Rank Bruce Pearl as a basketball coach.

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emainvol said:
Wow. So how do you define basically? Because the American Heritage Dictionary defines it as "For the most part; chiefly." Meaning tanker is correct.
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Ok, fine.

Memphis returned the same team, every major contributor, and they would have made to the final four NO QUESTIONS asked without Derek Rose.

I like living in fantasy land, this is fun.
 
#252
#252
SaintBruce said:
Ok, fine.

Memphis returned the same team, every major contributor, and they would have made to the final four NO QUESTIONS asked without Derek Rose.

I like living in fantasy land, this is fun.
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See when you are proven wrong you simply go back and change the original argument by adding words to the post?
 
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#254
#254
Didnt mean for this conversation to digress into an argument over semantics, but my opinion remains.

Although the Tigers made the elite eight the prior year, the same basic squad (minus the second leading scorer and D. Rose) would not make it CLOSE to the final four.

If anyone feels that the Tigers would have achieved an elite eight appearance, I wouldnt mind discussing it. (rationally)
 
#255
#255
QuickdrawMcVols said:
Didnt mean for this conversation to digress into an argument over semantics, but my opinion remains.

Although the Tigers made the elite eight the prior year, the same basic squad (minus the second leading scorer and D. Rose) would not make it CLOSE to the final four.

If anyone feels that the Tigers would have achieved an elite eight appearance, I wouldnt mind discussing it. (rationally)
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I wouldn't have thought this team was capable of getting past the second round after losing it's best player. There is simply no way to know these types of things.
 
#256
#256
QuickdrawMcVols said:
Didnt mean for this conversation to digress into an argument over semantics, but my opinion remains.

Although the Tigers made the elite eight the prior year, the same basic squad (minus the second leading scorer and D. Rose) would not make it CLOSE to the final four.

If anyone feels that the Tigers would have achieved an elite eight appearance, I wouldnt mind discussing it. (rationally)
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What is your definition of not making it close?
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KB5252 said:
See when you are proven wrong you simply go back and change the original argument by adding words to the post?
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I didn't change anything. You might want re-read my original argument before you jump in the middle of a conversation and start making assumptions.
 
#259
#259
SaintBruce said:
Either way, the wins were vacated. In Memphis' case why were the wins vacated? If they were in compliance with all rules that season, can you say for certain Memphis would have been to the FF? I think not.
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This is my original argument, because I'd hate for you to have to go back through and actually read the thread.


How am I wrong again?
 
#261
#261
KB5252 said:
I wouldn't have thought this team was capable of getting past the second round after losing it's best player. There is simply no way to know these types of things.
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Good point, however, I argue that Cal's lack of X's and O's compared to Bruce Pearl would have spelled doom for him in the early rounds of the tourny.
 
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#263
06-07 tourney
Jeremy Hunt


NEV 62, MEM 78
23 minutes 16 points

TAM 64, MEM 65
26 minutes 19 points

MEM 76, OHST 92
35 Minutes 26 points.



Yea, this guy wasn't a major contributor in the NCAA tourney at all. It's basically the same roster.

:eek:lol:
 
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SaintBruce said:
06-07 tourney
Jeremy Hunt


NEV 62, MEM 78
23 minutes 16 points

TAM 64, MEM 65
26 minutes 19 points

MEM 76, OHST 92
35 Minutes 26 points.



Yea, this guy wasn't a major contributor in the NCAA tourney at all. It's basically the same roster.

:eek:lol:
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It is to anyone with a menial grasp of the English language.

Regardless, they replaced Hunt's 14.1 ppg with Rose's 14.9.
 
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#266
orangetanker11 said:
I don't see how Cal being compared Pearl equals an early round exit.
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well, Cal would have had to rely on X's and O's if his team were going to survive to the elite eight.

I happen to be of the opinion that in the X's and O's dept. Pearl outclasses Calipari, therefore he would not have been able to rally the team after the disqualification of thier best player like Bruce had to do with the Vols after the dismissal of Tyler.
 
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emainvol said:
It is to anyone with a menial grasp of the English language.

Regardless, they replaced Hunt's 14.1 ppg with Rose's 14.9.
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Perzactly!

And the current topic of discussion is that Memphis would or would NOT have sniffed the final four without Rose on the squad.
 
#269
#269
I would not trade Pearl for any coach in the SEC at this point. Can he recruit as well as Cal, no--but he is a better coach and his recruiting is very good.
 
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BasketvolsFan said:
Based on their overall records,
Little Billy would be #1---no one else has won a National championship
Cal #2
Pearl #3
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billy?? have u fell off your wagon? no way he is a better coach than BP, coach K. or williams. best coaches would be williams, coach k, uconn coach whos namehas left my mind. then cal, then BP. while that slow grind it out style is not a fan fav. looking @ the previous NC, it is clearly what style wins titles. if we played the style BP wanted this year, i doubt we get past the first round. i love our coach and what he has done with our program, but we will NEVER win a title with that run and gun style play. defense wins championships
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#271
#271
Based on how quickly pearl has turned aroundprograms without big names I would put him right near the top. Hard to compare him to national champions but then again he isnt coaching at north carolina kansas or duke. Harder to win here. But he has changed that,
 
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#272
BigOrangePassion1 said:
Based on how quickly pearl has turned aroundprograms without big names I would put him right near the top. Hard to compare him to national champions but then again he isnt coaching at north carolina kansas or duke. Harder to win here. But he has changed that,
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Calipari took an NIT team to the Elite Eight and a conference regular season/tourney championship... That's pretty good. Being able to recruit big name guys is part of being a coach.
 
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#273
IPorange said:
Calipari took an NIT team to the Elite Eight and a conference regular season/tourney championship... That's pretty good. Being able to recruit big name guys is part of being a coach.
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Cal took a team with two lottery picks, and four other legitimate NBA players to the elite eight. Is anyone else besides me undecided on his ability to win the whole taco?
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#274
#274
You mean being able to BUY big name players don't you. Calipari can't get big name players any other way. Every program he has ever been at has ended up on probation. Kentucky will be no different in the end. Heck Calipari could probably get probation somehow for an NBA team.
 
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#275
Bruce may be the best basketball coach in a long time. There are very few coaches, currently coaching, better than him. There is one that some of you may not have mentioned, or at least I didn't see-Coach K from Duke. Of ccourse, look at some of the recruits he had. UT should keep Bruce Pearl for as long as they can, because he's done very good at recruiting. Has he gone nationwide? I sure hope so. UT could get some good players from the Northeast, West, Southwest and Mid Atlantic.
I'd sure like to see the UT men's team win a National Championship. Could we get the recruits to do it? Maybe. Tell them we have the best women's coach in the country and the men's program is going up-we made the "elite 8" in 2009/10! That says a lot! May be hard to get great recruits after what Duke and Butler just did.
 
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