Top 10 Coaches in College Basketball

[Havs]

I was recently in a conversation debating the Top Ten Coaches in Basketball and I'm curious which coaches EMAW would put as their Top Ten, and in what order, as well. I have gotten my Top 5 down and haven't solidified 6-10 yet.

1) Tom Izzo
2) Coach K
3) Rick Pitino
4) Roy Williams
5) Coach Cal
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

[The1BigWillie]

Please edit out Cal and include Huggins and I might participate.

[SkinnyBenny]

Please include the following:

Dana Altman
Tom Asbury
Jim Wooldridge

tia.

[pissclams]

Pitino is ranked too high.  as is Izzo. K has earned the #1 spot imo.  add:  Boeheim, Calhoun, Donovan, Self, and Huggins to round out your 10.

[steve dave]

I agree with Izzo #1

[TheMadCatter]

I agree with Izzo #1

He may not have as many championships as some of the others, but god damn he's a genius in getting his teams up for the tournament.

[steve dave]

I agree with Izzo #1

He may not have as many championships as some of the others, but god damn he's a genius in getting his teams up for the tournament.

Yeah, he has 6 final fours in his 15 years which is pretty absurd.  I give him an edge over K probably because I like him more but really can argue it either way.  K has a 77.8% NCAA tourny winning percentage to Izzo's 74.5%.

[CNS]

I was recently in a conversation debating the Top Ten Coaches in Basketball and I'm curious which coaches EMAW would put as their Top Ten, and in what order, as well. I have gotten my Top 5 down and haven't solidified 6-10 yet.

1) Tom Izzo
2) Coach K
3) Rick Pitino
4) Roy Williams
5) Coach Cal
6)
7)
8)
9)
10)

no oneis putting Hoiberg on this list.

[mcmwcat]

tier 1
1. coack k
2. izzo
3. roy
4. boheim
5. pitino

tier 2
6. seff
7. calipari
8. donovan
9. huggins


others: brad stevens, rick barnes, sean miller, john thompson jr., gary williams, mark few, lon kruger, fran dunphy, matt painter, thad motta, bo ryan

[PowercatPat]

tier 1
1. coack k
2. izzo
3. roy
4. boheim
5. pitino

tier 2
6. seff
7. calipari
8. donovan
9. huggins


others: brad stevens, rick barnes, sean miller, john thompson jr., gary williams, mark few, lon kruger, fran dunphy, matt painter, thad motta, bo ryan

Are you rough ridin' kidding me? Rick Barnes?


 

[CNS]

Gary Williams can't even recruit his own back yard and Rick Barnes can't challenge the conf elite while getting his pick of the TX talent pool.

Double fail.

[WillieWatanabe]

Gary Williams can't even recruit his own back yard

He's got a ring...so im OK with the honorable mention...

[LickNeckey]

Tom Crean, Jamie Dixon, Ben Howland, Mike Montgomery, Lorenzo Romar?

[steve dave]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes.  

[SleepFighter]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes.  

This is very strong EMAW related twittering journo bait.

[michigancat]

just take the top 10 highest win %'s of active coaches w/ more than 5 years of experience.

/thread

[steve dave]

just take the top 10 highest win %'s of active coaches w/ more than 5 years of experience.

/thread

Except on Capel's remove that one bad season which should not be counted 

[WillieWatanabe]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes.  

What are you getting at here?? (and remember yours and Rusty's debate over Capel)

[steve dave]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes.  

What are you getting at here?? (and remember yours and Rusty's debate over Capel)

Yeah, see post directly above yours re. the Capel debate.  I'm saying Barnes is a pretty good coach.

[michigancat]

just take the top 10 highest win %'s of active coaches w/ more than 5 years of experience.

/thread

Except on Capel's remove that one bad season which should not be counted 

You should really look at Capel's entire record.  You look at his Big 12 w%,, you would see he is a slightly above average B12 coach.  BUT YOU CAN'T COUNT SEASONS WITH BLAKE GRIFFIN!!!!

[steve dave]

just take the top 10 highest win %'s of active coaches w/ more than 5 years of experience.

/thread

Except on Capel's remove that one bad season which should not be counted 

You should really look at Capel's entire record.  You look at his Big 12 w%,, you would see he is a slightly above average B12 coach.  BUT YOU CAN'T COUNT SEASONS WITH BLAKE GRIFFIN!!!!

 

[mcmwcat]

Are you rough ridin' kidding me? Rick Barnes?

dead serious ... you?

[pissclams]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes. 

What are you getting at here?? (and remember yours and Rusty's debate over Capel)

Yeah, see post directly above yours re. the Capel debate.  I'm saying Barnes is a pretty good coach.

barnes is a decent coach but he's proven to underperform with elite talent.  there's no excuse for his recruiting strategy leading to how his team was put together last year.  he certainly, in my mind, doesn't deserve to be mentioned when discussing the top 10 coaches in the game.

ya recruiting is part of coaching and i'd give him points for signing elite talent if he was doing it somewhere other than a school such as UT.

[The42Yardstick]

People (football only fans) think Texas has always been a basketball juggernaut but they have pretty much sucked for their entire existance prior to Barnes.  Their last Final Four before Rick was in 1947.  Barnes is 138-57 in Big 12 play and has made the NCAA every season.  43% of Texas' NCAA tourny appearences have been under Barnes. 

What are you getting at here?? (and remember yours and Rusty's debate over Capel)

Yeah, see post directly above yours re. the Capel debate.  I'm saying Barnes is a pretty good coach.

barnes is a decent coach but he's proven to underperform with elite talent.  there's no excuse for his recruiting strategy leading to how his team was put together last year.  he certainly, in my mind, doesn't deserve to be mentioned when discussing the top 10 coaches in the game.

ya recruiting is part of coaching and i'd give him points for signing elite talent if he was doing it somewhere other than a school such as UT.

BITB

[Winters]

tier 1
1. coack k
2. izzo
3. roy
4. boheim
5. pitino

tier 2
6. seff
7. calipari
8. donovan
9. huggins


others: brad stevens, rick barnes, sean miller, john thompson jr., gary williams, mark few, lon kruger, fran dunphy, matt painter, thad motta, bo ryan

Are you rough ridin' kidding me? Rick Barnes?


 

QFT! I mean look at the f*cking talent they had last year!