Of Tennessee's Last 5 B-Ball Coaches, Which would you rather have....

Which Coach would you rather have?

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#78
#78
dickens821 said:
Where is your proof of that????
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I'm with you on that. If he is saying KO's style wins games over Pearl's style I can agree.

As far as actual results, I don't see how it's debatable.
 
#80
#80
JZVOL said:
I'm with you on that. If he is saying KO's style wins games over Pearl's style I can agree.

As far as actual results, I don't see how it's debatable.
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It is in absolutely NO way debatable.
I don't get the O'Neill homers on this board. Makes no sense.

I wish Pearl was more consistent in Tourney play, but there is no way I'd ever trade him for O'Neill
 
#81
#81
PandamoniumReigns said:
It is in absolutely NO way debatable.
I don't get the O'Neill homers on this board. Makes no sense.

I wish Pearl was more consistent in Tourney play, but there is no way I'd ever trade him for O'Neill
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I do to an extent. KO brought in some serious talent. If he stayed the offense would have taken care of itself with the talent and the defense was obviously not an issue.

I just don't see how one can ignore the situation he inherited and the talent he brought in.
 
#82
#82
kidbourbon said:
All good, parther. I should have put a smiley face. By the way, what does IP stand for?
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You should be flattered I assigned you a superior rank.

It's just an attempt to cleverly make a phonetic sound to suggest my urine is orange- a play off of the claims of a fan "bleeding" their school's color.

Or it means I have severely dysfunctional kidneys coupled with moderate dehydration. I don't know, I am not a doctor.
 
#83
#83
JZVOL said:
I do to an extent. KO brought in some serious talent. If he stayed the offense would have taken care of itself with the talent and the defense was obviously not an issue.

I just don't see how one can ignore the situation he inherited and the talent he brought in.
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I believe you're right that the O would have worked itself out. I think defense was just easier to teach with the talent he had. You can't teach everyone to shoot a 3 but most can learn how to work to deny the ball and box out.

One of my issues with Pearl is that he doesn't seem to be willing to teach it. His teams are one of the better ones in the country at defending the inbounds pass but can't defend in halfcourt or box out on a consistent basis.
 
#85
#85
JZVOL said:
I do to an extent. KO brought in some serious talent. If he stayed the offense would have taken care of itself with the talent and the defense was obviously not an issue.

I just don't see how one can ignore the situation he inherited and the talent he brought in.
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I've not seen many on here deny the fact that he inherited nothing more than basically a middle-of-the-road equivalent of a High School team. He brought in the talent, although I've always been a little iffy on why Isiah Victor was redshirted.

I think what most people on here are stating is that he has never really "proven" himself anywhere. Outside of his one Sweet 16 appearance, he has nothing impressive.
 
#87
#87
He mentioned in another thread that Dickey being Dickey played a substantial role in KO wishing to leave, and that he knew this because he was/is friends with KO. That's good enough for me.
 
#88
#88
IPorange said:
He mentioned in another thread that Dickey being Dickey played a substantial role in KO wishing to leave, and that he knew this because he was/is friends with KO. That's good enough for me.
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He's talking about Josh Selby leaving DeMatha.
 
#92
#92
There are many ways to judge how good a coach is. Wins, wins based on talent available, wins based on league you plan in, opposition, etc.

Bruce Pearl took the exact same players that Buzz Peterson had (less the leading scorer, I think it was Scooter McFadden) and had a spectacular season. The only possible explanation is coaching. So that's one in Pearl's favor.

I saw Kevin O'neill's teams as well. He is a fine coach but if he is so good, why hasn't he been hired before now? There have been many, many openings in college BB in the last 3 years. Even before Zona screwed him, there were no offers. Why not? If he is as good as some people on this board are saying, there should have been multiple offers.

OUT
 
#94
#94
emainvol said:
You are clueless.
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Since, you and Hat are the know it alls of the basketball program. Maybe MH should hire you guys for the search committee to replace Pearl...NOT. You and Hallucinogenic Hat are the clueless ones!!!
 
