Hypothetical Basketball Coaching Scenerio:

[PartTimeGenius]

There are 2 coaches. Each coach is at the University for 10 years:

Coach A takes a team to 5 National Championships in a 10 yr span. Loses them all. Makes the NCAAT, but gets eliminated at different stages the other 5 years.

TOTAL: NCAAT for 10 straight years, 5 Championship appearances, no National Titles.

Coach B Goes to 1 National Championship in 10 yrs, wins it. Only 5 additional NCAAT appearances.

TOTAL: NCAAT 6 years, 1 Championship appearance, 1 National Title. 4 years of NIT or worse.

Which coach does the fan base hang a banner for?

 

[mstateglfr]

If a school goes to 16 tournaments and plays for 6 championships while winning 1, both coaches should have a banner in the rafters.

 

[WutheringDawg]

I think that Coach A deserves the banner more if we’re talking about a career achievement banner because five national championships in ten years is unheard of.

It’s also easier celebrate A’s greatness and not have sour grapes about “what ifs” because of Coach B’s championship. (Especially if it is after A’s tenure)

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Seems to be about the trends

what have you done for me lately.

That's coaching.