Damien Harris to Newberry

[hatvol96]

Further proof of the brilliance of Buzz Peterson in the area of player evaluation.

 

[therickbol]

I just saw in the article that he was a Street and Smith's Honorable Mention All-American his senior year in HS. Is that a joke?

Anwyas, good luck to the kid and hopefully he will be able to dominate the Div. II level and get a good degree.

 

[hatvol96]

I just saw in the article that he was a Street and Smith's Honorable Mention All-American his senior year in HS. Is that a joke?

Anwyas, good luck to the kid and hopefully he will be able to dominate the Div. II level and get a good degree.

Street & Smith's lists about a thousand kids as "Honorable Mention." I wish young Mr. Harris nothing but the best.

 

[VolinArizona]

Street & Smith's lists about a thousand kids as "Honorable Mention." I wish young Mr. Harris nothing but the best.

I think even I was listed as a 1998 Honorable Mention in BB, and I didn't play!

 

[volhoopsfan001]

Honestly, this is the best move for Damien. I didn't see him as being able to fit into Pearl's system, or as an SEC calibur player for that matter. All the same, I wish him well.

 

[volhoopsfan001]

Sorry for getting a little off subject, but does anyone know when the upcoming basketball schedule will be finalized and released??

 

[volhoopsfan001]

You are right on about Buzz's player evaluation skills. Thing is, I really don't even know what his strong point was. I know it wasn't X's & O's, because we lost too many close games.

I think Tennessee just got in too big of a hurry on that hire. Buzz was the "flavor of the month" coming off of the NIT championship run, but was in my mind unproven with one season at Tulsa and four (I think) at Appy State. It Tennesse would've taken a little more time in their search, we may have gotten Jay Wright, who has enjoyed some success at Villanova and really seems to be a good coach. -Not that I would trade Coach Pearl for Wright, though, because I wouldn't. I'm very pleased with who we have right now, and I hope that he stays around for a while.

Buzz Peterson was a nice guy, and I imagine a good representative for the University of Tennessee. I just don't think he was ready for the SEC or big-time college basketball at the time. In the future.....who knows? Maybe he'll be ready.

 

[Freak]

It Tennesse would've taken a little more time in their search, we may have gotten Jay Wright, who has enjoyed some success at Villanova and really seems to be a good coach. -Not that I would trade Coach Pearl for Wright, though, because I wouldn't.

We should have listened to Ernie

 

[mattvols]

i thought they thought he would be a family guy that the fans could relate too

 

[PineyBluff Vol]

Not the first player to hear, don't let the door hit you on the butt on your way out. Seriously, it a win/win situation for UT Basketball and Damien Harris. Damien can now play at his level of skill and UT Basketball has freed up a Scholly for someone who is more suited to play at this level. Best of Luck too both.

 

[bigdaddy]

Further proof of the brilliance of Buzz Peterson in the area of player evaluation.

Right on. Here is a funny CBP story. At an alumni dinner in Nashville he told a story about BP's son telling him that he was going to practice hard and one day in the future he might fit in the Dane Bradshaw role for UT. Coach Pearl responded to his son that in the future, Dane Bradshaw would have never made the cut for his team. Funny stuff.

 

[hatvol96]

Right on. Here is a funny CBP story. At an alumni dinner in Nashville he told a story about BP's son telling him that he was going to practice hard and one day in the future he might fit in the Dane Bradshaw role for UT. Coach Pearl responded to his son that in the future, Dane Bradshaw would have never made the cut for his team. Funny stuff.

Funny, also 100% true.

 

[volhoopsfan001]

The future should be bright for Vol Basketball, because last year's team could be one of the lowest-talent teams Coach Pearl has at Tennessee. (You just can't under-estimate the heart & chemistry of a team - like last year's team had.)