I'll admit, I have no respect for Self and will likely never
Posted on: March 22, 2021 at 15:05:38 CT
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be able to bring myself to say anything nice about him. I will say I have posted this before so allow me to repost in response to Self being a dude on the rise.
At the time he interviewed for MU's job, Haith was 129-101 for a .561 winning %, with 1 NCAA tournament appearance in 7 seasons and 1 total NCAA tourney win. The most victories he had in a single year was 23, and he had 4 seasons of 20 wins. This was accomplished in the ACC. He was credited with signing 6 McDonald’s All American’s and had been named by Rivals the National Recruiter of the Year.
At the time he interviewed for MU's job in 1999, Bill Self was 97-76 for a .561 winning %, with 1 NCAA tournament appearance in 6 seasons and 1 total NCAA tourney win. The most victories he had in a single year was 23, and he had 2 seasons of 20 wins. This was accomplished as an independent and also in the WAC. He had never signed anyone at a national level.
I don't think anyone viewed Haith as a dude on the rise when MU hired him.