Guy V. Lewis Snubbed, AGAIN
How nice that women's college hoops coach Kay Yow made it into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this year, but Guy V. Lewis was snubbed once again.
Hmm... let's see:
Guy V: 592-279 career record, 5 Final Four appearances, 14 NCAA Tourney appearances, 3 NIT appearances (back when it was no shame to make the NIT).
Kay: 625-268 career record (according to NC State website -- this is not what the article reports), 1 Final Four appearance, 7 NCAA Tourney appearances at NC State (no idea what she did at her prior school).
Nothing against Kay Yow really, but her career record doesn't compare favorably.
About the only strike against Guy V. is that some years he had a ton of talent (Phi Slama Jama, anyone?) and didn't win it all. The loss to NC State and Jimmy Valvano probably has hurt Guy V's chances the most.
But look -- lots of coaches are considered great and haven't won it all. How about Marv Levy's run with the Buffalo Bills (four straight Super Bowls, no victories) or Roy Williams career at Kansas (zero national championships). Is anyone really suggesting that Roy Williams, if he never wins a national championship at Kansas, won't be in the Hall of Fame?
Then why not Guy V. Lewis?
(06-06-2002 Update) Not a word on the Chron basketball page about the Guy V. Lewis snub. In fact, the only story they run is AP wire coverage. Nice job, Chron! Way to make national stories of local interest! I guess it's just too hard to pass up horrible jokes and cliches about Minute Maid Park (the latest lame Houston sports moment -- 96 days or so until football season kicks off, THANK GAWD) to write something more thoughtful.
[Posted at 16:54 CST on 06/05/02] [Link]
