Rick Barnes discussion (merged)

[Chris4Vols22]

Way to go coach! Absolutely great win!

I think the questioning of and criticism of Barnes's tournament struggles were warranted, but I say this win puts them to bed. I'm so freaking happy to break through that S16 barrier. Can't wait to see what we can do against Purdue.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Gainey!

 

[TrippieRedd]

Now we can all officially agree Barnes > Pearl. There should be no argument from here on out.

 

[volbound1700]

Elite 8 baby. I was defending Rick Barnes throughout this thread for years.

 

[OrangeTsar]

That was some top notch defense tonight

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Where are the Legions?

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Where are the Legions?

Watching The Hills

 

[hUTch2002]

Ha! I knew this would be right under the game thread!

 

[vols 30]

Now we can all officially agree Barnes > Pearl. There should be no argument from here on out.

Agree. I love both, but RB has had more success at UT

 

[hUTch2002]

All of you can eat my effing dack

Hmmm…..duck or dock….oooh, I know, deck! We can eat your deck!

 

[TNHopeful505]

So can we /thread?

Proud of EVERYONE tonight. I picked against us. Maybe I should do that more often.

 

[hUTch2002]

I bad mouthed Barnes after the SEC tournament loss. But man if he hasn’t put on a coaching clinic these last three games. I owe him an apology

On behalf of Coach Barnes I accept your apology and will pass it along, probably to a cat. The dog won’t listen to me.

 

[VolFreakJosh]

Rick Barnes is the best coach in UT men’s basketball history.

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

 

[Other_Guy]

Rick Barnes is the best coach in UT men’s basketball history.

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

Definitely!

 

[VolPack22]

Rick Barnes is the best coach in UT men’s basketball history.

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

I love Rick Barnes as much as anyone but the way some people brush Ray Mears to the side is crazy. The NCAAT was only 16 teams during the majority of his time and then only went to 32 towards the end of his time. It was a lot harder to even make the tournament back then. He finished 1st or 2nd in the conference 11 times in 15 seasons. That’s pretty incredible. Let’s not forget about him.

 

[volbound1700]

Rick Barnes is the best coach in UT men’s basketball history.

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

His personality is a perfect fit for Tennessee as well. Glad he finally got the critics off if him. I wasn't sure if it would be this year or not but I thought he had a tournament run in him. It would be nice to win the next one but regardless of the outcome, this team was special.

 

[OrangeInKy]

Rick Barnes is the best coach in UT men’s basketball history.

It’s not even up for debate anymore.

Jerry Green is second best now

 

[Volstylexx]

I love Rick Barnes as much as anyone but the way some people brush Ray Mears to the side is crazy. The NCAAT was only 16 teams during the majority of his time and then only went to 32 towards the end of his time. It was a lot harder to even make the tournament back then. He finished 1st or 2nd in the conference 11 times in 15 seasons. That’s pretty incredible. Let’s not forget about him.

Recency bias will always favor the current run.

 

[griffdog14]

ELITE EIGHT LMAOOOOOO

 

[SugarVols]

Let’s put this epic thread to rest once and for all!

 

[OrangeInKy]

To give perspective to how good we have it now compared to our past, Notice Cuonzo Martin was tied with Jerry Green for 4th on all time tourney wins list here. 3 wins. Martin coached in one tournament here. We’ve got it very good, which is why the whining about Barnes here for so long has been so stupid.

 

[207 others]

Hated on Barnes many times. His overwriting for timeouts, minor things here and there. One things for certain he's the best we have ever had and best we can have right now

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

I love Rick Barnes as much as anyone but the way some people brush Ray Mears to the side is crazy. The NCAAT was only 16 teams during the majority of his time and then only went to 32 towards the end of his time. It was a lot harder to even make the tournament back then. He finished 1st or 2nd in the conference 11 times in 15 seasons. That’s pretty incredible. Let’s not forget about him.

Ray Mears is the reason I love UT basketball just a bit more than I love UT football. He was my AD at UT Martin. Mears invented "Big Orange Country". Mears also changed from a successful defensive minded, half-court scheme to fast break offensive scheme over the course of 1 season. His level of PR was on a higher shelf than Pearl. Mears is right there with Barnes as UT's best BB coach

 

[walkenvol]

Where are the Legions?

Just waiting to pounce if we don’t win the next 3 games!

 

[The Dog]

On behalf of Coach Barnes I accept your apology and will pass it along, probably to a cat. The dog won’t listen to me.

I listen to you