:lol:
 
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HendersonVol said:
Anyone that knows anything about basketball knows how good of a coach KO is. That's why people throw all these excellent situations at him. Wait no? Hmmm. He's lucky to have gotten the jobs he's had due to his 2 decade string of mediocrity.
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Yep, because there aren't hundreds of assistant coaches they could give the jobs to instead
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emainvol said:
Yep, because there aren't hundreds of assistant coaches they could give the jobs to instead
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Even assistants would laugh at taking some of those jobs. However, when one can't find a job, one has to take bad jobs.
 
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