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Personally, I think Coach 'Zo needs to go. He obviously can't coach. Can't experiment with defense. Can't heal Maymon's leg with chicken blood & voodoo. Can't actually go out on the court during games and shoot free throws for his team. Can't beat any major teams. Can't broker peace between Israel & Palestine.
Frankly, he's got to go sooner rather than later, and I'm the person you should listen to, what with me owning this computer to broadcast my opinions out into the larger world and the bona fide FACT that I just went nuclear on the Bulls in NBA Jam '99 with AI.
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JThomasClubb said...
Personally, I think Coach 'Zo needs to go. He obviously can't coach. Can't experiment with defense. Can't heal Maymon's leg with chicken blood & voodoo. Can't actually go out on the court during games and shoot free throws for his team. Can't beat any major teams. Can't broker peace between Israel & Palestine.
Frankly, he's got to go sooner rather than later, and I'm the person you should listen to, what with me owning this computer to broadcast my opinions out into the larger world and the bona fide FACT that I just went nuclear on the Bulls in NBA Jam '99 with AI.
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UTBULL said...
I've stated before I have been on the fence with CCM. I am all Vol and pull for him and the team to succeed. I was just waiting to see some adjustments to feel good about CCM, well against KY it all came together. I hope the team feeds off this and makes a run at the dance. And yes, I understand some folks are always negative when they don't win, but IMO this thread is no different. Just a few days ago there was a thread about us all having civil debate on this board. I just think a thread like this does the opposite. That's JMO. Maybe I'm just rambling because I've been awake all night with a sick kid, but...who knows!?!?
This post was edited by Hallowed Hill on 2/17/2013 at 6:45 AM
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JThomasClubb said...
Personally, I think Coach 'Zo needs to go. He obviously can't coach. Can't experiment with defense. Can't heal Maymon's leg with chicken blood & voodoo. Can't actually go out on the court during games and shoot free throws for his team. Can't beat any major teams. Can't broker peace between Israel & Palestine.
Frankly, he's got to go sooner rather than later, and I'm the person you should listen to, what with me owning this computer to broadcast my opinions out into the larger world and the bona fide FACT that I just went nuclear on the Bulls in NBA Jam '99 with AI.
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JThomasClubb said...
Personally, I think Coach 'Zo needs to go. He obviously can't coach. Can't experiment with defense. Can't heal Maymon's leg with chicken blood & voodoo. Can't actually go out on the court during games and shoot free throws for his team. Can't beat any major teams. Can't broker peace between Israel & Palestine.
Frankly, he's got to go sooner rather than later, and I'm the person you should listen to, what with me owning this computer to broadcast my opinions out into the larger world and the bona fide FACT that I just went nuclear on the Bulls in NBA Jam '99 with AI.
"What did he do? All he did was score!" - John Ward
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NYC Vol said...
I love these posts. As if criticizing Zo somehow meant that I wanted him fired...or as if there was nothing to criticize him for. Guess he's done a perfect job this year. Give him Coach of Year!
What people like the OP don't get is that my criticism (and many others) was that Zo wasn't playing a style that fit his players. Not a style that I like to see or is fun. But one that fit the players on his roster. Many of us (including me) said that Pearl didn't recruit to fit his preferred style. I don't know why. But he adapted his style to play to the kids he did recruit and it worked out.
Zo recruited kids like Josh Richardson, Moore and Edwards. Those guys were made to run and gun. Same was with the guys he inherited with McRae and Golden. You have to play to your strengths and to grind it out in the halfcourt ain't exactly our strength. I think everyone can agree with that.
In the last few games, Zo has utilized his players' length and athleticism. He's employed a little pressure with the 1-2-2 full court press (even though passive, still effective). The defense has taken more chances in trying to get steals. We've had 7 steals in 2 of the last 3 games. That's fantastic for a team that ranks in the bottom 10% of the NCAA of causing turnovers. We need our defense to provide easy scoring opportunities for our offense. And it looks like Zo has (finally) adjusted to do that.
I've never said Zo should be fired. That's just people going overboard and, quite frankly, making dumb statements. I have questioned whether he will succeed at UT if he continues to roll the ball out there and say "play hard" as his main strategy. In the past few games, I've seen coaching. I've seen adjustments. He can say publicly that he hasn't tweaked anything but if you watch us run offense, see the 4 guard line up, etc, you see adjustments.
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NYC Vol said...
I love these posts. As if criticizing Zo somehow meant that I wanted him fired...or as if there was nothing to criticize him for. Guess he's done a perfect job this year. Give him Coach of Year!
What people like the OP don't get is that my criticism (and many others) was that Zo wasn't playing a style that fit his players. Not a style that I like to see or is fun. But one that fit the players on his roster. Many of us (including me) said that Pearl didn't recruit to fit his preferred style. I don't know why. But he adapted his style to play to the kids he did recruit and it worked out.
Zo recruited kids like Josh Richardson, Moore and Edwards. Those guys were made to run and gun. Same was with the guys he inherited with McRae and Golden. You have to play to your strengths and to grind it out in the halfcourt ain't exactly our strength. I think everyone can agree with that.
In the last few games, Zo has utilized his players' length and athleticism. He's employed a little pressure with the 1-2-2 full court press (even though passive, still effective). The defense has taken more chances in trying to get steals. We've had 7 steals in 2 of the last 3 games. That's fantastic for a team that ranks in the bottom 10% of the NCAA of causing turnovers. We need our defense to provide easy scoring opportunities for our offense. And it looks like Zo has (finally) adjusted to do that.
I've never said Zo should be fired. That's just people going overboard and, quite frankly, making dumb statements. I have questioned whether he will succeed at UT if he continues to roll the ball out there and say "play hard" as his main strategy. In the past few games, I've seen coaching. I've seen adjustments. He can say publicly that he hasn't tweaked anything but if you watch us run offense, see the 4 guard line up, etc, you see adjustments.
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NYC Vol said...
I love these posts. As if criticizing Zo somehow meant that I wanted him fired...or as if there was nothing to criticize him for. Guess he's done a perfect job this year. Give him Coach of Year!
What people like the OP don't get is that my criticism (and many others) was that Zo wasn't playing a style that fit his players. Not a style that I like to see or is fun. But one that fit the players on his roster. Many of us (including me) said that Pearl didn't recruit to fit his preferred style. I don't know why. But he adapted his style to play to the kids he did recruit and it worked out.
Zo recruited kids like Josh Richardson, Moore and Edwards. Those guys were made to run and gun. Same was with the guys he inherited with McRae and Golden. You have to play to your strengths and to grind it out in the halfcourt ain't exactly our strength. I think everyone can agree with that.
In the last few games, Zo has utilized his players' length and athleticism. He's employed a little pressure with the 1-2-2 full court press (even though passive, still effective). The defense has taken more chances in trying to get steals. We've had 7 steals in 2 of the last 3 games. That's fantastic for a team that ranks in the bottom 10% of the NCAA of causing turnovers. We need our defense to provide easy scoring opportunities for our offense. And it looks like Zo has (finally) adjusted to do that.
I've never said Zo should be fired. That's just people going overboard and, quite frankly, making dumb statements. I have questioned whether he will succeed at UT if he continues to roll the ball out there and say "play hard" as his main strategy. In the past few games, I've seen coaching. I've seen adjustments. He can say publicly that he hasn't tweaked anything but if you watch us run offense, see the 4 guard line up, etc, you see adjustments.
Taking it a little personally, aren't we?
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