I think of Hugh Durham fondly because it was his teams in the late 70's that got me hooked on basketball. I would go to the games and also go to watch practices. He would always take the time to walk over and talk to me and ask me my thoughts ( I was a young kid so he was being very kind). I would read every article about the basketball dawgs. Dominique was a God as was Fleming and Fair. I feel like I owe them a big thank you for my love of the game. At the end of his tenure I feel the game had passed him by a little. He had recruited well but they were not producing and the basketball was branded as boring. It was obvious his time had come to an end. The end was a similar feeling to how I feel now about Fox and his team. He is recruiting ok but it is just not translating to wins and loses and no regular NCAA appearances.
Talking about Durham a few days ago, got me thinking about the comparison of the coaches (including him) from his time at UGA to Mark Fox and now. Below is what was put together. I find it interesting and helps with perspective about the history of the program and what we truly ARE as a basketball program. You are what you are. Take the info for what it is and make it what you want but again, I find facts interesting. Apologize for the formatting, I couldn't get it to look like I wanted.
Kdawg
Hugh Durham - Total Games - 514 AVG Wins - 17.5 AVG Loses - 12.7 NCAA - 5
Tubby Smith - Total Games - 64 AVG Wins - 22.5 AVG Loses - 9.5 NCAA - 2
Ron Jirsa - Total Games - 65 AVG Wins - 17.5 AVG Loses -15 NCAA - 0
Jim Harrick - Total Games - 90 AVG Wins - 19 AVG Loses - 11 NCAA - 3
Dennis Felton - Total Games - 175 AVG Wins - 14 AVG Loses - 15 NCAA - 1
Mark Fox - Total Games - 245 AVG Wins - 17 AVG Loses - 13.5 NCAA - 2
Talking about Durham a few days ago, got me thinking about the comparison of the coaches (including him) from his time at UGA to Mark Fox and now. Below is what was put together. I find it interesting and helps with perspective about the history of the program and what we truly ARE as a basketball program. You are what you are. Take the info for what it is and make it what you want but again, I find facts interesting. Apologize for the formatting, I couldn't get it to look like I wanted.
Kdawg
Hugh Durham - Total Games - 514 AVG Wins - 17.5 AVG Loses - 12.7 NCAA - 5
Tubby Smith - Total Games - 64 AVG Wins - 22.5 AVG Loses - 9.5 NCAA - 2
Ron Jirsa - Total Games - 65 AVG Wins - 17.5 AVG Loses -15 NCAA - 0
Jim Harrick - Total Games - 90 AVG Wins - 19 AVG Loses - 11 NCAA - 3
Dennis Felton - Total Games - 175 AVG Wins - 14 AVG Loses - 15 NCAA - 1
Mark Fox - Total Games - 245 AVG Wins - 17 AVG Loses - 13.5 NCAA - 2
