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12th Final Four appearance for Coach K.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:08 pm
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:08 pm
Damn he's had an amazing career with 12 Final Four appearances (and counting), plus 1,016 wins. Jeez. 68 years old though, I wonder how much longer he will try to add to those totals.
I'm sure the same thing was said when Wooden had 12 Final Four appearances, but will anyone be able to catch Coach K and Wooden?
Some with a chance:
Izzo (60 years old) - 7 final fours (494 wins)
Pitino (62 years old) - 7 final fours (721 wins)
Williams (64 years old) - 7 final fours (750 wins)
Calipari (56 years old) - 4 final fours (593 wins)
Donovan (49 years old) - 4 final fours (502 wins)
Really the only ones with a shot currently.
I'm sure the same thing was said when Wooden had 12 Final Four appearances, but will anyone be able to catch Coach K and Wooden?
Some with a chance:
Izzo (60 years old) - 7 final fours (494 wins)
Pitino (62 years old) - 7 final fours (721 wins)
Williams (64 years old) - 7 final fours (750 wins)
Calipari (56 years old) - 4 final fours (593 wins)
Donovan (49 years old) - 4 final fours (502 wins)
Really the only ones with a shot currently.
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Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:15 pm to ForeverGator
68 and looks like he hasnt aged since 1980
Dude will never retire and will coach until he passes out on the court
Dude will never retire and will coach until he passes out on the court
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:18 pm to ForeverGator
What amazes me is that I (like most others) think of Duke as one of the blue blood teams of college basketball. But they didn't really gain that reputation until Coach K showed up.
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Check out Duke basketball before and after Coach K took over (1980). That guy built that program into one of the power prpgrams.
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Check out Duke basketball before and after Coach K took over (1980). That guy built that program into one of the power prpgrams.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:18 pm to ForeverGator
GOAT
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:20 pm to ForeverGator
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Really the only ones with a shot currently.
Calipari won't make it because his Final Fours keep getting vacated.
Williams and Pitino will have a hard time because they're only a few years younger than Coach K and by the time they're 68, K will have added to his totals.
Donovan has the best chance.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:32 pm to ForeverGator
quote:Been a head basketball coach for 40 years and has made the NCAAT 31 times.. So he's made the Final Four in 30% of his seasons coached. Making the Final Four 3 times every decade, meh.. The longevity of his career is more impressive than anything.
12th Final Four appearance for Coach K.
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Some with a chance:
Izzo (60 years old) - 7 final fours (494 wins)
He's only been a coach half the time Coach K has. Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:33 pm to ForeverGator
It's unlikely. People forget how accomplished Coach K was at a young age. He had seven final four appearances by age 47. That's the type of pace a coach needs to set to make 12+ final four appearances because that rate's bound to decrease as a coach gets older. The only coach who would have had a shot is Brad Stevens if he had stayed at college and moved on to a blue blood program. However, he's probably going to be with the Celtics for quite a while so I don't see Coach K's record being in jeopardy anytime soon.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:34 pm to goldenbadger08
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12th Final Four appearance for Coach K.
Been a head basketball coach for 40 years and has made the NCAAT 31 times.. So he's made the Final Four in 30% of his seasons coached. Making the Final Four 3 times every decade, meh.. The longevity of his career is more impressive than anything.
your posts get stupider and stupider
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:35 pm to goldenbadger08
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Making the Final Four 3 times every decade, meh.
Oh my god
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:39 pm to REG861
Sorry you disagree with me 
Roy Williams made 5 final fours between 2002 and 2009 and he's regularly talked about as being overrated. Doesn't go both ways.
Roy Williams made 5 final fours between 2002 and 2009 and he's regularly talked about as being overrated. Doesn't go both ways.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:42 pm to goldenbadger08
He's coached in 4 different decades and won championships in 3 of them. He's changed with the times very well and hasn't shown any sign of slowing down. His teams are going to win 25 games at a bare minimum each year.
GOAT
GOAT
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:46 pm to Lsuhoohoo
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Check out Duke basketball before and after Coach K took over (1980). That guy built that program into one of the power prpgrams.
They weren't the "Duke" that we know, but they went to the NCAA Championship in the late 70's with Mike Gminski and some other dudes. I think that they lost to Kentucky. That was only a few years before Coach K.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 9:49 pm to Sevendust912
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He's changed with the times very well and hasn't shown any sign of slowing down.
GOAT
Agreed.
Only coach I see coming close to him in terms of NCAAT success is Izzo but no one will have the longevity (especially in regards to staying with one team for over 30 years.)
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:15 pm to Easy
They were the runner up two years before coach K arrived and had success in 60 so he didnt take over a nonexistent program. It doesn't take away from what he has accomplished though which beats Wooden He is tGOAT.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:16 pm to goldenbadger08
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Been a head basketball coach for 40 years and has made the NCAAT 31 times.. So he's made the Final Four in 30% of his seasons coached. Making the Final Four 3 times every decade, meh.. The longevity of his career is more impressive than anything.
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:19 pm to ForeverGator
The guy looks 45 not 68
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:24 pm to Tiger1242
Isn't he the highest paid coach in all of sports as well? Dude is def tGOAT.
And appears to love Botox.
And appears to love Botox.
This post was edited on 3/29/15 at 10:25 pm
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:28 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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GOAT
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:29 pm to ForeverGator
1. Coach K
2. Cal
3. Saban
For salary.
That's for college. Not all sports.
2. Cal
3. Saban
For salary.
That's for college. Not all sports.
This post was edited on 3/29/15 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 3/29/15 at 10:44 pm to Easy
Yeah, they weren't a blue blood but they were a top 20 program.
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