December 3, 201510 yr Who are the 5 best coaches in college basketball? Thought this would make a fun discussion.
December 3, 201510 yr 1. K 2. Cal 3. Izzo 4. Pitino 5. I'm slowly warming up to Tony Bennett at Virgina
December 3, 201510 yr By virtue of his resume Krzyzewski easily is number 1. After that there's several that could be in the top 5: (in no particular order) Calipari, Pitino, Izzo, and Mark Few could start a good list.
December 3, 201510 yr Game Coaches I think there is a difference. 1. Izzo 2. K 3. Pitino 4. Smart 5. Self
December 3, 201510 yr In no particular order Coach K Cal Pitino Izzo Smart I think Self is one of the most over rated coaches in college basketball. Few do less with more IMO
December 3, 201510 yr These Shaka Smart references are entertaining. Let's revisit in 4 months, 16 months, or 28 months.
December 3, 201510 yr Author In no particular order Coach K Cal Pitino Izzo Smart I think Self is one of the most over rated coaches in college basketball. Few do less with more IMO Couldn't agree more with that. You always know it's March when a mid-major pulls the upset on a top-seeded Kansas team.
December 3, 201510 yr These Shaka Smart references are entertaining. Let's revisit in 4 months, 16 months, or 28 months. 2 years
December 3, 201510 yr Like somebody eluded to, there is a lot that goes into this. Recruiting, in game coaching, pre game coaching, motivation, x's and o's, being a spokesman for your program, etc. So with all that said, it adds a lot of variables to the equation. Looking at all things considered you have to throw out names like K, Cal, Izzo, Pitino, Self, Ole Roy, etc. Based on coaching alone you can throw out names such as Bo Ryan, John Beilein, Tony Bennett, and Gregg Marshall. I agree with some that Self is highly overrated, but he's had success with the Illini and at Kansas and is always a force on the recruiting scene so he has to be mentioned. So again, lots of different ways you can go about it, but if I am going with my top 5 it would look like..... 1.) Izzo (does more with less and his teams are consistently good) 2.) K 3.) Cal 4.) Pitino Next tier Bo Ryan Gregg Marshall John Beilein Jamie Dixon Sean Miller
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