I guess you could put it like that....or you could say he lost everywhere else after UTEP.
Billy Donovan won at Marshall. Barbee won at UTEP.
BD went to Fl where he can get talent. Who has played at auburn since Charles B? Florida was just coming off a FF appearance with Lon Kruger and had a base. Where was Auburn at when Barbee took over?
All it takes to win is to get the elite kids to sign up. John Wooden did not win crap at ucla for many years. Sam Gilbert got him Kareem and Walton and suddenly he is the best coach ever. Dean Smith had more talent than anyone else and only won 2 championships. One legit and one bogus. As far as we can tell. Unc might of had a similar clustering scam going on before afam.
Barbee knows basketball just about as good or better than any coach in the game. He got the most he could with the players he was able to bring in at Auburn. He was not losing at Auburn because he could not coach but it was because he had no talent. All of these coaches know the plays, strategy, etc.
Billy D won 2 ships with noah, Harford, brewer, Humphrey, and T Green?. Most of the coaches in America could have won with that team. Kevin Ollie road Shabazz Napier to a title. How well did he do this year with out any of Calhouns kids? Tubby Smith won with Slick Ricks kids but has he done anything since?
You got to get the talent to win. Florida is good enough to get top kids in. What has Archie miller done to coach at UF? Shaka Smith? He inherited kids from Anthony Grant. I bet he doesn't do so hot at Texas.
Mark Gottried, Rick Barnes and Johnny Jones are the coaches who are losing with Talent.
Barbee is a solid coach. Recruits make a solid coach to an elite coach. GBB
