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...
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.
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.
bunch great lost rodney
Rodney Carney is a great player, and we lost him a bunch of times, and that was the key.
sweat
I sweat sweet. It's not a stinky sweat.
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.
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.
almost major predicted tonight
What Major did tonight was no surprise. I almost predicted it if I could have.
embrace history tennessee tried year
We've tried to do a lot of things this year to embrace the history of Tennessee basketball.
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.
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.
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.