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Top five active college basketball coaches?

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  1. KingPariah KingPariah is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:36pm)

    I would have my list with K, Roy, Boeheim, Pitino, and Izzo with honorable mention to Donovan, Barnes and Calhoun. Obviously I am missing some good ones, but I like my list..whats yours?
  2. BAntares BAntares is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:41pm) in reply to KingPariah

    bilf self..coach K..ben howland..roy williams..jim calhoun..
  3. TheFirm53 TheFirm53 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:42pm) in reply to BAntares

    <h1 id="firstHeading">Geno Auriemma</h1>edit: I had no idea how to spell that guys name.
  4. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:53pm) in reply to TheFirm53

    Roy Williams
    Coach K

    both deserve on the list, after that there about 5 or 6 i wouldn't be able to decide between
  5. skisteve skisteve is offline 2008-2009 Thread Killer Champ

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:55pm) in reply to Glo4m

    gary williams

    until he finishes this contract at 65 (2 years more), sigh.
  6. krs33 krs33 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 4:56pm) in reply to KingPariah

    rick barnes is a really good recruiter, but not much else. hes had a lot of talented teams go nowhere in the tourney.
  7. Respectme Respectme is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:12pm) in reply to krs33

    Cal turned Memphis into a powerhouse. By far best recruiter out there. He will have the best recruiting class in the history of basketball next year once Wall signs.
  8. bmrobinson1986 bmrobinson1986 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:12pm) in reply to Respectme

    Tom Izzo, Coach K, Roy Williams, Calhoun, pitano.
  9. threebanger threebanger is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:16pm) in reply to KingPariah

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun
    5. Self

    Honorable mention: Donovan, Calipari, Howland, Boeheim

    LOL @ Barnes and Roy Williams even sniffing the jocks of the people on this list.
  10. Neeek Neeek is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:16pm) in reply to KingPariah

    K, Calhoun, Izzo, Pitino, 5th is up for grabs
  11. Neeek Neeek is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:18pm) in reply to threebanger

     
    Originally Posted by threebanger View Post

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun
    5. Boeheim

    Honorable mention: Donovan, Calipari, Howland

    LOL @ Barnes and Roy Williams even sniffing the jocks of the people on this list.

    holy fuck I agree with 3B (though Boeheim is interchangable with a few others, IMO . . . top 4 are undisputable . . and the Barnes/Williams is also undisputable. )

  12. hldngaflush hldngaflush is offline UT Homer

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:18pm) in reply to threebanger

     
    Originally Posted by threebanger View Post

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun
    5. Boeheim

    Honorable mention: Donovan, Calipari, Howland

    LOL @ Barnes and Roy Williams even sniffing the jocks of the people on this list.

    spot on
  13. ImaBustYou ImaBustYou is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:22pm) in reply to bmrobinson1986

     
    Originally Posted by bmrobinson1986 View Post

    Tom Izzo, Coach K, Roy Williams, Calhoun, Rick Pitino.

    also good coaches...Jim Boeheim, Billy Donovan, Mark Few, Ben Howland, Jamie Dixon, Bo Ryan, Tom Crean, Bruce Pearl, Scott Drew, Matt Painter, Dana Altman, Lorenzo Romar, and I am sure I missed many

    edit: Bill Self, Coach Calipari
  14. threebanger threebanger is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:22pm) in reply to hldngaflush

    I did a last second edit, forgot about Self. But you could put any of my hon. mentions in the top 5 and I probably won't disagree with you.
  15. mkm44 mkm44 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:24pm) in reply to threebanger

     
    Originally Posted by threebanger View Post

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun
    5. Self

    Honorable mention: Donovan, Calipari, Howland, Boeheim

    LOL @ Barnes and Roy Williams even sniffing the jocks of the people on this list.

    This....You can argue on the order of the 2-5 guys...but there is no doubt these are the 5 guys and that Coach K is #1
  16. Neeek Neeek is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:24pm) in reply to threebanger

    ya, I hate Kansas so much that I want to leave Self out, but the last couple years have been very impressive. I think I give him the 5 spot over Boeheim at this point.
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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:27pm) in reply to KingPariah

    coach k is a joke and is ruining college bball. any coach that coaches flopping and drawing fouls by jumping into defenders doesnt deserve mention in the top 5. gawd i hate duke
  18. Neeek Neeek is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:30pm) in reply to ItEatsCards

     
    Originally Posted by ItEatsCards View Post

    coach k is a joke and is ruining college bball. any coach that coaches flopping and drawing fouls by jumping into defenders doesnt deserve mention of the top 5

    clownshoes. Duke teams consistently play harder/tougher/more aggressive defense than pretty much anybody. getting a team to buy into aggressive defense and never relaxing is the best thing a coach can do IMO. thats why I'm starting to like Mike Anderson so much at MU.
  19. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:31pm) in reply to threebanger

     
    Originally Posted by threebanger View Post

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun
    5. Self

    Honorable mention: Donovan, Calipari, Howland, Boeheim

    LOL @ Barnes and Roy Williams even sniffing the jocks of the people on this list.

