Bruce pearl is the man! Stay forever!

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volmancagle17

volmancagle17

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You guys are freaking out about 2 losses, where we lost by 1 to a top 5 team on a neutral ct, lost to a up and coming USC team across the country when they played lights out. For those of you calling for CBP's head, heres what you need to think about.

1- a better coach isnt coming anytime soon

2- hes a great coach, a top 5 recruiter. If we win a title, itll be under him. He can coach a tournament team.

3- when he recruited Maze, Scotty, Tatum, woolridge and other disappointments, he assumed theyd have a firey edge like he does. they are quiet so far, but that will change. Ive followed Bruce since he was at Southern Indiana. There has always been once constant with his teams:
Always- after an a$$ whoopin, his team came back the next game absolutely revved up! Be ready
4- Even if your heart pressed on a new coach, There isnt a better coach than Pearl that would go to tennessee. Butlers coach isnt better. WKU's coach isnt. Iowas coach Def isnt.
5- If we made a change to a quiet basketball guy simple coach, wed sink right back to 15-15 like we were with oneill and buzz lightyears away from winning peterson.
6- This was the worst loss by a BP team, 22 points is the worst in 5 years? Thats purty good with the teams weve faced.

GIVE HIM TIME. once these guys catch the mean side of CBP, this team will be different! VERY DIFFERENT! TRUST ME, ive known BP my whole life. He is a great coach. We will win!

oh and PS bruces mega contract will keep him here too. so quit your b!tch!n

IF YOU DONT BLEED ORANGE DURING THE LOSSES, GO BE A GEORGIA FAN. BLEED ORANGE 24/7
 
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Oh no, he's taking over the football program too?

EDIT: Before this confuses anyone, this thread was originally posted in the football forum for some idiotic reason, and was moved here.
 
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I will fight you tooth and nail that Purdue isn't a top 5 team, just like we weren't a top 10 team.
 
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Not a top 5 recruiter, quit looking at the stars, he has yet to get a serviceable PG. The player that he has recruited don't seem to fit his system.
 
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GahLee said:
I will fight you tooth and nail that Purdue isn't a top 5 team, just like we weren't a top 10 team.
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Purdue even being a top 10 team is a stretch probably - didn't they lose their PG at the beginning of the year for the season after the rankings came out?

And hahah at USC being "an up and coming team" just because they beat us to try to justify the beat down.
 
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volmancagle17 said:
You guys are freaking out about 2 losses, where we lost by 1 to a top 5 team on a neutral ct, lost to a up and coming USC team across the country when they played lights out. For those of you calling for CBP's head, heres what you need to think about.

(Edited out because it is garbage)
oh and PS bruces mega contract will keep him here too. so quit your b!tch!n

IF YOU DONT BLEED ORANGE DURING THE LOSSES, GO BE A GEORGIA FAN. BLEED ORANGE 24/7
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Just because we don't hinge on his every word and expect improvement over the course of a year and his career at UT doesn't mean we are fair weather fans genius. So go ahead and be happy and complacent. I guarantee you I follow UT basketball as much as a die hard fan ever since I was introduced to it back in the early 2000's once I hit my teenage years and took a liking to basketball. So sure, go ahead and keep looking like a fool questioning how big of a fan I am because I am critical of our play this season. Pardon me for expecting more out of "the most talented team Bruce has ever had". They may be talented but they sure don't have the fight of past squads and that is a "trickle down" effect.
 
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Bassmanbruno said:
Purdue even being a top 10 team is a stretch probably - didn't they lose their PG at the beginning of the year for the season after the rankings came out?

And hahah at USC being "an up and coming team" just because they beat us to try to justify the beat down.
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USC has 5 walk-on players( I think )...they are in a rock and a hard place right now. We should have beat them by 20. Instead............
 
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volmancagle17 said:
You guys are freaking out about 2 losses, where we lost by 1 to a top 5 team on a neutral ct, lost to a up and coming USC team across the country when they played lights out. For those of you calling for CBP's head, heres what you need to think about.

1- a better coach isnt coming anytime soon

2- hes a great coach, a top 5 recruiter. If we win a title, itll be under him. He can coach a tournament team.

3- when he recruited Maze, Scotty, Tatum, woolridge and other disappointments, he assumed theyd have a firey edge like he does. they are quiet so far, but that will change. Ive followed Bruce since he was at Southern Indiana. There has always been once constant with his teams:
Always- after an a$$ whoopin, his team came back the next game absolutely revved up! Be ready
4- Even if your heart pressed on a new coach, There isnt a better coach than Pearl that would go to tennessee. Butlers coach isnt better. WKU's coach isnt. Iowas coach Def isnt.
5- If we made a change to a quiet basketball guy simple coach, wed sink right back to 15-15 like we were with oneill and buzz lightyears away from winning peterson.
6- This was the worst loss by a BP team, 22 points is the worst in 5 years? Thats purty good with the teams weve faced.

