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Rate Coach Les

Lucky to Have Him!

Lucky to Have Him!

Bottom line is - could Bradley do better with someone else? Where would we find someone who loves Bradley and the program more than Jim - we are flat out lucky to have him - hope he stays for life! End this thread before we embarrass ourselves!
 
bigdaddystuck said:
I dont understand how anyone can put a rating on JL. Unless you have done the job...coached at the D1 level, prepared for a D1 game, recruited D1 players....or have season tickets, sit in the lower bowl, and go to all the road games...it is impossible for you to make such a judgement....or so I have heard!;)
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That's kind of like saying you can't put a rating on Michael Jordan unless you've played at the NBA level or give your opinion on anything else unless you've actually done that particular job. I don't agree with that statement.
 
shaunguth said:
That's kind of like saying you can't put a rating on Michael Jordan unless you've played at the NBA level or give your opinion on anything else unless you've actually done that particular job. I don't agree with that statement.
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Neither do I....that was why the...;)
 
It's often noted that he has to compete in a much tougher Valley than his predecessors. What is often left unspoken is that he IS A KEY REASON WHY THE VALLEY IS SO MUCH TOUGHER. His recruiting has been flat-out superior, and under his leadership, BU is one of the several Valley programs fielding faster, more athletic, more talented teams than we saw in the MVC in the 90's and before. Take away the level of talent he's brought in and the whole league looks a lot softer.

4, on his way to 5.
 
BU_EMT128 said:
Time out calling 1 Sorry, :) those of you who see me post on this board alot know that is one of my pet peeves.
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I have to disagree on that one. I think he is more aggresive at calling timeouts when the situation warrants them. I think the CIT final was a good case in point. Maybe one more timeout in the first half during ODU's run would have helped, but then he would have been short towards the end when the game was close. So you can't fault him for that.

Overall I give him a 4. The injuries he has had to deal with the last two years have been incredible. To go 42-33 with two runner up finishes in the post season and two upper division finishes in the conference is pretty darn good considering what he has had to work with. Give him a full team and I can hardly wait to see how they will do the next few years!
 
recruiting - 4
game plan - 2.5
substitutions - 2 (why take someone out after 4-5 minutes when they make two shots in a row)
3-4 guard offense - 1

Overall, including assistant coaches - 2.5 = C-
 
I am willing to let everyone have their opinions, but if his grade is C-, that clearly means you think he is below average. And I don't see anything about Bradley's program that is below average.

Bradley has finished above the average in the league for the last 4 seasons, the coach has a winning overall record, he has had a season-ending RPI way above average the last 4 years, he he has had winning seasons the last 4 years and played in postseason tournaments, he recruits good kids who go to class and graduate, and the program is drawing in new fans and a lot more of them which is one of the things he was hired to do. And he won 2 NCAA games, which is more than any coach in the last 50+ years. I could list a lot more positives than negatives, but it seems the only negative for some fans is that he hasn't won enough games for their satisfaction.

There are only a couple midmajor, small-city, private D1 schools that have been better over the last 4-5 years than Bradley.
I am not satisfied with where BU is, but I do think things will get better. But I also recognize it is very hard for schools like Bradley to recruit and compete against the major schools, and the state schools, or the schools in big cities. And Coach Les has done a good job at this.

For anyone who feels like answering, and rates the coach below average, who do you think could do a better job?
 
DC (and everyone)

I don't think Peoria is a small city (it's not Chicago sure, but it's not a one-horse college town), and I don't see a 1-5 scale as congruent with a grading scale.. If I were rating him on a grading scale, I'd give him a B+/A- because he has shown constant improvement and growth in several facets of the game.. But if I'm taking 1-5, with 5 being Coach K/Tom Izzo legend territory, I think I'm reasonable when I give him a 3.25 to a 3.5. I like how Les recruits, I like that half time adjustments more often than not deal with the big issues in the first half and have the team in position to seal a win, I like that he tailors the team to its strengths, and I love that this team can compete and win against anyone (figuratively) in America on our home court.. But I don't like how he substitutes, I don't like how he calls timeouts, and I don't like how many of our players struggle with requisite fundamentals into their 3rd and 4th years (I'm thinking particularly of rebounding)... There's a few subtleties to the game that he will need to improve, and he will need to have us on top of the valley a couple of times in the next two to four years to earn a 4 from me. And I would say that a 4 would be an A to A+ if we want to put it on a grading scale. To be fair, I think he's in a tight competition for the 2nd best coach in the valley at this point in time. I want Les to succeed, and I'm behind him, so I hope BU goes out and wins big next year.
 
scoring coach les

scoring coach les

I would give Coach Les a 4 for this season on doing the best he could with the talent he had. Of course that reflects back on recruiting. Although I think Darrian Norris is a solid division one talent I did not understand adding him on with Eddren and Sam M. already in play at the point guard. If you have a Patrick O'Bryant you can get away with playing all small guards, but without that type of Center I think you have to be conscious of size at Guard in order to stay competitive. But as I have told people this year I had hope, next year I have expectations. Normal Paul
 
dogsrus said:
I have never produced, acted or directed a movie but I sure can tell you my opinon on wether it was good, average or bad after seeing one. :)
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Nope...unfortunately, you are clearly not qualified to have an opinion on films...sorry.;-)
 
Sorry guess my sarcasm was missed! I have heard from some that you cant rate, cant criticize, cant truly comment, unless you have walked a mile in his shoes. I have said before...that if we only limit our discussions to what we ourselves have experienced, we may as well shut down the board!
 
bigdaddystuck said:
Sorry guess my sarcasm was missed! I have heard from some that you cant rate, cant criticize, cant truly comment, unless you have walked a mile in his shoes. I have said before...that if we only limit our discussions to what we ourselves have experienced, we may as well shut down the board!
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amen....
 
bigdaddystuck said:
Sorry guess my sarcasm was missed! I have heard from some that you cant rate, cant criticize, cant truly comment, unless you have walked a mile in his shoes. I have said before...that if we only limit our discussions to what we ourselves have experienced, we may as well shut down the board!
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I rate that post a TEN...and since I've walked that mile I say that I am highly qualified to do so......

Can I get an "Amen".....:)
 
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