Best Active CBB Coach: Hurley, Self or Pitino?

[bignish]

I was arguing with a friend about this. Who do you guys have?

 

[JimboBBN]

Pitino

 

[Noahtogo24]

Def Ptino

 

[rockycard]

Pitino

 

[WojoRising]

It’s Pitino and it really isn’t close, to me. There’s baggage that makes “who would you hire” more complicated (not factoring in age), but purely as a coach, Pitino is one of a kind.

 

[I am stupid]

Pitino is the best coach. He also has the best scandals.

 

[coryfly]

It is hard for me to ever argue that Pitino is not the best active coach if he is indeed active.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

Whoever doesn't say Pitino is an idiot.

 

[UL_1986]

Pitino by a landslide.

 

[ExitFlagger]

You can make a case for Pitino, but what makes it a slam dunk?

 

[I am stupid]

Probably being successful at every level of college basketball across multiple eras?

 

[ExitFlagger]

Probably being successful at every level of college basketball across multiple eras?

He’s not the only one to do that.

If you asked this question a year ago, no one would have said Pitino. Obviously, everybody’s wildly impressed by what he’s done this season. Good year, but not enough to prove that he’s clearly on a different level than everyone else.

By Kenpom, the best team he’s played all year is #28 Marquette. He lost to #29 Baylor and #34 Georgia, and beat #35 UConn and #37 Creighton. The rest are mostly scrubs. Not exactly murderers row.

 

[I am stupid]

Alright. Who is better?

 

[ExitFlagger]

Alright. Who is better?

I’m not sure any of them are significantly better than the others. Few is probably right there too.

 

[SpartanJD]

Izzo

 

[TechFan88]

Rick Pitino
Bill Self
John Calipari
Tom Izzo
Dan Hurley
Scott Drew

 

[MGO2022]

Pitino

 

[Visk]

Kelvin Sampson says Hello

 

[AWilli6995]

Whoever doesn't say Pitino is an idiot.

If this question was asked last year it'll be Hurley.

I like Pitino but there's coaches out there that are his equal and probably better.

 

[Kevin Bryan]

If this question was asked last year it'll be Hurley.

I like Pitino but there's coaches out there that are his equal and probably better.

 

[RipThru]

It's Pitino and it's not particularly close

 

[speedfrk]

Pitino for sure.

Next year is a big one for self. Doesn’t seem like an upward trajectory. Really some head scratching personnel choices at the 1 and 4 with the guys he stuck with vs what he could’ve had.

 

[downsouthcubbie]

If I had to pick one from that group it's Pitino

 

[dukedevilz]

Give me this guy 10 times out of 10.

 

[dukedevilz]

This graph speaks volumes. The progression is off the charts.

 

[Erock-conn]

Hurley — dude just won back-to-back national championships and every game in both tournaments was won by double digits with the closest game being a W by 13 points. Pitino - close 2nd.

 

[ExitFlagger]

Hurley — dude just won back-to-back national championships and every game in both tournaments was won by double digits with the closest game being a W by 13 points. Pitino - close 2nd.

Yep, but as you can see in this thread, this is reevaluated every year, and Hurley's old news.

 

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