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...
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.
good guess guys happy sign win
It wasn't very good, but I guess it's a pretty good sign that the guys know that after an SEC win I'm not real happy about how way we played.
beat biggest competing counts division eastern loss reason tennessee win year
This is the biggest win of the year for us. The reason I say this is such a big win is Kentucky, Florida, Vanderbilt and Tennessee are all competing for the Eastern Division title. When you beat one of those three, it counts twice, a win for you and a loss for them.
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.
against game great meant played type win
This is a great win for Tennessee. This game meant a lot to us. We hadn't played against this type of competition.
asked biggest coach espn games gave kentucky permission plan rivals wearing
ESPN called it hideous. I asked Coach Mears for his permission and he gave me his blessing. I plan on wearing it for the Kentucky and Vanderbilt games because they were Tennessee's two biggest rivals when he was there.
florida looks team
Florida looks to me like they're the team to beat.
appreciate basketball best people tennessee
People that have been around Tennessee basketball said it was one of the best environments they have ever seen. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support.
dribble
Everything. Dribble penetration, post-up. When they're 19-for-25, you know.
great half job looks offense pressure score stop time wonderful
We couldn't stop them in the half court. They did a wonderful job of executing. They got great looks and made shots, which put too much pressure on our offense to score every time down the floor.
credit game good played second thrilled
That was a game of two completely different halves. I was thrilled with the way we played in the first half. I was very disappointed by the second half. Give Auburn credit - they have not packed it in. They are well coached, and they will be good down the stretch.
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.
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.