Wow I am suprised about all the negative posters here.

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PPPpartsp3 said:
I would settle for some decent half court play on both ends of the floor right now. I hope that is not asking too much for someone that makes 2 mil.
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Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, OK. I get it now. Thanks for clearing that up. You want a halfcourt style of basketball. Screw the end result, by God. Up-tempo basketball can't be effective!! Halfcourt, slow-it-down is the only true way to play basketball. When will Pearl ever get it? Vandy runs a damn good halfcourt offense! They know how to play the game the great white way. They don't win as much as UT, but that be damned! They do it right!
Well, over the last four years, there's 10 teams in the SEC that wish they had Pearl's style and lack of "coaching" ability. Here's proof, team-by-team.

1. Alabama: 73-55 (.57) 1 NCAA tournament win in 2006. Two seasons with no NCAA appearances.
2. Arkansas: 80-52 (.61) 1 NCAA tournament win in 2008. 2009 no NCAA appearance.
3. Auburn: 67-59 (.52) No NCAA tournament appearance.
4. Georgia: 63-66 (.49) 1 NCAA tournament appearance and zero wins.
5. Kentucky: 84-42 (.67) 2 NCAA tournament wins. 2009 no NCAA appearance.
6. Ole Miss: 75-55 (.58) No NCAA tournament appearances
7. LSU: 80-50 (.62) 5 NCAA tournament wins. Final Four in 2006 but two seasons without NCAA tournament appearances.
8. Mississippi State: 82-43 (.66) 1 NCAA tournament wins. 2 seasons with no NCAA tournament appearances.
9. South Carolina: 72-59 (.55) No NCAA tournament appearances.
10. Vanderbilt: 84-45 (.65) 2 NCAA tournament wins. 2 seasons without a NCAA tournament appearance.

Florida, meanwhile, is the only team to outperform Tennessee. 117-34 (.78) 2 NCAA Championships. 2 seasons without a NCAA tournament appearance.

Tennessee, however, has gone 98-37 (.73). 5 NCAA wins. Appearance every year in the NCAA tournament.

In conclusion, UT is the only SEC school to make the NCAA tournament field the last four years. It's second in the conference in winning percentage and is tied for second with 5 NCAA tourney wins. Florida is the only school above the Vols during the stretch. LSU was close, but making the final four one year and then missing the tournament two other years easily cancel each other.

More than that, what season has Pearl underachieved?
2006- No way! 22-8 with what Peterson left was nothing short of an outstanding job.

2007- Nope! Had tons of freshmen on the team, yet went 24-11.

2008- Nope! 31-5 speaks for itself. First No. 1 ranking in school history. Then ran into a Louisville team that nobody in their right mind thought was worse than UT.

2009- An arguement could be made he underachieved. Should have done more with what he had.

So lets fire him for underachieving one time!!!!! He sucks!!! Pearl's style will never, ever
work!!!
 
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#754
BigPapaVol said:
Kicker, learn to read or recognize your shortcoming and post less.
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I wonder if MHF has 2 screen names now.

Also, I see that wanting UT to perform well in half court situations equals:

1. Hating up tempo and transition basketball. (Also half court play is known as Vandy and "White" ball)

2. Parking a UHaul in front of Bruce's Palace demanding his resignation right now.
 
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#756
PPPpartsp3 said:
I wonder if MHF has 2 screen names now.

Also, I see that wanting UT to perform well in half court situations equals:

1. Hating up tempo and transition basketball. (Also half court play is known as Vandy and "White" ball)

2. Parking a UHaul in front of Bruce's Palace demanding his resignation right now.
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I don't disagree with you when it comes to UT performing better in half-court situations. But Pearl's bread is buttered with an uptempo style. That's what he does. His shortcomings are obviously in the half-court. But his overall record, which is the bottom line, makes me more than happy!
 
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thekicker33 said:
How was my post factually incorrect???
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You equated asking for some competence in the halfcourt as asking for a slow down "white" game. The remainder was validating our coach by comparing his results to our sorry conference.
 
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#758
PPPpartsp3 said:
I wonder if MHF has 2 screen names now.

Also, I see that wanting UT to perform well in half court situations equals:

1. Hating up tempo and transition basketball. (Also half court play is known as Vandy and "White" ball)

2. Parking a UHaul in front of Bruce's Palace demanding his resignation right now.
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And news flash, Vandy is just an example of a team that has a solid halfcourt game, one that is better than UT's. Yet, Vandy's record pales in comparison to UT's.
 
