Originally Posted by ud2
Agree to disagree...I see little significant difference...the biggest difference IMO is Mack's willingness to play more zone, both 1-3-1 and 2-3.
I highly doubt that Ostrum or Kuwik or Griffin would have proposed totally changing things up after UD just had its best run in multiple decades.
Creighton had plateaued under Altman, they probably wanted to change things up by hiring McDermott.
A point in McDermott's favor, is that McDermott being successful at Northern Iowa was tougher IMO than AG being successful at VCU. McDermott was the one that resurrected UNI. AG continued what Capel started at VCU. AG did do well at VCU though.
Thee are few examples like McDermott. Who else can you cite?
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Just because teams have continued success from promoting from within, doesn't mean they are running the same things. Sean Miller made a number of big changes after taking over for Matta. He runs a totally different style of defense than Matta. Chris Mack has changed things up again, while still running the pack line defense, but he runs a lot more zone than any previous X coach. Miller and Mack run a more open offense that is centered around guards, while Matta played more inside out.
Brad Stevens also made a lot of changes at Butler when he took over after Licklighter. He used a lot more analytics while coaching than any of the previous staff members. Brandon Miller was only there a year before he was replaced with Holtmann. In that year he was 14-17. Holtmann never coached under Stevens and again, runs a totally different system then the coaches prior to him as he already had HC experience.