Top 20 Coaches ESPN

[Rocktheworld]

Squid gonna win... they must be going off the last like three-four years with some emphasis on this year as well as recruiting.

 

[UofMemphis]

Pastner in the 40's makes sense...he's one decent run away from jumping up on that list...I'll feel better once we get Keelon Lawson hired, father of:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/142889/kj-lawson

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/171068/dedric-lawson

http://future150.com/jr/basketball-profiles/chandler-lawson-sf-2019

Brown, Ollie, Cronin, Sampson, Pastner, Haith, Dunphy, Lebo...this conference has solid coaches.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Squid gonna win... they must be going off the last like three-four years with some emphasis on this year as well as recruiting.

This is kind of where I'm at on this. In terms of recent success, I'm not sure how you can beat out a guy with 3 and a title in four years, especially when he's got a top-2 recruiting class almost every year.

 

[willie99]

Pastner in the 40's makes sense...he's one decent run away from jumping up on that list...I'll feel better once we get Keelon Lawson hired, father of:

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/142889/kj-lawson

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/_/id/171068/dedric-lawson

http://future150.com/jr/basketball-profiles/chandler-lawson-sf-2019

Brown, Ollie, Cronin, Sampson, Pastner, Haith, Dunphy, Lebo...this conference has solid coaches.

I concur, some real upside

if we have 5 or more solid programs, the conference will prosper and get stronger with time

 

[Cagey_Tee]

Okay assuming this is the 20, Rank them by who you would select as your coach today keeping in mind longevity of years remaining assuming they retire at your program:

Ollie
K
Roy Williams
Pitino
Izzo
Donovan
Boeheim
Thad Matta
Bill Self
John Belein
Fred Hoiberg
Jay Wright
Bo Ryan
Mark Few
Steve Fisher
Greg Marshall
Calipari
Sean Miller
Shaka Smart
Tony Bennet

Agree with most of your top 20 - but I was surprised not to see Steve Pikiell. amongst ESPN's top 50. Here's a guy who turned Stoneybrook around from Am East doormat to a perennial contender. Perhaps he needs to "dance" to finally get the recognition he deserves. Had KO left for the NBA, I was hoping UCONN would consider Steve as his replacement - I think better qualified than KO's current staff and still "in the family."

 

[PcketknfNiels]

You're using your first post on that?! Seriously, delete it and start over please!

Guy just likes him some thad.

 

[elduderino]

Guy just likes him some thad.

Apparently. I was just throwing out a 'welcome to the 'yard" ball-breaking. Hope I didnt scare him off.

 

[UofMemphis]

I have a feeling Tulane and UCF will be looking for new coaches after this upcoming season...

 

[alfonse]

Mark Few number 17. Good to see the coach of another Mid major like us get some respect....

 

[UofMemphis]

Mark Few number 17. Good to see the coach of another Mid major like us get some respect....

Nothing "mid major" about a conference with UConn, Cincy, Memphis, Temple, etc

esp a conference with the mens/womens champ in it.

 

[alfonse]

I know I was being sarcastic

 

[UofMemphis]

I know I was being sarcastic

 

[Rocktheworld]

Mark Few number 17. Good to see the coach of another Mid major like us get some respect....

I mean we have seen two coaches from the New BE already, 5 total from mid majors

 

[tcf15]

Roy Williams in at #16: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/99300/williams-model-of-hoops-consistency | http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/top50coaches16/no-17-north-carolina-roy-williams

 

[CallMeBruce]

Love that the URL says 17. I wonder if they originally had him behind Few.

 

[Inyatkin]

Roy Williams in at #16: http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/99300/williams-model-of-hoops-consistency | http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/top50coaches16/no-17-north-carolina-roy-williams

Pretty low for a multiple-title winner who is always in the mix nationally. Maybe they already know some of those banners are coming down.

 

[mcs333]

UNC board going ballistic. No respect!

 

[tcf15]

Hoiberg is #15: http://espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/top50coaches15/no-15-iowa-state-fred-hoiberg

 

[Brochacho]

So Ollie beat 35, 19, 15 on the tournament run. I'd imagine Cal, Izzo, and BD are firmly in the top ten. That, in my opinion, should make Ollie top 5. 9-4 against coaches on the list so far as well.

