I'm a big fan of Archie Miller and would really get behind him as IU's coach. I would like to make a comparison of his 6 years at Dayton vs Alford's 6 years at New Mexico to make a point about March Madness bias. If you'll receive it, I think you'll find it interesting.
Archie Miller
130-72 (.6435) UD's overall record the 6 years prior to A. Miller
139-62 (.6915) UD's recorde so far under A. Miller
Conference Record 68-34 (.667)
Reg Season Champs 2
C-Tourn Rec (5-6)
C-Tourn Champs 0
NCAA Seeding (#7,#7,#11,#11)
NCAA Tourn Rec 5-3 (.625)
Final AP Top 25 Rankings- None
Total A-10 teams to NCAA Tournament- 24
Offensive Eff. Ranks- #29, #29, #36, #74, #146, #45
Defensive Eff Ranks- #158, #145, #72, #31, #15, #136
Turnover% Ranks- #154, #269, #158, #193, #216, #71
Steve Alford
98-83 (.5414) UNM's overall record the 6 years prior to S. Alford
155-52 (.7487) UNM's overall record under S. Alford
Conference Record 68-26 (.723)
Reg Season Champs 4
C-Tourn Rec (8-4)
C-Tourn Champs 2
NCAA Seeding (#3,#5,#3)
NCAA Tourn Rec 2-3 (.400)
Final AP Top 25 Rankings- #8, #10, #21
Total MWC teams to NCAA Tournament- 20
Offensive Eff. Ranks- #54, #47, #27, #48, #49, #53
Defensive Eff. Ranks- #30, #56, #82, #59, #15, #16
Turnover% Ranks- #27, #53, #14, #171, #153, #52
Now, most of us could get behind Archie Miller and he never even played here. Can you not see why UCLA hired Alford without being closet IU fans circa 1987? People out west knew what a great job Alford did at UNM. He had the Iowa baggage, but Guerrero took a shot based on the UNM work which is just as good if not better than Miller's work at Dayton.
Some of you are stone headed and this post is not meant for you.
Archie Miller
130-72 (.6435) UD's overall record the 6 years prior to A. Miller
139-62 (.6915) UD's recorde so far under A. Miller
Conference Record 68-34 (.667)
Reg Season Champs 2
C-Tourn Rec (5-6)
C-Tourn Champs 0
NCAA Seeding (#7,#7,#11,#11)
NCAA Tourn Rec 5-3 (.625)
Final AP Top 25 Rankings- None
Total A-10 teams to NCAA Tournament- 24
Offensive Eff. Ranks- #29, #29, #36, #74, #146, #45
Defensive Eff Ranks- #158, #145, #72, #31, #15, #136
Turnover% Ranks- #154, #269, #158, #193, #216, #71
Steve Alford
98-83 (.5414) UNM's overall record the 6 years prior to S. Alford
155-52 (.7487) UNM's overall record under S. Alford
Conference Record 68-26 (.723)
Reg Season Champs 4
C-Tourn Rec (8-4)
C-Tourn Champs 2
NCAA Seeding (#3,#5,#3)
NCAA Tourn Rec 2-3 (.400)
Final AP Top 25 Rankings- #8, #10, #21
Total MWC teams to NCAA Tournament- 20
Offensive Eff. Ranks- #54, #47, #27, #48, #49, #53
Defensive Eff. Ranks- #30, #56, #82, #59, #15, #16
Turnover% Ranks- #27, #53, #14, #171, #153, #52
Now, most of us could get behind Archie Miller and he never even played here. Can you not see why UCLA hired Alford without being closet IU fans circa 1987? People out west knew what a great job Alford did at UNM. He had the Iowa baggage, but Guerrero took a shot based on the UNM work which is just as good if not better than Miller's work at Dayton.
Some of you are stone headed and this post is not meant for you.
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