The Henry Iba coaching family tree

[JeeberD]

Quite impressive...

http://members.cox.net/ousux/IbasBoysBottomJPG2.jpg

[Franklinnoble]

A. That chart is impossible to read.

B. Even after sorting it out, it looks like they're making quite a stretch...

C. I'd say I've only heard of maybe 15% of those coaches.

[Ragone]

I'd like to see a John Wooden tree

and they put john pelphrey on it even though he only was a assistant under keady for one year? what is this the kevin bacon connection game?

and hell sean sutton isn't even a head coach yet.. wth

[Cuckoo]

Strange responses so far from Franklin and Ragone, at least strange to me.

I think it's an interesting graphic that puts some detail to something that's been known for quite some time. Henry Iba was truly a pioneer in college basketball and was probably one of the most influential in the sport's history. In fact, I would say that this graphic doesn't even do justice to his impact as several coaches who aren't on it would trace their philosophies to those of Iba.

[Ragone]

I agree.. but i find it insane that people are connected to iba that probably

A. Have never coached under him or someone directly under him

B. Even met the guy

[Cuckoo]

I agree.. but i find it insane that people are connected to iba that probably

A. Have never coached under him or someone directly under him

B. Even met the guy

Well, the graphic says that it's tracing "his style and philosophies," not necessarily direct connections to him as an individual. My point was that there are guys like Bob Knight or Coach K who aren't tied directly but have still said many times that Iba's influence on them as coaches was incredible and significant.

[Ragone]

read the tag headline of the article again..

coachs who coached with iba or where protege's of coaches who did

[Franklinnoble]

What's stupid about these diagrams is that sports is pretty much a small world. You can find anyone who's ever coached a Super Bowl team and connect him to any other successful coach in the league. It drives me nuts when they do that with Bill Walsh - like he's the father of modern football or something.

The fact is, if you have success, your assistants get hired. They probably have success. Their assistants get hired. Sooner or later, they bounce around the league, and have worked with damn near everyone there is to work with. Especially nowadays, with NFL coaches changing so often. And basketball coaches change even more frequently.

I'm going to make a Sam Wyche coaching tree or something, just to prove my point.

[Franklinnoble]

dola... Just found out Sam Wyche started coaching under Bill Walsh.

Fuck. I'm an idiot.

Time to research the Rich Kotite coaching tree...

[Cuckoo]

This is not intended at all to be rude, but I don't think you guys understand what I'm saying or the point of the graphic. It's not simply meant to trace the connection of Henry Iba to currently active coaches, although it certainly does do that. The tag line of the article seems to be an eye catcher more than anything else.

The point of the graphic, as I understand it, is to trace the influence of Henry Iba's teachings on modern day college basketball. The easiest way to do that, and obviously the choice of the graphic-maker, is to create a tree of all the people who are in some way connected to Iba. Although it makes for an interesting looking picture, I don't think it's really the point of the examination. The point seems to be in that opening paragraph:

"Few coaches are as identified with their team's style of play as the late Henry P. Iba. [...] his style and philosophies are alive and well across college basketball."

[Cuckoo]

Sorry, I definitely don't mean to get in a big argument about it. :)

I'd just say, "Thanks for posting JeeberD." It looks impressive to me as well.

[Franklinnoble]

Remarkably, I can find little historical information on the former coaching staffs of Rich Kotite.

[Ragone]

If you wanna find a coaching history of failure.. do anyone under roy williams :)

[Glengoyne]

and they put john pelphrey on it even though he only was a assistant under keady for one year? what is this the kevin bacon connection game?
I think that about sums it up.

I should add I'm a fan of the Henry Iba school of thought, I just think the chart goes a bit far.

[korme]

dola... Just found out Sam Wyche started coaching under Bill Walsh.

Fuck. I'm an idiot.

Time to research the Rich Kotite coaching tree...
Sam Wyche is the bomb, that's why.

[Glengoyne]

Sam Wyche is the bomb, that's why.
Always been a fan of Wyche myself. Although he did once call the stupidest run out the clock at the end of the game fiasco of a play I have ever seen.

I always felt that the Organization just wasn't interested in winning moreso than Wyche wasn't capable.

[judicial clerk]

Bill Walsh shouldn't even be his own tree. He should be a branch under the Paul Brown tree.