 

[Rocktheworld]

One Sweet 16 and now all of a sudden he's the 15th best coach in the country? They really must only care about this year. Watch, the rest will be in some rough order the coach of:

Stanford
UCLA
Baylor
Tennessee
Wichita State
UVA
Duke
Louisville
Michigan
MSU
AZ
UW
UF
UConn
UK

 

[SubbaBub]

One Sweet 16 and now all of a sudden he's the 15th best coach in the country? They really must only care about this year. Watch, the rest will be in some rough order the coach of:

Stanford
UCLA
Baylor
Tennessee
Wichita State
UVA
Duke
Louisville
Michigan
MSU
AZ
UW
UF
UConn
UK

I see what you did there.

 

[CallMeBruce]

One Sweet 16 and now all of a sudden he's the 15th best coach in the country? They really must only care about this year. Watch, the rest will be in some rough order the coach of:

Stanford - Already said he's not on the list
UCLA - Alford was #36
Baylor - Scott Drew was #50
Tennessee - Tyndall hasn't been to the NCAA's since 2011. He had a couple of nice years at Southern Missouri, but I'd be pretty surprised to see him this high.
Wichita State - Marshall is really good, so yes
UVA - Bennett will be up there
Duke - K is probably top 5
Louisville - Pitino is almost certainly top 5, I'd have him at #2
Michigan - Beilein should be top 10
MSU - Izzo is almost definitely top 5
AZ - Miller should be coming up soon
UW - Ryan could be top 10, though I think he's getting a little overrated
UF - Donovan will be top 5, and is a contender at the #1 spot
UConn - Ollie will be top 10, possibly top 5, though I probably wouldn't put him quite that high
UK - Cal would be #1 on my list

Boeheim is overrated as all get-out, but he'll be on the list, and probably too high on it (though I suppose he was in the final four 2013). Bill Self will probably be on the border of the top 5. I don't think Tyndall is on there, so my guess for the other coach is JT3, even though Georgetown sucked this year. He's still recruiting well, and they make the tournament almost every season. So for the 14 guys left, I'm guessing it is, in some semblance of the correct order: Calipari, Pitino, Donovan, Izzo, Coach K, Bill Self, Beilein, KO, Bo Ryan, Marshall, Sean Miller, Tony Bennett, Boeheim, Thompson.

 

[HomeKing93]

So for the 14 guys left, I'm guessing it is, in some semblance of the correct order: Calipari, Pitino, Donovan, Izzo, Coach K, Bill Self, Beilein, KO, Bo Ryan, Marshall, Sean Miller, Tony Bennett, Boeheim, Thompson.

JT3 is already listed as #46. Shaka Smart will be in the top 14 as well.

 

[CallMeBruce]

JT3 is already listed as #46. Shaka Smart will be in the top 14 as well.

That's who I forgot about. I'm not sure how I didn't see Thompson; I even ctrl-Fed his name. Must have typo'd I guess.

 

[aceboon]

Stanford - Already said he's not on the list
UCLA - Alford was #36
Baylor - Scott Drew was #50
Tennessee - Tyndall hasn't been to the NCAA's since 2011. He had a couple of nice years at Southern Missouri, but I'd be pretty surprised to see him this high.
Wichita State - Marshall is really good, so yes
UVA - Bennett will be up there
Duke - K is probably top 5
Louisville - Pitino is almost certainly top 5, I'd have him at #2
Michigan - Beilein should be top 10
MSU - Izzo is almost definitely top 5
AZ - Miller should be coming up soon
UW - Ryan could be top 10, though I think he's getting a little overrated
UF - Donovan will be top 5, and is a contender at the #1 spot
UConn - Ollie will be top 10, possibly top 5, though I probably wouldn't put him quite that high
UK - Cal would be #1 on my list

Boeheim is overrated as all get-out, but he'll be on the list, and probably too high on it (though I suppose he was in the final four 2013). Bill Self will probably be on the border of the top 5. I don't think Tyndall is on there, so my guess for the other coach is JT3, even though Georgetown sucked this year. He's still recruiting well, and they make the tournament almost every season. So for the 14 guys left, I'm guessing it is, in some semblance of the correct order: Calipari, Pitino, Donovan, Izzo, Coach K, Bill Self, Beilein, KO, Bo Ryan, Marshall, Sean Miller, Tony Bennett, Boeheim, Thompson.

For Tenn I assume he meant Cuonzo Martin based on the tourney run and forgot about him going to Cal, not sure where he stands on the list since I haven't gone back to review but I'd imagine he had already been listed in the top 25-50 grouping.