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Message: [QUOTE="pj, post: 2794921, member: 2524"] Hurley's in the AAC, not the 1985-2011 Big East. So he doesn't have to be as good as Calhoun to match JC's win percentage. For comparison, Calipari won 73% at UMass and 78% at Memphis. Archie Miller won 74% his last 4 years at Dayton. Chris Holtmann won 69% at Butler. Chris Mack won 69% at Xavier. Gregg Marshall won 81% his last 9 years at Wichita State. Mike Brey won 78% his last two years at Delaware before moving to Notre Dame. Mark Few has won 82% at Gonzaga. Jay Wright 72% at Villanova. In JC's last 7 years at Northeastern, his win percentage ranged from 70% to 85% in 6 of the 7 years, one year at 46.4%; 3 of the 7 years were over 80%. Bottom line: If you can outrecruit your peers, which Hurley should be able to do with UConn's facilities, history, and fertile recruiting territory against a bunch of southern conference competitors, then you don't have to be a Hall of Fame coach to reach a 70% winning percentage. Just a very good one. You could argue that a 64% win percentage, which is what Hurley averaged his last 4 years at Rhody, is a more fair expectation than the 74% win percentage he averaged his last 2 years at Rhody. Yet, a lot of quality coaches in second-tier conferences have achieved 70-80% winning percentages. I've gotta believe that winning at UConn in the AAC is easier than winning at Rhody in the A10. So 64% is a floor, and one Hurley should exceed easily. [/QUOTE]