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It's funny because this was a coaches' poll...these are what their peers think about them. The quote about Williams being able to win at KU and UNC has no merit in making him overrated....

Other than Scott Drew IMHO not one of those coaches belong on that list.................CBS Sports has an extreme SEC bias and it filters down to everything they do...............

I love the quote about Drew though, if Bill Self had that talent he would be winning championships, or getting knocked out in the 1st 2 rounds by double digit seeds.

So go ahead and look at who the underrated coaches are.

If not for recruiting two of the most sterling classes in the history of recruiting, I suspect Calipari would be on the "overrated" list.

Self easily makes my top five overall, but I don't think he's underrated.

Barnes has had a bad stretch, but hopefully he's been learning how to be a target. As an underdog (or, at least, not a favorite), he has done quite well.

Exactly....it's a list of good recruiters...

Good point

Rick will be fine I believe with the next couple recruiting classes.
More high basketball IQ players will make him look better.

And I believe Rick is one of those guys who "really" could care less about this shit.
He truly doesn't where as guy like Scott Drew is taking freaking Gary Parrish voodoo dolls and will be stabbing them all night probably.

Those coaches voting are in the back of their Lexus on the phone making deals for AAU coaches $5000 to carry water bottles at their "elite" camps.
And remember I criticize Barnes more than anybody probably.

Love the way you added two years.

I agree.....................one of the reasons I like Barnes. Some other coaches at Texas would be calling a press conference to debate the "facts". I don't think I've ever seen a coach (Barnes) that is more "centered" in most phases of his life.

In order to be "overrated", that means people think you are a good coach....Scott Drew isn't even a good coach.

IMO, Barnes is really being slammed for the 2009 & 2010 seasons...24
& 28 win seasons respectively (think about that for a second). Both seasons ended on disappointing
1 point losses. Yes those 2 teams had a ton of young NBA talent, but
they also suffered from bad chemistry and poor/negative senior
leadership.

But being in the coaching profession myself (15 years on the HS level), I can tell you that Barnes has built a very, very good consistent winning program that very few have matched over the past 15 years.

How many coaches in the nation have won an average of 24 game/year over a 14 year span and made the NCAA's each year?

Not very many at all.

A lot of the "great" coaches ahead of Barnes have faired very well in Elite Eights, Final Fours, etc....BUT...they've also completely missed making the NCAA's as well from time to time. What the hell has Ben Howland done the last 4 years at UCLA...for UCLA standards, he's completely sucked ass. What about Jim Boeheim at Syracuse? Some great seasons for sure, but they also went to the NIT teams 3 times in the 2000's. I could certainly list many others as well.

Why are they given free passes to have losing seasons and not make the NCAA's?

It's almost like a lot of the "great coaches" that are ahead of Barnes are given free passes for a few sh*tty seasons just because they've made it the Final Four a couple of more times.

To me, it's pretty funny when a "bad" season around here is a 20-24 win season and a 1st/2nd round NCAA exit.

In order to be "overrate", he would have to be highly thought of by some. Right now, I'm not sure if too many thinks of Barnes as an elite coach.