All he has is 9 final fours, 6 Title games, 3 National Championships and 17 conference titles in 29 years.
- Of course Wooden is in class to himself. 12 Final fours 10 titles.
- Coach K has 5 titles and 12 final fours
- Even Dean Smith only has two titles with his 11 final fours.
- Winning Percentage Williams 79.1 Coach K 78.6 Wooden 80.04.
To downgrade Williams for recruiting great players and teaching a system that works is ludicrous. He doesn't have to make as many in game adjustments because he is prepared. I highly doubt that Wooden made many adjustments either. The difference is Williams accepted the ability to let players play within a system before anyone else. He doesn't draw up set plays, like Knight or Izzo, This system works obviously and in my opinion it is harder to teach a team to always be prepared than to correct things you missed in pregame with mid-game adjustments. Losing to Villanova last year did leave his critics with ammunition, but a great player beat them after his guard missed an assignment.
The recruiting thing is ridiculous argument since Coach K recruits as well if not better year in and year out.
In no way is this post meant to demean the greatness of Coach K, he built Duke into this juggernaut and I would put him second behind Wooden.
Since going to ACC Williams has won 8 conference titles in 13 years. Duke has 2.
He has won 55 NCAA games since 2000, Next in line are those considered great coaches by the media. Izzo at 43. Self at 42 (also underrated) Cal at 40.
North Carolina on the blue bloods as you like to say has been on an incredible run and overshadowed by Duke in the media.
Duke and North Carolina in last 30 years are far an away the best programs in college.
In 40 years, they basically have split all games with Duke getting the edge at the end of this year with a one game lead in series.
UNC and Duke have 5 national championship since 1982
Both have 12 final four appearances since then.. (UNC also went in 1981)
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Amazing run of excellence!
J
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