IYO Who Would You Say Is the Best Active Coach In CBB?
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If, by active, you mean currently coaching, then it's Bill Self
If, by active, you mean physically active, then it's Tony Bennett
If, by active, you mean physically active, then it's Tony Bennett
So many factors to consider. Self is obviously the most accomplished but has tremendous built in advantages by being at Kansas. Hard to hold that against him tho.
Until Bill Self turns a program around like Scott Drew did he's not getting my vote.
Self and Bennett are the top 2, after those 2 it‘s anyone’s guess whose next.
I just don't see how it's anyone but Self right now.
I think it's hard not to put Drew and Few up there as well. Both have done a lot with some situations that didn't exactly have huge built in advantages when they arrived.
Currently or all-time stats?
Boeheim is going through a lull, but he has more wins than anyone.
They are both great coaches but would prefer to see more sustained success from Drew and an actual title from Few (to think they are on the same level as Self). But yeah, they have certainly taken programs that were basically nothing and made them pretty great.
Fair, but on my next point, I hardly ever agree with Seth Davis, but I agree with him on this:
Seriously, taking Baylor to three elite eights (by the way, the two elite games he lost, that team won the natty), one final four and one natty, is seriously amazing- how many other coaches would stick around and actually work that hard to build Baylor up from nothing??
Baylor was shit. Wasn't Baylor where teammates were murdering each other?
Yes, and the head coach Bliss was caught on tape trying to cover it up...
Drew morphed from national punchline to top 5 coach in the game practically overnight. Stealing the “no middle” defense from Adams and Beard worked wonders for his career. Of course, at this point most of the Big 12 uses it.
You have to wonder how much of an impact Tang had at Baylor. K-State transformed from disaster to top 15 team overnight.
You have to wonder how much of an impact Tang had at Baylor. K-State transformed from disaster to top 15 team overnight.
Very interested to see how KSU looks next season without K. Johnson, who I think was preseason SEC POY before his health very scary issue two years ago.
I don't think that's as true for Few as it is for Drew. When Few took over Gonzaga they were coming off a trip to the Elite 8. When Drew took over Baylor in 2003 they were coming off a season where a player murdered a teammate. The program was almost cancelled entirely and Drew was left with 7 scholarship players. The first four years of Drew's tenure they won a total of 36 games.
Yea, I don't think it's right to put Few in the same sentence as Drew when it comes to brining a program back from the dead.
I'm more than happy to pay players if it gets me Kansas' Final Fours and titles.
We're entering a new era of young(er) coaches taking the reigns.
Who's gonna step up? Be a little funny watching a HOF coach win it again.
Who's gonna step up? Be a little funny watching a HOF coach win it again.
Adidas testified under oath that Self was unaware of any payments, you little conspiracy theorist.
I'd like to see Kalvin Sampson win it with Houston.
This is some first class delusion
To rub into the NCAA and or IU fans or just because you like a lot of teams, players, and coaches?
I just like him and think he's done an amazing and consistent job at Houston. Not an easy place to build a power, but he's done it. Don't care about the IU or NCAA stuff.
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Give him the resources against everyone else.
Give him the resources against everyone else.
You mean like Oral Roberts, Tulsa, and to a lesser degree Illinois?
Yep, and we had to vacate multiple seasons and fire the coach. Too bad Kansas doesn’t get held to the same standard
I mean…the guy who Kansas was on tape saying they can’t afford literally ended up at Duke. So I don’t think you have to theoretically make that swap. Unless you believe that Zion preferred that family atmosphere over $100k+..
Nvmd, just read your handle correctly. But I keep my point. Those classes with 4+ top 10 players didn’t land at UK for free. Unless you believe that you’re truly recruiting a bunch of mostly underprivileged kids who would rather turn down $ elsewhere for a family atmosphere.
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Oh yeah? Which players and coach were these?
And do you think other players have rec'd impermissable benefits before or since?
I must've missed those schools winning a national championship and becoming consistently elite under Self.
Also missed those schools being as far in the dumps as Baylor was when Drew took over.
