Rick Barnes discussion (merged)

[Christian Lowe]

I usually flat out turn off 5 games a year with Barnes coached teams…this is number 2 this season…right on track Rick! I’m ready for that top 10 season, top 4 seed and bounced in in sweet 16…I’m pumped baby!!!

Still better than our long history of not going at all before he got here

 

[Memphisvol87]

Still better than our long history of not going at all before he got here

Both are true. Happy we usually make it. Always expect to drop early with Barnes. I’d rather have Barnes and make it. Although tonight is really tough to watch. May as well turn it off at this point

 

[volplaya8]

Still better than our long history of not going at all before he got here

You must not know your history well if you think we have a long history before him of not going to dance or Sweet 16…Barnes has made 2 in 8 years…meanwhile our program went to 4 and an Elite 8 in the 9 years prior to that…but sure we are better than we were in 80’s or middle half of 90’s…woooooooo

 

[BelleVol]

Barnes has broken Dalton Knecht

Congratulations Coach Barnes for dumbing down the hottest player we had. Not surprised. Happens a lot.

 

[sportsnut624]

Congratulations Coach Barnes for dumbing down the hottest player we had. Not surprised. Happens a lot.

This is stupid

 

[RockyTopFox]

Every year....same Ole crap with Barnes teams.

Hard to please fans who expect us to go 40-0 every year, or with every loss being by 1-3 points.

 

[berryvol]

Barnes has broken Dalton Knecht

Congratulations Coach Barnes for dumbing down the hottest player we had. Not surprised. Happens a lot.

 

[BelleVol]

Hard to please fans who expect us to go 40-0 every year, or with every loss being by 1-3 points.

Whatever. Pretty early in conference play to lay an egg like this one.

 

[Christian Lowe]

You must not know your history well if you think we have a long history before him of not going to dance or Sweet 16…Barnes has made 2 in 8 years…meanwhile our program went to 4 and an Elite 8 in the 9 years prior to that…but sure we are better than we were in 80’s or middle half of 90’s…woooooooo

There is no argument against the barnes era being the best in UT history.

That’s like trying to say delmonico had a couple good years so Vitello isn’t that great because he hasn’t won the whole thing yet… when delmonico didn’t either, or anyone else.

It’s stupid lol

 

[volplaya8]

There is no argument against the barnes era being the best in UT history.

That’s like trying to say delmonico had a couple good years so Vitello isn’t that great because he hasn’t won the whole thing yet… when delmonico didn’t either, or anyone else.

It’s stupid lol

Well the Pearl era was better and the Mears era was as well…what are you even talking about…Pearl as of today has made it to as more tournaments and farther than Barnes ever has here in a shorter period of time…where do these people come from man…you said the word stupid, not me

 

[hUTch2002]

You must not know your history well if you think we have a long history before him of not going to dance or Sweet 16…Barnes has made 2 in 8 years…meanwhile our program went to 4 and an Elite 8 in the 9 years prior to that…but sure we are better than we were in 80’s or middle half of 90’s…woooooooo

Ok, we also went to 1 Sweet 16 in the 5 years prior to Barnes and missed the tourney 3 of the 5 years. See how cherry picking works?

 

[volplaya8]

Ok, we also went to 1 Sweet 16 in the 5 years prior to Barnes and missed the tourney 3 of the 5 years. See how cherry picking works?

He said long history…I didn’t cherry pick anything…but sure Barnes is a better coach than Cuonzo or Tyndall….did they get his paycheck or nomination for basketball hall of fame?

 

[hUTch2002]

He said long history…I didn’t cherry pick anything…but sure Barnes is a better coach than Cuonzo or Tyndall….did they get his paycheck or nomination for basketball hall of fame?

Ok but if we’re going long history then why just take Pearl on? You get prior to Pearl and we have a history of not being good.

 

[volplaya8]

Ok, we also went to 1 Sweet 16 in the 5 years prior to Barnes and missed the tourney 3 of the 5 years. See how cherry picking works?

