Sorry, the limited number is on me.They need 10 options on the poll.
Who else would you suggest?
Sorry, the limited number is on me.They need 10 options on the poll.
I don’t know if I agree that Izzo has lost something off his fastball, as much as his recruiting classes have declined. He seems to get most of his players from Michigan, and there’s only so many top recruits coming out of Flint and Lansing.3 of the 4 offered up have shady pasts, clouding how much is coach and how much is bag man securing great players. I could have made a case for K, Izzo & JC as 1/2/3 (not that order) once upon a time, but I think Izzo has lost a little on his fastball. Still very good, probably top 10.
Given he has won at multiple schools and just pulled off an impressive & dominant title run here, I would make the case that DH is currently the best coach in the game.
I don’t think Sampson belongs in the same conversation with Self, Pitino, and Izzo. I’d put Calipari or even Mick Cronin ahead of him.Out of those 4
1. Self
2. Pitino
3. Izzo
4. Sampson
I think Izzo is incredibly overrated. He's always included in conversations with K, Roy Williams, Self, Calhoun, etc. but he only has one ring and he's been at MSU for like 30 years.
That's not saying much, it was UConn's worst stretch in 35 years. UConn couldn't even beat Tulsa back then.I voted for Sampson because he's 8-3 vs UConn since joining Houston. I don't know if anyone who's coached against UConn for 10 games or more has a better record.
Don’t limit yourself to those 4 (only because I couldn’t think of more). Who else do you want there?Out of those 4
1. Self
2. Pitino
3. Izzo
4. Sampson
I think Izzo is incredibly overrated. He's always included in conversations with K, Roy Williams, Self, Calhoun, etc. but he only has one ring and he's been at MSU for like 30 years.
That was just my generic way of saying he's not at the same level he was in prior years. I'm not smart enough to know what has changed for him.I don’t know if I agree that Izzo has lost something off his fastball, as much as his recruiting classes have declined. He seems to get most of his players from Michigan, and there’s only so many top recruits coming out of Flint and Lansing.
Self isn’t even in the conversationPitino and Self. Hurley can very quickly be in the mix.
Can’t support a guy who is a consistent cheaterDon't get me started about Self....
Bill Self is a consistent cheater…..that much has been proven. He has also consistently failed in March. So if you want consistency, I guess you go with Self.Bill Self is the most consistent -- Kansas won like 12 conference regular season championships in a row, which is insane -- and also won a championship last year (2 in 15 years isn't UConn level, but it's pretty good).
Bill Self is a consistent cheater…..that much has been proven. He has also consistently failed in March. So if you want consistency, I guess you go with Self.
Feel like I haven’t seen or heard of anything from Bobby Knight in ages.How about this for a Mount Rushmore of living college coaches—-Coach K, Roy Williams, Jim Calhoun, and Bobby Knight?
I just saw Roy Williams at Mohegan Sun for the Hall of Fame induction weekend. Roy was looking dapper!Feel like I haven’t seen or heard of anything from Bobby Knight in ages.
I just saw Roy Williams at Mohegan Sun for the Hall of Fame induction weekend. Roy was looking dapper!
If you’re throwing Sampson out there, then you’re definitely overlooking PJ and Digger, who both took struggling programs and turned them into powerhouses. Digger did it twice with ND and Fordham.Now that Danny Hurley has brought us another NC, he can reasonably be regarded as one of the best college basketball coaches. Between that epiphany and the threads on Bill Self, I started to wonder, who else should be rated as the best coaches in college basketball today. Is Calipari still great? Self?
I’m old, so I’ll start by throwing Tom Izzo out there; to me, he’s a guy who gets the maximum out of his players every year. Very rarely does Michigan State seem to “underperform,” and some years his teams go further than anyone could’ve reasonably anticipated.
They have been a 1 seed 10 times and a 2 seed 4 times under Self. Never been worse than a 4 seed. In 20 years. And yet just 4 FF and those 2 NC, one because Memphis couldn’t make a free throw. Same story as Calipari, he gets the talent but doesn’t get the job done when it counts.He has 2 championships and 4 Final Fours. 56-22 record in the tourney with a bunch of Elite 8s, including one at freaking Tulsa. I don't think it's reasonable to say he's a failure in March. The guy is a cheater, but a cheater who can coach a game of basketball pretty damn well.
Are PJ and Digger the best college coaches today? That was the question. Hell, surprised you didn't mention Phog Allen.If you’re throwing Sampson out there, then you’re definitely overlooking PJ and Digger, who both took struggling programs and turned them into powerhouses. Digger did it twice with ND and Fordham.
You're doing a wonderful job of proving how incredible he's been as a coach.They have been a 1 seed 10 times and a 2 seed 4 times under Self. Never been worse than a 4 seed. In 20 years. And yet just 4 FF and those 2 NC, one because Memphis couldn’t make a free throw. Same story as Calipari, he gets the talent but doesn’t get the job done when it counts.
They have been a 1 seed 10 times and a 2 seed 4 times under Self. Never been worse than a 4 seed. In 20 years. And yet just 4 FF and those 2 NC, one because Memphis couldn’t make a free throw. Same story as Calipari, he gets the talent but doesn’t get the job done when it counts.
'A national title every ten years, and a FF every five years = a great coach.
He gets great talent…..anyone can win in the regular season w great talent. Why hasn’t he done better in the tournament? Does they clear it up better for you??You're doing a wonderful job of proving how incredible he's been as a coach.
100000%Nah don’t agree. Best rosters year after year, cheating to get those rosters and still not winning a ton of BIG games in the dance field? Underachiever for me, I’m good and respect other opinions but give JC those rosters every year he wouldve had 10 visits to FFs and 2-3 (5-6 easy)more under his name. And he’s a great coach.