re: Johnnie Jones learned to coach basketball at the feet of Dale Brown

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unless LSU needed to get a few wins in the SEC trny to secure a bid, then he put very little emphasis on the conference trny.

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Here comes the bullshite. There were plenty years that LSU lost in the first round of the SEC tourney and didn't make the dance.

Dale brown had a spectacular 3-year run making the 16, 8 and then 4. The problem is, he coached for 22 other years. He was good for LSU basketball and did accomplish things in those 22 years, but it was mostly early exits from tournaments which was my point. The guy coached 1/4 century, of course there are a few runs in there. Hell, John Brady made a final 4. By-and-large, though, Brown's teams were not a threat to go deep in the tournament.

FYI, Winning 2 games is not going deep into a tournament where you need 6 wins. I'd say the elite 8 (halfway) is the minimum requirement for a "deep run". So what's that? 4 deep runs in 25 years?