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    I thought it might be fun to give this thread a bump since we are in the doldrums of the offseason.

    Rank 'em anyway you want, I got:
    1. Rick Pitino (St. John's). But can he keep it up at his age?
    2. Sean Miller (Xavier). I'm biased...
    3. Dan Hurley (UConn). He's still a nut.
    4. Shaka Smart (Marquette). More style than substance.
    5. Greg McDermott (Creighton). Same as Shaka.
    6. Thad Matta (Butler). Same as Pitino, but with known health issues and at Butler.
    7. Tony Stubblefield (DePaul). This ranking is an indictment of the coaches below.
    8. Ed Cooley (Georgetown). Just not impressed.
    9. Shaheen Holloway (Seton Hall). Still has to prove it.
    10. Kyle Neptune (Villanova). Same story as Holloway only without a tourney run from a small school.
    11. Kim English (Providence). He could shoot up this board quickly. Or not.
    zip em up

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    Quote Originally Posted by BandAid View Post
    1. Rick Pitino (St. John's). But can he keep it up at his age?
    For 15 seconds

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoMuskies View Post
    For 15 seconds
    At 70...not bad, I guess...
    zip em up

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    1. Pitino and I don’t think it’s all that close but yeah at his age, we shall see going forward
    2. Hurley
    3. Miller
    4. Smart
    5. McDermott
    6. English—-I think he has “it.”
    7. Cooley
    8. Matta—-his last 4 years at Ohio state was yuck and he’s at butler. He may deserve
    To be even lower than this imo.
    9. Neptune
    10. Holloway
    11. Stubblefield
    Last edited by Xville; 07-25-2023 at 10:04 PM.

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    1. Pitino
    2. Miller (biased yes, but I truly would not swap Miller for Hurley)
    3. Hurley
    4. McDermott
    5. Smart
    6. Cooley
    7. Matta (much higher if based on resume, but not sure he has it in him anymore)
    8. Neptune
    9. Holloway
    10. English
    11. Stubblefield

    I think the top 4 are pretty locked in as the top 4 in whatever order you'd want.

    5 and 6 I could see flipped.

    The top 6 are clearly the top 6 imo.

    8-10 are just too soon to know for sure.
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    No matter how you rank them, it’s a very solid group of coaches. Virtually all of the experienced coaches have had some success at a high level during their careers and the younger ones are highly thought of by most. I’m not sure that there is a better group, top to bottom, in any other conference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Xville View Post
    1. Pitino and I don’t think it’s all that close but yeah at his age, we shall see going forward
    2. Hurley
    3. Miller
    4. Smart
    5. McDermott
    6. English—-I think he has “it.”
    7. Cooley
    8. Matta—-his last 4 years at Ohio state was yuck and he’s at butler. He may deserve
    To be even lower than this imo.
    9. Neptune
    10. Holloway
    11. Stubblefield
    Pretty much agree with this but would put matta lower like 10. Not sure he even has the desire to coach like you need to in the the big east

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    Quote Originally Posted by xuwillie View Post
    Pretty much agree with this but would put matta lower like 10. Not sure he even has the desire to coach like you need to in the the big east
    Unless it's against Xavier for whatever reason.
    We've come a long way since my bench seat at the Fieldhouse!

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    I agree with most of these rankings. I would have Smart ahead of McDermott

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