re: Why do so many of you care what other people think of Miles?

The debate stays alive because Les is so interesting.
He cultivates his reputation for being unpredictable and eccentric.
He consistently wins.
He's a great recruiter.
He's a man of integrity and a player's coach.
And he's plausibly depictable as a buffoon on the sidelines on game day.
Some cannot get past that last point, no matter what the record, because they so narrowly define what a head coac does.