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GREAT move by Cuonzo. He could see the writing on the wall that he wasn't valued or secure at Tennessee despite his improvement each year capped off by a Sweet 16 run. Coaches who make Sweet 16's and recruit 5* players don't grow on trees, and Tennessee is about to learn that the hard way. at Tennessee. This is why SEC basketball can't have nice things.

I totally agree.

I watched him coach at Missouri State. It took him 3 years to win the Missouri Valley Conference, which everyone should know is no easy walk in the park. That's when Creighton was still a powerhouse in the conference.

It took him 3 years to reach the Sweet 16 at Tennessee, which any Mizzou fan would kill for!

I'm curious which coach Tennessee has their eyes on. They must be certain that this mysterious coach in waiting will immediately perform better than Martin, which rarely happens when you have to start over.

I don't get it.

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Posted by KCM0Tiger

Kansas City, MISSOURI

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 4/15/14 at 2:53 pm to mizzoukills

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I'm curious which coach Tennessee has their eyes on. They must be certain that this mysterious coach in waiting will immediately perform better than Martin, which rarely happens when you have to start over.

Cuonzo is a good coach and had Tennessee heading in the right direction. They were arguably on track to become the 3rd best program in the SEC for the next several years, and that apparently wasn't good enough.

I know it's easy to think the grass is always greener, but Tennessee fans should take it from me (a Mizzou fan), that it's not always the case. I was all smiles/jumping for joy when Mike Anderson left Mizzou, but then we hired Frank Haith and look how that's going.

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