#95
#95
volsgrad89 said:
Since, you and Hat are the know it alls of the basketball program. Maybe MH should hire you guys for the search committee to replace Pearl...NOT. You and Hallucinogenic Hat are the clueless ones!!!
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Wow. Using a sentence, then following it with not. That's brilliant. I bet your friends in the mental ward are really moved by your putrid attempts at humor and sarcasm. Sadly, those of us with IQs above 70 simply find them to be further indication that you are a clown and a disgrace to UT fans who aren't retarded.
 
#96
#96
kidbourbon said:
If you have better information than mysefl, I would love to hear it. This is what message boards are for, right.

So, why did he leave and how do you know?
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The list of people who know why Josh Selby is gone from DeMatha:
1. Mike Jones and his staff.
2. Everyone involved with the DC/Baltimore AAU circuit.
3. Team Selby themselves.
4. The myriad of coaches who stopped recruiting Selby because they figure if DeMatha is too tough for a guy, their program won't be any better for him.
5. Anyone who speaks to the people included in categories 1-4 with any frequency.

Selby is gone from DeMatha because they don't have to deal with prima donnas and headaches there. They have great players lined up begging for the opportunity to play for the program Morgan Wooten built. They don't have to compromise their standards or appease 16 year olds who think the invented the game.
 
#97
#97
hatvol96 said:
The list of people who know why Josh Selby is gone from DeMatha:
1. Mike Jones and his staff.
2. Everyone involved with the DC/Baltimore AAU circuit.
3. Team Selby themselves.
4. The myriad of coaches who stopped recruiting Selby because they figure if DeMatha is too tough for a guy, their program won't be any better for him.
5. Anyone who speaks to the people included in categories 1-4 with any frequency.

Selby is gone from DeMatha because they don't have to deal with prima donnas and headaches there. They have great players lined up begging for the opportunity to play for the program Morgan Wooten built. They don't have to compromise their standards or appease 16 year olds who think the invented the game.
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Hat,

I heard it was because Selby cussed. TIFWIW...
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#98
#98
IPorange said:
He mentioned in another thread that Dickey being Dickey played a substantial role in KO wishing to leave, and that he knew this because he was/is friends with KO. That's good enough for me.
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Not me. Everyone who follows even and inkling of UT Men's Ball knows Dickey was/is a D**CHE Bag. That isn't a secret. O'Neill has trouble getting along with any Athletic Administration, in part because he feels he is bigger than the program. Thats one of the reasons he cannot keep a job longer than just a couple/few years.
Dickey is a D**CHE, but so is O'Neill.

Hat's post was merely a poignant attempt to build his reputation/stature by stating he is an acquaintance of an NCAA coach. Should we throw a parade now?
 
#100
#100
PandamoniumReigns said:
Not me. Everyone who follows even and inkling of UT Men's Ball knows Dickey was/is a D**CHE Bag. That isn't a secret. O'Neill has trouble getting along with any Athletic Administration, in part because he feels he is bigger than the program. Thats one of the reasons he cannot keep a job longer than just a couple/few years.
Dickey is a D**CHE, but so is O'Neill.

Hat's post was merely a poignant attempt to build his reputation/stature by stating he is an acquaintance of an NCAA coach. Should we throw a parade now?
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At the time, the athletic department wasn't willing to give the basketball program the attention and backing it needed to become successful. I can see how that would be a major problem for a coach, and I don't know anyone important in the matter. I don't think it has anything to do with feeling "bigger than the program," but rather just wanting to get the program bigger. If he thought Tennessee could be more than the doormat of the conference, then he has been proven correct.

As far as the last couple of sentences, they really don't have anything to do with me. I don't feel threatened by people giving information on a message board, especially when that information proves to be accurate any time I happen to go and check it. I don't understand the weird... rivalry, or jealousy, or whatever some people develop with him. if it's such a terrible thing to read his posts, stop doing it.
 
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