I support Rick Barnes

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#55
Tennessee Vols Fan!!!! said:
Despite yesterday's results, I stand behind Rick Barnes 100%

Tennessee was leading the whole game and really we should have won. It's a fact that this team was missing open shots and that's not on the coach... it was a choke job by the team itself.

Tennessee had an amazing year and if we are going to ge realistic about it, when have we seen Tennessee basketball with this much constant success?

Yeah, we can get spoiled and try hiring a young rising coach and hope he pans out (Mike White was supposed to be that coach) or we could go after a veteran coach (Ben Howland) he was a total dud at MSU, but it wouldn't be smart to do so.

Rick Barnes has Tennessee going the right direction in every aspect and we will be even better next season. Hopefully we can add Julian Philips... imagine him playing with JJJ?!

It's in my personal belief that Barnes should have this job until he decides he wants to retire.

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Got no choice. He's going nowhere and we aren't likely to do better. Just enjoy the regular seasons and temper expectations come tournament time.
 
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I like Barnes, he's definitely a good regular season coach, but March is his kryptonite. For whatever reason his teams just don't do well in March. If all you care about is the regular season and conference tournament Barnes is great 👍.
 
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CJBlaze said:
Why even care about the regular season if you can't get out of the first or second round of the Tournament that matters? Like another poster stated, Barnes will be competitive in the regular season but come tournament time don't expect to get out of the first weekend. I guess that's ok for some fans.
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Why even care about the NCAAT? The holiday tournaments are about as entertaining.

Living in the top 25 while breaking new ground matters. TN was ranked in the Top 25 every single week this year. TN was #1 in the country for a month a few years ago. The SECT was won by TN for the first time in 4 decades. There’s also two other SECT finals and being in position to win SEC regular season titles. Players are making more NBA rosters than ever before. 5-stars are signing. There’s the games being won versus KY. There’s going undefeated at home. All those things make not elevating TN’s NCAAT history far more palatable. As long as TN keeps getting into the tournament 4 out of every 5 years or so, the deeper runs will eventually happen.

But the NCAAT is really turning into a made-for-TV farce of a tournament anyway. I’m not all that concerned and the NCAA itself could be soon on life support anyway. They are desperate for huge ratings after missing out on so much revenue during COVID. The whistles are very questionable in many games. The seeding and matchups are a clown show. It’s the Duke Invitational right now and I can’t wait for K to be terminated forever.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Why even care about the NCAAT? The holiday tournaments are about as entertaining.

Living in the top 25 while breaking new ground matters. TN was ranked in the Top 25 every single week this year. TN was #1 in the country for a month a few years ago. The SECT was won by TN for the first time in 4 decades. There’s also two other SECT finals and being in position to win SEC regular season titles. Players are making more NBA rosters than ever before. 5-stars are signing. There’s the games being won versus KY. There’s going undefeated at home. All those things make not elevating TN’s NCAAT history far more palatable. As long as TN keeps getting into the tournament 4 out of every 5 years or so, the deeper runs will eventually happen.

But the NCAAT is really turning into a made-for-TV farce of a tournament anyway. I’m not all that concerned and the NCAA itself could be soon on life support anyway. They are desperate for huge ratings after missing out on so much revenue during COVID. The whistles are very questionable in many games. The seeding and matchups are a clown show. It’s the Duke Invitational right now and I can’t wait for K to be terminated forever.
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Very well said
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Why even care about the NCAAT? The holiday tournaments are about as entertaining.

Living in the top 25 while breaking new ground matters. TN was ranked in the Top 25 every single week this year. TN was #1 in the country for a month a few years ago. The SECT was won by TN for the first time in 4 decades. There’s also two other SECT finals and being in position to win SEC regular season titles. Players are making more NBA rosters than ever before. 5-stars are signing. There’s the games being won versus KY. There’s going undefeated at home. All those things make not elevating TN’s NCAAT history far more palatable. As long as TN keeps getting into the tournament 4 out of every 5 years or so, the deeper runs will eventually happen.

But the NCAAT is really turning into a made-for-TV farce of a tournament anyway. I’m not all that concerned and the NCAA itself could be soon on life support anyway. They are desperate for huge ratings after missing out on so much revenue during COVID. The whistles are very questionable in many games. The seeding and matchups are a clown show. It’s the Duke Invitational right now and I can’t wait for K to be terminated forever.
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You'll go to any length. NCAA tournament is meaningless. Great take. Love him or hate him or just accept him. Barnes will most likely go into the Hall of Fame with a small group of guys who never won a Natty. If Few doesn't do it soon he may do it too. It's just who he is. The sooner the MOST realize that the less we'll be disappointed in March. But we don't need your silly excuses.
 
