Or the fact that when JB took over we were literally, not figuratively a mid major program.
The landscape of hoops was quite different then. We grew up with Georgetown and UConn, et al. We also didn't have a Carrier Dome. Are you suggesting we would have risen to our current 'heights' had we continued to play at Manley, or if our next home had been a traditional, 10-12k seat building? JB's successes and the Dome are inextricably linked.
Not sure i get your point, though, anyway. What is it? That JB took a "mid major" to "major" status, "elite" status, and a NC? He did that/was critically involved in that. Calhoun did that. With multiple titles. No Dome—a regular college gym and a civic space. So, where, then, is he in the "elite" ranking?
Bottom line, to me, at least, is that everyone has their own idea of what "elite" means, and the homers here have a different perspective on it than outsiders do. Bias. The kind that makes fans feel the need to defend an adult stranger as if he's their child.
Let's tackle this another way. Who, then, would be on a list of MORE overrated coaches than JB. And, by the way — another 'bottom line': people have different interpretations of "overrated." As a chant during a game, it kinda means "you suck." In a different type of dialog, it might just mean that 'the masses' tend to have a higher regard for a person than is commensurate with the actual record/accomplishments. And, everyone, again, will have a different interpretation of what's important in that kind of assessment. So, freaking out about some blogger calling out Boeheim is an odd reaction. If you don't want to acknowledge bias, then ask yourself how inclined you'd have been to criticize the choice if it had been someone who doesn't stand in front of your 'home bench.'
