no it doesn't. again, barnes won as many tourney games last year as shaka has won in the last 12 years. barnes has been to three S16's and an elite 8 at tennessee, after going to the S16 five times in a seven year span at Texas. meanwhile shaka is 3-7 in the tourney since 2013.
VCU:
2014: lost in R1 as a 5 seed vs SFA
2015: blew a 12 point lead and lost as a 7 seed to 10 seed tOSU
Texas:
2016: lost in R1 as a 6 seed to 11 seed Northern Iowa
2018: blew a 14 point 2H lead in a first round loss to nevada
2021: one of the all time worst performances in ncaa tourney history as his team featuring a huge, athletic, nba front court, and deep, senior, experienced back court got beat by a HS JV team from abilene christian in the opening round.
Marquette:
2022: lost 95-63 in an 8 vs 9 game
2023: holy shit we’ve got a win!!! marquette beats vermont in a 2 vs 15 matchup, then loses in round two
2024: gets another 2 seed, beats western kentucky and colorado before losing to 11 seed NC State
Rick Barnes is Adolph Rupp compared to Shaka Smart