Can Bruce Pearl bring UT basketball a national title?

[zjcvols]

No, we didn't play any defense that game. It was one of the worst defensive games I've ever seen......by anyone. Maze, who is ordinarily a solid defender, was run circles around by Gerrity. No hands up, no penetration was stopped, poor rebounding, etc.

But one game doesn't make a sample. Our team, for the most part, played great defense all year. Sure, we had a few off nights. But it wasn't due to pressing. How bout the UK last 10 minutes in Lexington. Was it pressing that led to them making that run and our defense falling apart? What about against UK in the SEC semis? The entire game at Vandy? The 2nd half at Fla?

Those weren't bad defensive games because we pressed. What do all of those games have in common? We were on the road (SEC Tourney was neutral...but not really). It was poor defense, not because we pressed, but because we just played bad defense. They were games late in the season when we never even thought about pressing.

I stopped reading after the bold part. Bobby was getting so burned on D by Warren we decided to put in a walk-on who didn't make our top 10 rotation at the beginning of the year in an OT game because he was so bad on D.

 

[zjcvols]

If you think BWilliams was supposed to be a "bigtime" recruit then you are sadly misinformed. Iirc he started playing bball his sr year of hs.
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No, but i kept hearing about how much he was "improving" every year. And didn't show it till Mid-March.

 

[TennFan]

Bruce has to get some top rated players at UT and YES, I think he can win at National Championship. Wouldn't it be AWESOME if both he and Pat win one the same year? GO VOLS!!!

 

[TOP]

Lost to Michigan State 1 point

Michigan State lost to Butler by 2 points.

Butler lost to Duke by 2 points.
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In a sense, you could say Tennessee was 6 points away from winning a national championship.

So, I say yes. Bruce Pearl could bring Tennessee a national championship.

 

[foolonthehill]

> You may be right about that. Pearl's early Vol teams have had more success than Pat's early teams and I believe it took Bruce less time to make the Elite Eight than it took Pat.

Wrong on all counts. First 7 or so years, finished 3rd 3 times including the 3rd year, lost NC game twice. Ranked number 1 many times during that period.

 

[LawVol13]

> You may be right about that. Pearl's early Vol teams have had more success than Pat's early teams and I believe it took Bruce less time to make the Elite Eight than it took Pat.

Wrong on all counts. First 7 or so years, finished 3rd 3 times including the 3rd year, lost NC game twice. Ranked number 1 many times during that period.

This is simply irrelevant. The women's game and the men's game aren't remotely comparable.

 

[NYYVol]

> You may be right about that. Pearl's early Vol teams have had more success than Pat's early teams and I believe it took Bruce less time to make the Elite Eight than it took Pat.

Wrong on all counts. First 7 or so years, finished 3rd 3 times including the 3rd year, lost NC game twice. Ranked number 1 many times during that period.

Pat has 3 teams to beat.

Comparing fake basketball to the men's game is ridiculous.
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[LawVol13]

Pat has 3 teams to beat.

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Exactly.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Lost to Michigan State 1 point

Michigan State lost to Butler by 2 points.

Butler lost to Duke by 2 points.
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In a sense, you could say Tennessee was 6 points away from winning a national championship.

So, I say yes. Bruce Pearl could bring Tennessee a national championship.

transitive property of hoops. Love it. We already have a couple of titles, via UF, when we apply it. I'm in.

 

[#92]

He still hasn't recruited a very capable PG. He still hasn't put in any of his recruits in the league and it's been five years. His "big-time" recruit before Tobias is a big-time bust. Brian Williams hadn't done crap before the NCAA Tourney. He still is not a great recruiter.

Three top ten classes(according to Rivals) in the five years he's been here and yet, he's not a great recruiter? Explain yourself.:crazy:

 

[MikeHamiltonFan]

Three top ten classes(according to Rivals) in the five years he's been here and yet, he's not a great recruiter? Explain yourself.:crazy:

Some of his highest rated recruits many knew were not good like jurick or had bad problems like ramar or were projects like eman who had great potential but was raw.

Anyone who cannot see that Pearl is a great recruiter whose classes have trended in a very positive direction is blind
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[Heebs]

You can't use future classes as support for your argument.

 

[zjcvols]

Three top ten classes(according to Rivals) in the five years he's been here and yet, he's not a great recruiter? Explain yourself.:crazy:

1) His top rated recruit ever (Hopson) has been a total disappointment.

2) His "future C" in Jurick contributed absolutely nothing of value to the program.

3) His PG of the future (R. Smith) was a SG and everyone knew that, and did nothing but bring shame to the program.

4) He still hasn't recruited a better than average PG yet, and it's been five years.

