Many here hate to hear this, but Pearl is a top 5, top 10 type coach that knows how to get the job done. The first thing they will say is he cheats but those same posters wanted Rick Pitino before Bama hired Oats.People can hate all they want but Pearl can flat out sign talent and get them to play with their heads on fire. Will be interesting to see what big schools go after him in 2-3 years. UNC can't be real happy with their in-house hire right now. Crazy how these Blue bloods insist on hiring "Duke" men or "UNC" men with a guy like Pearl or Drew doing what they are doing at AU and Baylor.