Who do you think is the best coach right now?

[wildcatharry]

Probably correctly ranked although I have always thought X's and O's is so vague it's difficult to rank. All coaches in the top group can draw up X's and O's however most of the top coaches including Cal, coach K and Roy don't X and O the players to death they focus more on techniques. Their is more of a focus on isolating the defense knowing how to break them down. Actual plays aren't really used quite as much.

 

[wildcatharry]

Not even a discussion. As far as the very best college coach in America it is our own Softball coach Rachel Lawson. She can beat you with her team or trade teams with an opposing coach and beat you with your own team. Definitely the smartest coach we have in the athletic department.

 

[EvilMD]

Not even a discussion. As far as the very best college coach in America it is our own Softball coach Rachel Lawson. She can beat you with her team or trade teams with an opposing coach and beat you with your own team. Definitely the smartest coach we have in the athletic department.

Yeah but she blew it a couple years ago when we were in the World Series and she left that pitcher in way too long.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Brad Stevens would not have won crap at Butler. He missed the tourney in 2012, lost in 2nd round in 2013, and wouldn't have won jack in 2014, 2015 is just a laughable discussion due to the dominance of the top tier teams that would have beat any Stevens Butler team by 15-20 points, 2016 I seriously doubt it, and this past year? Give me a break. The guy is a very good coach but he wasn't winning a national title at Butler. He had his one shot in 2010 (2011 was not even close as UCONN coasted) and didn't happen. Now put him at a big name school? Watch out.

 

[rodserling]

Roy is best offensive coach. He has 3 of last 13 titles. Has 2 runner ups in last 15. That is 1/3 of last 15 title games.

I hate UNC.

And he graduates all his players with high GPA.

 

[UKWildcats#8]

Not even a discussion. As far as the very best college coach in America it is our own Softball coach Rachel Lawson. She can beat you with her team or trade teams with an opposing coach and beat you with your own team. Definitely the smartest coach we have in the athletic department.

LOL. Maybe smartest female coach.

 

[MasonCoBlue]

Modified original Post

1. Best X's and O's
2. Best recruiter
3. Best recruiter excluding on and done players.
4. Best program builder
5. Best at getting most out of players
6. Best at getting players to improve

Here's mine
1. Izzo
2. Calipari
3. Calipari
4. Pitino
5. Calipari

My modified list
1. Coach Stevens
2. Coach Cal
3. Coach K
4. Coach Cal...not even close on this one
5 & 6 are almost the same question...so prob same answer
5. Coach Marshall
6. Coach Marshall

 

[UKCATSFREAK]

If Stevens had stayed at Butler, the level of talent he was going to coach wasn't going to be any huge step up from what he already had, especially in 2010. I think it's a huge mistake to just assume, because of what happened in 10 and 11, that it was going to continue to happen.

It's the easiest thing in the world to look at a coach at a smaller school and say "Wow, if he had X's talent, how good would his teams be?" In Stevens' case, had he stayed at Butler, there's no reason to think that there would be a huge uptick in recruiting (when you get Gordon Hayward, regardless of where he was rated coming out of HS, how much better do you think you're going to get?), and what he would have done even if there was will remain a mystery.

I assume he would have had very good teams, but assuming he'd have won a title in the last 4 years (because that's all he's been out of the college game) is a step waaaaaaaaay too far for me. Too many excellent coaches at bigger schools, with easier access to elite talent, have made a big initial impression and then struggled for years to win a title for me to think Stevens is so great that he could have done it in the last 4 years. Maybe he could have turned Butler into the Duke of the Midwest, and gotten to the point where he could compete for nationally known recruits, but there are factors working against that, and I think it would have been a fairly long process, kind of how Gonzaga had to remain a factor for well over a decade before they could start getting really high level players (and even then, mainly as transfers).

But you're comparing Stevens to every other coach in America. That may be your opinion but I believe Stevens is special. So special that I think he would've be capable of great things had he stayed at Butler, including being in much better talent. Is it possible that he wouldn't have won a title by now? Absolutely!!! No doubt about it. But I think he's a very special coach and I think it's a possibility that he would've. It's just my opinion. That's all.

 

[JC CATS]

Rick Pitno, I don't want him at UK, but give him the same talent UK and Duke get, and he would post more then 1 NC. The man is a scum bag, but he is a good coach. The Wichita State coach is a good x and o coach. Good talent can always make you look good.

OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!

Give Rick those guys that Cal gets and he buries them on the bench. They don't learn his sytem and transfers out or plays multiple years Character, Samuel etc. their fans says the guys Cal got would have went pro under anybody yada yada

 

[JC CATS]

Tubby, Crean, Pastner, C Martin, oh wait, they just roll the balls out