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Worst Coaches to Reach the Final Four
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:01 am
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:01 am
I'm limiting the discussion to the Magic/Bird era and beyond because it's a much more familiar period.
Ranking them top ten IMO:
1. Bill Hodges (Indiana State)
2. Richard Williams (Miss State)
3. John Brady (LSU)
4. Dick Bennett (Wisconsin)
5. Bob Weinhauer (Penn)
6. Jim O'Brien (Ohio State--only Final Four vacated)
7. Dana Kirk (Memphis State--only Final Four vacated)
8. Clem Haskins (Minnesota--only Final Four vacated)
9. Mike Davis (Indiana)
10. Paul Hewitt (GA Tech)
Other considerations:
Kelvin Sampson (Oklahoma)
Bill Guthridge (North Carolina)
Bobby Cremins (GA Tech)
Mike Montgomery (Stanford)
Bruce Weber (Illinois)
John Thompson III (Georgetown)
Tom Crean (Marquette)
The only reasons I didn't put the "vacated" coaches at the top was because I thought that they were decent coaches with some prolonged success. The top guys were journeyman coaches who basically got lucky once.
Ranking them top ten IMO:
1. Bill Hodges (Indiana State)
2. Richard Williams (Miss State)
3. John Brady (LSU)
4. Dick Bennett (Wisconsin)
5. Bob Weinhauer (Penn)
6. Jim O'Brien (Ohio State--only Final Four vacated)
7. Dana Kirk (Memphis State--only Final Four vacated)
8. Clem Haskins (Minnesota--only Final Four vacated)
9. Mike Davis (Indiana)
10. Paul Hewitt (GA Tech)
Other considerations:
Kelvin Sampson (Oklahoma)
Bill Guthridge (North Carolina)
Bobby Cremins (GA Tech)
Mike Montgomery (Stanford)
Bruce Weber (Illinois)
John Thompson III (Georgetown)
Tom Crean (Marquette)
The only reasons I didn't put the "vacated" coaches at the top was because I thought that they were decent coaches with some prolonged success. The top guys were journeyman coaches who basically got lucky once.
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Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:03 am to lsutigers1992
John Calipari
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:04 am to lsutigers1992
Rick Barnes and Bob Huggins come to mind
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:07 am to lsutigers1992
Paul Hewitt is top 3, minimum
This post was edited on 3/27/16 at 10:10 am
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:16 am to lsutigers1992
What you find is most of these coaches had at least one really talented player that elevated their statuses for a short time. If you're a coach on a mid-tier team, you have to ride that wave to a bigger gig or a bigger contract.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 10:48 am to lsutigers1992
quote:
4. Dick Bennett (Wisconsin)
quote:
Tom Crean (Marquette)
Posted on 3/27/16 at 11:11 am to lsutigers1992
quote:
Richard Williams (Miss State)
Lil Dick is still sleeping with the Cowgirl coeds.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 12:01 pm to lsutigers1992
Dumb thread
Posted on 3/27/16 at 12:01 pm to lsutigers1992
Why is John Brady on the list? He took LSU and their DRACONIAN SANCTIONS to the Final Four.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 12:07 pm to lsutigers1992
Richard Williams, Clem Haskins, Paul Hewitt, John Brady, and Mike Davis.
In some order this should be a consensus top (bottom) 5.
In some order this should be a consensus top (bottom) 5.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 12:10 pm to lsutigers1992
Roy Danforth
By a wide margin.
By a wide margin.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 12:45 pm to lsutigers1992
Brady was in over his head when LSU faced UCLA that night.
From a coaching standpoint that it. It also seemed like Arron Afflalo couldn't miss anything.
From a coaching standpoint that it. It also seemed like Arron Afflalo couldn't miss anything.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 1:13 pm to lsutigers1992
Bobby Cremins doesn't belong anywhere near your list. 11 straight years in the postseason, 13 straight winning seasons, and won 61 percent of his games while playing in the toughest conference.
This post was edited on 3/27/16 at 1:15 pm
Posted on 3/27/16 at 1:23 pm to lsutigers1992
Guy Lewis deserves mention. He made it to the Final Four twice with Elvin Hayes and 3 times with Phi Slamma Jamma.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 1:31 pm to lsutigers1992
List is garbage without Dale Brown
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:04 pm to lsutigers1992
I hate Bruce Weber, but he doesn't belong on this list. He had some great Southern Illinois teams before taking over at Illinois. His problem is he can't recruit for shite. Solid coach though.
Posted on 3/27/16 at 8:41 pm to lsutigers1992
Even as a UGA fan I can't agree with Bobby Cremins being on that list.
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