the "I like Bruce" thread

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To whom it may concern: I came to this board hoping to be able to engage in rational discussions about the state of the team. Something above the "sports talk" level. It adds to my enjoyment of the games to try to puzzle out what's going through the coaches' heads, how certain strategies lead to certain results, etc. I enjoy argument, I like logic, I like wit (even at my expense), but I don't enjoy thoughtless name calling, or nonsensical declarations like "you've obviously never played organized basketball" instead of dealing with the points being made. (Incidentally, I played organized basketball all my life, and have decent credentials on that score, but it doesn't mean that my observations of a college basketball game are any more or less valid because of that.)

Most any reasonable criticism of the team, the coaching, or any individual player's performance is greeted with "you're an idiot...jump on the bandwagon." (Not considering that if we didn't care we wouldn't raise these points.)

Clearly I was wrong about the purpose of this board: the only valid posts are ones that praise the coaches or the team. (Although, "so and so" sucks, with no reason why seems to be a valid criticism.)

So: as my last post (the one following this one), I'm beginning the "I like Bruce" thread. In honor to the spirit of the board, I will not say why I like Bruce as a coach or what I think might make me like Bruce as a coach even more.

Good bye, and God bless. (And, the "good riddance" replies are understood so you really don't have to waste your time typing them.)
 
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I like Bruce

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If we make a deep run in the NCAA tourny i think i could go from liking Bruce to loving him:air_kiss:
 
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I like Bruce. I'll admit that he does have his flaws, but all coaches do. I was surprised when I heard the announcers during the TN/MSU game say that they thought he deserved to be mentioned for National COY. I do not fully agree or disagree with that but I think he has done a solid job this year, so far... But I also know that he will be judged, on this board atleast, by how he finishes it out.

Although I knew he had a solid track record, I was not aware that he has won 20+ games in 17/18 seasons as a HC, and that in itself is enough for me to say that he is a good coach.
 
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Tennessee fans who don't like Bruce are morons. He's brought new heights to basketball here and has made it interesting. I think it'll continue to grow under him in the years to come.
 
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EaglesVols91 said:
Tennessee fans who don't like Bruce are morons. He's brought new heights to basketball here and has made it interesting. I think it'll continue to grow under him in the years to come.
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So we never won the SEC or made a Sweet 16 before Bruce?
 
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JZVOL said:
So we never won the SEC or made a Sweet 16 before Bruce?
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Yes, but we have never been this consistent for this long (other than during the Mears era, and the Pearl era will eclipse that very soon). And it is this consistency that will eventually net the postseason results we've all been waiting for, because it causes recruits to want to come to UT and contribute to building the program, brick by brick, into a national power. Heck, we are arguably already that. I think the next four years will be FUN to watch.

And for this we have Bruce Pearl to thank.
 
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I love Bruce and hope he stays the for the rest of his career. He deserves SEC and national coach of the year in IMO. Considering we lost 3 players from last years team (Negedu,Tabb, and Tyler) played with 6 walkons this year, beat KU,KY,MSU (road) and finished 3rd in the east is truly remarkable. He completely changed his style of play to suit his players and was still able to get them to the tourney. The only question about him so far has been recruiting and it looks like he has answered that with the incoming class. You have to understand where this basketball program was when he took over. You can't expect final fours and 5 star recruits all at once, these things take time.
 
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tennesseekilt said:
Yes, but we have never been this consistent for this long (other than during the Mears era, and the Pearl era will eclipse that very soon). And it is this consistency that will eventually net the postseason results we've all been waiting for, because it causes recruits to want to come to UT and contribute to building the program, brick by brick, into a national power. Heck, we are arguably already that. I think the next four years will be FUN to watch.

And for this we have Bruce Pearl to thank.
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I hope that comes true but it is a lot of if's. And we have had this level of consistency... we've made the tournament five times in a row '79-'83.

Look I am really happy about what Bruce is doing but you have to have more than one SEC Title and get past the Sweet 16 to be in the conversation of national power.
 
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90VOL said:
I love Bruce and hope he stays the for the rest of his career. He deserves SEC and national coach of the year in IMO. Considering we lost 3 players from last years team (Negedu,Tabb, and Tyler) played with 6 walkons this year, beat KU,KY,MSU (road) and finished 3rd in the east is truly remarkable. He completely changed his style of play to suit his players and was still able to get them to the tourney. The only question about him so far has been recruiting and it looks like he has answered that with the incoming class. You have to understand where this basketball program was when he took over. You can't expect final fours and 5 star recruits all at once, these things take time.
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:hmm:.... If that is a good win it's only bc it was on the road. To me, MSU is NOT a good win for our resume, but I'll take it.
 
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90VOL said:
I love Bruce and hope he stays the for the rest of his career. He deserves SEC and national coach of the year in IMO. Considering we lost 3 players from last years team (Negedu,Tabb, and Tyler) played with 6 walkons this year, beat KU,KY,MSU (road) and finished 3rd in the east is truly remarkable. He completely changed his style of play to suit his players and was still able to get them to the tourney. The only question about him so far has been recruiting and it looks like he has answered that with the incoming class. You have to understand where this basketball program was when he took over. You can't expect final fours and 5 star recruits all at once, these things take time.
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To be fair to Bruce he did get two 5* guys in his first class with Crews and Ramar.
 
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IPorange said:
My loyalty is to Tennessee, not a coach.
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No one is asking anything different of you. Apparently, there is some tension with you as far as Pearl goes or you wouldn't have made such a point. You must be in that group with Hat. Just so you know, Pearl is a really good coach, despite what Hat, BPV or anyone says in this forum
 
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