Is Tennessee coming for CBP?

[Tiger 8,827]

Rick Barnes is a pretty big name, and an above average coach IMO. Good hire for UT. Reallllly hoping Gregg Marshall doesn't goto Bama, though. Hopefully he uses the Bama thing into getting a big raise at Wichita State since they just beat Kansas. I can't imagine Wichita State wouldn't try to offer him their version of "the world" after he has put them on the map.

[Mike4AU 1,739]

Texas is a better job for Marshall.

[mcgufcm 4,103]

Rick Barnes. Woof. He can recruit, but that's possibly the worst on-court coach I've seen in my 30+ years.

It's tough to explain how a coach could have Kevin Durant, DJ Augustin, and Damion James on a team and get blown out in the second round of the tournament. They were all freshmen, but that would never happen to Calipari or someone like that. Barnes doesn't run an offensive system. At all. They just kind of run around and jack the ball up.

[WarTiger 3,909]

Barnes is a GREAT hire for Tennessee if they make it happen. Tremendous coach. He was at Texas 16 years and had one losing season (his 14th at the school). He had post season teams in: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015). There's nothing there that says average coach. He was 402-180 at Texas. This is a terrific hire by Tennessee.

[AU64 10,122]

Barnes is a GREAT hire for Tennessee if they make it happen. Tremendous coach. He was at Texas 16 years and had one losing season (his 14th at the school). He had post season teams in: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015). There's nothing there that says average coach. He was 402-180 at Texas. This is a terrific hire by Tennessee.

agree....and certainly a bigger name than their last two coaches.

[auburnphan 6,050]

Barnes has excelled at getting the least amount out of great talent and a easy recruiting area.

[aujeff11 6,243]

Rick Barnes. Woof. He can recruit, but that's possibly the worst on-court coach I've seen in my 30+ years.

It's tough to explain how a coach could have Kevin Durant, DJ Augustin, and Damion James on a team and get blown out in the second round of the tournament. They were all freshmen, but that would never happen to Calipari or someone like that. Barnes doesn't run an offensive system. At all. They just kind of run around and jack the ball up.

That team was loaded. Abrams didn't even start that year and he ended up breaking the big 10 record for three pointers in a career.

[mcgufcm 4,103]

I'm excited to see them next year. The guy doesn't run a system. At all. Texas won on talent. Fantastic recruiter; mess on the court. He's an upgrade but not in the floor.

[Tiger 8,827]

Its amazing how many coaches in the NCAA seem to not have any control over how their offense is operated.

Or maybe they encourage taking bad shots, IDK

I'm going to be fair though. I know his motto throughout his time at Texas, from an SI article a looong time ago, was "we aren't in this to win championships, we are here to send players to the NBA". It was the highlighted quote in an article. It might've been during the TJ Ford era. Maybe thats why he just let his players play?

[mcgufcm 4,103]

There are some great coaches out there. If Brad Stevens had coached at a place like Texas (as opposed to Butler), he would've owned the Big 12. They had two Naismith Award winners (KD and Ford) plus LaMarcus Aldridge, DJ Augustin, Tristan Thompson (three top ten NBA picks) and NEVER won the Big 12 tournament. Not once, ever. They won a single outright championship in Barnes' 17 seasons, and that came in his first season.

He seems like a quality person. He's a heck of a recruiter, and he fields a tournament caliber team the vast majority of the time. He also sets the cap at second best. In other words, he's the basketball version of Mark Richt. You're going to be good, but you're not winning a title. Ever.

[NoALtiger 3,865]

There are some great coaches out there. If Brad Stevens had coached at a place like Texas (as opposed to Butler), he would've owned the Big 12. They had two Naismith Award winners (KD and Ford) plus LaMarcus Aldridge, DJ Augustin, Tristan Thompson (three top ten NBA picks) and NEVER won the Big 12 tournament. Not once, ever. They won a single outright championship in Barnes' 17 seasons, and that came in his first season.

He seems like a quality person. He's a heck of a recruiter, and he fields a tournament caliber team the vast majority of the time. He also sets the cap at second best. In other words, he's the basketball version of Mark Richt. You're going to be good, but you're not winning a title. Ever.

Pretty good analogy there.

[WarTiger 3,909]

There are some great coaches out there. If Brad Stevens had coached at a place like Texas (as opposed to Butler), he would've owned the Big 12. MASSIVE SPECULATION They had two Naismith Award winners (KD and Ford) plus LaMarcus Aldridge, DJ Augustin, Tristan Thompson (three top ten NBA picks) and NEVER won the Big 12 tournament. Not once, ever. They won a single outright championship in Barnes' 17 seasons, and that came in his first season.

He seems like a quality person. He's a heck of a recruiter, and he fields a tournament caliber team the vast majority of the time. He also sets the cap at second best. In other words, he's the basketball version of Mark Richt. You're going to be good, but you're not winning a title. Ever.

Never knew you could see the future....oh wait...you can't. MORE speculation. Mark Richt has two conference titles by the way so he HAS won a (2) title.

[aujeff11 6,243]

There are some great coaches out there. If Brad Stevens had coached at a place like Texas (as opposed to Butler), he would've owned the Big 12. MASSIVE SPECULATION They had two Naismith Award winners (KD and Ford) plus LaMarcus Aldridge, DJ Augustin, Tristan Thompson (three top ten NBA picks) and NEVER won the Big 12 tournament. Not once, ever. They won a single outright championship in Barnes' 17 seasons, and that came in his first season.

He seems like a quality person. He's a heck of a recruiter, and he fields a tournament caliber team the vast majority of the time. He also sets the cap at second best. In other words, he's the basketball version of Mark Richt. You're going to be good, but you're not winning a title. Ever.

Never knew you could see the future....oh wait...you can't. MORE speculation. Mark Richt has two conference titlesl

O by the way so he HAS won a (2) title.

You're fighting a losing fight if you are arguing that Richt has not done less with more throughout his career.

[mcgufcm 4,103]

Richt was really good when he first got to UGA. They went from also-ran to SEC champion in one season. He slipped into the 2005 title. That 2005 championship team is the only SEC champ in the last 12 years where the SEC champ was none of the following: undefeated (2004 Auburn, 2009 Alabama, 2010 Auburn, 2011 LSU), playing for the national title (2003 LSU, 2006 UF, 2007 LSU, 2008 UF, 2012 Alabama, 2013 Auburn), or in the college football playoff (2014 Alabama). Clearly, we're talking about a down year in the conference.

All that said, I like Richt. Quality person. Very good coach. Outstanding recruiter. Will never embarrass the University. I just don't think he'll ever win a national title either.

Rick Barnes is the same. Tennessee basketball has had some great moments over the years and have seemed poised, at various times, to challenge UK. They're going to be good under Barnes. They just won't scare UK. If the goal of sports is to win championships, Barnes isn't good. If the goal is to be above average to very good and avoid the valleys, Barnes is wonderful. Just know that he's a mess as an on-court coach.

As for Brad Stevens, he went from top five coaches in the college game to top five coaches in the NBA. That dude is an incredible coach. He took Butler to back-to-back national championship games and has a Celtics roster devoid of starting-caliber players on the cusp of the playoffs. It doesn't take speculation to say he would be wildly successful anywhere.