just for fun...and since we've discussed so much on this board how Childress' career mirrors MJ's...
Childress gets win #500 in game 1 of his 13th season at the helm of the aggie baseball program.
his career record after win #500 stands at: 500-261-2 (thru 763 games)
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MJ got win #500 in game 8 of his 12th season (1996)...and at the time that made his overall coaching record: 500-200-2 (thru 702 games).
MJ's winning % during the first half of his tenure was boosted considerably by the 89 & 93 teams combining to go 111-18 in those 2 years. And it stayed strong thru the 1999 season.
the Childress era can start closing the gap after 15 years