March 25, 20232 yr 19 minutes ago, Catdaddyhorn said: Are you referring to this? I was referring to the 538 analysis (which hasn't been updated in 5 years) but that analysis looks similar https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/jim-boeheim-is-the-new-king-of-march-madness/
March 25, 20232 yr tony bennett and matt painter are way worse than rick barnes. look at the team tennessee was fielding. going to the S16 is inarguably overachieving for that team, and yet it will be/is being treated as another postseason failure for barnes. he's a really good regular season coach, and a mediocre and underachieving tourney coach. there's still guys who have done far worse.
April 20, 20232 yr That win over Duke really helped RB. Looks like next season should be a good year for VOLS men's basketball...
October 29, 20232 yr Derka I swear I don't mean to trigger you so please don't take this the wrong way.... But do you want me to tell you how this season will go for our boy Rick? 😁
November 18, 20232 yr Let's give Derka a little chubby here.... (said in good fun, my man) Tennessee ranked 1st here - https://theathletic.com/5052353/2023/11/13/college-basketball-rankings-tennessee-arizona-kansas/
November 22, 20232 yr if you’re old enough to remember UT basketball in the 80’s and you don’t love rick barnes then i just don’t know what to say. especially after seeing the types of guys we’ve tried to replace him with. his halftime interview just now vs purdue was awesome, vintage rick barnes. he called out the officials (talked a bunch of shit about them really), called out his team for not making shots, praised purdue for being physical while digging at the refs for not letting the teams play, and didn’t even acknowledge the fact that his team held purdue to 6-30 from the field because he’s always pissed. he wins a shit ton of games, he stays on the officials 24/7, his teams are always well built, tough, and deep (just like your mom), he’s never happy during a game (just like you), he's a great story teller, and he’s been scandal free for three decades in the slimiest sport around. he also really really cares about people and it really matters to him to turn his boys into men. after living through that soy boy beta cuck shaka and that drunken, rabid frat boy beard, i appreciate barnes even more now than i did before. the greatest and best coach in the history of both UT’s. man i hope he cuts down the nets one time before he retires. Team Barnes for life.
November 30, 20232 yr tough matchup tonight at UNC. both kenpom and bpi give tennessee about a 40% chance to win. only a blowout will be a bad result. a win would be very impressive.
November 30, 20232 yr no nba talent on this team. they’re gonna have a tough time beating anyone defending like this. unc running them out the building.
November 30, 20232 yr 2 minutes ago, Underdog said: Purdue, KU & UNC is a tough stretch for any team. and none of them at home. man i miss rick’s schedules. so many amazing games in november and december with the way he does it.
November 30, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, shadow_operative said: knecht rolling his ankle is the last thing this team needs. damn. dude was ballin
November 30, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, Blotto said: dude was ballin been their best offensive player this year from day one. honestly kind of reminds a little of j’covan with more height and athleticism. fun player to watch. sucks to see him get injured.
December 11, 20232 yr the computers all still say that tennessee should have a great season, but i don’t see it. nobody on this team will sniff the nba, and with ziegler and vescovi not playing particularly well i don’t see how this team gets to the 23-24 wins it’s projected to get. if barnes does get this team to a lofty record and a high seed then a)that’ll be an amazing coaching job, and b)i’ll feel bad for rick and the postseason expectations his team will have, because this team ain’t making it to the second weekend. it’s just not a particularly talented or good team. Edited December 11, 20232 yr by shadow_operative
December 12, 20232 yr the defense is definitely more than the sum of its parts, as it always is with barnes. but offensively, if vescovi and ziegler don’t turn into the All-SEC players that they’re supposed to be, then this offense of theirs is going to struggle against good teams and in road games. Edited December 12, 20232 yr by shadow_operative
December 22, 20232 yr speaking of their offense struggling, the vols are having trouble putting away Tarleton State, despite tennessee’s defense doing its part:
December 22, 20232 yr Wtf happened with Knecht? Last Tennessee game I watched was that UNC game where he put up 37 and was clowning on everyone. Checking their box scores from their last few games, he has scored 7,2,6.
January 8, 20241 yr Coach Regular Season continues to get it done with rosters that other coaches would struggle with, bereft of nba talent and any real shooters. it really is a shame for coach barnes that nobody cares about the regular season at all anymore, that everything comes down to tourney performance. when you compare his tourney record to his seed lines he’s a perennial underachiever. when you look at the actual rosters he’s working with (quick, name every nba player who played under barnes at tennessee!) you see that he spent the entire regular season making chicken salad out of chicken shit, only to fail in the tourney where his lack of top flight talent and shooting kills him.
