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Currently, I am going with Wright, Self, Beilein and Moser! 5-10 do not matter.
That’s only four.
So it seems if Wright wins tomorrow, he moves into the top 3 on the list? And if Michigan wins, Belien is a stone cold lock for the top 10 list?
I think right now he is the top coach in the game. But that’s just right now. If you’re going off a career resume he is sneaking into that Self/Izzo/Cal territory but he’s not above them yet. He’s been incredible these past few years but his resume still has a ton of 2nd round exits and 10+ loss seasons. He’s even gone 13-19 as recently as 2012. None of the guys with better careers than him have ever had a season that bad while in their prime coaching years. But right now he’s probably the top coach in the game.
You do bring up good points- however if they do win, he will only be one of 3 active coaches with multiple championships. Same amount of final fours as Self, 3 behind Cal I believe, 4 behind Izzo. Coming off 5 straight seasons as a 1 or 2 seed, which is Self like Territory- def up there now with Cal/Self and Izzo imo.
However for Self to win the big 12- what 14 straight seasons? Just crazy, crazy man...
I love how much hate you have for Bennett. It gives me great satisfaction.
I mean, pretty good. The only year I remember him going they went to the title game.
This makes it difficult to make these kinds of assessments IMO. Cause let's be honest, some of these programs recruit themselves. But I do think recruiting might very well be the most important factor when it comes to college basketball. All I know is if I was going to pick any coach to lead my program today it would be Jay Wright or Bill Self. But Tom Izzo gets honorable mention.
As in Bruce Weber?
He had a good post-season but let's not get ahead of ourselves here. Lol
People say things like "these programs recruit themselves" all the time in college football and basketball. But how was UK's recruiting under Gillispie compared to now? How was Bama's in football before Saban brought them back? How is UConn's post Jim Calhoun? How about UCLA's when they have had bad coaches? Or Indiana's?
Sure. You have a point, but let's not pretend like it isn't easier to recruit to Alabama then it is to recruit to K-State for example. That's all I mean. But you are correct that the coach's create a situation where suddenly they can have anybody they want. I'd imagine often that recruiting falls off at a traditional power only after it's discovered the current coach is in over his head.
I agree. I think we all agree that some programs have built in advantages over others. Might be tradition. Might be facilities. Might be location. But my overall point is that coaches in college sports are way more than just X and O people. And to not factor in things like recruiting and player development is foolish.
Roy Williams is a heck of a college coach. Doesn't matter if he's more recruiter/developer than he is X and O savant.
I got on board late with both of them, relatively speaking. W/ Roy, I've even forgotten he could coach and had to learn it all over again, painfully.
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Was honestly thinking the same thing. The past 5 years have been good for him.
Self is one shy of Roy’s 4 final fours now but has the one natty, in the same time span. Safe to say he’s surpassed Roy’s success at KU after this past season. If KU didn’t get the 14th and got knocked out in the 2nd round, Roy had him beat still with 4 final fours.
Also, this past season may have been Self’s bear coaching job ever. Elevated him greatly and KU fans need to understand just how big this year was for him all things considered. Hats off.
Posters have said this since I started posting here.. I nearly believed it two seasons ago.
Not so sure anymore.
I think he's solid, and I think he's perfecting his own formula for winning. What remains to be seen is if he can figure out how to mold it for postseason play.
