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Bill Self

"That goes to show everyone, when you go 22-11 or 23-11 (actually 22-11), that people are saying what's wrong and the sky is falling," he said. "That's a tribute to the program and Tubby (Smith) and his staff.
"I don't know if one game makes a season for either team, but I know for us, personally, it would be very big. And for them, I'm sure, it would be a big step for them considering they didn't have the type of year maybe that a lot of people have grown accustomed to from a won-loss record."
When asked how Kansas fans reacted when the Jayhawks lost first-round games in the past two NCAA Tournaments, Self smiled and said, "What's wrong with them? The sky is falling."

Thats just some recent remarks.

Hold on, let me get this straight, it's a tribute to Tubby that he's coaching a program to that record when they should be a lot better?? Tubby took over a program that had made fans expecting a great team, and killed it, but he deserves credit for being there in the first place? How so? The man destroyed a powerhouse by not recruiting and by having horrible coaching strategies. That's the bottom line.

I dont agree with everything Tubby does. But he is a good coach. Yea it seems that the UK program is heading down hill fast. But take a min and think. He can teach and teach and if they dont put to use what they have been given then its no ones fault but the players. Yea he needs to recruit better players. But the time has gone of just a select few programs taking over. Look at all the mid major programs that have played beyond what anyone would have ever dreamed. Its because they get good athletes and build them to the programs needs. I see alot of this in Tubby, but the players he is getting are thinking they are better then the program itself.

There's been more teams that can compete, but the same few out of a group are still good every year. Look at Florida, North Carolina, Duke, Kansas, Syracuse, Maryland, UCLA, Conneticut- most of those are good every year, and that's only a few of the top programs.

As for being a good coach, are you kidding me? Look, for instance, at the points I made about him trying to play a slow paced game and not having good plays to have his players run, explain that. Explain how him sitting on the sideline and never yelling to instruct his players or anything makes him a good coach.