Per Doug Gottlieb In ESPN The Magazine

[Fine Vol]

well he def doesnt have the skills to get past the sweet 16

not yet

 

[dickens821]

well he def doesnt have the skills to get past the sweet 16

Dumb.

 

[Jaytrain5]

Bruce would put the Wizards in a really strong position to capture a #1 overall draft pick.

 

[getyopopcornready]

Bruce would put the Wizards in a really strong position to capture a #1 overall draft pick.

love it

 

[BigPapaVol]

Bruce would put the Wizards in a really strong position to capture a #1 overall draft pick.

seriously, his laissez fair approach might work better at the next level.

 

[VOLinthaNATI]

seriously, his laissez fair approach might work better at the next level.

I tend to agree.

 

[gainesvol82]

the wizards wouldnt do us such a favor... would they?

Yeah, because any coach can land top recruiting classes at UT. Pearl may not be the best Xs and Os coach but he is the best promoter/recruiter that we could get.

 

[Bassmanbruno]

Not sure about the best recruiter. He's pretty decent - but probably not the best out there we could have landed.

 

[getyopopcornready]

Yeah, because any coach can land top recruiting classes at UT. Pearl may not be the best Xs and Os coach but he is the best promoter/recruiter that we could get.

no point in reelin em in if you cant coach em

 

[BigPapaVol]

no point in reelin em in if you cant coach em

that's absurd. Talent has definitely won titles for some less than talented coaches.

 

[cotton]

no point in reelin em in if you cant coach em

Please, sir, point me in the direction of anyone who has ever been able to do a better job in Knoxville than Pearl has in the short time he has been there.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Please, sir, point me in the direction of anyone who has ever been able to do a better job in Knoxville than Pearl has in the short time he has been there.

what does that matter? relative merit amongst UT basketball coachless like virtue among thieves.

 

[tidwell]

yea he's done about all he can here at Tennessee, there's nothing left to prove so go ahead Bruce chase the stars and go be an nba head coach.. away from here..

As opposed to being a head guy in the NBA... near here?

 

[getyopopcornready]

Please, sir, point me in the direction of anyone who has ever been able to do a better job in Knoxville than Pearl has in the short time he has been there.

no one has

 

[Sudeepvol]

Not sure about the best recruiter. He's pretty decent - but probably not the best out there we could have landed.

At the time we got Pearl, I really don't think there was anyone better that would come to UT. We needed a promoter and an enthusiast as well as a good coach. I think he was the best possible candidate at the time.

 

[BigPapaVol]

At the time we got Pearl, I really don't think there was anyone better that would come to UT. We needed a promoter and an enthusiast as well as a good coach. I think he was the best possible candidate at the time.

and I think that's exactly right. He did things that very few could have done and he resurrected recruiting. I don't think anyone can reasonably argue the other side of that coin.

 

[getyopopcornready]

As opposed to being a head guy in the NBA... near here?

um.. yea.. :unsure:

 

[Bassmanbruno]

At the time we got Pearl, I really don't think there was anyone better that would come to UT. We needed a promoter and an enthusiast as well as a good coach. I think he was the best possible candidate at the time.

Probably a good bet - but now that Pearl has proven he can win here... and has since caused the University to upgrade and build better facilities... it really could open the door and cause interest for more coaches who may be even better if it were to come to him leaving for another job.

 

[getyopopcornready]

Keno Davis anyone?

 

[tidwell]

:lol:

 

[gainesvol82]

Have at it Wizards - as long as we don't go out and hire a moron.

if i were Bruce i would take the first nba offer that came calling so that when he has to sell his house its not because he is unemployed

Wow. I'm glad UT's become such a prestigious basketball school that we can be picky now. It's amazing how quickly Bruce got turned on.

 

[getyopopcornready]

i hate when people post random laughing smilies

 

[Bassmanbruno]

Wow. I'm glad UT's become such a prestigious basketball school that we can be picky now. It's amazing how quickly Bruce got turned on.

I never turned on him and that's just stupid to even say that. Wow.

It's also stupid to think there wouldn't be an even better coach out there that we could land if he were to leave. That's ignorant.

Bruce is a good overall coach, not great.

 

[cotton]

what does that matter? relative merit amongst UT basketball coachless like virtue among thieves.

It matters in that there has to be some "coaching" involved in overseeing the most successful tenure ever at the program. While UT coaches past might not make up a Who's Who of college basketball, nobody we have ever been able to attract has achieved this level of success.

After watching a 6'4" guard hang half-a-hundred in TBA, I'm not going to pretend that Bruce's team might not have some deficiencies, but overall his recruiting and style and energy have lead to a remarkable resurrection of Tennessee basketball.

Coaching ain't just Xs and Os, and on the basis of where he has taken the program from where he entered it, I'm going to go ahead and mentally label him "Good Coach," with bonus points added because he has done it where quite a few others have failed.

 

[getyopopcornready]

Wow. I'm glad UT's become such a prestigious basketball school that we can be picky now. It's amazing how quickly Bruce got turned on.

thats how it goes.. have some of the best facilities.. seat the 2nd most fans in the nation so now that all of that has been exposed nationally im pretty sure Keno Davis would take this job