I think uptempo that game wins like 149 out of 150.  Slowdown would win like 98 out of 100.  Still a pretty big upset, but based on tempo alone I would say his chances to win were tripled by going slow

I prob would have played at normal pace...anything but slowdown

I'm not saying he's wrong, I just think it's extraordinarily douchey to dispense advice, especially unsolicited, and especially when you've played 130 seasons with no championships. I have no championships, myself, which is why I don't delude myself into thinking I know more about the game than other people.

First of all, you can't necessarily judge a coach's ability by how many seasons he's played versus how many rings he has.  Some people love to take on rebuilds, which would take a number of seasons to get into "championship" shape.  Others, such as yourself, like to take over ready made teams and thus may have an inordinate amount of titles as opposed to seasons.  Everyone has their own likes and dislikes when it comes to choosing teams, so to each their own.  I've coached at Maine in Tark for 22 seasons.  Those are 22 seasons added to my total where I had a 0% chance of winning a ring.  Get my point?

Not everyone likes hopping, skipping, and jumping from ready made team to ready made team parasiting off another coach's work and then reaping rewards that weren't necessarily earned.  So leave the "X number of rings in X number of seasons" comparison out of it because it's nowhere close to being valid.

Second, I think it's "extraordinarily douchey" to think that the only people who should dispense advice or that should be allowed to dispense advice or who's advice is worth taking are those who HAVE won rings.  You can learn from ANYONE.  It's a shame you don't realize that.