Great Players Make Great Coaches
This couldn’t be more true after watching those two teams last night. There was never a second of doubt that Michigan ST was overmatched from the time the ball went up in the air. Michigan ST has some great players but NC brought waves of future NBA players at them and it was just too much.
It makes it tough for me to even wonder if Roy Williams is that great of a coach. He has to be though right? I mean, he pulls the strings on what players to play and when. I was watching and I believe that Lawson, Hansbrough, Ellington are sure fire 1st round picks. After that you have to wonder about Deon Thompson. Certainly in time Ed Davis will be a first round pick. This team is loaded.
I remember a few years back when Illinois was barely beaten in the final by NC. Those two teams were much more even with ILLINOIS featuring Deron Williams, Luther Head, Dee Brown and James Augustine. All those players were drafted. NC had Sean May, Rashad McCants, Raymond Felton and Marvin Williams. Clearly the overall talent edge went to Carolina that night as well.
Who is a pro for Michigan St? I actually think Suton will play in the pro’s and so will Kalin Lucas. Outside of that i don’t see much in terms of pro potential. I think Summers is very skilled but I don’t know about a pro. Carolina had much better players last night and it showed.
Tom Izzo is a great coach and Roy Williams is a great coach. I think the better slogan would be: “The better the players the better the coaches”
