Julian Phillips Auburn rumors

[OrangeInKy]

Basilio is to blame. He never passes up an opportunity to stir **** up. He’s an entertainer, not a knowledgeable reporter. He kisses Vitello’s rear end because he’ll come on his show. Barnes won’t give TB the time of day and it has poisoned his narrative of CRB as a coach.

TB will say anything to suck up to any clown that advertises with him. Basilio never said a bad word about Jimmy Haslam while he had Pilot money putting Basilio in stores every week doing remotes. Once that ended, Haslam became “Jimmy Coaching Shorts” and was destroying every team that had his finger prints on it.

Again, a **** stirrer and an entertainer. Take it for what it is.

He is those things, which is why I don’t get the hate. Why don’t people just ignore it?

 

[OrangeInKy]

I think that Basilio is unliked by the UT sports administrators because he doesn’t kowtow to them. His “sources” that feed him information are D-list level donors that are only being given certain info that can be released for public consumption. Okay. Maybe C-list donors.

I think that’s almost certain

 

[brockytop]

I don’t hate the guy, but no denying he’s the Alex Jones of a third tier town sports beat.

Thank goodness VN has an “insider” like you to offer up the goods

 

[OrangeInKy]

This was one of the criticisms I had when Coach Pearl was at UT, but I accepted it in terms of he allowed them to free lance on offense because they played really hard on defense, which still seems to be his philosophy at AU.

I will say it doesn't seem as dumb when you have Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith jacking up 3's, lol.

Correct. You have give me a couple 40 pct 3 point shooters and may God bless their 15 attempts each per game. You won't hear a word from me. Haha.

 

[LibertyVol]

I would love to believe this, but his playing time diminished significantly down the stretch. I can’t imagine he’s not looking around.

He was hurt. And not playing well. He will get all the playing time he wants next year. I may be wrong. I just don’t think he is leaving. It would not be a good move.

 

[VOL Outlaw]

nm

 

[berryvol]

So… what did Basilio say today?

 

[D3Athlete]

Well Phillips rumors weren’t true, but Jonas Aidoo portal stuff is. Ap dropped that bomb in the Monday night chat, but said he heard things look better there right now.

 

[CAVPUT]

Well Phillips rumors weren’t true, but Jonas Aidoo portal stuff is. Ap dropped that bomb in the Monday night chat, but said he heard things look better there right now.

I've always thought Phillips would be likely to leave if he got a high second to first round grade. Losing Aidoo would hurt though. Harder to replace him than Phillips. Maybe he's looking for more NIL money and doesn't want to leave and this is all leverage. Unlike ON, I think UT will sweeten the pot to keep Aidoo. I think he'll stay.

 

[Sadie0051]

Aidoo is not going anywhere.

 

[vols 30]

Audio is not going anywhere.

Then turn up the volume, bro

 

[The Dog]

Man, if the leaves, I will be crushed, next year is his break out year. Aidoo can shoot and block shots, just needs a little more weight and ruthlessness and he will play in the NBA

 

[Sadie0051]

Then turn up the volume, bro

Boy messed that one up for sure. I have to blame my phone on that typo. Aidoo is not going anywhere. Now if Justin Gainey left I would be nervous.

 

[TrippieRedd]

Well Phillips rumors weren’t true, but Jonas Aidoo portal stuff is. Ap dropped that bomb in the Monday night chat, but said he heard things look better there right now.

Would’ve been one of those “we deserve it” kind of moments. Playing Uros over him and splitting time with Awaka. Wants a bigger role I’d say, don’t blame him.

 

[Weezer]

I almost wish the Phillips rumors were true so we could nail Bruce for tampering and get him a second show cause.

 

[CNeagleVolFan]

I almost wish the Phillips rumors were true so we could nail Bruce for tampering and get him a second show cause.

