Shaka Smart=Stan Heath.

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UNAVol89 said:
Why not Grant?
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I am just not sold on him long term. I think he would be a decent hire, just not what we need at the moment. I wouldn't be suicidal if we were to get him, just think the Vols can do better at this point. I feel the same about Shaka
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tidwell said:
Based on Arkansas now about to be on their second coach since Heath, I imagine.
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That doesn't answer the question. Shaka Smart is not Heath, and Heath is not Smart. Arkansas is not Tennessee.

That VCU is in the sweet sixteen is not the main reason to interview the guy.

He could also be the next Billy Donovan. So, yeah, I will go with that. Smart = Donovan. It has just as much credibility as Smart = Heath.

Opinions, well, we know what they are like.
 
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LawVol13 said:
Based on Stan Heath sucking.
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Wow, I did not realize that one person's failure at their job 5 years ago migrated across country to cause another person to fail also. Interesting theory. Doesn't make any sense but interesting, I suppose.
 
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easleychuck said:
That doesn't answer the question. Shaka Smart is not Heath, and Heath is not Smart. Arkansas is not Tennessee.

That VCU is in the sweet sixteen is not the main reason to interview the guy.

He could also be the next Billy Donovan. So, yeah, I will go with that. Smart = Donovan. It has just as much credibility as Smart = Heath.

Opinions, well, we know what they are like.
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Understand. I interpreted your post to mean Heath did well at Arkansas. Disregard.
 
#30
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goodnight_vol said:
I think Smart is razor-sharp and would keep the energy of the program going. I don't know what he has in common with Stan Heath except no hair.
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Thank you. So they must coach alike. Unfortunately, we will get pay raises for guys like Turgeon, etc. and wind up with Greg Marshall, yawn.
 
#31
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I dont see Shaka = to Heath. I actually think hes a pretty good coach.Hes not on my top 5 but Heath wouldnt be on my top 50.I dont think it matters what any of us thinks because MH is going to screw it up.
 
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easleychuck said:
Yes he did. But not for those that hate him. Hate is a terrible quality. He crashed and burned because of his own poor choices.
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So he didn't work out, right? Getting our program on probation and being fired would not be my definition of working out well.
 
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wasn't pearl a flavor of the month??? he worked out well, don't you think?



Wasn't Buzz Peterson the flavor of the month at Tulsa when they had a good tournament run??? How did that work out for us????
 
#36
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Rudy123 said:
wasn't pearl a flavor of the month??? he worked out well, don't you think?


Wasn't Buzz Peterson the flavor of the month at Tulsa when they had a good tournament run??? How did that work out for us????
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This comparison has already been addressed appropriately. Scroll back through the thread.
 
#37
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easleychuck said:
Thank you. So they must coach alike. Unfortunately, we will get pay raises for guys like Turgeon, etc. and wind up with Greg Marshall, yawn.
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So you would like a guy in Smart who has a total of 53 career wins and has not finished better than fourth in his conference regular season?
 
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Shaka Khan will not come to U.T. He will be on G. Tech's list, NC States list, Oklahamo's list also. Those school's are not necessarily more attractive to us but they have not pending NCAA issues and G. Tech is in a good recruiting area.
 
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Rudy123 said:
wasn't pearl a flavor of the month??? he worked out well, don't you think?



Wasn't Buzz Peterson the flavor of the month at Tulsa when they had a good tournament run??? How did that work out for us????
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Pearl had more than 53 career wins and a better conference winning percentage than 63%.
 
#42
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Rudy123 said:
Shaka Khan will not come to U.T. He will be on G. Tech's list, NC States list, Oklahamo's list also. Those school's are not necessarily more attractive to us but they have not pending NCAA issues and G. Tech is in a good recruiting area.
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So it sounds like somebody (pretty good programs historically) disagrees with the OP's analogy/premise.
 
#43
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easleychuck said:
That would be yes. Feel free to explain your knowledge of Smart.
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He's never finished better than fourth in the regular season in conference play.

How well did it go the last time UT hired a young 30 something coach?

Not sure a guy with two years head coaching experience and is 33 can handle a job as big as UT.
 
#44
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Rudy123 said:
Shaka Khan will not come to U.T. He will be on G. Tech's list, NC States list, Oklahamo's list also. Those school's are not necessarily more attractive to us but they have not pending NCAA issues and G. Tech is in a good recruiting area.
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Oklahoma is under NCAA investigation.
 
#46
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JZVOL said:
He's never finished better than fourth in the regular season in conference play.

How well did it go the last time UT hired a young 30 something coach?

Not sure a guy with two years head coaching experience and is 33 can handle a job as big as UT.
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Nobody is sure. My knowledge of the kid comes from things like he was a point guard at a small college, very heady. Big time assist guy. He had enough that Billy Donovan hired him away from Clemson. He is an extremely smart guy. Have heard probably a dozen or so interviews of him on the radio here in Greenville and he handles himself very well. Had a child at a Clemson BB camp and saw him handle himself beyond well. He is polished beyond his years.

Obviously, nobody has any idea how any new coach will do. The UT job has been damaged. The right person needs to be willing to hit the road recruiting and a young guy like this could be the answer.

And he is not bringing his father to coach the defense and Al Davis did not call him a liar. So Smart does not = Kiffin.

For someone to just say Smart = Heath has no basis.
 
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JZVOL said:
He's never finished better than fourth in the regular season in conference play.

How well did it go the last time UT hired a young 30 something coach?

Not sure a guy with two years head coaching experience and is 33 can handle a job as big as UT.
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What do you mean a program as big as UT? We're a probably the 3-4 best program historically, in a conference that historically doesnt take basketball seriously. (not counting UK) If the guy is good enough for Arkansas or Tech, then hes probably good enough for us. BP definitely upgraded the program, but its still not like we're handing the guy the keys to a Ferrari. Especially when you factor in the possibility of looming sanctions.
 
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kidbourbon said:
Could you kindly elaborate on their similarities.
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Both rode players recruited by someone else to a susprising NCAA run then cashed in on them. If VCU had played a healthy Georgetown or a full strength Purdue, nobody would be mentioning Shaka Smart for major jobs. He'd be hoping to snake an interview at the A-10/C-USA level. That's the ultimate caveat emptor situation for a BCS league school.
 
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