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hatvol96

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1. Great performance at the most opportune time. It sets things up nicely for an SEC Tournament run.
2. That was by far Tennessee's smartest performance of the year. They pressed their advantages against an overmatched opponent.
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
4. South Carolina is not an NCAA quality team. Darrin Horn deserves a great deal of credit for putting them in contention.
5. The Big East, as good as it is, should only get seven bids. Their bubble teams have vomited all over themselves this week.
6. Michigan-Minnesota should be interesting Saturday. The winner can probably breathe easy.
7. I love listening to Bob Knight talk about how badly Ted Valentine sucks without ever mentioning him by name. Knight is figuring the broadcasting game out quickly.
8. Georgia could do worse than giving Fran Fraschilla a call. In fact, my guess is that they will.
9. The Big Ten is going to get a bunch of teams into the NCAA field. I can't see any of them, other than Michigan State, doing much damage.
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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#2
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hatvol96 said:
1. Great performance at the most opportune time. It sets things up nicely for an SEC Tournament run.
2. That was by far Tennessee's smartest performance of the year. They pressed their advantages against an overmatched opponent.
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
4. South Carolina is not an NCAA quality team. Darrin Horn deserves a great deal of credit for putting them in contention.
5. The Big East, as good as it is, should only get seven bids. Their bubble teams have vomited all over themselves this week.
6. Michigan-Minnesota should be interesting Saturday. The winner can probably breathe easy.
7. I love listening to Bob Knight talk about how badly Ted Valentine sucks without ever mentioning him by name. Knight is figuring the broadcasting game out quickly.
8. Georgia could do worse than giving Fran Fraschilla a call. In fact, my guess is that they will.
9. The Big Ten is going to get a bunch of teams into the NCAA field. I can't see any of them, other than Michigan State, doing much damage.
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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Hah - baloney.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Great performance at the most opportune time. It sets things up nicely for an SEC Tournament run.2. That was by far Tennessee's smartest performance of the year. They pressed their advantages against an overmatched opponent.
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
4. South Carolina is not an NCAA quality team. Darrin Horn deserves a great deal of credit for putting them in contention.
5. The Big East, as good as it is, should only get seven bids. Their bubble teams have vomited all over themselves this week.
6. Michigan-Minnesota should be interesting Saturday. The winner can probably breathe easy.
7. I love listening to Bob Knight talk about how badly Ted Valentine sucks without ever mentioning him by name. Knight is figuring the broadcasting game out quickly.
8. Georgia could do worse than giving Fran Fraschilla a call. In fact, my guess is that they will.
9. The Big Ten is going to get a bunch of teams into the NCAA field. I can't see any of them, other than Michigan State, doing much damage.
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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Couldn't agree more! If they play with the amount of aggressiveness and determination that they showed tonite, it should be an interesting SECT. Wow I was blown away by the way they pulled away in the second half. They are built for a huge SECT run, IMO.

I was very critical of this team a month ago, but what they showed me with wins against FLA and USC on the road....WOW, just WOW.
 
#4
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hatvol96 said:
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
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I described it to someone as Fonzy's portly, intense uncle . . . but your point stands. They need to duct tape that jacket to him when he's wearing the t-shirt underneath.
 
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hatvol96 said:
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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qft
 
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Sweet Mel Sharples ref. Homeboy could sling hash.

I'm with you on the Knight evisceration of Valentine. I told my wife exactly that thing when he made about the fourth "horrible call" comment.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Great performance at the most opportune time. It sets things up nicely for an SEC Tournament run.
2. That was by far Tennessee's smartest performance of the year. They pressed their advantages against an overmatched opponent.
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
4. South Carolina is not an NCAA quality team. Darrin Horn deserves a great deal of credit for putting them in contention.
5. The Big East, as good as it is, should only get seven bids. Their bubble teams have vomited all over themselves this week.
6. Michigan-Minnesota should be interesting Saturday. The winner can probably breathe easy.
7. I love listening to Bob Knight talk about how badly Ted Valentine sucks without ever mentioning him by name. Knight is figuring the broadcasting game out quickly.
8. Georgia could do worse than giving Fran Fraschilla a call. In fact, my guess is that they will.
9. The Big Ten is going to get a bunch of teams into the NCAA field. I can't see any of them, other than Michigan State, doing much damage.
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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Yes.

Whoa! Hat giving Pearl some props.
 
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#11
Good stuff, hat. I think we're all in agreement about Bruce and his jacket. Keep it on, Bruce.
 
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hatvol96 said:
1. Great performance at the most opportune time. It sets things up nicely for an SEC Tournament run.
2. That was by far Tennessee's smartest performance of the year. They pressed their advantages against an overmatched opponent.
3. Bruce needs to keep his jacket on when he goes with the t shirt. He looked like Mel Sharples running round the sideline.
4. South Carolina is not an NCAA quality team. Darrin Horn deserves a great deal of credit for putting them in contention.
5. The Big East, as good as it is, should only get seven bids. Their bubble teams have vomited all over themselves this week.
6. Michigan-Minnesota should be interesting Saturday. The winner can probably breathe easy.
7. I love listening to Bob Knight talk about how badly Ted Valentine sucks without ever mentioning him by name. Knight is figuring the broadcasting game out quickly.
8. Georgia could do worse than giving Fran Fraschilla a call. In fact, my guess is that they will.
9. The Big Ten is going to get a bunch of teams into the NCAA field. I can't see any of them, other than Michigan State, doing much damage.
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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You really think they'll give Fraschilla a call? I thought they'd go bigger than that.
 
#13
#13
That literally seemed like an undershirt that he took out of a package of 3. It almost seemed like he forgot to put on a shirt on top of that.
 
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hatvol96 said:
10. I'm certainly not the president of the Bruce Pearl Fan Club, but finishing atop the SEC East in three of his four years is a pretty good accomplishment. Playing well in conference is the sign of a healthy program.
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Its cold in hell tonight!! This statement and JP hit a 3 proves it!!
 
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kkep48 said:
You really think they'll give Fraschilla a call? I thought they'd go bigger than that.
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No, I don't think they're smart enough to do so. They'll hire someone less skilled than Fraschilla. I hope they prove me wrong. The SEC could use a boost right now.
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hatvol96 said:
No, I don't think they're smart enough to do so. They'll hire someone less skilled than Fraschilla. I hope they prove me wrong. The SEC could use a boost right now.
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I think Fran would make a great fit there. I just think they'll try and get a "bigger name" than him.
 
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Hat,

were you not secretly wishing that Pearl would flop tonight? I know you're all Vol, but your lack of faith in Pearl has been dually noted. I appreciate your recognition of our performance tonight, but does it really change your thoughts on Pearl?
 
#20
#20
Well, when JP hit the line drive 3, I knew it was our night. USC also made a mistake going to that weak press down by 12 with 5:00 to play. That played right into our hands.
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Hat, thanks for writing these - I look forward to reading them. Do you believe in teams peaking at the right/wrong time? I'm convinced UT peaked last year at Memphis, and maybe they are peaking going into tourney play instead this year.
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