Is Altman's Success Sustainable?

 The Oregon Men's basketball team has arguably higher expectations the the football program since 2016. Since the Final four appearance Oregon has had the swagger to be the best team in the Pac 12. However, this year feels much different. 

The team is only 6-6 and 0-2 in conference play. To get an at large spot this team will likely have to go on a 15-4 run to make the Tournament. This team feels offensively and they will be in tough to be atleast 11-9 in conference. 

I think Altman has a lifetime contract at Oregon. In other words, I don't see him going anywhere or being fired anytime soon. I don't like where college basketball is going in general though which has me concerned. 

Too many players are transferring so easily that it has made recruiting almost not important anymore. Oregon has always had good recruiting classes the last few years it doesn't sit well with me that teams are able to build their team around transfers. Oregon gets the transfers too and it looks bad when you add transfers only to have a worse year the next year. 

Last year was a bothersome season despite Oregon being a #7 seed but because it was a covid season I wasn't too interested. 

I guess the real question is, will this mediocre year be an anomaly or a sign of things to come? Altman won't be fired but not firing him will lead to things becoming stale. This will happen if success isn't reached and because the bar was raised so high a few years ago this does create frustration if success isn't sustainable. 

 We will know where we are in a year from now. If not in two years. The record that he has put together is nothing short of amazing but I hope it hasn't turned for the worst.

Dana Altman (Pac-10 Conference/Pac–12 Conference) (2010–present)
2010–11	Dana Altman	21–18	7–11	T–7th	CBI Champion
2011–12	Dana Altman	24–10	13–5	T–2nd	NIT Quarterfinal
2012–13	Dana Altman	28–9	12–6	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2013–14	Dana Altman	24–10	10–8	T–3rd	NCAA Division I Third Round
2014–15	Dana Altman	26–10	13–5	T–2nd	NCAA Division I Third Round
2015–16	Dana Altman	31–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2016–17	Dana Altman	33–6	16–2	T–1st	NCAA Division I Final Four
2017–18	Dana Altman	23–13	10–8	T–6th	NIT Second Round
2018–19	Dana Altman	25–13	10–8	T–4th	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2019–20	Dana Altman	24–7	13–5	1st	NCAA Division I Canceled
2020–21	Dana Altman	21–7	14–4	1st	NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2021–22	Dana Altman