Quote Originally Posted by Coach34 View Post
These basketball discussions never cease to amaze me. Johnny Jones got in the Tourney- so therefore he is better at coaching the game than Ray says the Ray hatersBut if this was a football discussion before last August- every single damn one of you would defend Mullen and talk about what a better coach he is than Les Miles- he just doesn't have the talent Miles has. It's ****ing hilarious. Not a swinging dick on this site would say Miles was a better game coach than Mullen. But since he was going to better bowl games he must be better right????
I will say it. Les Miles is a better coach than Dan Mullen because of on the field results. Until Dan Mullen wins a National Title and has top 10 recruiting classes year in and year out this will be true. Having LSU on your helmet or jersey doesn't automatically equal winning (ask Gerry Dinardo).

This is the same reason that Jones is one of the better coaches in the SEC. BECAUSE HE RECROOTS SO WELL. You can make the exact same argument about Rick Ray and John Calapari. Calapari isnt some innovative X's and O's genius. He simply has better players than everyone else. You would probably argue that Rick Ray could coach circles around Calapari if he didn't have 7 future NBA guys, but in reality (where only one of us in this comversation resides) it doesn't 17'ing matter.