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SEC MBB Coach of the Year

Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:25 am
Posted by Wtodd
Tampa, FL
Member since Oct 2013
68531 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:25 am
Cuonzo or Bruce Pearl?

ETA: IMO Pearl is obviously the fav (should be) but Zo is closing the gap a bit.
This post was edited on 2/15/18 at 8:05 am
Posted by Stlox
Lake St. Louis, MO
Member since Jul 2013
797 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:35 am to
Pearl will probably try bribing voters to get the award.
Posted by navynuke
Member since Jun 2016
6704 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 7:37 am to
Pearl probably wins but the job Martin and his staff have done in one season is outstanding. Everyone had this team dead in the water when MPJ went down and the loss to Illinois had people going over the rails. They aren't a great team but defense always travels and they play tough.
Posted by wubilli
Columbia
Member since Apr 2014
5517 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:06 am to
Should be Barnes or Zo
Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
127655 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:26 am to
Rick Barnes has to be the favorite, IMO.

Auburn had a lot of talent but hadn’t put it together. Tennessee just wasn’t expected to do anything and really wasn’t thought to have any players.

But Cuonzo has done a good job. If we have MPJ, he’s probably not in the conversation for the COY. But we were picked to finish about where we’re going to finish without a lottery pick.
Posted by SemperFi
St Louis
Member since Nov 2015
1587 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 8:51 am to
After KA.... I'm happier then a pig in shite for MU/Coaches/Players to be in conversations regarding Coach of the year...... Players of the week..... The Big Dance.






Posted by the808bass
The Lou
Member since Oct 2012
127655 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:28 am to
I think it’s important to note that the two of the three main criticisms of Cuonzo just haven’t appeared.

1) Plodding offense
2) Underperforming talent level/expectations
3) In-game coaching

There’s been a few head scratchers for in-game coaching. But it hasn’t been awful. And defense has just gotten better and better.
Posted by SemperFi
St Louis
Member since Nov 2015
1587 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 10:10 am to
Continue to add talent

Continue to improve offense

Figure out how to hold double digit leads late in the game.

As far as the end of this season.

Finish strong, and make a nice run if not win the SEC Tourney.

Both are very doable.

Posted by reedus23
St. Louis
Member since Sep 2011
25492 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 9:46 pm to
quote:

There’s been a few head scratchers for in-game coaching. But it hasn’t been awful. And defense has just gotten better and better.



I think the best piece of coaching he has done has been managing the minutes for the big guys. They are so foul prone. Both Tilman and Porter. I think he's done a heck of a job of getting as much as he can from them while keeping them in games for as long as possible.
Posted by MIZ_COU
I'm right here
Member since Oct 2013
13771 posts
Posted on 2/15/18 at 10:32 pm to
He has exceeded expectations
Posted by kevind1965
Davenport, Florida
Member since Oct 2013
445 posts
Posted on 2/16/18 at 12:38 pm to
For the most part, I am more than please with the job he and his staff and the team are doing...if they can just get that inbounding the ball thing down though....lol
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