Comparing Lavin to Williams and even to coach K has to be put in perspective. Below are the record breakdowns of the previous seasons before Williams, K, and Lavin, before they took over their respective programs and their records after their respective programs. Funny enough both Williams and K took over NCAA teams. It looks like K took a few years to build Duke into a power house. I am NOT saying Lavin is better then Williams or K, but to put things into perspective on how far behind he was in rebuilding an SJU program (I left out the Jarvis years). If you look at his record with his guys he has been making steady improvements, compared to Norm who became flat over his time as coach.
I have stated in earlier post on how I feel about Lavin's extension, but their has been steady improvement in wins, respectability and NYC buzz about the program...It is a good thing that people have expectations for the program again but I think people are taking things out of context on how hard it is to turn a program around.
All this info came from Wikipedia, which if it is good enough for medical advice (voted as one of the most trusted sources) it is good enough for CBB W/L records.
Thomas Aaron Crean Prior to that he served as head coach at Marquette University (1999–2008), where the program had averaged 20 wins a year and made six postseason appearances, including the 2003 NCAA Final Four.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Crean_(basketball) 2007 Marquette made the tournament. Buzz's first year he made it to the 2nd round.
2006 Round of 64
2007 Round of 64
2008 Round of 32
2009 Round of 32
2010 Round of 64
2011 Sweet Sixteen
2012 Sweet Sixteen
2013 Elite Eight
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duke_Blue_Devils_men%27s_basketball_seasonsDuke before coach K:
Bills Foster 1978–79 Bill Foster 22–8 9–3 T-1st NCAA Round of 32 (Round of 40 bye)
1979–80 Bill Foster 24–9 7–7 T-5th NCAA Elite Eight
Coach Ks first seasons 80-85 :
1980–81 Mike Krzyzewski 17–13 6–8 T-5th NIT
1981–82 Mike Krzyzewski 10–17 4–10 T-6th —
1982–83 Mike Krzyzewski 11–17 3–11 7th —
1983–84 Mike Krzyzewski 24–10 7–7 T-3rd NCAA Round of 32 (Round of 48 bye)
1984–85 Mike Krzyzewski 23–8 8–6 T-4th NCAA Round of 32
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_Red_Storm_men%27s_basketballSt. John's:
2004–05 Norm Roberts 9–18
2005–06 Norm Roberts 12–15
2006–07 Norm Roberts 16–15
2007–08 Norm Roberts 11–19
2008–09 Norm Roberts 16–18
2009–10 Norm Roberts 17–16 NIT First Round
2010–11 Steve Lavin 21–11 12–6 T-3rd NCAA
2011–12 Steve Lavin
Mike Dunlap 13–19 6–12 T-11th
2012–13 Steve Lavin 16–15 8–10 10th NIT First Round
2013–14 Steve Lavin