The Pembroke Postgame Report.

#102
#102
LawVol13 said:
Yes, there is a difference. UF's posts would have scored at will on Woolridge. I counted two buckets that came from Pearl guarding the post one-on-one. He also caused 2 or 3 turnovers. There is no way Woolridge would have done that.

But definitely, you're right about a coach attacking Pearl. I'm just saying that Pearl is lesser of two evils; I'm not saying he is some sort of beast defender.
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If you only counted two buckets you didn't see much of the game. There was a stretch in the second half that 4 straight plays went right at Pearl in the post and he got abused on every single one. Dad finally took a timeout to save him the 5th straight punch in the face.
 
#103
#103
UT IE 95 said:
If you only counted two buckets you didn't see much of the game. There was a stretch in the second half that 4 straight plays went right at Pearl in the post and he got abused on every single one. Dad finally took a timeout to save him the 5th straight punch in the face.
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There were two straight possessions of them attacking Pearl in the post. The freshman post from UF hit a hook and Tyus hit a jumper on him. The other buckets were due to our inability to keep the point guard from breaking us down from the top of the key. This led to easy dunks that I don't put on the posts; that blame goes to our perimeter defenders.
 
#105
#105
11. Wayne Chism's position by the bench after fouling out was the perfect replica of the position taken by the team during the second half.
 
#106
#106
Vols420 said:
does anyone else just think this team is just poorly assembled? I mean no clear point guard, no true 2 guard, and one big man inside. after chism we have no inside presence. This team has been exposed imo and we need to add a ton of size and a true pg or else we can look forward to alot of 3rd place finishes in the sec east in the next few years..
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Of course it is poorly assembled. The attrition of players due to drugs, arrests, dismissals, and a heart attack have caused it to be poorly assembled. It is pieced together with walk-ons, a semi-reformed couch potato, and a juco transfer. There is no one, at any time before New Year's Day, that designed the team to be made in its current configuration.
 
#107
#107
cotton said:
Of course it is poorly assembled. The attrition of players due to drugs, arrests, dismissals, and a heart attack have caused it to be poorly assembled. It is pieced together with walk-ons, a semi-reformed couch potato, and a juco transfer. There is no one, at any time before New Year's Day, that designed the team to be made in its current configuration.
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:eek:lol:
 
#108
#108
cotton said:
Of course it is poorly assembled. The attrition of players due to drugs, arrests, dismissals, and a heart attack have caused it to be poorly assembled. It is pieced together with walk-ons, a semi-reformed couch potato, and a juco transfer. There is no one, at any time before New Year's Day, that designed the team to be made in its current configuration.
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The roster now is no different than it would have been if Tyler Smith slipped on ice and broke his ankle on New Year's Eve. It's not like there's some lottery by which players are dispersed at random. The personnel is a mish mash of ill fitting parts and that lands squarely on the desk of the guy who assembled them.
 
#110
#110
hatvol96 said:
The roster now is no different than it would have been if Tyler Smith slipped on ice and broke his ankle on New Year's Eve. It's not like there's some lottery by which players are dispersed at random. The personnel is a mish mash of ill fitting parts and that lands squarely on the desk of the guy who assembled them.
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I find it fairly eye-popping that since Pearl has been here he's had to boot three of his own recruits and suspend three others for multiple games because of off the court shenanigans. That's nearly half the players he's brought in.
 
#111
#111
cotton said:
Of course it is poorly assembled. The attrition of players due to drugs, arrests, dismissals, and a heart attack have caused it to be poorly assembled. It is pieced together with walk-ons, a semi-reformed couch potato, and a juco transfer. There is no one, at any time before New Year's Day, that designed the team to be made in its current configuration.
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but he recruited the guys that are on the roster now. This team is porly assembled reguardless if they are down 2 players or not. Even with Smith and Eman it still doesnt mesh
 
#112
#112
hatvol96 said:
The roster now is no different than it would have been if Tyler Smith slipped on ice and broke his ankle on New Year's Eve. It's not like there's some lottery by which players are dispersed at random. The personnel is a mish mash of ill fitting parts and that lands squarely on the desk of the guy who assembled them.
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No, there isn't, and I think it is a fair debate as to why we've brought so many guys to campus who can't seem to stay on the basketball floor, or who may not play up to expectations consistently while here.
 
#113
#113
Vols420 said:
but he recruited the guys that are on the roster now. This team is porly assembled reguardless if they are down 2 players or not. Even with Smith and Eman it still doesnt mesh
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They are down more than two players. We also lost guards, one to the pokey, another to remedial English, and Tabb, I guess, went walkabout.

I'm not exactly sure what you want as far as meshing, but I do believe this team could use players at the top and on the post better than some of the guys we are forced to play now.
 
#114
#114
cotton said:
They are down more than two players. We also lost guards, one to the pokey, another to remedial English, and Tabb, I guess, went walkabout.

