The CheckerBoard

Dude go away and shut up. I am tired of your coach Martin bashing game after game. We have a clear jimmy and joe problem with not enough good players to win. Nobody had us winking the SEC championship this year for a reason. We are not good enough. Lets make what we can out of this season am move forward with a pretty good team next year. Quit hating Martin all the time. Maybe we should hold the kids accountable occasionally. They need to make a play of two instead of turning the ball over. Your negativity and overreaction kills me man. Quit it.

Pretty sure the head coach is responsible for recruiting. Pearl had no problem recruiting.

A couple weeks ago when we started Mcbee, the Nigerian, and Richardson, rob Lewis on Volquest said it was the list highly recruited starting 5 he's ever seen at Tennessee.

That's very concerning if our head coach thought that was the level of talent we needed.

He is still playing with mostly Bruce Pearl recruits. We cannot help that we did not inherit a true point guard which is our main problem and our best player from last year is hurt and second best (Golden) has not played since early this season. Also he seems to have struck gold with Richardson, Reese and Moore is getting better and better. Just need a little time. Whenever you inherit a roster that has McBee having to start then you didn't get left much at the skill position.

Wait a few minutes before you jump ship, or just jump ship so we don't have to read your BS after every game.

Was doing the same post. Thank you.

So next time you want to talk about something why don't you bring a fact or two to the table. Again tired of your negativity. Especially if you are just blowing smoke about something that you do not know about.

I am going to have to agree with him on this one...... This basketball team has gotten worse, not better. I had high hopes for Coach Martin and this team, but each week they seem to let everyone down. I just wonder if Coach Martin is in over his head?

Facts? Do you have facts? The only facts we have right now is we missed the tourney last year and this years team is a bad basketball team so far.

Just because Ryan thinks some of Zo recruits aren't too bad hardly make that a fact. In fact, I think Ryan is way wrong and so do other significant media members who cover ut sports.

I was an all state basketball player. Played AAU with Ron Mercer, brandan Wharton, jj Swartz, Oliver Simmons, Aaron green and others.

I'm pretty sure I know what D1 basketball talent looks like.

We don't have enough D1 talent....I'm just telling you. If you want to wait for the results to make my opinion fact, that's fine with me.

I laugh at the phenom known as Derek Reese. Kid was all over the AAU circuit....zero interest from top 40 programs....hits a 3 in his first game and now people say "I think this kid can play...."

Yeah, ok.

"Golden = Playing Terrible and Pearl Recruit
Hall = Playing Terrible and Pearl Recruit
McBee = Playing Terrible and Pearl Recruit
McRae = Only Pearl Recruit Playing well but was spotty before Memphis and needs better defense

Stokes = 5 star Cuonzo signee that's playing bad and needs help

Keep in mind that Maymon is out and that Reese and Moore are continuing to get better and that Josh Richardson is stronger than most people thought he would be.

Cuonzo is running a different offense with Bruce Pearl's players. It takes time. Next year is the year for Cuonzo and was before the season even started. Landry or Lopez can play more PG and we'll have Hubbs (another Cunozo 5 star recruit) along with Maymon and Stokes. Patience is key this year. Yes, they're losing winnable games, but if you don't like it, don't watch, because not much is changing over the next 16 games. "

+1 and I'd give you +100 if I could.

Doesnt really matter if you think he can coach or not. Either he goes to the tourney next year or he is fired it really is that simple.

I think if he can't get this team above .500 in the SEC this year with how weak it is then you can really start to question if he is the right guy or not.

Here's a fact for you.... Tennessee was picked to finish 11th in the SEC last year.... Does that sound like a team Coach Martin inherited to make the tourney? Heck no it wasn't... Quit bringing up the fact we missed the tourney last year... Look where they finished after being picked 11th...

Explain to me how in the blue cheese of possum milk how a coach can't coach after taking a team that was picked to finish 11th... to end up finishing tied for second...

Btw Tennessee didn't even deserve to be in the tourney that last year Michigan waxed Tennessee straight off the court.... For everything Pearl did right, he turned around and burned the whole thing down...

Just a few questions,
- Are you saying that the Pearl holdovers are D1 quality or Zo's recruits are not?
- With the talent on this roster, what should the winning percentage be in the SEC?
- After the last loss, you said Zo did not deserve credit for exceeding expectations last year because UT didn't make the tournament. With the talent level on this team, what do you think should be the standard?