I mean he should already be done at Auburn if we are being honest. He had an assistant fired for recruiting violations, but somehow Bruce is squeaky clean coming out of that. I loved Bruce when he was here, but I’ve since realized that he’s a bit of a slime ball and he always wants attention on him during a game. With his constant yelling and screaming, and how animated he is. If Rick Barnes could get us to an Elite 8 at least I would say that he’s been the perfect coach for us. I think he’s better than Bruce and he creates a much better culture, but I know there’s a lot of people on this website that would disagree.

 

[Weezer]

I mean he should already be done at Auburn if we are being honest. He had an assistant fired for recruiting violations, but somehow Bruce is squeaky clean coming out of that. I loved Bruce when he was here, but I’ve since realized that he’s a bit of a slime ball and he always wants attention on him during a game. With his constant yelling and screaming, and how animated he is. If Rick Barnes could get us to an Elite 8 at least I would say that he’s been the perfect coach for us. I think he’s better than Bruce and he creates a much better culture, but I know there’s a lot of people on this website that would disagree.

The pearlites refuse to acknowledge how much trouble he almost got us into by turning a secondary violation into a major violation. The prefer to blame the university for "not backing him". All he had to do was tell the truth, but he decided not to. I liked Pearl up until that point. When he put my university at risk through sheer stupidity, that's when I stopped liking him. People like to say, "It was just a cookout!". If he had just been honest about that cookout instead of lying his ass off to the NCAA, he wouldn't have been fired and he wouldn't have received a show cause. It was a secondary violation and he blew it up into a major one. Such a dumbass. Pisses me off that so-called Tennessee fans still hang on his nuts.

 

[livefaith]

There’s nothing special about Pearl’s “system.”

He lets his players run freely and lets them jack up shots no matter how dumb it is.

Phillips can’t hit the side of the barn as it is.

Not saying there is anything SPECIAL @ Pearl 's system. Just said that for Phillips it looks like a better fit for JP then our methodical ball movement ½ court focus. Phillips can run and slash and a lot more open court and improvisational running situations would highlight his skill set.

Otoh, there's nothing wrong with Pearl's system either. You can demean the guy all you want for personal reasons. But he resurrected Tennessee basketball, resurrected Auburn basketball, took us deeper in the tournament than any coach ever, and took Auburn (of all teams) to the final four! I'd rather have Barnes over Pearl. But dang, acting like the guy is a stupid non-heralded coach is just nonsense.

 

[SGMVols]

Thank goodness VN has an “insider” like you to offer up the goods

Tony isn’t going to sleep with you bro. He’s happily married.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Just to take it in the other direction, Pearl’s system has changed several times from when he coached here (he ran lots of 2-3 high and 2-3 low) to his time at Auburn ( 2-3 high, flex, modified flex with changing screen patterns etc.). The 2-3 low sets he ran here were more tempo control unless the released man had a numbers advantage on the break. That offense here looked great to teams unfamiliar with it, but there were serious flaws if teams didn’t bite on the inside or worse yet doubled Harris and stopped his inside out passes. Many of those who pine for Pearl forget that he lost 8 of 12 of his last games prior to a 75-45 loss to Michigan (who doubled Harris and crushed that offense). I recall all the whining about Pearl not calling a timeout as they outscored us on an eighteen point run. He wanted them to “play through it”. Whoa as you, St. Bruce. Sounds a lot like Barnes. When Pearl re-emerged at Auburn, he dropped the 2-3 sets and moved to a flex, then threw in a modified flex with broken patterns instead of repeating ones. He is indeed a good offensive coach when he has the guns and a pretty good one when he doesn’t. I’m sorry to break it to the worshippers, but Phillips is not a great fit there. Phillips had a rough year with early injuries (wrist and hand) that effected his ability to hold the ball and dribble, and late injuries (hip) that made him tentative to get physical. He is a good fit here, a great defender with a physical driving game and a reliable pull up. His offensive ceiling is very high if he can stay healthy. The grass is not greener on the plains with the pink neckless screaming toad. His offensive scheme is swell, but not any better for JP. Assuming Phillips declares prior to the 23rd, I’d be afraid someone might try to steal him on upside. Obviously scouts know what he faced this year. We have a solid NIL to bring him back and move him up the draft. We should all hope that’s his choice.

