(03-08-2018 12:09 PM)pesik Wrote:  

(03-08-2018 11:53 AM)AndShock Wrote:  2 successful seasons in 9 years? I can certainly understand thinking Moton wouldn’t be a good hire but don’t make things up. 3 conference championships and a 2nd place in which he went 15-1. His first 2 years were as an Independent. Good luck finding a coach who can succeed in that scenario.

does independence mean you have to lose your games????

not sure how that impacts winning, especially at that level, where conference affiliation has no impact on recruiting..
especially considering there were numerous other independents at that time and numerous had better records

and if you want to count the nit season, thats fine, 2 of 9 vs 3 of 9 doesnt really change my point...
but note the guy i was debating for, didnt count his not seasons and said he had 7 of 11 ncaa seasons....that changes my debate to 10 of 11 seasons he had great seasons if we are counting nits

They were 8-53 the two years prior to Moton and 22-37 the next two years with Moton. He took them from the 8th worst team in D1 to KenPom top 100 in 5 years. When you’re coaching in the worst conference in D1 and your budget is whatever you get from selling candy bars door-to-door, an NIT there is slightly different than an NIT at UCL freaking A or St. John’s.