In 12 NCAA appearances, it was only his 4th "one and done".
You may be right there. I don't recall Pitt winning a tourney game in their road unis.
How bout Mike Brey? He recently took notre dame to consecutive elite eights. Before that it took him 14 seasons and 9 tournament appearances to get to that elite eight, and only once in that span did he even make the sweet sixteen.
Ah yes, good call. I remember now thinking we should've been the 8 (not that it matters at all), and thought we were. That may have actually ended his record, or prevented him from having it.
Florida went to the Final Four and the top defensive team in the country that year. There was no shame in that result.
Show me the proof.... You gave none and neither does the FBI which is why Arizona didn't fire him... I know that's all over your head, When you wake up tomorrow one thing will still be true: Dixon can't win in March.
They wouldn't care even if there was proof (which I agree there's not.) They'll fire him because buffalo absolutely humiliated him while Nate oats sat there and laughed at him.
There's always an excuse .. Whether Pitt was the higher seed or the lower seed... Always an excuse. Good coaches win games they aren't supposed to on occasion.
Book Richardson, Miller's assistant for years, has already been indicted on bribery charges for paying players.
Probably ... but it won't be because of the Buffalo game. He's still one of the best coaches in the country and better than Dixon.
If you think there's shame in a 9-seed losing to a 1-seed, then I don't know what else to say.
I know all that BS... Using players who were paid doesn't make Miler guilty of anything. Cheating is rampant in the NCAA including at hallowed placed like Duke. Show me a program that doesn't bend any of the rules and I'll show you a program that doesn't win. You want to play paddy cakes or compete ?
I agree. And yeah not just the buffalo game, his overall lack of a final four. Should absolutely be expected with the talent he gets, but he's great because he brings in that kind of talent.
Try to keep up, Del.
I don't think it's a shame. The point is that a well coached team beats teams on occasion they're not supposed to best on occasion. Dixon's teams NEVER did this in the NCAAs. I'd that too complicated a concept for you to understand?
I'm not arguing that he did.
There's no damn proof .. the player himself denied it and he wasn't ruled ineligible. Believe it or not innocence or guilt isn't proven by what you read in the Globe. Is that too complicated for you?
Book Richardson was indicted. He's going to go to jail. Players at Arizona were paid.
So what 's your point? That but for players being paid Miller wouldn't have been a successful coach? My position remains the same and that he's a better coach than Dixon. I saw that when Pitt played Xavier in 2009.
There's evidence linking Duke to paying reps from the shoe companies and agents. K said he knew nothing about it... what a surprise. You don't know what the hell the evidence is linking Duke so don't pretend you do. You're talking out of your hind end.
We alll know his MO when it comes to scheduling, you're not too far off there. But you're forgetting he spent the majority of his tenure here in the big east, and is the winningest coach percentage wise in the history of the conference. So other than his 3 years in the ACC, he was winning at well over .500 in conference.
Lmao u mean when pitt beat xavier!!!!! Nice argument nate oats must be the goat then . Also remember when Kevin Stallings beat Mount Tony Bennet last year ? Hes the true goat. Picking and choosing . Dixon mustve stolen your wife
For whatever reason? There is a big reason. The guy is a micro manager who slows down possessions and doesn't understand that a powerful offense is what gets it done in the dance. Bennett and Dixon are very similar.
and never lost to worse than a number 8 seed. TCU was a minor favorite last night. no big shocker they lost. I think Syracuse is more talented and they are coached by a HOF coach. I don't recall any real embarrassment losses, getting blown out, in the NCAA. the loss to Whisky was down to a last second shot.Wisconsin made an NCAA run. Wichita State went onto to a run, elite 8/final 4? Dixon may have been worn out here. I think he stayed at Pitt partially due to loyalty to the school which really stood by him when he tragically lost his sister. the guy can coach a team, he can keep a team together, he develops players and teams. He is a fighter and a damn good guy. When he had NBA type talent, Blair/Young, they missed the final 4 by a heartbeat. Hey, other coaches can win big at Pitt, they just have to be really good coaches and stay at Pitt when other schools go after him, like Dixon did. yes, he used other schools to get a raise, but he STAYED, he could have left many times.
