Coach Martin addresses recruiting critcism

#31
#31
VKAman said:
Not going to help that he's down a few scholarships because Pearl had trouble identifying his own house.
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We havent lost them yet. Besides, Cuonzo will just waste them on All KIL second teamers like he has been doing.
 
#32
#32
rich4pres said:
We havent lost them yet. Besides, Cuonzo will just waste them on All KIL second teamers like he has been doing.
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#36
#36
rich4pres said:
No, it's terrible.
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Who exactly was he supposed to sign when all the top talent had already signed elsewhere when he was hired? You can't hold it against Martin that the only commits he inherited from your hero were a 1) point guard who can't qualify and 2) the most overrated recruit in the entire 2011 class.
 
#37
#37
rich4pres said:
No, it's terrible.
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How do you figure? He had been recruiting for Missouri State for the past 3 years, and wound up at Tennessee in late March. Within 4 months time, he was able to put together a decent class with the bodies that we NEED. We lost too many people last from last season, so we can't afford to not acquire bodies.
 
#38
#38
If anything, this is probably one of the best classes in recent history that was pulled together between the months of April and June.
 
#39
#39
SGMVols said:
Who exactly was he supposed to sign when all the top talent had already signed elsewhere when he was hired? You can't hold it against Martin that the only commits he inherited from your hero were a 1) point guard who can't qualify and 2) the most overrated recruit in the entire 2011 class.
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Kevin Ware is the next Dwyane Wade. Just you wait.
 
#40
#40
Chris4Vols22 said:
How do you figure? He had been recruiting for Missouri State for the past 3 years, and wound up at Tennessee in late March. Within 4 months time, he was able to put together a decent class with the bodies that we NEED. We lost too many people last from last season, so we can't afford to not acquire bodies.
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Practically everybody he signed (with the exception of maybe Richardson) is a project. I could understand maybe one project, but four or five. None of those players will play in the SEC (and if they do we are really in trouble). Hell, one guy we signed didn't even start for his high school team. That is pathetic.
 
#41
#41
rich4pres said:
Practically everybody he signed (with the exception of maybe Richardson) is a project. I could understand maybe one project, but four or five. None of those players will play in the SEC (and if they do we are really in trouble). Hell, one guy we signed didn't even start for his high school team. That is pathetic.
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Tennessee is under no obligation to keep anyone on scholarship for 4 years. The only alternative to signing them is to play next season with 7 scholarship players. That's disaster waiting to happen.
 
#42
#42
SGMVols said:
Tennessee is under no obligation to keep anyone on scholarship for 4 years. The only alternative to signing them is to play next season with 7 scholarship players. That's disaster waiting to happen.
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We shouldn't be recruiting players if we don't expect to have them here four years. We could have signed one or two instead of wasting four or five scholarship on junk. BTW, if these players are so great, can anybody name one good team we beat out for these players.
 
#45
#45
rich4pres said:
We shouldn't be recruiting players if we don't expect to have them here four years. We could have signed one or two instead of wasting four or five scholarship on junk. BTW, if these players are so great, can anybody name one good team we beat out for these players.
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Try Iowa and Indiana for two just off the top of my head.
 
#49
#49
rich4pres said:
No, it's terrible.
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I don't know how you can judge until you see players play in a competitive environment under the direction of a coach.

I don't think 90% of the people on this site would know how to judge a good basketball player anyway.
 
#50
#50
pl3 said:
I don't know how you can judge until you see players play in a competitive environment under the direction of a coach.

I don't think 90% of the people on this site would know how to judge a good basketball player anyway.
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I'd say Martin's first class is a lot better than Pearl's first class, and Martin had to recruit kids knowing there might be sanctions coming.

Pearl's total stars in his first recruiting class - 2. Ryan Childress - 2 star and Damien Harris(who?) - 0 star.

Suck it rich
 
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