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#76
#76
Barton has been a huge disappointment. We needed him to take heat of McRae and Stokes like McBee did last year, but he's strictly brick since the A and M game.
 
#78
#78
bnhunt said:
I don't want CCM fired after the year now. Why pay his buyout and have to pay a new HC and staff next year when this team will be just AWFUL? This is a .500 team at best next year no matter whose coaching, so let's make CCM suffer through it and then can him after next season. That way we also give him a full 4 years.
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Your a genius, and meanwhile we can work on bringing BP back.
 
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#80
#80
thetnastyVFL said:
Think Shaka is staying at VCU for $4 million a year? Time to get Tennessee basketball back to national relevance
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I realize it's a long shot and that he turned down higher profile jobs last year, but there has to be an amount he's willing to leave VCU for. As I keep saying - VCU cannot be his destination job. UT doesn't have a track record of making these kinds of hires, but Hammy is gone and maybe Hart will realize that with the right coach the basketball program can be financially successful.
 
#81
#81
HBCButch said:
UT will have to ride this out unfortunately, so we may as well get used to it. They'll have to give him a 4th year simply so the next candidates wont hold it against UT for not giving him that. The coaching fraternity is tight, people need to understand that. As a guy who's tried to be a supporter of Cuonzo simply because he is the UT coach and I really hoped things would come together. My worst fears are coming true, and Cuonzo is the poster boy for the Peter Principle(in a nut shell, some people will be promoted far above their capabilities). I wanted to believe this guy had a plan. He doesn't. I'm watching the game and Stokes at one point tries to bring the ball up the court like he's a ball handler. He had it batted away of course and the camera cut to Cuonzo was one of no reaction. He didn't call a TO until we went down 35-20 or something at that point. The team played totally lost and I must say the coaching was lost to. There wasn't a coach on that bench that had the first clue. There might be hundreds of coaches who would've had some clue to keep that game semi close. I'd have rather had the last coach in the pecking order from some teams bench leading us last night instead of Cuonzo. Some of them have probably forgotten more about strategy than Cuonzo obviously will ever know. Cuonzo is obviously a guy who looks at how something is written up and could go out and do it as a player. But, now HE has to be the brains of it and cant get it done.
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I can't say that you're wrong, but be prepared for UT's worst B'ball recruiting class in recent history. A lame duck coach in the final year of his contract will have a hard time signing decent talent which means an additional year of poor B'ball for UT fans to suffer through.

Stikes me that either you have to decide to stick with CCM and extend his contract or can him at the end of this season.
 
#84
#84
Doctrippin said:
Barton has been a huge disappointment. We needed him to take heat of McRae and Stokes like McBee did last year, but he's strictly brick since the A and M game.
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we had the same offensive struggles last year with Trae and McBee.
Scored 36, 38, 45 and 48 in 4 losses, and it just so happens Trae was the leading scorer in 3 of those.
Barton has done fine getting the ball to the right people. He just needs to make some shots when he gets the chance.
 
#86
#86
bnhunt said:
I don't want CCM fired after the year now. Why pay his buyout and have to pay a new HC and staff next year when this team will be just AWFUL? This is a .500 team at best next year no matter whose coaching, so let's make CCM suffer through it and then can him after next season. That way we also give him a full 4 years.
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The AD will probably see it your way. IMO, if we don't hire a decent coach, I could care less if Martin stays or goes. Firing Martin at least lets the next coach build for the future and one solid recruiting year can change a whole program.
 
#89
#89
calban said:
Barton is shooting 10% from 3 in his last 5 games.
During that stretch we're 2-3.
Need something coming from somewhere at the PG if we're going to finish.
All sarcasm aside.
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Oh I agree, and I've mentioned our shooting issues, but acting as if Mcbee was some dead eye shooter is foolish.
 
#92
#92
golfballs said:
The board is currently filled to the brim with posters who clearly follow our team very closely and have great perspective. It's too bad they aren't around as much when UT is winning.
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They are around when they are winning.
 
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