GIVE HIM TIME. once these guys catch the mean side of CBP, this team will be different! VERY DIFFERENT! TRUST ME, ive known BP my whole life. He is a great coach. We will win!

oh and PS bruces mega contract will keep him here too. so quit your b!tch!n

IF YOU DONT BLEED ORANGE DURING THE LOSSES, GO BE A GEORGIA FAN. BLEED ORANGE 24/7
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wait we just got our ass beat by him.
 
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SGMVols said:
Then explain why he can't sign an elite point guard or center.
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Wayne has all the potential in the world to be an elite center, if coach would leave him in the paint to utilize his talents. Double digit rebounds and at least 20 points a game is definitely in the realm of possibility if that happens.

EDIT: See Vanderbilt game last year
 
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SGMVols said:
Then explain why he can't sign an elite point guard or center.
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It's World Wide Wes and Nike...they are to blame...not the gimmick offense, or lack of discipline, or inability to box-out and get a rebound, ability to make a half-time adjustment...none of that matters.
 
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Bruce is the man! It's a good thing that we are upset about not winning a basketball game. Bruce brought those expectations to UT basketball.
 
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lylsmorr said:
Wayne has all the potential in the world to be an elite center, if coach would leave him in the paint to utilize his talents. Double digit rebounds and at least 20 points a game is definitely in the realm of possibility if that happens.
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If Wayne would stay in the paint it would stretch the floor for us to have some open 3's, Tyler and Hops could make cuts to the basket, it would open up a whole new world for us, we could be a legit top 10 team.
 
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SLOBBER_KNOCKER_U said:
Bruce is the man! It's a good thing that we are upset about not winning a basketball game. Bruce brought those expectations to UT basketball.
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It's a catch-22 for Bruce. If he can't keep improving the program with these higher expectations being placed on the team then he will have dug his own grave. That's the business of college basketball.
 
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GahLee said:
If Wayne would stay in the paint it would stretch the floor for us to have some open 3's, Tyler and Hops could make cuts to the basket, it would open up a whole new world for us, we could be a legit top 10 team.
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I've been saying this for a while. Can Wayne make the occasional 3? Yes. Is that what we need from him? Hell no. We need him doing work in the paint cleaning up the misses like he is more than capable of doing.
 
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lylsmorr said:
It's a catch-22 for Bruce. If he can't keep improving the program with these higher expectations being placed on the team then he will have dug his own grave. That's the business of college basketball.
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Exactly, I think we have hit the high water mark...hope I'm wrong.
 
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Lol are you guys serious!?

Im just saying, tennessee basketball isnt even close to Duke, NC, kansas, or anything like that. Not close to the booster support, facilities, or tradition. Were not a perennial final 4 team. Were just not. And nobody is going to take us there, unless his name is Bruce Pearl. He is our only hope. The second he leaves, were back to 14-19. So be careful of what you wish for.

Hes always recruited this type of player. Hes just got no fire power on this team. If you remember, back when we had lofton and Jawaun smith, we lived by the three and we died by the three. You guys have assumed that is what winning basketball is. Hes got an athletic team that likes to get in teh paint and get easy twos, with occassional threes. However, this current team thinks they are better with the 3 ball than they are. There arent very many coaches better with the Xs and Os than bruce. Think about the Defense weve had over the years. Think about all the 5 second calls. We have forced more 5 second calls than anyone in america in a long shot. We just need a good star (like tobias harris) to let all this mesh together and to get everyone to jump on his back and educate. Tyler smith is the closest to that we have.

we have lost 2 games! chill out. If were still throwing up duds against Up and coming teams in March, Crucify him then.

But to say "the writing is on the wall" is ridiculous. He won a D-2 Ncaa championship, took W-Milwaukee to the sweet 16, so just wait till we get a good draw in the tourney, get a couple of wins.

The funny thing is if He gets to the elite 8, you guys will be saying "Yeah i believed in this coach and team the whole time". Be educated basketball fans about this... ITS DECEMBER! Relax, lets enjoy the reg season, the good thing about all this is well be playing our best bball by March. (guessing since were bad by now)

And who said we need an "Elite" Pg to win? Khalid Al Amihn wasnt "elite". Mateen Cleaves wasnt elite. Wojo from duke wasnt elite. You just need a servicable pg, unfortunately, This isnt an era where you get Really good pass first (leader) Point guards. You get 2 guards that arent big enough, and play the point. And true pass first point guards arent "elite" they are 3 stars. He will find one. judge him after this next recruiting class (which is outstanding) is playing.

ITS DECEMBER! NOT MARCH

im a 24/7 vol fan, not just during the good times.
 
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