Pearl tidbits from Vol Calls...

#26
#26
sdowell said:
hope your right, neighbor down the road from me, but the AA isn't going to slap us on the wrist, their going to get an arm bar on us. if pearl gets a one year suspension, he's gone.
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No offense meant, but it's hard to take suspension analysis from you.
 
#29
#29
Vercingetorix said:
The only reason it worked early in his tenure was because he walked into a roster that already had Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith on it. In six years, he hasn't recruited a single shooter even remotely of that caliber. Not that that has kept us from using it as a staple of the offense, of course.
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Exactly. He won early on with Buzz players then started recruiting players that didn't fit the style of play.
 
#30
#30
Vercingetorix said:
The only reason it worked early in his tenure was because he walked into a roster that already had Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith on it. In six years, he hasn't recruited a single shooter even remotely of that caliber. Not that that has kept us from using it as a staple of the offense, of course.
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This year's team is 247th in threes attempted/shots attempted. Maybe we haven't found an adequate alternative with this roster, but we're shooting less threes than the average team.

Hopson is a similar percentage shooter to JaJuan, but he's our #1 option when his percentage would play much better as a #2.
 
#31
#31
sdowell said:
hope your right, neighbor down the road from me, but the AA isn't going to slap us on the wrist, their going to get an arm bar on us. if pearl gets a one year suspension, he's gone.
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I think Hamilton has already said that if he just gets a year, that he is going to stick behind him. As for the three month comment earlier. I wish all of this would be over by then, but it won't be.
 
#32
#32
I still don't understand why Pearl would use the press as a primary weapon for his defense. Throwing it at teams every now and then works but we've been down that road too many times. A decent backcourt creates a headache everytime against the press.
 
#33
#33
Also, what big men are available???? I really don't see that one unless their is a nice Juco player unknown.
 
#35
#35
NeylandArmy said:
I think Hamilton has already said that if he just gets a year, that he is going to stick behind him. As for the three month comment earlier. I wish all of this would be over by then, but it won't be.
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Hamilton assumes the 1-year ban will not include a post-season ban and will not include a ban on coaching the team, but just an off-campus recruiting ban. Of course, this is when his department's not telling Hubbs that they can ignore a show-cause on Pearl anyway as "inapplicable" to Tennessee.
 
#37
#37
Shaun1985 said:
I still don't understand why Pearl would use the press as a primary weapon for his defense. Throwing it at teams every now and then works but we've been down that road too many times. A decent backcourt creates a headache everytime against the press.
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This seems to be the common belief around here, but it simply isn't true.
 
#38
#38
papatomany said:
This seems to be the common belief around here, but it simply isn't true.
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its not just around here, and a good backcourt will usually break a press. That is one of the reasons teams back off of the press as the tourney progresses
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#39
#39
sdowell said:
it won't be. we are in deep trouble. ware and jones(if he even makes it in ) will be our only 2 recruits. pearl won't even be here. hamilton either. the AA is going to bomb this program. a worthwhile coach won't touch this program, and star players will laugh at an offer from u t. sorry folks, but 3 or 4 months from now, we will be the new indiana of college basketball. ibet anything hatvol would say close to the same thing.
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So, your saying we're on our way back to where we came!! Idiots abound!
 
#40
#40
Bassmanbruno said:
You left out the part about Pat Summitt coaching the mens team if he gets fired.
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that would end in disaster...lots of difference in coaching men and women....just like lots of difference in coaching college and pros
 
#41
#41
emainvol said:
its not just around here, and a good backcourt will usually break a press. That is one of the reasons teams back off of the press as the tourney progresses
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That is not the point of the press, every team breaks it to one degree or another but they need to expend a lot of energy to do it. The first 2 years those opposing guards were hands on hips the last 5 minutes of the ball game, bricking those free throws and 3 pointers. That at least made us even on bricking free throws.

I love the old style of play, its much more fun to watch than this crap.
 
#46
#46
WesternKyVol said:
I know that most here seem to think that the style of play last year is best suited for championships, but Pearl has shown again and again that, for all of his strengths, he is a below-average offensive coach. I think creating turnovers is the best thing the Vols can do in order to score points. A pressing defense is what you need when you have a stagnant half court offense. In my mind, this is good news.

Keep in mind, a pressing, exciting style of play is what made TBA so loud a few years back. It may help us regain our home court advantage.
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On the other hand a pressing defense is easily scored on and that is what is relied on to score then we'll be even more hapless in tough games against good teams where the play becomes half court sets. Better to recruit players and learn how to coach them up to effective half court play.

Pressing is only useful as a change of pace tactic. It's useless as your primary tool.
 
#47
#47
SWGAVOL said:
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-In addition to Kevin Ware and Chris Jones, who Pearl believes are "excellent point guards", we're going to sign a "serviceable big man" and another "impact player" in the spring.

-Pearl believes the 2012 class will be one of the best yet and Tennessee is in "great shape" with some kids they really want.
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Picture above of Bruce Pearl on Vol Calls

That class however good it might look now will go poof when the NCAA hammer comes down. I'm not sure Pearl can say anything else at this point, but anyone who believe's him is delusional.
 
#49
#49
VolinDawgland said:
On the other hand a pressing defense is easily scored on and that is what is relied on to score then we'll be even more hapless in tough games against good teams where the play becomes half court sets. Better to recruit players and learn how to coach them up to effective half court play.

Pressing is only useful as a change of pace tactic. It's useless as your primary tool.
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And yet, Nolan Richardson's National Championship suggests otherwise.
 
#50
#50
volwarrior33 said:
"Jordan McRae, Kenny Hall, Renaldo Woolridge, and Jeronne Maymon took our starters to jail in practice today, bad sign for Thursday, good sign for the future."

-Pearl believes that this team needs a few more wins to be a lock for the NCAA Tourney. He did not sound positive when discussing this team.

"I've done a poor job of recruiting and identifying needs, in the future we're going to make a concentrated effort to go after guys who can press, because that's who I am, a coach who presses."

-In addition to Kevin Ware and Chris Jones, who Pearl believes are "excellent point guards", we're going to sign a "serviceable big man" and another "impact player" in the spring.

-Pearl believes the 2012 class will be one of the best yet and Tennessee is in "great shape" with some kids they really want.
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Serviceable? :ermm:
 
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