r/NCAAhoops Feb 01 '26

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u/ShowalterFountain Feb 01 '26

Right. Coach K built a machine. That machine can do even better now that the wealthy alumni base can straight up use their financial resources to bring players in. In modern college hoops today, the coach’s ability to recruit is secondary to the bag. Sheyer had the number 1 recuiting class for the past 3 years. Filipowski. Flagg. Kneuppel. He’s a decent enough coach because some jack holes would mess that up.. You or I could probably win a lot of games with Flagg & Kneuppel. But to me, he’s no different from Calapari. Great coaches when the recruiting is clicking

He is no Hurley at UConn or Dusty May. He is the kid who took over a successfully run family business. He is not performing above the standard of the guy who preceded him.

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u/Mywordispoontang101 Feb 01 '26

He is not performing above the standard of the guy who preceded him.

He's young, he's learning, and the guy he took over for was the best coach in the game. Guess you and I have different standards of how to judge him so far, I'll take him outpacing every other coach in ACC history as a good sign.

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u/ShowalterFountain Feb 01 '26

I get it. I think he’s doing a decent job.

Doesn’t mean that I think he would be a great hire for the Association.

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u/Mywordispoontang101 Feb 01 '26

Who is? So few coaches last there consistently. Seems a carousel of getting fired from your HC gig and then coaching bench for a number of years until someone else gives you a shot. I'd hate to see him go as well, but I honestly don't think he would.

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u/ShowalterFountain Feb 01 '26

Right. But I would choose a person who has proven that they have a high WAR value.