Vols N Shocks
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Ok, first off, I'm a huge Vol football fan. Grew up in a home where UT football was tradition. Never followed UT BBall until recently with the success of Pearl. I am an alumnus of Wichita State, so naturally I'm a huge WSU fan, and sadly, but almost in my favor, we don't have a football program, so my allegiance to UT football is never in question. As I had to take sides with WSU when we played UT in the tournament in 06.
However being a die hard follower of Valley basketball, I can say that Martin is a great hire for our beloved Vols. He turned around a pathetic Mo State team, into a team that was dreaded by my Shox. I think we will have success against in conference play, with the way CCM runs his defense. The Shox play a very up tempo, athlete driven game plan. We press often, and we score in transition a lot. Similar to what a lot of SEC teams play. The Valley is one of the most unentertaining conferences to watch, because they all play slow tempo, defense first, types of gameplans. CCM is no exception to this rule. WSU lost both times we played MSU, and it was all due to the fact that MSU played hard nosed D, and would never let us score in transition. I think he will be great in the SEC. Will it be as entertaining of a game, as the Pearl era? I'd say with out a doubt, no it won't be as entertaining. Will we have as many up and down stretches in the season? Probably not. I think CCM will bring stability to a program that seemed to have hardly any stability, even down to what quality of playing was put out on the court game to game.
CCM from everything I've read through the last couple years, point to him being a stickler for rules, discipline, and winning. I think that during this time of unknown for UT, that CCM will bring everything we need to fulfill getting back to prominence nationally on a skill level, as well as respectability.
I view the CCM hire similar to the Dooley hire. Get a guy who knows the rules, doesn't deviate from them, and will add stability to the program not only in respect, but rules compliance. Obviously a massive problem with Pearl.
I'd also like to say that as a Shocker fan, I'm glad CCM is out of The Valley, and can maybe help our chances of winning the league and conference tourney next year, and hopefully in the next few years as well. Oh and also its fun to see MSU fans crying their little hearts out because their great coach that would bring them championships is gone.
TL;DR Good hire, exactly what we needed.
However being a die hard follower of Valley basketball, I can say that Martin is a great hire for our beloved Vols. He turned around a pathetic Mo State team, into a team that was dreaded by my Shox. I think we will have success against in conference play, with the way CCM runs his defense. The Shox play a very up tempo, athlete driven game plan. We press often, and we score in transition a lot. Similar to what a lot of SEC teams play. The Valley is one of the most unentertaining conferences to watch, because they all play slow tempo, defense first, types of gameplans. CCM is no exception to this rule. WSU lost both times we played MSU, and it was all due to the fact that MSU played hard nosed D, and would never let us score in transition. I think he will be great in the SEC. Will it be as entertaining of a game, as the Pearl era? I'd say with out a doubt, no it won't be as entertaining. Will we have as many up and down stretches in the season? Probably not. I think CCM will bring stability to a program that seemed to have hardly any stability, even down to what quality of playing was put out on the court game to game.
CCM from everything I've read through the last couple years, point to him being a stickler for rules, discipline, and winning. I think that during this time of unknown for UT, that CCM will bring everything we need to fulfill getting back to prominence nationally on a skill level, as well as respectability.
I view the CCM hire similar to the Dooley hire. Get a guy who knows the rules, doesn't deviate from them, and will add stability to the program not only in respect, but rules compliance. Obviously a massive problem with Pearl.
I'd also like to say that as a Shocker fan, I'm glad CCM is out of The Valley, and can maybe help our chances of winning the league and conference tourney next year, and hopefully in the next few years as well. Oh and also its fun to see MSU fans crying their little hearts out because their great coach that would bring them championships is gone.
TL;DR Good hire, exactly what we needed.
