April 5, 200818 yr Roy Williams, Ben Howland, Pitino, Coach K, and Billy D My top 5 in no particular order. I agree with those five.:thumb:
April 7, 200818 yr My 5 (active): 1. Coach K 2. Roy Williams 3. Rick Pitino 4. Jim Calhoun 5. Billy Donovan 5A. Jim Boeheim (Underrated...He's a HOFer!!!)
April 7, 200818 yr To me, coaches are like qbs...you can't be great until you win one...so Howland, Gillispie (Sorry BCG), Barnes will have to wait. And for those asking...I am not an Izzo fan, although he would be 7th on my list..
April 7, 200818 yr In no certain order................ Rick Pitino Coach K Tom Izzo Tubby Smith Ben Howland John Thompson III (I think it is III anyway the G-Town coach now) Billy Donovan ( I do question some of his "bench-in game" decisions, he is a supreme motivator though) "Run it Up Roy" Williams is probably the best recruiter in the country.
April 7, 200818 yr Its so hard to pick 5, because this is pretty much a flavor the week (or year) discussion. Shoot, after watching his team play and listening to him on ESPN I think Davidson's coach sounds brilliant right now! There are so many great coaches out there. If you want to look at people who do a great job turning programs around we may have the 2 best right here in Kentucky with Pitino and Gillispie. They have done this successfully multiple times now. Good post and I agree with you on the Davidson coach as well.
April 7, 200818 yr In no certain order................ Rick Pitino Coach K Tom Izzo Tubby Smith Ben Howland John Thompson III (I think it is III anyway the G-Town coach now) Billy Donovan ( I do question some of his "bench-in game" decisions, he is a supreme motivator though) "Run it Up Roy" Williams is probably the best recruiter in the country.[/QUOTE] :laugh:
April 7, 200818 yr Bill Self is not the bes yet....he still has to do more, than one hot post season, IMO.
April 7, 200818 yr I agree.....and agree with the quoted post....I still believe that Billy D will have to sustain some quality years, POST Oh-Four to plant his name amongst the greats. And Ben Howland doesn't??
April 7, 200818 yr Coach K and Rick Pitino are the first that come to mind. There are a bunch of great coaches. You could debate forever about who is the best.
April 7, 200818 yr Bill Self is not the bes yet....he still has to do more, than one hot post season, IMO. I agree that Self has more to do. But I think he's had more than 1 hot post season. Self now has 4 Eilite eights and a championship game in the last 9 years. Tulsa - (1) Elite 8 Illinois - (1) Elite 8 Kansas - (2) Elite 8 and (1) Final Four He is also one of the best recruiters in the country.
April 7, 200818 yr What about John Calipari? Coach Cal, Self...no titles...I can't put them over guys who have won...If cal wins tonight I would consider him to be on a level with Izzo and Boeheim....if Self wins tonight he certainly will be looked upon in a new light...but i need more on his resume' to put him in the conversation with some other guys...this is his first Final 4...he's been at Kansas for a few years...
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