Something to Keep an Eye On: Greg McDermott’s Next Chapter
NOVEMBER 7, 2014 by MARK TITUS http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2014-15-ncaa-basketball-preview-the-big-east-villanova-wildcats-georgetown-hoyas-xavier-butler-creighton-marquette/ Is Greg McDermott a good coach? On one hand, his pre-Creighton résumé is unimpressive : zero NCAA tournament wins, 4 straight losing seasons at Iowa State , and zero regular-season conference championships at the D-I level. Hell, one could argue that his Creighton tenure has also been lackluster, since his Bluejays couldn’t even make the Sweet 16 with one of the best college players of this generation . I’m not in that camp (no matter the circumstances, 107 wins in 4 years ain’t easy ), but I get it. It’s easy to think that Gregg Marshall, Shaka Smart, or Brad Stevens would have done more with Doug McDermott . Then again, since Doug is Greg’s son , Greg must have done a good job coaching Doug into the player he is today. And let’s be real here — it’s not like Creighton had much talent surro...