Posted by mlitney on 6/22/2021 12:11:00 PM (view original):
I think the "mlitney World" has a nice ring to it.

Actually, in all seriousness, it would be cool to name a world after the top HD coaches of all-time.

Damn, beat me to it.

Great minds.

Posted by Benis on 6/22/2021 2:14:00 PM (view original):

Posted by mlitney on 6/22/2021 12:11:00 PM (view original):
I think the "mlitney World" has a nice ring to it.

Actually, in all seriousness, it would be cool to name a world after the top HD coaches of all-time.

Damn, beat me to it.

Great minds.

You were also thinking mlitney World? I'm truly humbled, and I formally accept your vote.

All nominations of names for the New World need to include the special feature of THAT world connected to the namesake coach.

For example, Calhoun world permits payoffs to recruits by scheduling exhibition games against teams organized by close friends of the recruit.......

Posted by mamxet on 6/22/2021 4:14:00 PM (view original):
All nominations of names for the New World need to include the special feature of THAT world connected to the namesake coach.

For example, Calhoun world permits payoffs to recruits by scheduling exhibition games against teams organized by close friends of the recruit.......

Oooh I like it, make it retroactive to existing worlds. In Knight, you can verbally or even physically attack your players, resulting in 33% chance for significant increase in WE, but also 10% chance of transfer.

In Rupp rosters are limited to certain categories of players - leaving all teams rather short of players?

In Phelan any coach who posts a photograph of himself in a bow tie gets $1000 extra scouting dollars

In Chaney, game plan includes an option to have one of your players "take out" one opposing player.

you could do a double Coach's name with World McGuire. Between Frank and Al they had close to 1000 wins. Back in the day when there were about 15 fewer games per season. Both also with National Championships.

Frank McGuire had top 10 seasons to put St John's on the map way back around 1950. Including a National Championship runner-up spot in his final season.
Next moved to Chapel Hill and took UNC from the Southern Conference to an undefeated national championship in about 5 seasons. McGuire started the migration of NYC area kids to the Tarheels. Known as the McGuire Railroad. Forced out because of player point shaving rumors tied to the New York mob, he landed with Wilt Chamberlain and the Warriors for one season. Chamberlain averaged 50 points that year and went for 100 in a game.
After that season in Philly he took the South Carolina job. The Gamecocks were an after thought in the ACC and McGuire turned them into a top ten team. Including 14-0 in the ACC in 1970. With only one bid per conference, the #3 Gamecocks lost in the ACC tourney and missed out on the NCAA's.
Which led to South Carolina leaving the ACC, and a major reason the NCAA opened up multiple bids per conference.

Add in the colorful Al McGuire. He was in a sense, the anti-Rupp. Al called them as he saw them, and was not fond of Adolph. Great read on the back and forth that occurred between the two in 1970 (Marquette had beaten UK in the NCAA the previous year, and Rupp didn't want them in his bracket in 1970), which led McGuire pulling the top 5 Warriors from the NCAA tourney and winning the NIT in his hometown of NYC, against the likes of Pete Maravich (LSU) and Julius Erving (Mass).
Impressive run in the 70's with Marquette dropping out of the top-10 for only 4 weeks over 7 years.
Multiple years where Marquette was viewed as a possible champion, they ran into the incredible streak Wooden built at UCLA. McGuire winning his championship in his final season, retiring from coaching while still in his 40's.

Huggins World has a nice ring to it! Love the Thompson, Auriemma, Summitt, and Valvano would all be great as well.

I was going to say, Huggins' bio would feature his reign as the Cincy coach, since he was there much longer. But how time flies. He was at Cincinnati 16 seasons, and he's now been at WVU 14 seasons (and counting). Hard to believe.

Posted by oldwarrior on 6/22/2021 7:49:00 PM (view original):
you could do a double Coach's name with World McGuire. Between Frank and Al they had close to 1000 wins. Back in the day when there were about 15 fewer games per season. Both also with National Championships.

Frank McGuire had top 10 seasons to put St John's on the map way back around 1950. Including a National Championship runner-up spot in his final season.
Next moved to Chapel Hill and took UNC from the Southern Conference to an undefeated national championship in about 5 seasons. McGuire started the migration of NYC area kids to the Tarheels. Known as the McGuire Railroad. Forced out because of player point shaving rumors tied to the New York mob, he landed with Wilt Chamberlain and the Warriors for one season. Chamberlain averaged 50 points that year and went for 100 in a game.
After that season in Philly he took the South Carolina job. The Gamecocks were an after thought in the ACC and McGuire turned them into a top ten team. Including 14-0 in the ACC in 1970. With only one bid per conference, the #3 Gamecocks lost in the ACC tourney and missed out on the NCAA's.
Which led to South Carolina leaving the ACC, and a major reason the NCAA opened up multiple bids per conference.