I'm not exactly sure what you want as far as meshing, but I do believe this team could use players at the top and on the post better than some of the guys we are forced to play now.
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i guess its just that these guys dont fit Bruce's style that he likes to play and its like he has a hard time generating any kind of offense with out pressing and getting some easy points
 
#115
#115
LawVol13 said:
There were two straight possessions of them attacking Pearl in the post. The freshman post from UF hit a hook and Tyus hit a jumper on him. The other buckets were due to our inability to keep the point guard from breaking us down from the top of the key. This led to easy dunks that I don't put on the posts; that blame goes to our perimeter defenders.
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We're pointing at two different spots in the game.

Another Pearl post goof was the play that got Wayne hurt. Pearl had Macklin man up, Macklin made him look silly on a spin to the basket and Wayne had to fly over leaving his feet to help.

Pearl just stood there with his hands in his poor excuse for a faux hawk crying while Wayne was on the ground.
 
#116
#116
VolsSportsFan said:
How much longer are guys like you going to milk that 48 hour #1 ranking from 2 years ago?
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That is a very good point. Yeah, Bruce's team got to number one, but they also lost the next game and still lost in the SEC Tournament and went no further than the team from the previous year that had much less experience. Even with his best team, the result was disappointing. Bruce must improve or this year will be about what we can expect every year. When everyone else gets better and you stay the same you end up in 4th. I think it is hilarious how those who idolize this team and Pearl criticize others for being angry that we have a team that quits on the road in a game that determined positioning in the SEC.
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#117
#117
CardassianVol said:
That is a very good point. Yeah, Bruce's team got to number one, but they also lost the next game and still lost in the SEC Tournament and went no further than the team from the previous year that had much less experience. Even with his best team, the result was disappointing. Bruce must improve or this year will be about what we can expect every year. When everyone else gets better and you stay the same you end up in 4th. I think it is hilarious how those who idolize this team and Pearl criticize others for being angry that we have a team that quits on the road in a game that determined positioning in the SEC.
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Same old story. Unless you jump on the criticism bandwagon and constantly criticize Pearl and each player, you idolize the team and Pearl. This is getting so old.
 
#118
#118
BasketvolsFan said:
Same old story. Unless you jump on the criticism bandwagon and constantly criticize Pearl and each player, you idolize the team and Pearl. This is getting so old.
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You're right, it is getting old.

It's getting old that any criticism, no matter how valid, gets one painted as a NegaVol, a reminder of how we were #1 for 5 minutes 2 years ago, accusations of "wanting Buzz, Jerry, Wade back", and "Whoyagonnagit?"
 
#119
#119
cotton said:
Of course it is poorly assembled. The attrition of players due to drugs, arrests, dismissals, and a heart attack have caused it to be poorly assembled. It is pieced together with walk-ons, a semi-reformed couch potato, and a juco transfer. There is no one, at any time before New Year's Day, that designed the team to be made in its current configuration.
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We have everyone but one player that we were expected to have before New Year's. Granted, Negedu and Tabb were expected to be here at the beginning of the year, but the reality had already been dealt with. If the team is poorly assembled because of the loss of one player (which I am not saying it is or isn't) then there are other issues at hand.
 
#121
#121
Something tells me Tennessee will be making a hasty exit from the Tournament once again.

Pearl is one of the highest-paid basketball coaches in the nation, but puts the same mediocre product on the court year after year. Frankly, the pattern is becoming painfully predictable. I, for one, am beginning to lose faith in him.
 
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#122
#122
Vol_4_Life said:
Something tells me Tennessee will be making a hasty exit from the Tournament once again.

Pearl is one of the highest-paid basketball coaches in the nation, but puts the same mediocre product on the court year after year. Frankly, the pattern is becoming painfully predictable. I am beginning to lose faith in Pearl.
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I wouldn't say every year is the same. His first and third year teams were hardly mediocre, at least not in the regular season. Both fizzled come tournament time though. His first team it was understandable, but his third year, it wasn't.

His second year team was "more mediocre" in the regular season but actually turned it on come tourney time.

Now last year's team was definitely mediocre and ended so, and this year's team looks like it's headed to the same conclusion unless something changes quickly.
 
#123
#123
To win 20 plus games with these players and the way they are playing is a very good coaching job, but I agree with the mediocre season comment.
 
#124
#124
BasketvolsFan said:
To win 20 plus games with these players and the way they are playing is a very good coaching job, but I agree with the mediocre season comment.
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Which of these 15 Wins impressed you the most?
Austin Peay
UNC Asheville
East Carolina
College of Charleston
ETSU
Middle Tennessee State
Wyoming
NC A&T
Charlotte
Auburn
Alabama
LSU
South Carolina (Home)
Georgia
South Carolina (Away)
 
#125
#125
VolDad said:
Which of these 15 Wins impressed you the most?
Austin Peay
UNC Asheville
East Carolina
College of Charleston
ETSU
Middle Tennessee State
Wyoming
NC A&T
Charlotte
Auburn
Alabama
LSU
South Carolina (Home)
Georgia
South Carolina (Away)
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Enough said!
 
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