OT: Pastner AAC Coach of the Year

[UConnStats]

Projected 14th and finished 11th. Beat Notre Dame, FSU and UNC.

 

[mauconnfan]

Not sure what this says about the ACC

Can you improve like that as a coach because he was honestly dreadful at Memphis, almost clueless.

 

[Bryan Lord]

Projected 14th, finished 11th. Meh

 

[upstater]

Not sure what this says about the ACC

Can you improve like that as a coach because he was honestly dreadful at Memphis, almost clueless.

He's great at Xs and Os.

Those placards with the funny symbols inspire players to play better.
Watch me inspire some of the threads on the Boneyard:

 

[A10 fan]

Who else was there? Duke has been a disappointment. Carolina, and Virginia were expected to be good, and haven't overachieved or done anything to knock your socks off. Pitt is in turmoil, and Cuse is only slightly better off. No other scrub team has risen up the ranks.

 

[jibsey]

The ACC is terrible. Anybody care to hazard a guess at what our conference record would be in that league?

 

[Scoe]

Pastner reminds me a little bit of Bob Diaco.

 

[champs99and04]

Not sure what this says about the ACC

Can you improve like that as a coach because he was honestly dreadful at Memphis, almost clueless.

I thought so too and I am starting to wonder if I was wrong. Not only has he greatly exceeded expectations at Tech, but Memphis continues to flounder under Smith where I thought they'd at least be an NIT team this year. I'm thinking it was the players he was recruiting and not the coaching.

The lesson, really, though, should be to not overreact to one or two teams that look poorly coached. Sometimes it is the players and not the coach.

 

[UConnNick]

That's almost the same as getting a participation trophy. (yawn)

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

After reading your topic heading "AAC" coach of year (clearly a typo) I thought our conference was so bad this year they gave the award to the guy who left.

 

[HooperScooper]

The guy who coached his team to an 11th place finish got Coach of the Year? Are the coaches in the ACC that bad?

From the title of this post, before I opened it, I was thinking that some how the AAC had no good choices for the award so they gave it to Pastner for leaving the conference.

 

[auror]

Everybody beat up on everybody.

Probably would have given it to Pitino or Leonard Hamilton.

 

[UConnNick]

After reading your topic heading "AAC" coach of year (clearly a typo) I thought our conference was so bad this year they gave the award to the guy who left.

Maybe Pastner does deserve an award just for getting himself out of the purgatory which is the AAC.

 

[upstater]

Pastner reminds me a little bit of Bob Diaco.

You mean in terms of his rah-rah?

Certainly not in terms of the results.

 

[Scoe]

You mean in terms of his rah-rah?

Certainly not in terms of the results.

Yes, thats exactly what i meant.

 

[UConn990411]

Yes, thats exactly what i meant.

Not a fan of Pastner at all, but I'm not sure that's a fair comparison.

Pastner is absurdly upbeat, but I think he's just a naively positive guy. I don't think he's completely divorced from reality like crazy Bob, though.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Wish we could get a coach like Pastner.

 

[Scoe]

Not a fan of Pastner at all, but I'm not sure that's a fair comparison.

Pastner is absurdly upbeat, but I think he's just a naively positive guy. I don't think he's completely divorced from reality like crazy Bob, though.

Well I did use he word a little bit so I'm not exactly comparing him to Diaco.

 

[Travelman6]

The ACC is terrible. Anybody care to hazard a guess at what our conference record would be in that league?

Honestly? depends on the teams Uconn would have to play twice. But probably 5-13. Uconn would beat BC twice, maybe NC State once, Pitt once, another close loss for Clemson (at least one win). Maybe they could get to 6 by playing some of those teams a second time or beating gtech, which could happen. No better than 6-12 IMHO.

 

[upstater]

Honestly? depends on the teams Uconn would have to play twice. But probably 5-13. Uconn would beat BC twice, maybe NC State once, Pitt once, another close loss for Clemson (at least one win). Maybe they could get to 6 by playing some of those teams a second time or beating gtech, which could happen. No better than 6-12 IMHO.

7-11.

At least a split with Syracuse. At the very least.

 

[Travelman6]

If they get to play the bottom 4 or 5 teams plus cuse twice, yah, 7'-11 max but I think it could be as bad as 5-13 if the schedule is top heavy. They would likely play cuse, bc and duke twice most years probably vtech and pitt too (one can dream of the acc one day). They beat cuse at least once and BC twice, that much if for sure. Outside that, who knows...but tally a few more wins just the same.

 

[gtcam]

When you look at the teams and what they did vs expectations - not many guys jump out - who else are you going to give it to?
My choice would be Danny M at Wake Forest who I thought should have received it last year
Most preseason polls has Wake finishing below G Tech but ended up a spot ahead in final standings

 

[upstater]

If they get to play the bottom 4 or 5 teams plus cuse twice, yah, 7'-11 max but I think it could be as bad as 5-13 if the schedule is top heavy. They would likely play cuse, bc and duke twice most years probably vtech and pitt too (one can dream of the acc one day). They beat cuse at least once and BC twice, that much if for sure. Outside that, who knows...but tally a few more wins just the same.

Oh, I know, I was just saying that Cuse wasn't listed as among one of the teams UConn would beat, that's all.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Jesus I called it...?

Calling BS on Bilas "ACC best collection of coaches ever"

Clearly it was the addition of Pastner that put the conference over the edge

 

[Hankster]

After reading your topic heading "AAC" coach of year (clearly a typo) I thought our conference was so bad this year they gave the award to the guy who left.

LMAO!