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When Archie interview for the job, he told the administration that he had 3 years to make the difference. He said he knew he would be gone if he did not make a difference in year 3. Half way through year 3, the administration hung with him while fans did not. They saw what fans did not. Sound familiar?
Like BG, AM had a successful first year because of the talent pool left. Both had below average second years due to the talent transition involving a new coach and new system. AG had a very poor year one and improved year two. OP took a lot longer to overcome JOB.
So, in my opinion, the hype puts pressure on Anthony to deliver next year. The talk of the talent level means the team should be significantly better. Remember this however, the A10 should also be much better as very few programs are graduating seniors. The exception is St. Louis but they have some very good recruits coming in.
I think the talk that AG was a terrible coach at Alabama is overblown hype. He was not successful at Alabama. To discount the VCU success is cherry picking. I can also show you a down part of almost EVERY career of a D1 coach, including John Wooden, Bobby Knight etc... Look at the record of Travis Ford!!
To say he is a terrible coach because he could not overcome the lack of talent on the floor the last two years is totally delusional. No coach can turn Trey Landers into Lebron James. The jury is out after two years.
Having said all that, Anthony will have pressure to deliver next year.
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