Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Allan Pearlis an American college basketball coach, and the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball program. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team, among others. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball coach. He was the first coach to lead the Volunteers to a national #1 ranking. Pearl also served as the head coach for the Maccabi USA basketball...
basketball best confidence playing shook time
We're not playing our best basketball right now and haven't been. I think that for the first time the confidence has to be shook a little bit.
behind overwhelm physically points three wear
We've come from behind three times from 9 points or more, so we know we can come from behind. We're not going to physically overwhelm people, we're just not. We've got to wear them down.
good players stronger
The players have had a good fall. I say that by my standards, it's been a good fall. We're stronger and we're bigger. ...We're going in the right direction.
again depends
We'll look at it again when we get started and see where he is. It really depends on him.
sports hard-work guarantees
Hard work alone won't guarantee success, but without hard work, I'll guarantee you won't have success.
mistake missing hook
I've made mistakes, I clearly did, but what I was hoping for was that some other dumbass would get on the front page and take me off the hook. I miss Lane Kiffin.
adhere both expect standards tolerate
We set standards that we expect our student-athletes to adhere to both on and off the court. We will not tolerate anything less.
fair nice people saw
I think a lot of people thought that was it. We've done everything we could do, and I think that would be a fair assessment. I saw more than I thought we had. It was nice to see it.
beat extremely florida obviously playing team
I think it's very wide-open. I think LSU is obviously the team to beat as SEC (regular-season) champion. I think Florida comes in playing extremely well, as does Arkansas.
sweat
I sweat sweet. It's not a stinky sweat.
bunch great lost rodney
Rodney Carney is a great player, and we lost him a bunch of times, and that was the key.
beat best carried certainly chris great players step team
Great players are going to have to step up if you're going to beat the best team in the country. Certainly Chris carried us.
best few last remember traveling
I don't remember the last few days. I don't remember traveling to Lexington. I don't even remember traveling home. I remember the game. ... That is the best we've played.
breath half sort wind
Half of them were very well-defended and contested. Those are the ones that just sort of take your breath away and take the wind out of the opponents' sails. That's what makes him so special.