Post MVC: Comment on Your Coaching Staff

by **Ace Dad** » March 4th, 2012, 8:08 pm

I went to the tournment with some preconceived notions about Head Coaches and their staffs based on comments from this board, Valley TV, and games I attended in person.

Do you feel better or worse about your Head Coach and his staff, as you ponder next year?

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by **jwa123** » March 4th, 2012, 8:27 pm

I feel better about Jank. I lost a lot of respect for Marshall but Marshall isn't my coach so to answer about my school, yes I feel better about Jank.

by **glm38** » March 4th, 2012, 8:52 pm

For MSU and our head coach I feel no differently after our one and done in the tournament than before. We were on a downward path coming in and that just continued.

I do think Lusk (and staff) have the potential to do good things. They just lost our guys in the last 10 games. I think Lusk is a smart guy and will grow into the job over the next couple of years.

by **DUBulldog** » March 4th, 2012, 8:55 pm

I feel better about my team heading to next year. It will be the most talented team that Mark Phelps has had in his 5 years at Drake, assuming that nobody leaves.

My feelings about the coach have not changed.

by **getreal4** » March 4th, 2012, 11:07 pm

Bulldogs staff finally learned how to play a little defense and not switch on every screen. Now if they can develop a pt guard and a couple of team offensive plays, could be a very good team.

by **landmark** » March 5th, 2012, 12:06 am

at this moment our staff is better than it's been in 3-4 years...

signed the fans of siu

by **troutangler** » March 5th, 2012, 12:42 am

It worries me that with a new coach and staff, we got worse as the season went on. You would think an inexperienced team would play its worst at the start of the season. The opposite was true.

by **DoubleJayAlum** » March 5th, 2012, 7:36 am

I like the adjustments we made on defense against Evansville since the last game in Omaha.

by **3ontheway** » March 5th, 2012, 8:54 am

good: not being afraid to play 9 player rotation so that GE and DM and AY were not totally gassed by Sunday.

not very good: not having GE on the floor when Nic Moore drove the ball all the way to the hoop to send the game to OT

by **MoBraves** » March 5th, 2012, 11:18 am

DUBulldog wrote:I feel better about my team heading to next year. It will be the most talented team that Mark Phelps has had in his 5 years at Drake, assuming that nobody leaves.

My feelings about the coach have not changed.

Drake really exceeded my expectations this year - more than any other team in the league. And with Simons out, it may have cost Drake a win or two...and they were already down 1 player for the season who is 2nd team MVC material (Van Deest).
Drake should finish top 5 next season or it would be a huge disappointment for you Bulldogs fans.
Next year's team kind of reminds me of the predicament that BU was in a few years back with Warren, Maniscalco, Brown, DSE, Roberts. We were thinking Top 3 or bust and just didn't get it done, finishing 5th. But Drake's team next year is more talented that BU 3 years ago.
Coach Les vs. Coach Phelps? It's a toss-up I guess.
But nice season for Phelps I thought.