 

[kckempf]

Just to take it in the other direction, Pearl’s system has changed several times from when he coached here (he ran lots of 2-3 high and 2-3 low) to his time at Auburn ( 2-3 high, flex, modified flex with changing screen patterns etc.). The 2-3 low sets he ran here were more tempo control unless the released man had a numbers advantage on the break. That offense here looked great to teams unfamiliar with it, but there were serious flaws if teams didn’t bite on the inside or worse yet doubled Harris and stopped his inside out passes. Many of those who pine for Pearl forget that he lost 8 of 12 of his last games prior to a 75-45 loss to Michigan (who doubled Harris and crushed that offense). I recall all the whining about Pearl not calling a timeout as they outscored us on an eighteen point run. He wanted them to “play through it”. Whoa as you, St. Bruce. Sounds a lot like Barnes. When Pearl re-emerged at Auburn, he dropped the 2-3 sets and moved to a flex, then threw in a modified flex with broken patterns instead of repeating ones. He is indeed a good offensive coach when he has the guns and a pretty good one when he doesn’t. I’m sorry to break it to the worshippers, but Phillips is not a great fit there. Phillips had a rough year with early injuries (wrist and hand) that effected his ability to hold the ball and dribble, and late injuries (hip) that made him tentative to get physical. He is a good fit here, a great defender with a physical driving game and a reliable pull up. His offensive ceiling is very high if he can stay healthy. The grass is not greener on the plains with the pink neckless screaming toad. His offensive scheme is swell, but not any better for JP. Assuming Phillips declares prior to the 23rd, I’d be afraid someone might try to steal him on upside. Obviously scouts know what he faced this year. We have a solid NIL to bring him back and move him up the draft. We should all hope that’s his choice.

Pearl ran the flex a lot here, too, with Chism and Lofton. It was super obvious which games were a big focus for his staff, with some terrific prep for games against Kansas and Memphis where it was obvious they put together a game plan against specific matchups. Other times they looked like they were going through the motions on the flex offense until they got to under 10 on the shot clock and set a ball screen. It was super frustrating watching that offense stall.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

Pearl ran the flex a lot here, too, with Chism and Lofton. It was super obvious which games were a big focus for his staff, with some terrific prep for games against Kansas and Memphis where it was obvious they put together a game plan against specific matchups. Other times they looked like they were going through the motions on the flex offense until they got to under 10 on the shot clock and set a ball screen. It was super frustrating watching that offense stall.

Frankly, When Pearl ran the flex here, he didn’t understand it very well. As you said, it was agonizing to watch when he ran it with no pattern or pick variation and limited use of ball reversal. He uses it much better at Auburn, but dry spells are still inevitable.

 

[kckempf]

Frankly, When Pearl ran the flex here, he didn’t understand it very well. As you said, it was agonizing to watch when he ran it with no pattern or pick variation and limited use of ball reversal. He uses it much better at Auburn, but dry spells are still inevitable.

I remembered the flex working really well when Chism was accurate from outside. Come to think of it, Barnes's offense was elite when Schofield shot >40% from outside.

 

[Stoerner Fumbles]

I remembered the flex working really well when Chism was accurate from outside. Come to think of it, Barnes's offense was elite when Schofield shot >40% from outside.

Give me a guy that tall shooting that well, and I’ll make any offense work, but maybe that was your point.

 

[kckempf]

Give me a guy that tall shooting that well, and I’ll make any offense work, but maybe that was your point.

Funny thing is that Chism shot worse than Nkamhoua from outside but didn't get the mountain of crap from the fans for some reason. The only downside with Schofield shooting like that was it turns out Grant could have, too. Not that he should have been spending all his time outside but it would have made for fun viewing seeing the defenses extend even further out.