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Anonymous CBB Coaches Poll - Best X&O's Coach in CBB

bjc42 said:
I think Painter is a great all around coach and developer but I think I'm gonna disagree on the x's and o's. I think Sampson and McCollum are probably better in that regard. And we know that Dan Hurley is a mad scientist in that regard.
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Sampson is more of a culture builder and getting his guys to buy into defense. He looks for long athletic bigs (usually on the shorter side) with physicality & wingspan that can hedge out and rotate back like wildmen (Cenac will provide that this year). Guards with quick feet that can pressure point of attack and have hands in passing lanes. His teams are all defense and rebounding, not really as much about XO's.
 
RuffRuff said:
Sampson is more of a culture builder and getting his guys to buy into defense. He looks for long athletic bigs (usually on the shorter side) with physicality & wingspan that can hedge out and rotate back like wildmen (Cenac will provide that this year). Guards with quick feet that can pressure point of attack and have hands in passing lanes. His teams are all defense and rebounding, not really as much about XO's.
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I'd disagree. The X's and O's of defense matter tremendously and Sampson and Hurley are two of the best. Sampson isn't just "rah, rah" "hustle, hustle". His defenses are well-coached and players know where they have to be.

The X's and O's conversations in basketball tend to focus on offensive sets. IMO, Sampson belongs in top 3 for how he gets his players to play his team defense.
 
Here's the article.

About Dan Hurley:​

  • "He does a good job with, A) scouting. What he's going to go against. How he plays off his offensive menu. His pace. Style of play. And if he has a really good point guard, they're always going to be good. The way he recruits toward his system with shooting is dangerous."
  • "His teams have averaged over 1.2 points per possession the last three seasons. He's not doing it with tempo -- just slicing people up in the half court. Also a wizard out of timeouts."
  • "I just think Hurley, or his whole staff, which I'm sure it's all of them, but they call sets on the fly in loud arenas and they execute extremely well. That's so hard to me. It's not coming out of a timeout or a dead ball. It's in the middle of game flow. I think it shows how much work they do on all the different reads and sets, because guys seem very flawless in getting from one action to the next. And it's complicated stuff, not just, like, drag ball screens."
www.cbssports.com

Candid Coaches: Who is the best X's and O's coach in college basketball right now?

Coaches told Gary Parrish and Matt Norlander that Matt Painter and Dan Hurley should top this list
www.cbssports.com www.cbssports.com
 
bjc42 said:
I think Painter is a great all around coach and developer but I think I'm gonna disagree on the x's and o's. I think Sampson and McCollum are probably better in that regard. And we know that Dan Hurley is a mad scientist in that regard.
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The real mad scientist was Mike Woodson.

It’s odd that Painter got more votes when Hurley thoroughly outcoached him a year ago. Maybe the fact that we have some of if not the best assistants in the country is being held against Hurley.
 
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FlippinCrazy! said:
The real mad scientist was Mike Woodson.

It’s odd that Painter got more votes when Hurley thoroughly outcoached him a year ago. Maybe the fact that we have some of if not the best assistants in the country is being held against Hurley.
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I mean, Hurley was right there. And they go into the why pretty well in the feedback. Give Painter his due, he does a lot with less and has been consistent. That said, will be really interesting to see how he operates after this trinity moves on as the succession plan isn't quite as fruitful as it has been.
 
Sampson, despite all the accolades, is the most underrated coach in college basketball. The guy is a wizard. He wins everywhere, all the time.
 
Glad to see McDermott on the list. That guy prepares game plans better than anybody. I think the comment about calling and executing sets on the fly is a great example where UConn's staff is tremendous at getting the team to execute complex offensive and defensive systems. I don't see enough of Purdue, but I think a poll like this is probably accurate.
 
HuskyHawk said:
Glad to see McDermott on the list. That guy prepares game plans better than anybody. I think the comment about calling and executing sets on the fly is a great example where UConn's staff is tremendous at getting the team to execute complex offensive and defensive systems. I don't see enough of Purdue, but I think a poll like this is probably accurate.
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McDermott is the only Coach that I fear come Tournament time. Simply put, he knows how to beat UConn and is our kryptonite. Glad he's getting some recognition because he's the real deal and its always fun exciting to see those two go head to head moving their pieces, in their 5 man chess match.
 
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FlippinCrazy! said:
The real mad scientist was Mike Woodson.

It’s odd that Painter got more votes when Hurley thoroughly outcoached him a year ago. Maybe the fact that we have some of if not the best assistants in the country is being held against Hurley.
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The first line is a callback to Kenny Payne being tricked by Woodson, right?
 

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bjc42 said:
The first line is a callback to Kenny Payne being tricked by Woodson, right?
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I think Mike Woodson just called himself a mad scientist on offense when being interviewed or something.
 
FlippinCrazy! said:
It’s odd that Painter got more votes when Hurley thoroughly outcoached him a year ago. Maybe the fact that we have some of if not the best assistants in the country is being held against Hurley.
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This... maybe last year hurt everyone's opinion of Hurley's X's and O's advantage above the field?

Hurley stuffed Painter into a locker in the national championship game and they had legit no answer for the defensive scheme. Offense needs no love given it was probably the best I've ever seen in CBB.

Staff also set out a perfect gameplan against the eventual national champs last year as well with an inferior team (to call a spade a spade). Execution in final 3-4 minutes/untimely missed shots ultimately did us in.
 
2014DualCs said:
This... maybe last year hurt everyone's opinion of Hurley's X's and O's advantage above the field?

Hurley stuffed Painter into a locker in the national championship game and they had legit no answer for the defensive scheme. Offense needs no love given it was probably the best I've ever seen in CBB.

Staff also set out a perfect gameplan against the eventual national champs last year as well with an inferior team (to call a spade a spade). Execution in final 3-4 minutes/untimely missed shots ultimately did us in.
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I think college coaches can likely recognize that Hurley had a far better roster, let's be fair. It's easy to call the better scheme when you have the better players.
 
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