I'm not sure that was much of an anomaly at the time. Things have changed significantly in the last few things IMO with the rise of the graduate transfer and the bonus COVID year.
Top dog, mediocre at best. They’re are a basketball program of the distant passed.
I think both of their health issuse were real. Urban nearly passed out on the sideline at Ohio State and had several related issues. Matta could hardly move. I just wonder at what point do schools no hire these guys due to previous health issues. I mean do you really want them to bite the dust on your watch? Coaching is such a weird thing, I mean there are hundreds and hundreds of young guys wanting that first big break and we keep getting recycled old guys who never go away. Jim Larranaga is 77 years old coaching at Miami of Florida? Coach K, looks old and feeble. Is that what you want your program to look like?
Knight's time at IU was great, and yep the game was changing and it became less coaching. We've had alot of talk the last week about great coaching with Coach K retiring. I'll say coaching today is much easier than it's ever been. You see back before the shot clock and 3 point line, coaching was more important because you could "control" the game. The shot clock forces more possessions. A 10 point lead with 5 minutes to go, back in the 70-80's, the game was over. No 3 point line, you held the ball and made FT's and closed the games out. Today, you work for 38 minutes to build up a lead and it can go away in a few minutes if a team gets hot from 3.
The game was over by 11:30? Good heavens most people stay up until midnight on New Year's Eve. It was a great game. And in the eastern time zone we have to recognize that there is 3 other time zones in America. The game would have ended at 10:30 in the central time zone, 9:30 in the mountain and 8:30 in the west. If you live in Nevada/ Arizona, the game would had started just after 6? Just like alot of things, the networks are going to aim for the middle.
Most people don’t work the next morning on New Years Day, bozo. They typically sleep in.
I’d really like to study the Title game outcomes based on the competitiveness of the FF games preceding them. I know these are 18-23ish yr olds, but when one team has a relatively easy FF game and the other has a dog fight, the team that played in the competitive game always seems to either start sluggish or wear out in the 2nd half.
But don't we see this all season?? Heck most of these teams come off conference tournaments where they play every day. Basketball has come down to guys making shots, and mostly 3 point shots. Last night, NC shot 31.5% from the field, Kansas 44%.
Off to Georgia St. One step away.
Very good recent history with the last two coaches leaving to take over programs in the AAC. Georgia State has become a great stepping stone job. He'll win and pad his resume. The only decision he'll have to make is whether in 3-4 years he wants to step up to the AAC or a lower-tier major conference job, or camp out at Georgia State until UGA opens up again. I lean towards thinking he waits it out.
The twin was actually on staff as an assistant at Georgia State the last few years. I saw this afternoon that the new head coach apparently didn't feel like making the holidays awkward and decided to retain him lol.
What a classy guy. Retired very quietly, no fanfare No ESPN months of programming like Coach K. Really says alot about the person and the program.
Agreed.
www.ncaa.com
Agreed, he is very near the top of current coaches. Hopefully no health issue or serious family issue that he is keeping quiet. He may be 60 but looks 50. Assuming he is healthy, I would be shocked if he doesn't end up coaching again in the near future.
It isn't even NIL in this context. This is literally pay-for-play. Lol.
The NCAA did this to themselves. If they’d allowed NIL to happen years ago with some rules, there wouldn’t be the massive cluster f going on now.