tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post6578299194964817495..comments2023-11-20T04:14:20.028-06:00Comments on Badgercentric: Where would you rank Bo?Coach Scott Tappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00305139824550837927noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-8662618397171720772009-03-02T11:15:00.000-06:002009-03-02T11:15:00.000-06:00Roy Williams at #20? You must really hate Carolin...Roy Williams at #20? You must really hate Carolina because any list without him in the top five is flat-out stupid. Coach K should be higher and Jamie Dixon is probably the most underrated coach in America. If you aren't putting stock in Final Fours, then he should be very high. He has the most wins in the Big East since he has been the coach. I am not claiming this should be the list, but here is the active top ten in winning percentage (min. 5 seasons at D-1)<BR/><BR/>1. Roy Williams<BR/>2. Mark Few<BR/>3. Bruce Pearl<BR/>4. Bo Ryan<BR/>5. Jamie Dixon<BR/>6. Thad Matta<BR/>7. John Calipari<BR/>8. Coach K<BR/>9. Bob Huggins<BR/>10. Jim BoeheimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-66786845478804585572009-03-01T21:47:00.000-06:002009-03-01T21:47:00.000-06:00I go back and forth on the Bennett thing. In my mi...I go back and forth on the Bennett thing. In my mind, Bennett's teams were slightly better than many of Steve Yoder's teams in the late '80s, and the conference slightly weaker. But it's undeniable that Bennett, unlike Yoder, got the program over the hump and into the tournament a few times, including the Final Four run.<BR/><BR/>Thing is, when Bennett's teams took the floor in Big Ten games I never thought "No way we lose this one" like I do all the time now. Maybe that's a byproduct of prolonged success, but Bennett's teams were capable of such offensive clunkers that they could lose to anyone, regardless of how good the defense was. I don't want to have this devolve into a Bo vs. Dick debate, but I probably tend to give Dick less credit than most Badger fans, fair or not.<BR/><BR/>(And what about Stu Jackson's contribution to changing the culture?)Coach Scott Tappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305139824550837927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-37429350796941592792009-03-01T21:38:00.000-06:002009-03-01T21:38:00.000-06:00Points taken on Coach K, he should definitely be a...Points taken on Coach K, he should definitely be ahead of Bo (who I clearly overrated in the initial post). Huckleberry Hound should probably be higher himself, that's my Carolina hatred shining through.Coach Scott Tappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305139824550837927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-44893631970739557352009-03-01T21:37:00.000-06:002009-03-01T21:37:00.000-06:00Another great anonymous comment. Where do I find t...Another great anonymous comment. Where do I find these guys?<BR/><BR/>Hatred for the Big Ten? I had four Big Ten coaches in my top 15 and six in the top 25. Or didn't you realize that Painter and Matta were Big Ten coaches?<BR/><BR/>As I said in the initial post, Final Four appearances don't carry a ton of weight with me. They are fluky. Ours was in 2000, without a doubt. And Crean riding Wade to four wins in two weeks before getting embarrassed by a legit team somehow makes him a top coach nationally?<BR/><BR/>Quick, tell me who Mississippi State's coach was when they went to the Final Four.Coach Scott Tappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305139824550837927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-91278765091637756552009-03-01T17:48:00.000-06:002009-03-01T17:48:00.000-06:00wow..talk about hatred for the big ten.No big ten ...wow..talk about hatred for the big ten.No big ten coach in the top 10 other than Bo and Izzo...Izzo at 10.<BR/>wow///u gus have 0..i mean 0 Final fours and u have Bo so high..<BR/>crazy all i say...Bruce Weber, Tubby smith, Tom Crean all have final four rings..except Bo!<BR/>wow...ridiculous.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-69760238473613879102009-03-01T14:22:00.000-06:002009-03-01T14:22:00.000-06:00Yeah, I always thought Dick Bennett did most of th...Yeah, I always thought Dick Bennett did most of the heavy lifting when it came to resurrecting the program. Not to discount what Bo's done--I can't imagine a Bennett successor continuing his tradition any better--but it was Dick who changed the culture in the first place.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and Coach K has to be in the top 5 at least.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273004735062318478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-11886334964406672532009-03-01T08:38:00.000-06:002009-03-01T08:38:00.000-06:00Look, we all hate him, I'm sick of his ads and his...Look, we all hate him, I'm sick of his ads and his whining, tired of all his players, hope they lose every game, but Coach K shouldn't be eighth on any "top coaches" list unless the top seven spots all went to John Wooden. Pains me to say it, but it's true. <BR/><BR/>And I think, with Bo, he didn't exactly walk in on a team with zero basketball tradition -- Dick Bennett deserves a lot of credit for getting the ball rolling. I love Bo for what he has done, but things were starting to turn before he got there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-2144906590648191872009-02-28T19:31:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:31:00.000-06:00Glad Bill Guthrie didn't make the list - he almost...Glad Bill Guthrie didn't make the list - he almost killed the NC program, despite the fact anyone could sit in that chair and win. Roy Williams is a top 10 guy. AustyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5791900055012948732.post-76402657611606631812009-02-28T19:25:00.000-06:002009-02-28T19:25:00.000-06:00I would put Donovan ahead of Howland because of th...I would put Donovan ahead of Howland because of the national titles and the fact that Florida wasn't exactly a basketball school (even counting Lon Krueger's Final Four team) when he arrived.<BR/><BR/>Howland has UCLA, which obviously helps as much as UNC or Kansas when it comes to attracting quality recruits.<BR/><BR/>I also think you have Jim Calhoun - despite his recent salary comments - way too low. Other than that, pretty solid list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com