January 11, 20241 yr tennessee is winning in rebounds, offensive rebounds, and turnovers, and somehow are getting outshot 38 FGA to 27. i can’t watch right now so i have no idea how that’s happening, but it’s impressive.
January 11, 20241 yr wow, tennessee gets a steal and has a wide open break away layup to tie the game and one of the refs blows the play dead on a late/incorrect 10 second call against MSU. never seen that before. refs are killing tennessee down the stretch. MSU getting all of their points from the line on terrible calls. msu takes a three point lead on a terrible foul call +1, Edited January 11, 20241 yr by shadow_operative
January 11, 20241 yr tennessee bricks their three attempt, msu takes it down for the game sealing slam. court storming incoming. 77-72 final. third top 5 team to lose this week. chris jans is a pretty damn good coach, especially on the defensive end. MSU could be a tough opponent for us in the near future. Edited January 11, 20241 yr by shadow_operative
January 16, 20241 yr this Tennessee team is so much greater than the sum of its parts. Barnes has had a ton of teams which have fit that bill over the years, but if this team wins their league or makes a deep run then this will be as good of a job as he’s ever done. also dalton knecht is putting on a show today, and is one of my favorite players to watch in all of college hoops. it’s wild how Barnes is able to find these gems (royal ivey, isaiah taylor, admiral schofield, grant williams, etc) with such regularity. there’s no denying his eye for talent or his ability to develop it. against my better judgment, i’m starting to believe in this team. i really hope they can stay healthy.
January 16, 20241 yr vols fans are so overrated. dalton knecht just went 9-10 (3-3) and dropped 22 points, all in the last ~12 minutes of the half. he’s scored tennessee’s last 20 points, including a three with 39 seconds left in the half. tennessee gets a stop, tries to run to get off one last shot, they turn the ball over for a UF layup yo end the half, and vols fans just go dead silent. i’ve been as hard on Texas basketball fans as anybody, but our fans would have been on their feet and going crazy as the team went into the locker room. the vols have a huge arena and they get up for the big games, but they get a way better rep than they deserve.
February 4, 20241 yr tennessee wins in rupp, 103-92. beat kentucky at their own game. barnes is now 11-9 vs kentucky since taking over at tennessee. also, tennessee as a program had four wins at rupp between 1958 and 2015 when they hired barnes. tonight was his fourth win at rupp as HC at tennessee. he really is one of the best coaches of his generation. i really hope that he can make another trip to the FF this year. this team is impressive.
February 4, 20241 yr FTR, RA isn’t that old. Saw a stat on Twitter that the Vols are 7-1 when UK is in Top-10 under Barnes. Barnes was my 3rd choice after Donovan & Stevens when Tubby left. Defense matters, they scored 59 at Home vs SCarolina, 100+ on road last night. At times it looked like Men vs kids.
February 4, 20241 yr As long as Cal is Kentucky HC, I’m pleased with every loss as their drop off continues steadily under him.
February 8, 20241 yr tennessee up 40-22 on LSU with 4:40 left in the 1H. vols have 13 ast on 15 made baskets. never would have thought so coming into the season, but as of now this is rick’s best team that he’s had at tennessee. very deep and balanced. still not sure what march will have in store when depth matters where less and matchups are everything, but damn this is one impressive, well rounded team. Edited February 8, 20241 yr by shadow_operative
February 8, 20241 yr what a player this guy is. probably going to be 1st team All American. if Rick makes it deep into the tourney this year it’ll be because of signing/developing this guy.
February 9, 20241 yr barnes setting the tone from tip off: grant williams on rick barnes’s grueling practices designed to weed out weaker guys: “coach barnes told (s&c coach garrett madenwald), “do whatever you need to do this summer; get guys to leave (this program).” Edited February 9, 20241 yr by shadow_operative
February 9, 20241 yr Wear the guys down all year so they’ll be tired and shit the bed in March Rick Barnes Basketball™️ baby!
February 11, 20241 yr Shit I almost bet on the Aggies today but couldn't bring myself to Right about the time of year when Barnes's teams start to implode
February 11, 20241 yr 21 minutes ago, Revolution512 said: Ags shooting the lights out, very uncharacteristic Killing vols with offensive rebounding... might just be the whoop folks night Aggy up 48-28 15:30 left in 2nd half
February 11, 20241 yr lol buzz williams runs out onto the court and doesn’t get a T. Barnes is losing his mind. announcers crushing the officials.
February 11, 20241 yr and now play has stopped because of a paper airplane landing on the court. okie dokie.
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