Who Should Be Coach of the Year in MVC?

[Braveman]

Please vote and relate why.

[Braveman]

I cast my ballot For James Alan Les

[TheAsianSensation]

Les. All other other teams are pretty much where they expected to be, within a game or two.

[MacabreMob]

This poll is for nothing but a bunch of drunk Kool-Aide drinkers.

[Da Coach]

Even Jim Les' most ardent critics have conceded that he has become an excellent coach (just check their message boards- they suddenly have a lot of respect for JL as a coach and recruiter). Lowery and Hinson, and Altman are very good coaches and have done a great job this year. But their teams were picked to finish in the top 3 or 4 of the league this year. Bradley was picked 8th, and has a shot at 3rd place.

Here was the preseason poll--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4493

Book it!-- 2007 MVC Coach of the Year-- Jim Les

[Bravesfan]

Even Jim Les' most ardent critics have conceded that he has become an excellent coach (just check their message boards- they suddenly have a lot of respect for JL as a coach and recruiter). Lowery and Hinson, and Altman are very good coaches and have done a great job this year. But their teams were picked to finish in the top 3 or 4 of the league this year. Bradley was picked 8th, and has a shot at 3rd place.

Here was the preseason poll--

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4493

Book it!-- 2007 MVC Coach of the Year-- Jim Les

Ditto for me!

[Da Coach]

By the way, here is another thread from last October where a few of our posters tried to predict the MVC coaches and media poll results.

Our posters are pretty astute! The several who predicted are a lot closer to the actual results than the coaches and media were. Everyone picked SIU to win it all! Why didn't the coaches and media see this?
But even the optimistic Bradley fans didn't see the Braves finishing possibly in 4th place where they are now, even with injuries to their top 2 players limiting their games played (Ruffin and Crouch). More evidence of just how well this team has overachieved!

http://www.bradleyfans.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=4490

[IheartBU]

This poll is for nothing but a bunch of drunk Kool-Aide drinkers.

Hey, I like my Kool-Aide. Preferably with a jigger or two of vodka.

Really, as everyone else and their moms who vote for JL will state, he's done a lot in a year where he was supposed to do nothing, and his recruiting is top notch. Couple that with the emotion and energy he seems to bring to his players, and you've got COY.

[georgethedog]

This poll is for nothing but a bunch of drunk Kool-Aide drinkers.

Hey, I like my Kool-Aide. Preferably with a jigger or two of vodka.

Really, as everyone else and their moms who vote for JL will state, he's done a lot in a year where he was supposed to do nothing, and his recruiting is top notch. Couple that with the emotion and energy he seems to bring to his players, and you've got COY.

I will wait until the season is over. What if BU loses out or wins out? Either could happen. Let's see what happens before we vote.

[DannyCooksey]

Les has done the best job of anyone. He deserves the award.

I am one who piled on him in the early years and I was wrong. He has become a very good coach. There's no question about it.

[tornado]

Danny-- where you been buying your Koolaid??

[Majik45]

There's a new thread over on Valleytalk, and pretty much everyone over there is giving Coach of the year to Lowery just so everyone knows and is not disappointed if/when Les doesn't win.

[tornado]

I understand the argument, as a lot of people simply see that SIU is leading the conference and that's good enough to seal the argument.

But Lowery returned his whole starting lineup, and 90% of his scoring and rebounding from last year, and his team was a popular pick to win the conference. But Bradley is one of the teams that beat them, and I think Jim Les outcoached CL in that game.

BU by contrast was picked 8th or 9th and can finish 3rd or 4th.
I think JL has done the best coaching job in the Valley and deserves the COY, but I am not holding my breath.

[BI_Brave_alum]

JL! To quote Denis Green "The Braves are NOT what we thought they were" Great season so far, with team given. lets keep it going!

[Dubl R 1]

I understand the argument, as a lot of people simply see that SIU is leading the conference and that's good enough to seal the argument.

But Lowery returned his whole starting lineup, and 90% of his scoring and rebounding from last year, and his team was a popular pick to win the conference. But Bradley is one of the teams that beat them, and I think Jim Les outcoached CL in that game.

BU by contrast was picked 8th or 9th and can finish 3rd or 4th.
I think JL has done the best coaching job in the Valley and deserves the COY, but I am not holding my breath.

Yeah, I think we outcoached SIU in Carbondale too, just didn't outplay them. I think JL has done an outstanding job this year, but unless BU finishes in at least a tie for 3rd place, I doubt he will win coach of the year, and even that may not be enough. IMO it is definitely between C Lowery and J Les, I just have a feeling Lowery will get it as they have had a tremendous year thus far.