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Message: [QUOTE="Irishsecra1, post: 5704769, member: 8453"] Here is one thing that I want to see. Can BH lead a team to the NCAAT? Because frankly that is what I want most of all. JB used to say that regular season games are just preparation for the conference tournament and NCAAT. And for most of his tenure, that is what he did. Our team isn’t storied because of seasonal win loss records. It is considered a storied program because of our NCAAT appearances, our national championship, our final fours, elite eights, and sweet sixteens. That is what I ultimately care about. I make no apologies for that. In BH’s first year at Arkansas State, he led them to the conference championship game where they lost by 20 to James Madison. No NCAAT. The next year he again led them to the conference championship game where they lost to Troy by 13 points. Again, no NCAAT. The biggest game of the year and he lost by fairly large margins both times. Gerry, in his championship game, led his 7 scholarship player team to the conference championship win by 10 points. He is going to the NCAAT in his second season. Now we can talk NET and KENPOM and all those fancy NCAA metrics (most of which I don’t truly understand). In this area, BH seems to trounce Gerry by an incredibly large margin. But can he win the really important games when they mean the most. Can he take his team to the NCAAT? Cause I am sick of not caring about the selection show. This is what I mean by saying Gerry is a winner, especially in the big moments. That is why I can legitimately feel he will do at least as good a job as BH. It is my feelings and belief that he can win anywhere. But those are my feelings, and not analytics. The next few years will tell the tale wherever BH and Gerry end up. [/QUOTE]

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