With College Hoops Heating Up...

#2
#2
1. Coach K
2. Tom Crean
3. Roy Williams
4. Bruce Pearl
5. Thad Matta
6. Rick Barnes
7. Jim Calhoun
8. Dana Altman
9. Bruce Weber
10. Billy Donovan
 
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Rocky Top said:
1. Coach K
2. Tom Crean
3. Roy Williams
4. Bruce Pearl
5. Thad Matta
6. Rick Barnes
7. Jim Calhoun
8. Dana Altman
9. Bruce Weber
10. Billy Donovan
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There is absolutely no way there are 6 coaches in America better than Jim Calhoun.
 
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Rocky Top said:
1. Coach K
2. Tom Crean
3. Roy Williams
4. Bruce Pearl
5. Thad Matta
6. Rick Barnes
7. Jim Calhoun
8. Dana Altman
9. Bruce Weber
10. Billy Donovan
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Are you seriously saying Rick Pitino isn't one of the 10 best coaches in the country?
 
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Rocky Top said:
1. Coach K
2. Tom Crean
3. Roy Williams
4. Bruce Pearl
5. Thad Matta
6. Rick Barnes
7. Jim Calhoun
8. Dana Altman
9. Bruce Weber
10. Billy Donovan
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Would that be the same Dana Altman who did such a good job at Kansas State he got fired?
 
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#8
It was hard to rank these guys. It was also hard to leave off Gary Williams, Ben Howland, and Jim Boeheim. Tom Crean is another good one. John Thompson may be a stretch to some, but I believe that he is on him way to returning Georgetown to being a team that matters nationally. Also, I know that some people think that the game has passed Coach Knight by, but I think that he can still coach, and it's hard to not look at the fact that he will soon be the Division 1's all-time winningest men's coach by total number of wins.

Anyway, here goes:
01. Coach K
02. Jim Calhoun
03. Roy Williams
04. Tom Izzo
05. Bruce Pearl
06. Lute Olsen
07. Rick Pitino
08. Bobby Knight
09. Jay Wright
10. John Thompson

And, although I don't have Coach Pearl at the top - I love that he is at the University of Tennessee. Seeing his passion for the game, the way he can recruit, his public relations skills, etc. - I don't think that I would trade him for anybody else. Some people just wouldn't look right in orange - lol! :)
 
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#9
I'm a huge Bruce Pearl fan. However, there's no way his resume merits him being rated above guys like Boeheim. The same goes for Wright and JTIII.
 
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#10
Pearl is probably a homer pick, but I do think he's a good coach.

With Boeheim's resume, I had a hard time leaving him out. Upon further review, you are definitely right about Wright & JTIII - they've still got more to prove before being listed with the Knights, Pitinos, Calhouns, etc. of the world.
 
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Rocky Top said:
Are you going to list yours or just criticize others lists?
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First, two caveats: Since Bob Knight is easily the most influencial tactician of the last 30 years in hoops, I consider him to be above consideration for lists like this. Also, I didn't consider a number of coaches who are personal friends. I wanted the list to be objective. Now, in no particular order, here are my 10:
Coach K-No need for discussion.
Jim Calhoun-Won at Northeastern. Took a wretched UCONN program and turned it into one of college basketball's model programs.
Jim Boeheim-You don't stay at the top of the Big East for 30 years if you don't know what you're doing.
Lute Olson-I wouldn't throw water on him if he were on fire, but he is a marvelous basketball coach.
Ben Howland-Built the Pitt program, resurrected UCLA.
Roy Williams-Wins and does so with class. The occasional postseason meltdown is the only blemish on his resume.
Tom Izzo-Has quietly built as good a portfolio as any coach in the last 10 years.
Jeff Bzdelik-Adding his defensive principles to Air Force's Princeton offense has made for a team that plays like a basketball purists dream. I hope he hangs around the college game instead of taking another shot at the NBA.
Phil Martelli-Does an amazing job with the most modest of resources.
Billy Gillespie-Raised the dead at UTEP, doing the same at A&M. No team in the country plays with more attention to detail on the defensive end.
 
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hatvol96 said:
First, two caveats: Since Bob Knight is easily the most influencial tactician of the last 30 years in hoops, I consider him to be above consideration for lists like this. Also, I didn't consider a number of coaches who are personal friends. I wanted the list to be objective. Now, in no particular order, here are my 10:
Coach K-No need for discussion.
Jim Calhoun-Won at Northeastern. Took a wretched UCONN program and turned it into one of college basketball's model programs.
Jim Boeheim-You don't stay at the top of the Big East for 30 years if you don't know what you're doing.
Lute Olson-I wouldn't throw water on him if he were on fire, but he is a marvelous basketball coach.
Ben Howland-Built the Pitt program, resurrected UCLA.
Roy Williams-Wins and does so with class. The occasional postseason meltdown is the only blemish on his resume.
Tom Izzo-Has quietly built as good a portfolio as any coach in the last 10 years.
Jeff Bzdelik-Adding his defensive principles to Air Force's Princeton offense has made for a team that plays like a basketball purists dream. I hope he hangs around the college game instead of taking another shot at the NBA.
Phil Martelli-Does an amazing job with the most modest of resources.
Billy Gillespie-Raised the dead at UTEP, doing the same at A&M. No team in the country plays with more attention to detail on the defensive end.
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you and Huggins drinking buddies or something?

I like your list, although I probably put Williams ahead of Howland.

of course if I had actually read your post more thoroughly i wouldnt have made that statement.
 
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emainvol said:
you and Huggins drinking buddies or something?

I like your list, although I probably put Williams ahead of Howland.

of course if I had actually read your post more thoroughly i wouldnt have made that statement.
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Bob would be a coach I consider a friend.
 
#19
#19
milohimself said:
I think he's got to do a little better in the postseason before he can be considered truly in the upper echelon...
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well, it has been stated that Roy Williams has had his share of postseason meltdowns, so I can't really hold it against Mark Few. Besides, the fact that Gonzaga is even expected to be a NC contender speaks volumes to how good he really is.
 
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