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re: Gary Parrish: Tennessee closing in on Louisiana Tech coach Mike White

Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:35 pm to
Posted by SB in KC
Oklahoma City
Member since Jan 2012
406 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:35 pm to
If UT doesn't grab White, he will end up at Mizzou.
Posted by everytrueson
Los Angeles, CA
Member since Mar 2012
5893 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:36 pm to
I don't know enough about the guy.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:36 pm to
quote:


FML


I take it you wanted White for LSU?
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:37 pm to
I agree that it's important, but Tyndall has 2 tourney appearances and I would definitely prefer White over Tyndall.

A lot of bad coaches have made a tourney or two. I would prefer someone like Howland or Marshall obviously, but if we're going to go up and comer, I think this is the best guy.
Posted by Tremblin Grimlin
Missouri
Member since Apr 2014
73 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:38 pm to
People on here acting like Tennessee can pay a coach 2-3 million a year....they can't!

I read a report as to where 1.6 is somewhere in the ballpark of what they can afford. So Tennessee wont be making a "splash"
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:39 pm to
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I don't know enough about the guy.



Very young, energetic and exciting coach. Has a great record given limited experience and doesn't look like he's close to peaking. Coach is basically just getting started but has shown enormous potential.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:39 pm to
quote:

A source told CBSSports.com that Tennessee has informally contacted some "A-list" candidates but that the interest hasn't been mutual. Another source told CBSSports.com that at least one potential candidate expressed no interest only because Tennessee's roster is in bad shape


fricking Cuonzo
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:40 pm to
Good for him.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:40 pm to
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People on here acting like Tennessee can pay a coach 2-3 million a year....they can't!



Tennessee was willing to go to 2.4 with Marshall according to VolQuest.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:43 pm to
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If hired, White would have a higher D-1 winning % than Bruce Pearl had coming into the UT job.
This post was edited on 4/19/14 at 9:44 pm
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:53 pm to
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A source told CBSSports.com that Tennessee has informally contacted some "A-list" candidates but that the interest hasn't been mutual. Another source told CBSSports.com that at least one potential candidate expressed no interest only because Tennessee's roster is in bad shape



fricking Cuonzo



While CCM didn't leave us with a great roster... In this business everyone from Calipari to Donovan to Anthony Grant has incentive to say something like that in order to damage an opponents' image/chances of hiring someone that can beat them. The press also has every incentive to make sources up too and they're an even more likely culprit because they need dirty laundry to add to stories (hard to create a dramatic narrative without drama). All of it adds to the drama. There's no way a source close to the AD said that to the media and those interviewing aren't typically going to say that either since coaching is a small world and you don't burn bridges in such an unstable volatile job (ADs talk to one another), especially not when you've shown you're willing to look around/are willing to move. That pretty well puts the roster/a-list comment firmly in the rumor mill.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:55 pm to
quote:

People on here acting like Tennessee can pay a coach 2-3 million a year....they can't!


Posted by Farmer1906
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Apr 2009
50383 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:57 pm to
NOOOOOO!!!!! That is who I wanted A&M to get.
Posted by Prof
Member since Jun 2013
42621 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:59 pm to
If this is true then I'm sold:

quote:

Craig Gordon ?@RockyTopSkiBum 15m Hey #Vol fans Mike White got a technical foul on January 19th of this season! #Vols


CCM hasn't had technical his entire career.
This post was edited on 4/19/14 at 10:00 pm
Posted by Gcockboi
Rock Hill
Member since Oct 2012
7689 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 9:59 pm to
Is he the guy that runs a system like Shaka Smart and Mike Anderson? (full court press/uptempo)
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:04 pm to
Yes. 18th in adjusted tempo and averaged 81 points per game this season.
Posted by volfan30
Member since Jun 2010
40949 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:05 pm to
That style of play fits our roster very well for next season tbh, but I am not a big fan of it in the long term. Hopefully he, like Pearl did, will slow things down when the roster is re-tooled.
This post was edited on 4/19/14 at 10:16 pm
Posted by tennessee391
Member since Dec 2008
4885 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:20 pm to
Of the up and comer choices, this guy is my favorite.
Posted by SwayzeBalla
Member since Dec 2011
19451 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:36 pm to
Tennessee thinks they can do better?
Posted by mjw60532
Athens, Ga
Member since Apr 2014
297 posts
Posted on 4/19/14 at 10:38 pm to
I like seeing Tennessee go after Louisiana Tech coaches. It worked out so well the last time.

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