Wake Blogger ranks ACC coaches.

[Hoo's That]

From SBNation.

 

[jncuse]

Well he's not a homer.

I would have preferred a more opinionated piece that judges them as coaches now, and not just on career accomplishments.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

From SBNation.

Wow. I'm liking 2019. I actually clicked on an article and they not only started the ranking with #1 but they had everyone listed on the 1st page. No click bait at all.

 

[SUGIANT]

I think JN is better than Roy and the VA guy is 2nd best, si it would be, MK, Bennet, JB than Roy down the line somwhere. Maybe even Larranaga over RW, just not impressed ever, especially with all the talent he’s had.

 

[Hoo's That]

Wow. I'm liking 2019. I actually clicked on an article and they not only started the ranking with #1 but they had everyone listed on the 1st page. No click bait at all.

It's an SBNation piece. That's the Wake site like Nunes is the SU site. I do everything I can to avoid clickbait at all costs, and I definitely wouldn't have posted it if it was.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I thought this was a very fair and interesting comment from the comments section below the article:

"Probably easier to break this up into two ideas: right now, and career. Tiers are in alphabetic order of last name.
Career
Tier 1 (best all-time?): K
Tier 2 (inner circle HoFers): Boeheim, Roy
Tier 2.5: Bennett
Tier 3 (lifers for a reason): Brey, Hamilton, Larranaga
Tier 4 (on their way): Mack, Buzz
Tier 5 (TBD): Brownell, Capel, Keatts, Pastner
Tier 6 (¯\(ツ)/¯): Christian, Manning

Right now
Tier 1 (national contenders every year): Bennett, K, Roy
Tier 2 (consistent NCAA tourney berths): Brey, Hamilton, Buzz
Tier 2.5 (seemingly headed that way): Keatts, Mack
Tier 2.5b (seemingly headed the other way): Larranaga
Tier 3 (competitive and look good in orange): Boeheim, Brownell
Tier 4 (feisty and/or improving): Capel, Pastner
Tier 5 (Les Robinson-esque): Christian, Manning"

Your thoughts?

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

I thought this was a very fair and interesting comment from the comments section below the article:

"Probably easier to break this up into two ideas: right now, and career. Tiers are in alphabetic order of last name.
Career
Tier 1 (best all-time?): K
Tier 2 (inner circle HoFers): Boeheim, Roy
Tier 2.5: Bennett
Tier 3 (lifers for a reason): Brey, Hamilton, Larranaga
Tier 4 (on their way): Mack, Buzz
Tier 5 (TBD): Brownell, Capel, Keatts, Pastner
Tier 6 (¯\(ツ)/¯): Christian, Manning

Right now
Tier 1 (national contenders every year): Bennett, K, Roy
Tier 2 (consistent NCAA tourney berths): Brey, Hamilton, Buzz
Tier 2.5 (seemingly headed that way): Keatts, Mack
Tier 2.5b (seemingly headed the other way): Larranaga
Tier 3 (competitive and look good in orange): Boeheim, Brownell
Tier 4 (feisty and/or improving): Capel, Pastner
Tier 5 (Les Robinson-esque): Christian, Manning"

Your thoughts?

That Right Now is Wrong now

 

[IthacaMatt]

That Right Now is Wrong now

But we do live in the now.

 

[Canadian]

I thought this was a very fair and interesting comment from the comments section below the article:

"Probably easier to break this up into two ideas: right now, and career. Tiers are in alphabetic order of last name.
Career
Tier 1 (best all-time?): K
Tier 2 (inner circle HoFers): Boeheim, Roy
Tier 2.5: Bennett
Tier 3 (lifers for a reason): Brey, Hamilton, Larranaga
Tier 4 (on their way): Mack, Buzz
Tier 5 (TBD): Brownell, Capel, Keatts, Pastner
Tier 6 (¯\(ツ)/¯): Christian, Manning

Right now
Tier 1 (national contenders every year): Bennett, K, Roy
Tier 2 (consistent NCAA tourney berths): Brey, Hamilton, Buzz
Tier 2.5 (seemingly headed that way): Keatts, Mack
Tier 2.5b (seemingly headed the other way): Larranaga
Tier 3 (competitive and look good in orange): Boeheim, Brownell
Tier 4 (feisty and/or improving): Capel, Pastner
Tier 5 (Les Robinson-esque): Christian, Manning"

Your thoughts?

Buzz - made only last 2 years - lost in first round each year
Hamilton - made last 2 years - elite 8 last year - missed ncaa previous 4 years
Brew - missed last year and likely this year - also losing record in 2013/14

Looks like you are judging Boeheim by different criteria

 

[UnderHisOwnPower]

But we do live in the now.

Right or wrong

 

[IthacaMatt]

Buzz - made only last 2 years - lost in first round each year
Hamilton - made last 2 years - elite 8 last year - missed ncaa previous 4 years
Brew - missed last year and likely this year - also losing record in 2013/14

Looks like you are judging Boeheim by different criteria

It was 2 categories - career and current.

Career-wise, Boeheim is a legend.

Currently, his teams are on a 5 year bubble.

I think we're judging Boeheim just fine. That's why I liked that post. It showed respect and appreciation for the career achievements of Boeheim, Droopy Dog and the rest, but it also talked about who is doing the best job right now, in terms of recruiting a team, winning games and competing for championships.

After that first season in the ACC, we've mostly sucked compared to our historical standards. We can talk about the sanctions and roster reductions, but we can also talk about running players off who turned out to be pretty good, players we missed on, poor roster management, and certain teams that were loaded with talent on paper but just didn't gel, for some reason or another.

That's today's reality. This season was supposed to be different, but right now, it's looking pretty much the same.

 

[Brooky03]

No argument here. Good list.