re: Tennessee Basketball Coaching Search

I think people are having a kneejerk reaction to Shaka Smart. Is he a good coach? I don't know.

What I do know is that this time a week ago, everybody outside of Birmingham, AL and Richmond, Va was raising hell that UAB and VCU didn't even deserve to sniff the NCAA tournament, and now, after VCU wins a couple games, their coach is the hottest commodity in the country?

I'm not saying Shaka Smart isn't a good coach. He clearly knows how to motivate. But if I were a Tennessee fan, I wouldn't put a whole lot of stock in 3 games in which the guy's team has been ridiculously hot. Anybody can get hot for a stretch, and VCU has clearly gotten hot at just the right time. They WILL NOT shoot 60% from 3-pt. land every game. Just won't happen.

Let's not forget this is the same team that lost 6 games in the CAA and finished 4th in the conference.

If they hadn't gotten in the NCAA tourney, nobody would know that Shaka Smart even existed. Just sayin'.