ESPN ranks BBALL coaches (matta only 20)

[mauricxe]

espn.go.com/ncb/notebook/_/page/top50coaches20/no-20-ohio-state-thad-matta


No way Matta is only number 20. 1-19 better have national titles.





Full Top 50 Coaches List (so far)

No. 50: Tie -- Randy Bennett, Saint Mary's; Scott Drew, Baylor

No. 49: Richard Pitino, Minnesota

No. 48: Stew Morrill, Utah State

No. 47: Bob Hoffman, Mercer

No. 46: John Thompson III, Georgetown

No. 45: Mike Brey, Notre Dame

No. 44: Rick Barnes, Texas

No. 43: Chris Mack, Xavier

No. 42: Josh Pastner, Memphis

No. 41: Ed Cooley, Providence

No. 40: Bruce Weber, Kansas State

No. 39: Tubby Smith, Texas Tech

No. 38: Buzz Williams, Virginia Tech

No. 37: Rick Byrd, Belmont

No. 36: Steve Alford, UCLA

No. 35: Phil Martelli, Saint Joseph's

No. 34: Tad Boyle, Colorado

No. 33: Fran McCaffery, Iowa

No. 32: Tim Miles, Nebraska

No. 31: Lon Kruger, Oklahoma

No. 30: Bob Huggins, West Virginia

No. 29: Jim Crews, Saint Louis

No. 28: Jim Larranaga, Miami

No. 27: Mick Cronin, Cincinnati

No. 26: Archie Miller, Dayton

No. 25: Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh

No. 24: Bob McKillop, Davidson

No. 23: Greg McDermott, Creighton

No. 22: Tommy Amaker, Harvard

No. 21: Larry Brown, SMU

No. 20: Thad Matta, Ohio State

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Matta definitely isn't better than Larry Brown.

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We know three for sure - Michigan State, UNC and Duke.

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Jun 9, 2014 13:55:08 GMT -5 @buckina said:

We know three for sure - Michigan State, UNC and Duke.

Add Cuse, Kansas, UF, UK as well

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Jun 9, 2014 13:58:50 GMT -5 @grumor said:

Jun 9, 2014 13:55:08 GMT -5 @buckina said:

We know three for sure - Michigan State, UNC and Duke.

Add Cuse, Kansas, UF, UK as well

Only ten more to go..

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Jun 9, 2014 14:08:46 GMT -5 @buckina said:

Jun 9, 2014 13:58:50 GMT -5 @grumor said:

Add Cuse, Kansas, UF, UK as well

Only ten more to go..

Where is Cincy when you need him. I'm sure he could round it out for us.

[victor2111]

- John Beilein(Michigan) and Bo Ryan(Wisconsin) must be ahead of him. Putting Matta #4 in the Big 10.

- Gonzaga HC, can't think of his name right now, must be ahead of him. He has been there forever but I can't think of his name.

- Sean Miller must be ahead of him. Wow.

- Kevin Ollie from UCONN? Huge wow.

- Smart from VCU.

- Jay Wright from Nova.

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Jun 9, 2014 18:07:07 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

- John Beilein(Michigan) and Bo Ryan(Wisconsin) must be ahead of him. Putting Matta #4 in the Big 10.

- Gonzaga HC, can't think of his name right now, must be ahead of him. He has been there forever but I can't think of his name.

- Sean Miller must be ahead of him. Wow.

- Kevin Ollie from UCONN? Huge wow.

- Smart from VCU.

- Jay Wright from Nova.

The power of a championship.

[mauricxe]

Bo Ryan being ahead of him is a joke.
John Beilein....I don't buy it either.

Agreed about Sean Miller, Smart, and Ollie. championship or not, he's only coached for what two years?

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Jun 9, 2014 18:19:55 GMT -5 mauricxe said:

Bo Ryan being ahead of him is a joke.
John Beilein....I don't buy it either.

Agreed about Sean Miller, Smart, and Ollie. championship or not, he's only coached for what two years?

Bo Ryan is definitely a better coach since judging by the list they're going by actual coaching.

[victor2111]

If there is one overriding criterion that has defined the rankings, it is recency. Confusing as that has been for some readers, it was also by design. This isn't a legacy list. We're not ranking coaches on their careers. We're ranking these guys based on how well they're performing right now, and how well they've primed their programs for the season(s) to come.

This preamble bears repeating, if only for purposes of clarification. But it's also especially relevant today, in regard to the No. 20-ranked coach on our list: Ohio State's Thad Matta.


So they're only judging coaches on the past season? This is stupid. ESPN had a chance to do a really cool list I was interested in, now I don't care.

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Jun 9, 2014 22:23:34 GMT -5 victor2111 said:

If there is one overriding criterion that has defined the rankings, it is recency. Confusing as that has been for some readers, it was also by design. This isn't a legacy list. We're not ranking coaches on their careers. We're ranking these guys based on how well they're performing right now, and how well they've primed their programs for the season(s) to come.

This preamble bears repeating, if only for purposes of clarification. But it's also especially relevant today, in regard to the No. 20-ranked coach on our list: Ohio State's Thad Matta.


So they're only judging coaches on the past season? This is stupid. ESPN had a chance to do a really cool list I was interested in, now I don't care.

You are right, is it stupid.

[mauricxe]

They finished the list.
Calipari is number two and Donovan is number one.


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Mark Few is at Gonzaga