(03-06-2023 10:04 AM)CarRamrod Wrote:  

(03-06-2023 09:50 AM)Dukes94 Wrote:  I started this thread at a time when Kenny's teams had a history of great starts, and then getting hammered in the ACC schedule.

So, the question was, can he ever field a team that can handle the ACC schedule--which is brutal, and usually more difficult top to bottom than the men's.

And the answer, four years after I started the thread, is yes.

You would have to say it's early, but he's definitely thrown down the gauntlet for the claim of being one of the best coaches in women's college basketball. They're not South Carolina, UConn or Stanford yet--or even ODU (natty in 1985)--but they've made a statement.

The challenge now is to at least make a Sweet 16 or Elite Eight appearance this month. That's really the minimum a one seed has to do to avoid being called overrated. I'm sure Kenny has the team shooting for the Final Four.

Whit Babcock usually gives coaches a long leash (unless you're destroying the football team) and Kenny certainly benefited from that.

For the record, I mostly posted this in this thread because it was the first one that popped up when I searched for 'Kenny Brooks'. I wanted to avoid starting a new thread. It wasn't meant as a slight to the posters in this thread. Although it seems it provides evidence of why it's okay for ADs to be patient as you mentioned.

Oh, no offense taken! Smart posting on your part. Just saying why I started it four years ago. And Kenny has answered my questions.

I realize he's the VT coach, but he was our coach for a good while, he's Coach O's mentor, and he was a really hard-working, fan favorite player while at JMU. Local guy, too (Waynesboro). Coach Brooks kept the tradition of winning from Shelia Moorman to Coach O intact. Kenny will always be special to us Dukes of a certain age!