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thekicker33 said:
How was my post factually incorrect???
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1) Your claim that those schools want Bruce Pearl's style is your opinion. In the case of Kentucky, the fact that they didn't pursue Bruce Pearl also works against you.
2) The up-tempo style is not why we don't like the system. It is simply a crap system.
3) You can't win in March if you can't play an effective halfcourt. That isn't debatable.
4) You again suggest that we have stated that we want Bruce Pearl fired. None of us have.
 
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BigPapaVol said:
You equated asking for some competence in the halfcourt as asking for a slow down "white" game. The remainder was validating our coach by comparing his results to our sorry conference.
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And yet another news flash!! Yes, the SEC is down but that's the conference that UT is in, thus the best comparison. It's apples to apples not apples to oranges!

And again, I asked how my post was factually incorrect? You ignored the question.
And the white part was just to get under your skin. It worked!!
 
#762
#762
thekicker33 said:
And news flash, Vandy is just an example of a team that has a solid halfcourt game, one that is better than UT's. Yet, Vandy's record pales in comparison to UT's.
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Yeah, Vanderbilt's halfcourt defense is awesome. Look how they locked up that offensive juggernaut Illinois tonight.
 
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#763
emainvol said:
1) Your claim that those schools want Bruce Pearl's style is your opinion. In the case of Kentucky, the fact that they didn't pursue Bruce Pearl also works against you.
2) The up-tempo style is not why we don't like the system. It is simply a crap system.
3) You can't win in March if you can't play an effective halfcourt. That isn't debatable.
4) You again suggest that we have stated that we want Bruce Pearl. None of us have.
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You're right! Maybe they didn't want Pearl, per se. But I bet each of those teams wish they had the same success he had during that stretch. I.E. his winning percentage!
 
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#764
hatvol96 said:
Yeah, Vanderbilt's halfcourt defense is awesome. Look how they locked up that offensive juggernaut Illinois tonight.
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Vandy's halfcourt play could be classified as solid if they were allowed to play in the Women's division.
 
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#766
thekicker33 said:
And yet another news flash!! Yes, the SEC is down but that's the conference that UT is in, thus the best comparison. It's apples to apples not apples to oranges!

And again, I asked how my post was factually incorrect? You ignored the question.
And the white part was just to get under your skin. It worked!!
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It disnt get under my skin. It showed your level of competence on the topic.

I didn't ignore your lame question. I told you the basis of my issue with your reading comprehension. However, said lack of reading comp kept you from understanding the answer.

High, high entertainment.

By the by, the apples to apples argument is about as solid as propping up our coach because he is better than Peterson.
 
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#770
thekicker33 said:
Learn to infer something. By the way infer means, to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence
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Learn to say what you mean, and you won't have to rely on reader inference to make your ridiculous points.
 
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#771
PPPpartsp3 said:
I'll take LSU's Final Four over Pearl's winning percentage anyday.
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Heck, that's like saying you'd take Fulmer's 1998 national championship in exchange for this dreaful new decade. Maybe you are one of the few that handles below average seasons in exchange for one final fours! I'm not one of those. I
'd rather have a chance each year. That way your chances of advancing go up. Does it always work that way?? No. But statistically speaking, you're better off getting to the tournament each year then having a "lucky" run.
 
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#773
Speaking of winning percentage, I remember the Fulmerites hanging on to that for so long. No surprise its being used for Pearl too. Every time I heard highest winning percentage of active head coaches over 10 years, I wanted to puke. SEC East "Champs", etc.
 
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#774
PPPpartsp3 said:
Speaking of winning percentage, I remember the Fulmerites hanging on to that for so long. No surprise its being used for Pearl too. Every time I heard highest winning percentage of active head coaches over 10 years, I wanted to puke. SEC East "Champs", etc.
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Thanks for proving one of your minions wrong. That was fun!!!
 
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#775
thekicker33 said:
Heck, that's like saying you'd take Fulmer's 1998 national championship in exchange for this dreaful new decade. Maybe you are one of the few that handles below average seasons in exchange for one final fours! I'm not one of those. I
'd rather have a chance each year. That way your chances of advancing go up. Does it always work that way?? No. But statistically speaking, you're better off getting to the tournament each year then having a "lucky" run.
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Statistically speaking, a Final Four doesn't come in the middle of a bunch of crap years.
 
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