Bill Fennelly should be the Men's Bball coach...
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I'm pretty sure Fennelly could have found a way to be 1-6 in the Big XII at this point in the season.
Positives for Bill F:
Adjusts his game plans depending on his players. For years, he played exclusively zone defense. Now, he plays almost exclusively man.
Has high expectations each year, for himself and players, and holds himself and players accountable.
Even with 2 starters out with injuries, makes it into the NCAA tournament.
Always praises the fan base, since the first game on campus. Build fan base from under 1,000 to 10,000.
Bill F is easily the best coach at ISU. If Christy Johnson keeps it up long term, she can achieve the same respect as Bill.
But, not sure it would translate. However, I'd be willing to guess he'd be no worse than 1-6 in the conference.
Adjusts his game plans depending on his players. For years, he played exclusively zone defense. Now, he plays almost exclusively man.
Has high expectations each year, for himself and players, and holds himself and players accountable.
Even with 2 starters out with injuries, makes it into the NCAA tournament.
Always praises the fan base, since the first game on campus. Build fan base from under 1,000 to 10,000.
Bill F is easily the best coach at ISU. If Christy Johnson keeps it up long term, she can achieve the same respect as Bill.
But, not sure it would translate. However, I'd be willing to guess he'd be no worse than 1-6 in the conference.
BS post. You really can't be serious.
What did Bill F do in his second year? I can tell you the women's team was much much worse than the men's team was in the years before Bill took over.
He set a standard for success when he first stepped on board. He recruited great players.
McDermott will never catch Bill F in conference wins, NCAA tourney appearances, or anything having to do with wins/losses. He's already way behind.
I'm not saying Bill F could coach the men, but don't underplay what Bill has done with the women's team.
ya think so? You really wanna hear about all of the transfers over the years no one ever talks about?
Wesley isn't correct. But, transfers don't matter when you win games. Or, when you recruit enough good players to make up for those transfers.
Why can't I be serious? Give McDermott ten years to build up his program, as Fennelly has done, then talk about whether he's beating top 5 teams or not. Fennelly sure as heck wasn't doing that in his first three, and to bust on McDermott because he isn't doing so is just plain ridiculous.
I absolutely hate it when people completely try to discredit someones opinion with a statement such as "BS post" and "Oh dear lord". If you don't agree with the guy put forth your reasons. Don't act like you are some all-knowing basketball efficiendo and the rest of our opinions are pure rubbish in comparission to your enlightened opinion. Do I think BF could have done much better with this team? Probably not. But I am of the opinion he could coach our men just as well as McD has. If you are going to act like this guys opinion is completely **** then put your opinion out there for the rest of us to blast.
This is a message board...it only survives on a variance of opinions. Some people here act like their opinion is the only reasonable one.
This is a message board...it only survives on a variance of opinions. Some people here act like their opinion is the only reasonable one.
Doesn't matter when you win. Fenelly wins (and it started early). Heck, I really think if Greg could just beat a ranked team at home, alot of people (self included) wouldn't be so damn frustrated. I can't think of a 3 year stretch this side of Johnny that we failed to beat a ranked opponent at home...
The womens team could out-shoot the mens any time. Three pointer, free throws, don't matter. If they played a game of "make it take it" the women could beat the mens.
Really??? Bill Fennely made it into the NCAA tourney in his second year at ISU. In that year, we beat #9 Texas. In his third year, we make it to the second round of the NCAA's, after beating #5 Texas Tech, #17 Alabama, and #25 Nebraska.
I know you can't see anything wrong with McD, but don't crap on Fennelly because of it.
Try looking one post up. And I'm pretty sure that my original post covered the only salient point. To compare Fennelly's success in an upset win after ten years on the job to build the program is just plain rediculous.
Not to take anything away from Fennelly, but it's like saying that Pat Summit would have won a national championship by now, if she had been the men's coach here for three years.
