If you’ve followed this space and read my writing long enough, you’re probably aware of my feelings on Jerry Stackhouse as a basketball coach. If you aren’t aware, I think he’s a great basketball coach. So while there were many people out there who found themselves surprised as the 2021-22 Vanderbilt Commodores went on a run to win 12 of their last 15 games, I wasn’t.
Last season the media picked Vanderbilt 12th, they zoomed past those expectations to finish 6th. The change in expectation to finish was the second best in the league behind only Missouri who was picked 11th and finished 4th.