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Gottfried took us farther in the tourney than anyone ever had, and anyone ever has done since. His team knocked off top seeded Stanford, then a very good Syracuse team before falling in the Elite 8. Anyone who followed Alabama during his coaching tenure knows that he brought us several very good years, and also that the years at the end were a failure and he was not replaced on a whim.

Which is part of my point. Gottfried had some dry times, but the "Finebaum Mob" had little patience and screamed for a change. They used other factors to justify his firing. I have heard it directly from a prominent SEC expert, that AU did the same thing with Cliff Ellis. Everyone thinks they will find lightning in a bottle with a new hire. It rarely works out.

The interesting part is, the Bama fans inability to admit that MG is a good coach.

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Posted by SummerOfGeorge

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Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:44 am to Irons Puppet

Mob? He had 2.5 terrible years, ran off half the roster and broke the other half physically. He quit recruiting and subsequently quit winning. He was fired because our program was crumbling.

He's having solid success at NC State and I'm happy for him. He's a good recruiter and he gives his guys creative license to make plays. But, anyone who followed SEC basketball in the late 2000s knows that he was fired for good reason.

Why are you planting your flag on this hill? It's just dumb.

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Posted by pvilleguru

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Posted on 3/22/15 at 9:45 am to Irons Puppet

I don't think you realize there's more to a season than the end of the year tournament.

Even if you just use the tournament, in the ten years he had outside of the elite eight season, he had a grand total of 2 tournament wins.

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