Tennessee Basketball 2010-2020

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1. From 2001-2010 Bruce Pearl was a combined 211-84 at UWM and UT. From 2011-2020, Bruce Pearl will have a better record, eclipsing even his DII success by averaging 25 wins per season. He will remain behind Roy Williams as fastest to various milestones in victories (500, 600) among active coaches.

2. Pearl will resist the call to the NBA. He loves his East Tennessee wife, he loves his church, he loves being loved by everyone here (message board coaches not included) and he saw what happened to Pitino. He also knows that while he is a great recruiter and can motivate young men who need playing time from him to succeed, he will not have the same sway over millionaires.

3. As Pearl returns to high scoring and high pressure full court defense, Tennessee basketball will reach a higher stage of national popularity amongst gamblers and high school players than it has ever seen up to this point.

4. Tennessee will start 2010 and 2011 with top 5 recruiting classes and top 5 attendance.

5. Tennessee basketball by 2013 will have multiple NBA starters succeeding in the league, making it even easier for Bruce to recruit top talent.

6. In the coming decade, Bruce will break the 3 million mark in compensation. His boat will still never compare to Haynesworth's.

7. In years that Bruce does not go to the Sweet Sixteen and further, he will be a commentator for CBS sports for the remainder of the tournament.

8. TN will win an SEC tournament championship and an SEC championship. Within the decade we will win at least two.

9. TN will win a national title. Bruce Pearl will also get to at least 1 other Final Four.

10. TN will be seen around the U.S. as a top 10 program.


I am incredibly excited about the future of this program!
 
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Don't get your hopes up. It's only a matter of time before Bruce skips town for (Insert Division 1 University here.)
 
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#3
Sounds great, and I hope its true. But i bet people were writing similar things about CPF after TN beat UF in 2001 prior to the SEC Championship game colapse that led to his eventual downfall.

You never know what the furture will hold. Got to take advantage when the opportunity arises. . . . Hopefully Bruce will get plenty more shots at the Final Four at TN.
 
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LOL @ NBA teams wanting Bruce.

That being said, he's a good college coach.

And lets not get our hopes up of multiple final fours and a national title. That's a lot to ask for.
 
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Dont see any of this as impossible. Possibly a tad optimistic but definitely think the Sec championships are within reach and the final four appearance.
 
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I guess the crystal ball was blurry when looking at Charlotte and DePaul.
 
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Bam not sure who you are.
I predicted Depaul would win a Big East game. They did.
I also did not know that their best player would be hurt.

I also said that Charlotte was a "good" win.
I do not think that was wrong.

I correctly predicted Bruce Pearl would make it past the Sweet 16. I was laughed at by lots of people here.

If you make 18 predictions and people inaccurately represent 3 of your predictions over and over as being wrong, it is pretty nice.

I never said for instance that the SEC would have 6 teams in the tournament, I said they had the potential to have 6, and they did.

I was dead wrong about several things, including Arizona. Hat was right on that and I was wrong.

The interesting thing about my predictions is that the ones about TN basketball were the ones as a group that were most correct, while some of the most prolific writers on here missed the worst when they spoke about Tennessee.

I know there are several people on here who are college students (one at a Big 10 school that SUCKs at basketball) and they continue to mock me despite having made no accurate predictions or even displaying real basketball knowledge.

BPV, Hatvol, HF and a few others display again and again deep knowledge of basketball. Sometimes they have a blind spot because of their dislike for coach Pearl, but they generally have and display knowledge.

One thing that remains to be seen and that will really cause weeping and gnashing of teeth is if Bruce Pearl can get to the Final Four pressing full court and shooting 3s. This year Pearl taught and emphasized great half court defense (something many here said he COULD NOT do) but he did not play his signature style. I am one of those who thinks with a Selby and a Golden buying in and playing defense hard, Pearl could get to a Final 4 with 20+ forced turnovers a day.
 
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chavisut said:
2013, multiple NBA starters? Name some.
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Josh Selby,
Tobias Harris,
Kevin Ware...

Would be nice if Hopson could join them.

McRae and Golden probably seem to you like there is no way they start in the NBA, but few probably saw C.J. Watson growing into the NBA player he is.
 
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#21
I find it so amazing that a man that hated Lane Kiffin because he made Eddie Gran work extra hours, yet at the same time loves a known adulterer.

Ironic.
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God grants forgiveness, and some people make positive changes in their life. Other people are still active alcoholics who dip into the snow from time to time and sleep with waitresses.

Even at his lowest point when he was making attorneys jealous late night in Knoxville, Bruce never told a good man that they should quit whining about taking care of their family.
 
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