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Tommy Elrod
I’m hard pressed to find a better coach. I think he’s the best ever.
John Wooden?
There comes a point when coaches get on cruise control and start to make more of their game about leaning on officials and having their ESPN-buoyed reputations do the recruiting for them. Even when his classes aren't ranked highly, he still lands a blue chipper, but it's a class of one or two so it isn't a top 3 class. IMO, K's best coaching came in his first 20 years, and particularly from his start through the graduation of Bobby Hurley. He has been largely on cruise control for the last 20 years, particularly since he came to embrace the era of one-and-done. And yes, that still has brought him 3 titles, but there are a number of coaches out there who could've done the same or better with the talent on his roster. The problem is that not many would have the resume before that in order to coast for the next 20 years, and that's where K deserves credit.