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...
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.
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.
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.
runs
Those runs that we went on, they got us in range. If we had been in range, those runs could have got us close.
dribble
Everything. Dribble penetration, post-up. When they're 19-for-25, you know.
chris obviously players saw special tonight
To do special things you need to have special players and special performances. Obviously you saw one tonight from Chris Lofton.
chance chris clearly good guys job obviously open players saw shots special tonight turning
To do special things you need have special players and special performances. Obviously you saw one tonight from Chris Lofton. We did a pretty good job of getting him open and guys did a pretty good job of turning shots down to get him shots because he (Lofton) clearly had a pretty good chance of making what he put up.
capable league parity team wide winning
This thing is wide open. There is a lot of parity in this league and any team is capable of winning it.
both decisions met
I am disappointed in some of the decisions that Jemere has made. We have a set of expectations for our student-athletes, both on and off the court, and he has not met them.
error focus intense kentucky margin night played playing second terrific
I am very disappointed, but Kentucky played a terrific second half. We must focus on playing better. Every night we have had intense games, and there is no margin of error for this team.
call capable defending
We're not communicating. We're capable of defending better. I call it having a sense of urgency. You need it this part of the season.
add alabama arkansas five memphis oklahoma physical state
LSU, Alabama and Arkansas are big, physical and athletic. Add Oklahoma State and Memphis -- there are our five losses.
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.