re: Comparing Nolan's and Mike's records

The other thing that gets lost in the comparison between the Mike and Nolan comparison, is the fact that in Nolan's era, coaches had to build a program that could win against other programs that had 4 year players. That alone debunks this comparison.

The elite basketball programs lose their top players after one year and have to reload each year, Mike has a far better chance at winning early than Nolan did.

Nolan went up against teams like UNLV, Duke, Arizona, UCLA, NC, and other teams that may have 5 NBA players on it. Mike's team may only face one of those teams each year (Kentucky).

No offense to OP and I appreciate the discussion, but the comparison is trash.