NCAA Tournament Thread

#478
#478
Tennesseefan2019 said:
If Bruce wouldn't have lied to the NCAA he would still be coaching the Tennessee Vols. It's all on him and it's his fault.
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There is no question about that, however Hamilton and team knew the NCAA had the picture to incriminate Pearl but did not tell him in advance. They allowed Pearl to go into the meeting to hang himself. Neither one of those scenarios were the right thing to do.
Had this been at one of the blue blood schools with a successful coach the administration would have walked their coach though the situation to make sure the problem could be handled much cleaner.

Hosting a high school underclassman ( Pearl's original violation) is no longer a violation.

Guess ole Mike Hamilton thought of himself as a holy person, we see how Hamilton's tenure at UT turned out.

FYI, college basketball is a dirty game.
 
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#479
Zues1 said:
There is no question about that, however Hamilton and team knew the NCAA had the picture to incriminate Pearl but did not tell him in advance. They allowed Pearl to go into the meeting to hang himself. Neither one of those scenarios were the right thing to do.
Had this been at one of the blue blood schools with a successful coach the administration would have walked their coach though the situation to make sure the problem could be handled much cleaner.

Hosting a high school underclassman ( Pearl's original violation) is no longer a violation.

Guess ole Mike Hamilton thought of himself as a holy person, we see how Hamilton's tenure at UT turned out.

FYI, college basketball is a dirty game.
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Mike Hamilton was a poor excuse for an Athletic Director and the worst one Tennessee ever had
 
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#480
Tennesseefan2019 said:
Kansas basketball team was flushed down the toilet when they lost their great center Azubuike for the season with a wrist injury. With him Kansas would have had a great chance to make the Final Four.
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Ehh, one player Doesent make a team

They either didn’t care or weren’t prepared
Kansas gets loads of talent and should never lose like that
 
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#481
VolFreakJosh said:
Lol, good luck with that.
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I don't get the Pearl disdain. He pulled us out of mediocrity. His tenure is when everything changed forever (BP vs AP*). In the end, he didn't ruin our program or our rep, he went down on a technicality, basically. I'm happy with our current coach and I think everybody else is, so what exactly are people hanging onto?

*we had 7 losing seasons in the 14 years before Pearl and 1 in the 14 since. 4 20-win seasons in 14 years BP, 9 since.
 
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#482
n_huffhines said:
I don't get the Pearl disdain. He pulled us out of mediocrity. His tenure is when everything changed forever (BP vs AP). In the end, he didn't ruin our program or our rep, he went down on a technicality, basically. I'm happy with our current coach and I think everybody else is, so what exactly are people hanging onto?
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If he hadn’t lied about his violation he committed, more than likely he’d still be our coach.

They don’t want to admit it but they miss Bruce’s energy and the excitement that he brought to Tennessee basketball “at the time”. Some people can’t let go of the past.

Barnes may not be the most energetic coach we ever had but he has plenty of knowledge of the game.

His offense is simple and effective when the players are executing their assignments.

Bruce likes the attention from the media while Barnes just wants to coach basketball.
 
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#486
Lawrence Wright said:
Ha! I hate Roy, but I’ve got UNC beating Duke in my bracket.

My wife’s bracket has UT in the NC game, so she was sweating bullets.

Good win for you guys. Any win in late March is a good win.
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North Carolina will beat Duke this time imo.
 
#488
#488
Lawrence Wright said:
I think America is too in love with Zion to see that Duke can’t shoot consistently from long range (UNC can), and UNC’s PG is better than Duke’s PG.
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I see it, but it’s baffling how many weaknesses Zion hides. I don’t think Duke is drastically better then everyone else though
 
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#491
Well, UNC shows why they're a #1 seed. Complete game vs Washington. Never in doubt. That's how you finish teams.
 
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#492
Lawrence Wright said:
I felt the same way in 2014 when UF and UK made the Final Four.
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I bet. Or imagine much how worse it would’ve been if Gainesville and Tallahassee were only 10 minutes from each other when you guys beat them in the Sugar Bowl. I would say 9 out of 10 people in this area don’t want to see it because there is no coming back from it. People would be more afraid of losing than winning.
 
#493
#493
RDU VOL#14 said:
I bet. Or imagine much how worse it would’ve been if Gainesville and Tallahassee were only 10 minutes from each other when you guys beat them in the Sugar Bowl. I would say 9 out of 10 people in this area don’t want to see it because there is no coming back from it. People would be more afraid of losing than winning.
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52-20 is forever.

Largest margin of defeat for a #1 ranked team in a bowl game.

Our first NC, a complete beatdown of our hated in-state rival.

For FSU fans, that’s bad enough.
 
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#497
#497
Tacko is surprisingly physical for a skinny tall dude. He isn't getting pushed around as much as I thought he would so far.
 
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