It was actually 3 of 4..since the 5th year before him was the last Pearl year and I can assure you sir we went dancing…of course Pearl never missed a dance and took Barnes until his third year to go but who is counting…whatever narrative floats your boat…Go Vols!!!

 

[Christian Lowe]

He said long history…I didn’t cherry pick anything…but sure Barnes is a better coach than Cuonzo or Tyndall….did they get his paycheck or nomination for basketball hall of fame?

Since 1908, we’ve made the tournament 23 times.

1/5 of those are Barnes lol

 

[volplaya8]

Ok but if we’re going long history then why just take Pearl on? You get prior to Pearl and we have a history of not being good.

Actually since Jerry Green and 1997 we have been good consistently….we have had 4 coaches in 25 years take us to a Sweet 16…so after a quarter century of playing solid basketball I have aspirations of being better than a Sweet 16 team when we have been ranked accordingly

 

[hUTch2002]

It was actually 3 of 4..since the 5th year before him was the last Pearl year and I can assure you sir we went dancing…of course Pearl never missed a dance and took Barnes until his third year to go but who is counting…whatever narrative floats your boat…Go Vols!!!

It was 3 of 4 but you can’t remotely act like they inherited remotely the same situation. Come on now.

 

[hUTch2002]

Actually since Jerry Green and 1997 we have been good consistently….we have had 4 coaches in 25 years take us to a Sweet 16…so after a quarter century of playing solid basketball I have aspirations of being better than a Sweet 16 team when we have been ranked accordingly

Yeah I’ll give you that. We were good under Green. I wasn’t even thinking about him which is funny given he was there when I was. And I get you in being better than Sweet 16, but we’re very blessed with Barnes.

 

[volplaya8]

Since 1908, we’ve made the tournament 23 times.

1/5 of those are Barnes lol

Please don’t compare a time before the dance allowed this many teams in. Mears would have been there countless times.

 

[volplaya8]

It was 3 of 4 but you can’t remotely act like they inherited remotely the same situation. Come on now.

You think our program was in good shape after Buzz Peterson….yikes!

 

[Christian Lowe]

Please don’t compare a time before the dance allowed this many teams in. Mears would have been there countless times.

In the modern tournament era, we’ve made it 17 times.

Barnes is 1/3 of that.

 

[Volhoops]

Since this is the day of old guys getting fired or retire, it's Barnes turn next

 

[hUTch2002]

You think our program was in good shape after Buzz Peterson….yikes!

Are you purposely obtuse? It was better than after Tyndall. Maybe you missed it but Pearl had some pretty good players with which to work right off the bat. Stop being stupid.

 

[volplaya8]

Yeah I’ll give you that. We were good under Green. I wasn’t even thinking about him which is funny given he was there when I was. And I get you in being better than Sweet 16, but we’re very blessed with Barnes.

Barnes has actually inherited the long line of March Tennessee failures…it’s not all on him, he is just the next one to keep doing the same thing…Green had a few teams fall apart…namely in his last season when we got ranked number 4 and then went all the way down to 8/9 seed and got bounced in first game. Then we endured Bruce saga, then we saw Cuonzo do little with a lot till they got it together and made a Sweet 16. Now Barnes falls apart or should I say never really makes a run past where they are capable of going. This is a tournament sport and for whatever reason we do not get it done there. Trust me guys I know my history and I know what expectations to have with this basketball team.

 

[hUTch2002]

Barnes has actually inherited the long line of March Tennessee failures…it’s not all on him, he is just the next one to keep doing the same thing…Green had a few teams fall apart…namely in his last season when we got ranked number 4 and then went all the way down to 8/9 seed and got bounced in first game. Then we endured Bruce saga, then we saw Cuonzo do little with a lot till they got it together and made a Sweet 16. Now Barnes falls apart or should I say never really makes a run past where they are capable of going. This is a tournament sport and for whatever reason we do not get it done there. Trust me guys I know my history and I know what expectations to have with this basketball team.

The UNC game under Green was the one that sticks in my crawl the most.