Add in the colorful Al McGuire. He was in a sense, the anti-Rupp. Al called them as he saw them, and was not fond of Adolph. Great read on the back and forth that occurred between the two in 1970 (Marquette had beaten UK in the NCAA the previous year, and Rupp didn't want them in his bracket in 1970), which led McGuire pulling the top 5 Warriors from the NCAA tourney and winning the NIT in his hometown of NYC, against the likes of Pete Maravich (LSU) and Julius Erving (Mass).
Impressive run in the 70's with Marquette dropping out of the top-10 for only 4 weeks over 7 years.
Multiple years where Marquette was viewed as a possible champion, they ran into the incredible streak Wooden built at UCLA. McGuire winning his championship in his final season, retiring from coaching while still in his 40's.

Love Al McGuire. I grew up late 70s for his national championship and then years of announcing with Dick Enberg.

Enberg/McGuire/Packer.

Posted by shoe3 on 6/22/2021 5:03:00 PM (view original):

Posted by mamxet on 6/22/2021 4:14:00 PM (view original):
All nominations of names for the New World need to include the special feature of THAT world connected to the namesake coach.

For example, Calhoun world permits payoffs to recruits by scheduling exhibition games against teams organized by close friends of the recruit.......

Oooh I like it, make it retroactive to existing worlds. In Knight, you can verbally or even physically attack your players, resulting in 33% chance for significant increase in WE, but also 10% chance of transfer.

Do we dare try to figure out what the side effect of the Benis world would be?

Posted by pnedwek on 6/25/2021 12:11:00 AM (view original):

Posted by shoe3 on 6/22/2021 5:03:00 PM (view original):

Posted by mamxet on 6/22/2021 4:14:00 PM (view original):
All nominations of names for the New World need to include the special feature of THAT world connected to the namesake coach.

For example, Calhoun world permits payoffs to recruits by scheduling exhibition games against teams organized by close friends of the recruit.......

Oooh I like it, make it retroactive to existing worlds. In Knight, you can verbally or even physically attack your players, resulting in 33% chance for significant increase in WE, but also 10% chance of transfer.

Do we dare try to figure out what the side effect of the Benis world would be?

Beers and regret.

I would name it after the greatest basketball player who ever strapped on shoes. Bill Russell. Before you say Jordan, or Lebron. Let's look at his record. He took McClymonds High school in Oakland to two state championships as a Junior and Senior. McClymonds High career championships, two. Nobody recruited him, so he signed with the Mighty San Fran Cisco Dons. As a Junior and Senior, Russell led the Dons two two national championships. Total lifetime championships by the Dons, two. He started playing with the Celtics, winning 11 championships in 13 years and one of the losses, Russell was hurt in a big game during the finals that the Celtics lost. Total championships won by the Celtics, 17. Russell's first year with the Celtics was the first Nba Championship in team history.

Posted by Johnnyluv15 on 6/26/2021 6:16:00 PM (view original):
I would name it after the greatest basketball player who ever strapped on shoes. Bill Russell. Before you say Jordan, or Lebron. Let's look at his record. He took McClymonds High school in Oakland to two state championships as a Junior and Senior. McClymonds High career championships, two. Nobody recruited him, so he signed with the Mighty San Fran Cisco Dons. As a Junior and Senior, Russell led the Dons two two national championships. Total lifetime championships by the Dons, two. He started playing with the Celtics, winning 11 championships in 13 years and one of the losses, Russell was hurt in a big game during the finals that the Celtics lost. Total championships won by the Celtics, 17. Russell's first year with the Celtics was the first Nba Championship in team history.

In the LeBron vs Jordan debate, I do choose a side. But I think there can be a case made for MANY players to be the best all time. And that group, all have their case to present. Russell is in that category. So it's Magic, Wilt, Kareem (hell I almost wanna put Bird on this list in a way. But Magic trumped him at times). I feel like I'm forgetting one. It'll come to me

Posted by topdogggbm on 6/26/2021 10:42:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Johnnyluv15 on 6/26/2021 6:16:00 PM (view original):
I would name it after the greatest basketball player who ever strapped on shoes. Bill Russell. Before you say Jordan, or Lebron. Let's look at his record. He took McClymonds High school in Oakland to two state championships as a Junior and Senior. McClymonds High career championships, two. Nobody recruited him, so he signed with the Mighty San Fran Cisco Dons. As a Junior and Senior, Russell led the Dons two two national championships. Total lifetime championships by the Dons, two. He started playing with the Celtics, winning 11 championships in 13 years and one of the losses, Russell was hurt in a big game during the finals that the Celtics lost. Total championships won by the Celtics, 17. Russell's first year with the Celtics was the first Nba Championship in team history.

In the LeBron vs Jordan debate, I do choose a side. But I think there can be a case made for MANY players to be the best all time. And that group, all have their case to present. Russell is in that category. So it's Magic, Wilt, Kareem (hell I almost wanna put Bird on this list in a way. But Magic trumped him at times). I feel like I'm forgetting one. It'll come to me

Doctor J. Or Havlicek. Or maybe Meadowlark, Curly, and company?