Tubby Smith, I remember when he was here. And how Dick Vitale would say Tubby Smith a future hall of famer baby. I thought that was pure BS then & I still do. I mean he's in his 26th year as a head coach & he has yet to recruit a player that he has coached in a Final Four. Don't get me wrong .I hope Tubby makes the HOF. That would be another UK guy enshrined in the hall. The more the better. But based on his current resume, I don't think he's worthy.
Eddie Sutton, unlike Tubby I feel like Sutton is worthy. The only D-1 coach with 800 wins not in the HOF. I like to compare Sutton to John Chaney who's in the HOF. Sutton has more wins, a better winning pct., Sutton has taken 3 teams to the Final Four, Chaney never took a team to the Final Four. So why is Chaney in & Sutton's not ? And based on the fact that Sutton was the first to call Uof L little brother, that alone makes him Hall of Fame worthy in my eyes. I would like to see both Tubby & Sutton in the HOF, That would be 2 more UK guys enshrined. But will we ever see it, & are they worthy ? If they make it that would give UK 5 coaches in the Hall.
Eddie Sutton, unlike Tubby I feel like Sutton is worthy. The only D-1 coach with 800 wins not in the HOF. I like to compare Sutton to John Chaney who's in the HOF. Sutton has more wins, a better winning pct., Sutton has taken 3 teams to the Final Four, Chaney never took a team to the Final Four. So why is Chaney in & Sutton's not ? And based on the fact that Sutton was the first to call Uof L little brother, that alone makes him Hall of Fame worthy in my eyes. I would like to see both Tubby & Sutton in the HOF, That would be 2 more UK guys enshrined. But will we ever see it, & are they worthy ? If they make it that would give UK 5 coaches in the Hall.
