Since Al stepped foot on campus, only 3 coaches have gotten their first Marquette team into the tournament:
++ Hank, who inherited Butch, Whitehead and other Al leftovers.
++ Buzz, who inherited the Amigos and Lazar from Crean.
++ Shaka, who inherited only two bench players and one guy who had played a total of 38 minutes as a freshman.
Also, looking at the most recent coaching "accomplishments" of the last several MU coaches ...
++ Wojo, still living off MU's teet after having been unceremoniously fired.
++ Buzz, 3 years, 0 NCAAT appearances at A&M.
++ Crean, just canned by Georgia after being an abject failure - 0 NCAAT appearances and four SEC finishes of 10th place or lower in 4 seasons.
++ Deane, .457 winning pct in 11 years at Lamar and Wagner, with 1 NCAAT appearance and 0 wins.
++ K.O., .425 winning pct in 3 1/2 years at USC, with one losing appearance in the NCAAT first four and a 1-17 record in his last full Pac-12 season.
++ Dukiet, never coached D1 hoops again.
++ Rick, reached NCAAT round of 32 in 5th and final year at St. Louis after very successful runs at Utah and Ball State.
++ Hank, never coached again after handing the team to Majerus in 1983.
Point?
Al was a good coach?
Quote from: mileskishnish72 on March 14, 2022, 09:21:57 PM
Point?
Al was a good coach?
I thought it was interesting. They're facts. I'm not providing any opinions. Others can read the facts and decide upon their own point.
Shaka did a very good job capitalizing on major rule changes, especially the extra year for covid super seniors and immediate eligibility for transfers. Otherwise, I think he would have only had MU's 3 returning players plus the true freshmen. No NCAA bid.
Since Shaka is starting 4 transfers, without those the season might have been a true disaster! It might happen again next year
Quote from: BCHoopster on March 14, 2022, 10:29:23 PM
Since Shaka is starting 4 transfers, without those the season might have been a true disaster! It might happen again next year
I think our work in the transfer market has been underrated. Two grad starters on a tourney team, two underclassman starters with 2-3 years left. I don't think many (myself included) saw this as a huge immediate impact transfer crop, so I'd consider it very impressive.