Best Coach Alive? 900 Reasons Why...
...Pat Summitt is the best coach alive today.
Last night in Nashville, TN, the Lady Vols beat Vanderbilt to secure Coach Summitt's 900th career win.
I'm talking about 900 wins.
More than any other coach in Division I history.
More than Dean Smith.
More than Adolph Rupp.
More than Jody Conradt.
Could she win if she coached men?
You'd be a fool to say she couldn't.
900 wins. And she's only 53!
Let's suppose she gets 35 wins this season (the top ranked Lady Vols are 18-0, so that may even be a conservative number). She's averaged about 32 wins per season over the past 12 years. If she averages only 30 more wins for the next 12 years and retires at 65, she'll finish with 1277 wins. Or if she matches her 32 wins per year pace, she'd finish with 1303!
posted by Brett @ 8:37 AM
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Brett, while I grant you that Coach Summitt is the "best" active Division 1 basketball coach, in my opinion the greatest Coach Alive is John Wooden. While active he was in a class by himself. The man coached UCLA to 10 NCAA national championships in 11 years, something that is not likely to be repeated in our lifetimes, if ever.
You got me! I stand corrected. He may be as old as dirt, but he's still alive and as long as he is alive, he'll be the best coach alive.
Let me rephrase: "Best Active Coach? 900 Reasons Why..."
Best Division I basketball coach alive - John Wooden.
Best baseball player alive - Willie Mays.
Best basketball player alive - Bill Russell.
Best boxer alive - Ali.
Best golfer alive - Jack Nicklaus.
Best football player alive - Jim Brown.
Best American athlete ever - Babe Didrikson Zaharias.
Anyone disagree?
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