I'm puzzled why so many people are understanding this. Does anyone really think Greg Mcdemott has acomplished his goals at Iowa State? I think for Greg the only way the job is done to expectations is if he takes ISU to the Big Dance and and wins some games.
Yes his job is half done at best.
If his goal was to go to the "Big Dance", by your logic he was closer to his goal when he was hired than he currently is. So he is half-way to his goal, when he was about 3/4ths of the way there when he was hired...