When we asked our men’s college basketball writers to name the coach under the most pressure this season, no other guidelines were given and interpretations varied.
Yes, the coach on the hottest seat is the first thing that comes to mind, and as always, several are in that category as the season tips off Monday. But there’s also the pressure of getting close and never quite reaching the place you’ve spent decades chasing (Purdue’s Matt Painter a year ago, and he got there). There’s the pressure of coming off a historic failure and needing to respond with basically the same group (Painter a year ago, and he did; Virginia’s Tony
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