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Interesting article- they graded the MVC head coaching jobs based on multiple factors, and the voting was done by the coaches-
https://watchstadium.com/news/missou...ce-02-01-2019/
But they do make some laughable mistakes- most notable, they state "...this is a program (Bradley) that has gone to the NCAA tourney eight times, including the Final Four way back in 1950 and ’54. However, Bradley has gone just once since 1986".
Wow, who did their research, Elmer Fudd?
In fact. Bradley went to the NCAA in 1988, 1996, and 2006- that is three times since 1986, not "just once".
Also, their category "Selling Pros" is defined as "Being able to sell not only NBA players, but also those who play overseas".
Bradley is mysteriously rated only #5 in that category, yet Bradley has had more NBA and pro players than any other team, including Wichita State and Creighton when they were in the MVC! Bradley has also had more 1st round draft picks (Hawkins, Parker, O'Bryant, Thirdkill, Phegley, and even Danny Granger were all 1st round picks) than any other team.
Illinois State is ranked #1, and Northern Iowa #2. Yet Illinois State had only had 3 players in their entire history who played in the NBA prior to this season. They also had 2 former players who made extremely brief appearances this season- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell played in 7 games for the Denver Nuggets early in the season for a total of 22 minutes. He was then sent back to the D-League and has since quit his D-League team and is now playing overseas. And Zach Lofton, who left ISU and attended 3 other colleges after he left, played in 1 game for the Detroit Pistons in December and then was waived. He was scoreless in 4 minutes in his only NBA game.
And #2 ranked Northern Iowa has never had anyone ever play in the NBA! So again I wonder who is doing the research for this poll, and how can a team (UNI) who has never produced a single NBA player be ranked so far ahead of the team (Bradley) who has had, by far, the most NBA players of any team, including in recent years?
The other 2 teams ranked ahead of Bradley in "Selling Pros" were SIU and Missouri State. SIU has had 10 NBA players in their history, the last one was Troy Hudson in 2008. And Missouri State also never had a single NBA player in their entire history until this season when Alize Johnson made the Indiana Pacers' roster. So they now have 1.
By comparison, Bradley has had 21 players who played in the NBA (or the old ABA)! And numerous others (more than any other MVC team) have played professionally overseas.
https://watchstadium.com/news/missou...ce-02-01-2019/
But they do make some laughable mistakes- most notable, they state "...this is a program (Bradley) that has gone to the NCAA tourney eight times, including the Final Four way back in 1950 and ’54. However, Bradley has gone just once since 1986".
Wow, who did their research, Elmer Fudd?
In fact. Bradley went to the NCAA in 1988, 1996, and 2006- that is three times since 1986, not "just once".
Also, their category "Selling Pros" is defined as "Being able to sell not only NBA players, but also those who play overseas".
Bradley is mysteriously rated only #5 in that category, yet Bradley has had more NBA and pro players than any other team, including Wichita State and Creighton when they were in the MVC! Bradley has also had more 1st round draft picks (Hawkins, Parker, O'Bryant, Thirdkill, Phegley, and even Danny Granger were all 1st round picks) than any other team.
Illinois State is ranked #1, and Northern Iowa #2. Yet Illinois State had only had 3 players in their entire history who played in the NBA prior to this season. They also had 2 former players who made extremely brief appearances this season- DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell played in 7 games for the Denver Nuggets early in the season for a total of 22 minutes. He was then sent back to the D-League and has since quit his D-League team and is now playing overseas. And Zach Lofton, who left ISU and attended 3 other colleges after he left, played in 1 game for the Detroit Pistons in December and then was waived. He was scoreless in 4 minutes in his only NBA game.
And #2 ranked Northern Iowa has never had anyone ever play in the NBA! So again I wonder who is doing the research for this poll, and how can a team (UNI) who has never produced a single NBA player be ranked so far ahead of the team (Bradley) who has had, by far, the most NBA players of any team, including in recent years?
The other 2 teams ranked ahead of Bradley in "Selling Pros" were SIU and Missouri State. SIU has had 10 NBA players in their history, the last one was Troy Hudson in 2008. And Missouri State also never had a single NBA player in their entire history until this season when Alize Johnson made the Indiana Pacers' roster. So they now have 1.
By comparison, Bradley has had 21 players who played in the NBA (or the old ABA)! And numerous others (more than any other MVC team) have played professionally overseas.
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