(01-16-2017 04:03 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  Be a damn shame if he ever got elected to the Hall of Fame without a Final Four appearance.

Totally agree. Without that deep run, he's going to just look like a very consistent coach for a mid-major program in an irrelevant conference.

Worthy of it otherwise, even if I have doubts about his overall ability. I don't know who goes to that many tournaments consecutively again, especially for a mid-major conference, but people will look at the tournament record and accolades before all of his numbers.

(01-16-2017 04:00 PM)hoops22 Wrote:  I disagree with most of the comments here. I think Few is a good coach, and a lot of teams would be lucky to have him. As far as this year goes, Gonzaga has only been held under 70 once and that was by Arizona, in a six point Zags win. They've scored 80 or more in every game except a couple, so he is playing a more up tempo style this season. These players are all different from the Adam Morrison era, so you can't hold those failures against the current bunch. I'm amazed Few has the quality teams he has year in and year out, considering the league he's in, and recruiting wasteland he operates from. Last year at this time plenty of people were discounting Villanova because of some recent poor tournament showings, and then they steamrolled nearly everyone they faced on the way to the championship. I wouldn't be surprised if this is the year Gonzaga also makes some real noise . They have a really good team.

Few was going deeper in the tournament than Wright was until last year. Believe me, because I'm in the Philly burbs...Phil Martelli held more respect than Jay Wright until he finally broke through...and Martelli hasn't had as good a team as that Elite Eight squad since. A lot of people around here wrote Jay off because he couldn't get far in the tournament. You could like the guy...couldn't fully respect him because of the tournament failures (both in the championship and Big East tournies).

Few will get that same respect if he goes to a Final Four or better. People will forget the majority of the under-performing seasons. A Final Four will do that. A championship will make him immortal, like Jay now is in Philly (and this town still loves Rollie, as much of a shmuck as he was when he wasn't winning the championship).