5) Renaldo Woolridge, Tony Passley, and Ryan Childress never played consistent basketball.

That's five points. Good recruiter? Yes. Great? Hell no.

 

[zjcvols]

Some of his highest rated recruits many knew were not good like jurick or had bad problems like ramar or were projects like eman who had great potential but was raw.

Anyone who cannot see that Pearl is a great recruiter whose classes have trended in a very positive direction is blind
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Not true. That famous 06' class? You remember that one? The best one UT ever had seen up to that point? Just take a guess how many players lasted from that class.

 

[NYYVol]

Not true. That famous 06' class? You remember that one? The best one UT ever had seen up to that point? Just take a guess how many players lasted from that class.

Don't bring facts into an argument with MHF.
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[MikeHamiltonFan]

Don't bring facts into an argument with MHF.
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You wisely stopped embarrassing yourself by trying to argue with me.

Maybe you realized that doing something like acting like the 06 class failing is news is retarded when I brought up that point myself in this same thread.

Bruce started in a bad spot and his classes have gotten better over time. That is what I said and pointing out an early class that sucked supports my position.
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[zjcvols]

You wisely stopped embarrassing yourself by trying to argue with me.

Maybe you realized that doing something like acting like the 06 class failing is news is retarded when I brought up that point myself in this same thread.

Bruce started in a bad spot and his classes have gotten better over time. That is what I said and pointing out an early class that sucked supports my position.
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Really that 08' class is something. I mean, it's not like three players of that class are gone, one has been a complete bust so far from five star ranking, and another one has been an almost complete waste of a scholly...oh wait....

 

[#92]

1) His top rated recruit ever (Hopson) has been a total disappointment.

2) His "future C" in Jurick contributed absolutely nothing of value to the program.

3) His PG of the future (R. Smith) was a SG and everyone knew that, and did nothing but bring shame to the program.

4) He still hasn't recruited a better than average PG yet, and it's been five years.

5) Renaldo Woolridge, Tony Passley, and Ryan Childress never played consistent basketball.

That's five points. Good recruiter? Yes. Great? Hell no.

You must remember that Pearl is doing this at Tennessee, not N.Car. Ky. or even UCLA. Hell, even that so called great recruiter Ole Roy Williams has his busts. This year he lost not one,but two, the Wear brothers. J:crazy: You can recruit talent all you want to but character is another subject. Considering Pearl took over an almost dead program and turned it around, I would say he's a great recruiter.

 

[zjcvols]

You must remember that Pearl is doing this at Tennessee, not N.Car. Ky. or even UCLA. Hell, even that so called great recruiter Ole Roy Williams has his busts. This year he lost not one,but two, the Wear brothers. J:crazy: You can recruit talent all you want to but character is another subject. Considering Pearl took over an almost dead program and turned it around, I would say he's a great recruiter.

Okay? There's a difference between a great recruiter and a great coach. Look at John Calipari. And I think Pearl has shown what he thinks about recruiting character. I understand your point about being at UT and it's hard to recruit, but we were already a very noticeable school with success under Pearl already during 08' when we brought in that class.

 

[#92]

Okay? There's a difference between a great recruiter and a great coach. Look at John Calipari. And I think Pearl has shown what he thinks about recruiting character. I understand your point about being at UT and it's hard to recruit, but we were already a very noticeable school with success under Pearl already during 08' when we brought in that class.

Think long and hard about this before you reply. Pearl has revived an almost dead program at a football school and made it highly relevant in college basketball. You don't do this without being both a great coach and a great recruiter.:focus:

 

[NYYVol]

Really that 08' class is something. I mean, it's not like three players of that class are gone, one has been a complete bust so far from five star ranking, and another one has been an almost complete waste of a scholly...oh wait....

Once again. Leave facts out of this please.
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[LawVol13]

Once again. Leave facts out of this please.
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Lofton, let's just wait and enjoy mhf explain to us that it's a sign of a great recruiter when one player of five man class was left in four years.
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[NYYVol]

Lofton, let's just wait and enjoy mhf explain to us that it's a sign of a great recruiter when one player of five man class was left in four years.
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It's all part of the plan.

All is well.
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[TIGER DEN]

It's possible if he can get a bunch of players that are a lot better than what he's been getting.

What a great analysis . Do you have any ideas about my Tigers ?

LOL , So TH + JM = NC lol:


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[CardsNVols]

Well to answer the OP, i think its certainly well within the realm of possibility. I'm anxious to see some of our new young talent we have coming in. I think realisticly we probably won't go past the sweet 16 next year. But if he can keep the team together (which is about impossible to do these days with top notch recruits), then i think we could compete for a NC as early as 2011-12.