[NU Sports] Ouch

[SjT (Stephen J. Truog)]

> There are at least 4 coaches who have done a far superior
> job than BC (probably more)
>  
> - Tom Izzo (of course)
> - Bo Ryan
> - Thad Matta
> - Matt Painter

Not trying to shout you down there, Chuck, but ARE YOU SERIOUS???:)

The only name on the list above clearly ahead of Carmody at this point is Ryan, and that's because the Badgers are constantly underrated despite his performance the last decade.

Painted had a preseason top 5 team and has fizzled out ... Matta has the league's marquee star but an inconsistent team ... and while Izzo is the master, this team is not the dominant final four surefire bet we all expected this year.

It's a long season - give it a few more weeks and we'll see. But right now, Carmody is right there in the mix.

And in response to the initial post - thoughtful analysis and I would mostly agree. I DO have confidence Carmody's teams will play well, compete and give it their all on the road ... until those final few minutes. That's what I need to see out of Carmody - a crunch-time coach. We've had a lot of cases these last few years -- home and away -- where we dominated a game or had a good lead on the road and fell apart late.

It's a heck of a lot closer than most other times in NU hoops history - but it still needs that "closer" step.

GO CATS!!!
-SjT

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