gobison#6 wrote:baseball wrote:Indy5 wrote: and Roy Williams is just such a great coach that they will be there.
Coach or recruiter??
Just a few numbers for you. Since the 01-02 seascon, Roy Williams teams are 246-52 (.825 winning percentage). in games that his teams score less then 80 points he is 60-33 (.645). games they score 80+, he is 186-19 (.907). teams that he coaches cant win low scoring games. 03-04 season was the only season he wasnt able to coach players he recruited, instead he had a team built for him. coincidentally, this was the only year he won less then 20 games...19-11. 05-06, was the year his whole team basically bolted for the NBA and he went 23-8. those were the only 2 years this decade he didnt win 30 games. good coaches can win ugly games. Roy Williams, like John Calipari, is a recruiter who turns loose his players and alot of times they win by just being more talented. he has always struggled in low scoring/close games.
He must be doing something besides throwing five super athletic guys out on the court. Even if you have the superior team you need a game plan which is put together by your coach.
Indy5 wrote:I know your arguement about him not being a good coach but I think this year will be a test of his coaching abilities. He known has a young team and no star player, just a lot of average players with great athletism. He gameplan may be to run but when you coach a up-tempo team there is more to it than just say" Play pressure D and get the board and run as fast as you can"
Indy5 wrote:Really? I think that would be based on potential because he's not even top 3 on their team. He's 6'10-11 and long. Plus he's only a sophomore so the scouts probably think he's got room to improve but right now, he's not that good.
Indy5 wrote:Here's my predictions:
Kansas- They return their top 8 or 9 scorers off of a good team from last year. Add the diaper dandy Henry in there plus Collins's improvement and you got a team just like last years North Carolina squad.
Texas- With Pittman down low being a monster, James doing everything one can think of, and two great freshman guards, they look very impressive so far.
Last two spots are a mystery. I see a few people have picked Ohio State and one guy threw Butler out there. Butler will not make the elite eight nonetheless the final four. Howard cant make a layup, their guards are average, and Hayward is their only offensive weapon. The only ranked team they beat was a Ohio State team without their best player and they barely one. Plus, Ohio State looked awful that game. Even if Turner comes back healthy, no way Ohio State does anything in the tourney.
With that said, here are some teams that could compete for the last two spots:
Syracuse- Will have some problems scoring in the Big East but with their length in that stiffling 2-3 zone they will be tough.
West Virginia- Ebanks and Butler are looking oustanding and if they can hit the open 3( something they've have trouble with in the past) they will make some noise. Also, I think they'll be hungry to avenge that opening round loss to Dayton last year. Thanks guys, way to wreck my bracket...
Kentucky-Wall and Blesode are just ridiculous and with Patterson down low, they'll be right there. Calipari will have them ready to play come tourney time.
Villanova- Reyndols is the most underrated player in the country (and maybe the best). Jay Wright is an awesome coach and they'll do some damage.
North Carolina- Don't have a star but their really athletic like always and Roy Williams is just such a great coach that they will be there.
Flip wrote:Heard and interesting stat tonight. Roy Williams has the best road winning percentage in the history of the ACC. Too bad opposing coaches don't know what Baseball knows.
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