Monday, March 13, 2006

The B Coaching Equivalents

It's NCAA tourney time, and with BIG! gone, there is no reason not to waste time by coming up with current & past B members' college basketball coach equivalents. (Ogden will think this is lame.)

Gubber Ga --> Tubby Smith. Cause he's tubby. Rick Majerus also a possibility. Although we should reserve Majerus for Tessie.

Og --> Bruce Pearl. Quickly ascended the ranks, but he's a climber, never happy where he is and always looking for that next big opportunity.

Robbo --> Steve Alford. Started at home (Indiana/Madison) went away for awhile (SW Missouri State and Iowa/New York) and triumphiantly returned (Indiana/Madison).

BIG! --> Dean Smith. He was a figurehead while Bill Guthridge did the real coaching.

Jeffers --> Stan Van Gundy. He struggled in the college system, but flourished once he left.

Bunny --> Dick Bennett. A reverse-climber. Toiled in the mid-majors for years, eventually catching his big break at Madison. Left Madison early, only to end up at a lesser institution.

Guy-Train --> Jerry Tarkanian. Guy was not an organic B'er. He kind of got shoved in there. His lifestyle and work method, although perfectly acceptable, didnt quite mesh with the B. Somebody who has his own way of doing things. And has short or no hair. Can only be the Shark.

3 comments:

OGMO said...

I can't even begin to understand this post.

Anonymous said...

Does it help that Busby is gone this week?

Anonymous said...

Gubber Ga is not Tubby! He's fiiiine.