Overrated Spotlight

The inaugural post of someone that I feel gets way to much credit for his work in his profession is none other than Roy Williams, head coach of the University of Carolina Tar Heels (in men's basketball, but you should know that). Before I state my case, I would like to say that in my opinion he is a very, very good coach and definitely one of the best in college basketball. However, he still gets way too much credit and is seen in too much of a godly fashion. It could be my hate of the over-hyped ACC, but the numbers do not really lie. Here they are:

McDonald’s All-Americans: 14 (Kansas) + 15 (UNC) = 29
Years to 1st NC: 17
Total Years coaching: 21
Final Fours: 6
Total NC’s: 2
Winning Record: 594 – 138 (.811)
1st Round draft picks: 7 (90’s) + 9 (2000’s) = 16

While the winning percentage and two national championships are impressive, lets consider the rest of the data. He has had over 1 All-American per recruiting class, which is a boatload of talent. Secondly, it took him seventeen years to finally cut the nets at the Final Four, while he coached at two of the biggest basketball powerhouses ever. Also, although reaching six F4's is quite impressive, when you coach at schools like KU and UNC and got great "left-over" players, that number should be higher. Also, the Big-12 never had another traditionally respected program. The closest you can get is Texas or maybe Oklahoma State. The last Big-12 (or its previous incarnations) team to win it all before Coach Williams took over in 1988 at KU was well, KU right before he took over. Other than that, Oklahoma State won it in the 1940's. Lastly, he clearly is not that good of an actual coach because his total first round draft picks are almost half of the amount of All-Americans he had. Yes, he is a good coach, he recruits well, and has won, but with so much tradition and talent, his accomplishments do not really merit a Hall of Fame induction (which he got prior to his last two F4's and second NC).