    Sure Roy is terrible, he's won the last 4 in a row at Cameron.
    But hey, at least Duke will have a chance for a 3rd loss this season to UNC, if they can somehow make it that far this weekend.
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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:34pm) in reply to Neeek

     
    Originally Posted by Neeek View Post

     
    Originally Posted by ItEatsCards View Post


    coach k is a joke and is ruining college bball. any coach that coaches flopping and drawing fouls by jumping into defenders doesnt deserve mention of the top 5

    clownshoes.

    I agree with the posted lists

    1. K
    2. Pitino
    3. Izzo
    4. Calhoun

    but think that perhaps not right now, but eventually, Mark Few belongs in the 5 hole. that is all.
  21. Mrs. Robinson Mrs. Robinson is offline frobacca

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:35pm) in reply to KingPariah

    Izzo

    Got to meet him last summer at our friend's wedding at the Kellogg Center... (randomly passed his entourage in the hallway)

    he's short.
  22. threebanger threebanger is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:36pm) in reply to Neeek

    I absolutely hate UConn and loathe Jim Calhoun, but there is no way he is left off an active top 5 list. I am pretty ambivalent about Roy Williams, it's just that he gets by on massive talent that usually way underproduces. His NC in 05 was due to the fact that a virtual NBA starting roster played for him that year.

    Anyone who doesn't put Coach K at or extremely near the top (for whatever reason) ought to quit watching basketball forever.
  23. bfactor bfactor is offline Server Clogger

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:41pm) in reply to ItEatsCards

    #1 Russ Pennell (First time being a head coach and he manages to take Arizona to the big dance even with Arizona's entire incoming freshman class switching to different schools when they found out Lute wouldn't be the coach)

    #2 Ben Howland (Best coach in the country, and only reason he isn't #1 is that Pennell's accomplishment was so obscenely unexpected)

    #3 Lorenzo Romar (Second best coach in the country)

    #4 Jamie Dixon (Third best coach in the country)

    #5 Rick Pitino (Fourth best coach in the country)
  24. ttplaya ttplaya is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:42pm) in reply to threebanger

    always been dissapointed with Rick Barnes idk why.........

    Ben Howland not getting ne love???? making it to the final four last 3? years is pretty tough esp with all the turnover UCLA has had during that time
  25. gray31 gray31 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:46pm) in reply to ttplaya

     
    Originally Posted by ttplaya View Post

    always been dissapointed with Rick Barnes idk why.........

    Ben Howland not getting ne love???? making it to the final four last 3? years is pretty tough esp with all the turnover UCLA has had during that time

    Barnes is a great recruiter, but can't coach.
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  26. bertminatti bertminatti is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:46pm) in reply to skisteve

    Gary Williams is the best coach in college basketball
  27. bmrobinson1986 bmrobinson1986 is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:46pm) in reply to ttplaya

    Calipari overated, couldnt get his team to hit a free throw for NC
  28. ttplaya ttplaya is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:49pm) in reply to bmrobinson1986

     
    Originally Posted by bmrobinson1986 View Post

    Calipari overated, couldnt get his team to hit a free throw for NC

    pretty sure thats more on the players and not his system...solid coach
  29. ttplaya ttplaya is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:51pm) in reply to gray31

     
    Originally Posted by gray31 View Post

     
    Originally Posted by ttplaya View Post

    always been dissapointed with Rick Barnes idk why.........

    Ben Howland not getting ne love???? making it to the final four last 3? years is pretty tough esp with all the turnover UCLA has had during that time

    Barnes is a great recruiter, but can't coach.

    I think I have found my answerrrrrrrr

    Eerily similar to Mack Brown 'cept he can can coach alil
  30. Respectme Respectme is offline

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    Mar 11th, 2009 (3/11/2009 5:55pm) in reply to bmrobinson1986

     
    Originally Posted by bmrobinson1986 View Post

    Calipari overated, couldnt get his team to hit a free throw for NC

    You are right, he should have went out there and bent their knees for them.
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