I agree, he's a great coach for the program and from all indications a great guy as well. I too hope he sticks with the program for some time.
That said, for someone who'd criticize Parker if someone skated two inches in the wrong direction, I can't help but notice your lack of similar commentary about Jones with regard to the game Wednesday. By any objective standard, and even to someone who does not regularly watch basketball, that was a wildly sub-par coaching performance, exclusive of the poor performance from the players.
A few specific examples come to mind, the play he drew up out of a timeout with five seconds left in the first half (one of the most tide-turning points in a bball game) was utterly abysmal - an inbound to a big man who dishes it to an out of position guard that ends in a travel. The team looked disorganized and confused out of a timeout - absolutely inexcusable.
Halftime adjustments were few and far between, and when AU switched to a simple two-three zone in the second half, the team looked as though it'd never seen one in their life. Jones subsequently did not adjust once again and attack the zone in any way. AU ain't Syracuse, they didn't have the skill or length to execute a suffocating zone. They made no effort to beat the zone up the floor and score in transition (two points in transition in the second half), made no effort to shoot over the top of it - despite shooting poorly, you must continue to attack the zone by shooting over the top if you have the personnel who can shoot. On only a few occasions did they bother to flash a big man to the gap of the zone and find the open man or take the shot.
There are plenty of reasons why the team lost, the players were timid and nervous from the get-go leading to poor shooting, their decision making was terrible, they made their own boneheaded mistakes and overall shot selection was horrible. But Jones made some very key coaching errors that were just as contributory. AU themselves played a very bad game, but executed just enough to beat a team who was playing even worse. For someone who has bashed the hockey coaches into oblivion, both justified and not, I would expect you to be consistent across all teams.
