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#26
#26
Oldblood said:
I can live with the intelligent criticisms of Pearl because most of them are valid, but to say he is not a good coach is idiotic at best. He may not be a great or championship level coach, but it's hard for me to believe that a coach who puts together four straight NCAA appearances with two Sweet 16s taking over a program who had not been past the NIT in four years is not at least good. And Hatnation is about as annoying as the Pearlophiles.
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Also, apparently you missed the things I have been saying all season about how this team isn't motivated, doesn't even attempt to play defense, couldn't run an effective halfcourt offense against a bunch of middle schoolers, and are just general screw-ups.

Lastly, just because I happen to agree with hat on many things within the realm of basketball doesn't make me one of his minions, I simply agree with him.
 
#27
#27
emainvol said:
Would it make you feel better if I called him mediocre? How am I supposed to measure a college basketball coach if not by championships and performance within the NCAA tournament?
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Your opinions on Pearl have no bearing on how I feel. I was just pointing out how stupid said opinion was. I agree he has his faults, but he's a good coach. He has the program where it's never been before - consistently appearing in the NCAA with some success (5 wins in the last 3 years). He just may not be the coach to take us to the next level.
 
#28
#28
emainvol said:
Also, apparently you missed the things I have been saying all season about how this team isn't motivated, doesn't even attempt to play defense, couldn't run an effective halfcourt offense against a bunch of middle schoolers, and are just general screw-ups.

Lastly, just because I happen to agree with hat on many things within the realm of basketball doesn't make me one of his minions, I simply agree with him.
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Just like those of us who support Pearl aren't mindless minions who ignore his faults as a coach.
 
#29
#29
Oldblood said:
Your opinions on Pearl have no bearing on how I feel. I was just pointing out how stupid said opinion was. I agree he has his faults, but he's a good coach. He has the program where it's never been before - consistently appearing in the NCAA with some success (5 wins in the last 3 years). He just may not be the coach to take us to the next level.
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Fine, you think my opinion is stupid. When Tennessee still doesn't sniff the Final Four in the next 5 years I'll be sure to note that it's okay because Bruce Pearl was a good coach.
 
#30
#30
emainvol said:
Good call, however he had the game of his damn life. I also believe that I went on to say that I fully expected him to revert back to "sucky JP"
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I do recall...
I don't know wtf he was thinking at one point in the 2nd half, he got ALL the way to the rim and slung it out to Tabb(I believe) beyond the arc...
I mean, his hand was inches from the rim, in the air by himself....
I wouldn't ever actually do it, but the only thing that ever made me consider not taking any easy shot I created for myself was a coach in my ear about getting teammates going. Basically, besides him just being JP, I think our guys were being poorly coached today...
 
#31
#31
Oldblood said:
Just like those of us who support Pearl aren't mindless minions who ignore his faults as a coach.
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I never suggested that you do. There are plenty of those that do completely ignore his faults.

And a little advice for you, calling people's opinions stupid and idiotic with nothing to back it up makes one look stupid and idiotic. And no, 2 Sweet Sixteens is not sufficient evidence.
 
#32
#32
joeydupree said:
I do recall...
I don't know wtf he was thinking at one point in the 2nd half, he got ALL the way to the rim and slung it out to Tabb(I believe) beyond the arc...
I mean, his hand was inches from the rim, in the air by himself....
I wouldn't ever actually do it, but the only thing that ever made me consider not taking any easy shot I created for myself was a coach in my ear about getting teammates going. Basically, besides him just being JP, I think our guys were being poorly coached today...
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Imagine that.
 
#33
#33
emainvol said:
Fine, you think my opinion is stupid. When Tennessee still doesn't sniff the Final Four in the next 5 years I'll be sure to note that it's okay because Bruce Pearl was a good coach.
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Stop it. We all know that Bruce Pearl is the only coach in the history of the sport who could win at Tennessee. Look at all the success future Hall of Famers Wade Houston and Jerry Green enjoyed after being freed from the shackles of our awful program. The fact Saint Bruce has had more success than those icons should result in his immediate deification.
 
#34
#34
joeydupree said:
I do recall...
I don't know wtf he was thinking at one point in the 2nd half, he got ALL the way to the rim and slung it out to Tabb(I believe) beyond the arc...
I mean, his hand was inches from the rim, in the air by himself....
I wouldn't ever actually do it, but the only thing that ever made me consider not taking any easy shot I created for myself was a coach in my ear about getting teammates going. Basically, besides him just being JP, I think our guys were being poorly coached today...
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Don't mean to be Mr. Obvious...
 
#35
#35
Oldblood said:
Your opinions on Pearl have no bearing on how I feel. I was just pointing out how stupid said opinion was. I agree he has his faults, but he's a good coach. He has the program where it's never been before - consistently appearing in the NCAA with some success (5 wins in the last 3 years). He just may not be the coach to take us to the next level.
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if you don't care and are so confident in your opinion, why do you find dissent annoying?

