I guess what I’m getting at is if you take a coach like Izzo who has been at MSU for over 25 years, been to 8 Final Fours, and only won 1 Championship. Or Self, who in 20 years had top teams but only been to 3 Final Fours and won 1 Championship as well.
Their criticism for not winning more championships is buffered by the fact that they’ve been successful in two of the top 3 or 4 conferences year after year.
The problem Gonzaga has is that they can win 30 games a year, but they need some more post season success to validate those wins as being meaningful. Every year 20 of their wins are cupcakes that just about every at large tourney team would be expected to beat.
So they play 10 meaningful games a year with only 2 or 3 of those as road games. For me, it’s just not enough to elevate them to that level that the other consistently great teams are at. It’s not going to happen until they challenge themselves more on the road in the non-con, or start having more success in the tournament.
Their criticism for not winning more championships is buffered by the fact that they’ve been successful in two of the top 3 or 4 conferences year after year.
The problem Gonzaga has is that they can win 30 games a year, but they need some more post season success to validate those wins as being meaningful. Every year 20 of their wins are cupcakes that just about every at large tourney team would be expected to beat.
So they play 10 meaningful games a year with only 2 or 3 of those as road games. For me, it’s just not enough to elevate them to that level that the other consistently great teams are at. It’s not going to happen until they challenge themselves more on the road in the non-con, or start having more success in the tournament.