Does he compare to the greatest?
Bobby Knight
Dean Smith
Not Coach K
2007-03-16 23:45:48 · 4 answers · asked by ZAL 2 in Sports ➔ Basketball
I think it is too early to make an honest comparision between Williams, Knight, and Smith. I will say this- if Williams tries to measure up to Dean Smith, he'll leave in frustration in five years. Winning a title early in his tenure was very important, and I think in ten years it will be interesting to see how close he is to Smith and Knight and whether he has won a second or third NCAA title to match those two.
2007-03-17 01:13:51 · answer #1 · answered by Patrick M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roy Williams is one of the best coaches in college ball. When you say compare, do you mean will he break records? That's going to be largely a function of age of retirement. If he coaches long enough, he'll catch or approximate the top.
If you're talking about what kind of person he is on and off the court, he's comparable to Dean Smith, his mentor. Bobby Knight's talent cannot be denied, but nobody needs to say anything about his behavior because he's famous for it.
Coach K, why do you put 'not' in front of it? Roy's a better or at least equal recruiter and coach, but a thousand times classier. I've been to Cameron Indoor (no I did not go to UNC), and K's mouth is so foul that I would not allow a kid of mind to play for him. Being a good coach is about a whole lot more to me than just the game of basketball.
Re what he did to Kansas, that's nonsense. How many coaches change schools every year? You can't keep count, but it can't happen at Kansas? Remember that Roy went to UNC, coached at UNC under Dean Smith, and had a prior committment to return there to coach after Smith's retirement. Add to that his sister, who died this week, was ill in North Carolina and that was that major factor in his decision to move back, so he could be near her.
2007-03-17 02:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Roy sucks!! I lost respect for him after he screwed Kansas a few years ago. The ONLY reason he won his first NCAA title was because he had Matt's recruits. He will never be as great as Bobby Knight, Dean Smith or coach K. (although I have been disappointed in K lately) He can only DREAM of being as good as Bill Gudthridge or Phil Ford!
2007-03-17 02:52:45 · answer #3 · answered by DukeBlue 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Coach Williams is a great Coach but I lost alot of respect for him the way he treated Kansas several years ago.
2007-03-17 02:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by mimegamy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