Bruce Pearl
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"Bruce Allan Pearl" is an American college basketball coach (sport)/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 Tennessee Volunteers basketball/Volunteers men's team, among others. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball Coach (sport)/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 team in the 2009 Maccabiah Games/World Maccabiah Games.

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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.

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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.

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It is harder than most because of the crowd. But there's Florida and other places, too.

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Half of those were very well defended and contested. Those are the ones that take your breath away and take the wind from an opponent's sails.

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It's the greatest sound in college basketball. The crowd makes this noise, like ' oh no ' when a guy who's hot gets the ball and has an open look. Even before he shoots, before he makes it, the crowd reacts. It's so cool, and it's a testament to how smart these fans are. And it's fun for the shooters, too.

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I have learned that these guys want to win. They have been very willing to adapt and play unselfishly.

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Absolutely. There's a different set of rules for him than anybody else on the team.

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He plays so hard and plays with guts and passion, and he's the kind of guy you'd like to have on your team, but hate to play against. I think it's a combination of respect, admiration and good fun.

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He does more in the game of basketball than make baskets, but certainly we don't win without him making baskets. You can get other guys to rebound. You can get other guys to steal the ball. You can't get other guys to make the shots he's making.

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