Why, Rick Barnes?

[cgrish]

I would take Barnes over Pearl all day.

I have to respectively disagree, Pearl is a much better coach. I like Barnes as a person better, but he is not as good of a coach imo.

 

[cgrish]

How quick people forget where Tennessee was when Barnes was hired. Tennessee was a dumpster fire.

Well, I think Barnes is a good coach, not a great one, but good. I will take what we have, I can't think of but maybe two other coaches I would like better, but neither of them would be available probably.

 

[cncchris33]

I have to respectively disagree, Pearl is a much better coach. I like Barnes as a person better, but he is not as good of a coach imo.

Just curious, what is the basis you're considering that makes Pearl a "much better coach"?

Last 10 years (since Barnes has been at Tennessee)...

Wins:
Barnes- 222, Pearl- 219

Regular Season Titles:
Barnes- 2, Pearl- 2

SECT Titles:
Barnes- 1, Pearl- 2

NCAAT Appearances:
Barnes- 6, Pearl- 5

S16s:
Barnes- 3, Pearl- 1

E8s:
Barnes- 1, Pearl- 1

F4s:
Barnes- 0, Pearl- 1

 

[bleedingTNorange]

It is pretty crazy that outside of the F4 run Pearl hasn’t made it out of the first weekend any other time at Auburn. That final four run will buy you a lot of good grace, but 5 years of first weekend exits seems like something that many folks would be demanding Barnes fired for, final four or not.

 

[cncchris33]

It is pretty crazy that outside of the F4 run Pearl hasn’t made it out of the first weekend any other time at Auburn. That final four run will buy you a lot of good grace, but 5 years of first weekend exits seems like something that many folks would be demanding Barnes fired for, final four or not.

Yep, and the majority would be banging the table to replace him with...guess who...Bruce Pearl!

 

[walkenvol]

I have to respectively disagree, Pearl is a much better coach. I like Barnes as a person better, but he is not as good of a coach imo.

JMO obviously, but I think Barnes is the better coach and can get more out of a team’s ability. But Pearl is the better recruiter. Due to the slimy nature of recruiting, Barnes’ higher level of personnel integrity is likely how Pearl was able to better navigate skirting the rules to land more highly ranked recruits and transfers.

For me, I’ll take Barnes over Pearl

 

[bleedingTNorange]

Yep, and the majority would be banging the table to replace him with...guess who...Bruce Pearl!

Not to carry a discussion over, but so much of this stuff just feels like a case of wanting what you don’t have. I don’t think folks are doing a 180 if this team is scoring points but still losing because they can’t stop people, just like I don’t think if Pearl was here and having the exact same results as Barnes they’d suddenly still be huge coach supporters.