Does a title tonight make Bill Self CBB best? Or is it Cal and his 6 Elite 8's the last 7 yrs?
I can definitely say this. I am absolutely, 100% jealous of die hard KU basketball fans (and no MissouriDawg you don't get to complain). The last few weeks here have been so much damn fun. I have seen on the news and personally heard 10s of KU fans say "this is great because we didn't even EXPECT to make it to the final 4 this time." I can't imagine what it must be like to so consistently win at this level.
Back to your question though, I think both have done an amazing job coaching this season but those jobs were extremely different. Cal has been able to make a bunch of new, highly rated players work as a team (seeSidney, Renardo to understand how tough that could be). Self has been able to make a bunch of guys who didn't play much last year, but were on the team, vastly overachieve. I personally think it may have been a bit harder for Self to accomplish this. Afterall, they have played from behind in multiple games during the tournament and he kept them going. The way that their big Witheyhas developed for this season is nothing short of unbelievable.