My guess is that you find too much truth in those who find BP severely limited.
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#37
#37
emainvol said:
I never suggested that you do. There are plenty of those that do completely ignore his faults.

And a little advice for you, calling people's opinions stupid and idiotic with nothing to back it up makes one look stupid and idiotic. And no, 2 Sweet Sixteens is not sufficient evidence.
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Sorry, I should have said 3 Sweet Sixteens, two NCAA appearances at a school that had none when he arrived, over 400 wins, and a D2 Championship and COY honor. Yeah, he's mediocre to bad as a coach. As much as people are frustrated by this team and Pearl's faults as a coach, to say he is not at least good is idiotic, and I stand by that.
 
#38
#38
BigPapaVol said:
if you don't care and are so confident in your opinion, why do you find dissent annoying?

My guess is that you find too much truth in those who find BP severely limited.
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Not really. As I've said in many other threads, CBP is limited in both halfcourt O and D. That is not the limitation that rings home most for me or worries me the most. The biggest limitation for CBP is lack of NBA talent. We maybe have one player on this roster who may log significant minutes in the NBA. Without more than that, we aren't going past where CBP has taken us so far. What I find annoying is when people fall in line in order to suggest that Pearl is a bad/mediocre coach. Most reasonable people would agree the guy is a good coach, and most reasonable people would agree that he may not be the coach to take UT to the next level.
 
#39
#39
Oldblood said:
Sorry, I should have said 3 Sweet Sixteens, two NCAA appearances at a school that had none when he arrived, over 400 wins, and a D2 Championship and COY honor. Yeah, he's mediocre to bad as a coach. As much as people are frustrated by this team and Pearl's faults as a coach, to say he is not at least good is idiotic, and I stand by that.
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As long as your standards are that low, I'm sure Bruce looks great. The list of guys who can match, or better, that resume includes mental giants like Tom Penders and Mike Jarvis.
 
#40
#40
Oldblood said:
Not really. As I've said in many other threads, CBP is limited in both halfcourt O and D. That is not the limitation that rings home most for me or worries me the most. The biggest limitation for CBP is lack of NBA talent. We maybe have one player on this roster who may log significant minutes in the NBA. Without more than that, we aren't going past where CBP has taken us so far. What I find annoying is when people fall in line in order to suggest that Pearl is a bad/mediocre coach. Most reasonable people would agree the guy is a good coach, and most reasonable people would agree that he may not be the coach to take UT to the next level.
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I generally agree, but we're getting beat by teams with even less talent. For instance, AL.
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#41
#41
hatvol96 said:
Stop it. We all know that Bruce Pearl is the only coach in the history of the sport who could win at Tennessee. Look at all the success future Hall of Famers Wade Houston and Jerry Green enjoyed after being freed from the shackles of our awful program. The fact Saint Bruce has had more success than those icons should result in his immediate deification.
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Out comes the sarcastic hyperbole of the pro-Pearl opinions. I never said he should be deified or given a free pass when/if he fails. I just said that he has done a good job so far and there are some warning signs based on what we've seen so far. He has at least brought our program to a respectable level (granted, others could have done that as well), but it remains to be seen whether he can take it to the next level.
 
#42
#42
Oldblood said:
Sorry, I should have said 3 Sweet Sixteens, two NCAA appearances at a school that had none when he arrived, over 400 wins, and a D2 Championship and COY honor. Yeah, he's mediocre to bad as a coach. As much as people are frustrated by this team and Pearl's faults as a coach, to say he is not at least good is idiotic, and I stand by that.
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Yeah, because being named coach of the year makes one a good coach. Ever heard the name Rod Barnes?
 
#43
#43
And for those out there who are in the anti-Pearl bunch, is your solution to get rid of the guy now? I'd think we may have trouble finding a replacement. If you are right about Pearl, it will eventually play out and he'll be gone, hopefully making room for an upgrade at the head coach position. Bottom line is that we all want the same thing - a championship level basketball program. If Bruce can't get us there in the next few years, I agree that change is needed. I just don't think change is needed right now.
 
#44
#44
Oldblood said:
And for those out there who are in the anti-Pearl bunch, is your solution to get rid of the guy now? I'd think we may have trouble finding a replacement. If you are right about Pearl, it will eventually play out and he'll be gone, hopefully making room for an upgrade at the head coach position. Bottom line is that we all want the same thing - a championship level basketball program. If Bruce can't get us there in the next few years, I agree that change is needed. I just don't think change is needed right now.
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Why would we have trouble finding a replacement. There are plenty of good coaches out there.
 
#45
#45
I'm not advocating change today. I'm advocating change from our coach.
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#48
#48
BigPapaVol said:
I'm not advocating change today. I'm advocating change from our coach.
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I'm with you. We need increased effort and focus on both ends in the halfcourt. And CBP needs to start recruiting NBA calliber players. Without those two things, I agree he should be gone.
 
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