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orangefloyd said:
Barnes will keep us competitive in the SEC and that’s good enough for most folks here.
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Read an article in USA Today Sports where they were making fun of Barnes because people could always count on Barnes to lose in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.
 
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calban said:
You'll go to any length. NCAA tournament is meaningless. Great take. Love him or hate him or just accept him. Barnes will most likely go into the Hall of Fame with a small group of guys who never won a Natty. If Few doesn't do it soon he may do it too. It's just who he is. The sooner the MOST realize that the less we'll be disappointed in March. But we don't need your silly excuses.
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Nowhere does it say that the NCAAT is “meaningless”. Reading is hard.

It isn’t the ONLY thing that matters. Maybe it is for short attention span posters that don’t follow the entire season and just begin to follow in March. 67 teams that are in it won’t win it.

Your disappointment, miserable take, and failed interpretation are noted.
 
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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Nowhere does it say that the NCAAT is “meaningless”. Reading is hard.

It isn’t the ONLY thing that matters. Maybe it is for short attention span posters that don’t follow the entire season and just begin to follow in March. 67 teams that are in it won’t win it.

Your disappointment, miserable take, and failed interpretation are noted.
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And your and a few other's silly take that it's all Luck should take a good look at Kenpom this morning. 8 of the sixteen are top 10 on kenpom. I read your takes literally and most suggest you are about as obtuse as they come when defending Barnes.
 
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I support Barnes, he owns KY and brought a SEC Tourney title home. NCAA tourney loss was not on him IMHO, Vols couldn't hit shots and the refs swallowed their whistles when Michigan was manhandling our players (only 6 fouls called on them in the 2nd half, Dickinson didnt get his first foul till 4 or 5 minutes into 2nd half).
 
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ArmchairQB said:
Absolutely. And by the way, here's our refs from the Michigan game...

Larry Scirotto
Some guy on an Illinois message board wonders why they do comparatively poorly in games that Scirotto ref (10 games in a season):
Is Larry Scirotto our kryptonite?
Meanwhile, Scirotto has reffed one Kentucky game, ever, and that was against Michigan State:
Larry Scirotto - Officiated Kentucky Games

Did we draw a Big 10 ref in a game against Michigan?

Earl Walton
Gets tossed from Big East tourney, goes to ref Big 10 tourney instead:
Referee Earl Walton, barred from Big East Tournament, officiates in Big Ten quarterfinals
UConn fan board guy opinion, Walton is one of the best who "let players play"
Referees today

Joe Lindsay
Guess who was around to end our season against Purdue in 2019?
We got hosed by Ref Joe Lindsay
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I’ll just leave this here. Travesty by the NCAA. No wonder they were able to maul us at Will with these UM lackeys officiating.
 
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#73
These type discussions are usually driven by the same people. CLEARLY…Rick is a great coach and responding to a couple of post that are massively misleading seems silly to me. BTW…. The Auburn game was absolutely embarrassing. You have two of the best players in the land and your guards THINK they are the heart and soul of that team. I think that game made the SEC look overratated.
 
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Tennessee Vols Fan!!!! said:
Despite yesterday's results, I stand behind Rick Barnes 100%

Tennessee was leading the whole game and really we should have won. It's a fact that this team was missing open shots and that's not on the coach... it was a choke job by the team itself.

Tennessee had an amazing year and if we are going to ge realistic about it, when have we seen Tennessee basketball with this much constant success?

Yeah, we can get spoiled and try hiring a young rising coach and hope he pans out (Mike White was supposed to be that coach) or we could go after a veteran coach (Ben Howland) he was a total dud at MSU, but it wouldn't be smart to do so.

Rick Barnes has Tennessee going the right direction in every aspect and we will be even better next season. Hopefully we can add Julian Philips... imagine him playing with JJJ?!

It's in my personal belief that Barnes should have this job until he decides he wants to retire.

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Totally disagree!! This has happened at odd times in many games this season. It just happened to take place late in this game and it cost us. No didn't choke, just got bitten by our season long gremlin. ( the 7-12 min or so dry scoring spell)
 
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calban said:
And your and a few other's silly take that it's all Luck should take a good look at Kenpom this morning. 8 of the sixteen are top 10 on kenpom. I read your takes literally and most suggest you are about as obtuse as they come when defending Barnes.
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You’ve made up the part about “it’s ALL Luck”. Ironic that you’re suggesting other’s takes are obtuse.
 
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