WBCA Div 1 Coach of the Year Finalists

[Wbbfan1]

Some I don't understand.

 

[Kaizen]

What is WBCA?

Oh I found out it is Women's Basketball Coaches Association.

 

[formerlurker]

How old is the pick of Mulkey? Geez.

 

[JavaMan]

How much is the nomination entry fee these days?

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[GoUconn7961]

Um...Brenda Frese? Really?

 

[Kaizen]

No UConn, no Buffalo, no Cent Michigan?
Yes it has problems.

 

[Wbbfan1]

Congrats to Vic Schaefer - Deserved

 

[nwhoopfan]

Could think of at least 3 Pac 12 coaches more deserving than Cori Close. What was the criteria for the finalists they chose? Weird.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

Very Interesting.... Look at the Final FOUR Candidates for the Naismith Coach of the Year, vs this list of finalists... No Geno, no Kelly Graves. They were one of FOUR finalists for the NAISMITH Coach of the Year award...but not included in the list of 10 for the WBCA award??

 

[pvdoggy]

As Geno told his players, you should not care/worry about an award that is voted on by other people.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

How old is the pick of Mulkey? Geez.

Compare and contrast:



Vanity thy name is ....

 

[CTyankee]

No UConn, no Buffalo, no Cent Michigan?
Yes it has problems.

No Oregon? No Oregon State? But... Brenda? Ughhh

 

[wallman]

An interesting group indeed.

 

[jcoton56]

Leading a team with the toughest D1 schedule and being undefeated does not get you consideration.

 

[mbr33ct]

No Oregon? No Oregon State? But... Brenda? Ughhh

I'm surprised CViv isn't there either.

 

[PAHuskeyFan]

As Geno told his players, you should not care/worry about an award that is voted on by other people.

Not sure if this was intended to be in response to my previous comment, but since it was the next post, I assume it could be....
I know what Geno has told his Team about individual awards and he is probably not terribly bothered by the list of candidates... And I know that UConn's players would rather have The National Championship Trophy than any individual award. MY Point was... Geno was one of FOUR Finalists for NAISMITH (potentially viewed as a more significant award)...but he isn't included in the list of 10 for the WBCA Coach of the Year. He had the toughest OOC schedule, he led his team to an Undefeated Season... OOC, Conference, Conference Tournament ... and he isn't even on the list of those considered for WBCA Coach of the Year. Pretty Odd in my humble opinion.

 

[bbballfan23]

It's amazing this UConn team has been able to stay undefeated with such a lousy coach...

 

[pvdoggy]

Not sure if this was intended to be in response to my previous comment, but since it was the next post, I assume it could be....
I know what Geno has told his Team about individual awards and he is probably not terribly bothered by the list of candidates... And I know that UConn's players would rather have The National Championship Trophy than any individual award. MY Point was... Geno was one of FOUR Finalists for NAISMITH (potentially viewed as a more significant award)...but he isn't included in the list of 10 for the WBCA Coach of the Year. He had the toughest OOC schedule, he led his team to an Undefeated Season... OOC, Conference, Conference Tournament ... and he isn't even on the list of those considered for WBCA Coach of the Year. Pretty Odd in my humble opinion.

I agree the list is odd, and my comment was not meant to be a response to your original post, but it just reinforces what Geno said when you relying on a bunch of people voting for something, you can't control the outcome.

 

[Vowelguy]

I don't know specifics except that each NCAA region gets ONE nominee. So you wouldn't see both Graves and Rueck. I assume there's a Pacific Northwest region, and thus their nominee was the UC Davis coach.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Vic probably deserves the award. He also deserves an award for his “piranhas on a roast” line, followed by a 62-point improvement the following year.

 

[IWearShoes]

Vic probably deserves the award. He also deserves an award for his “piranhas on a roast” line, followed by a 62-point improvement the following year.

Haha! I forgot about piranhas on a roast! Proud for Vic. Others are deserving too, but wanted to see him get at least one major award.

Geno not being on the list is ludicrous.

They showered MSU with love as Johnnie Harris was named Asst. of the Year

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Some I don't understand.

Nothing says "Please question my methodology and impartiality" more than leaving the coach or the #1 ranked, undefeated team off the list.

 

[connie]

No Oregon? No Oregon State? But... Brenda? Ughhh

Seriously. Kelly Graves has done a great job with Oregon. They just might be a final four team. Beyond? I shudder to think.

 

[EricLA]

Seriously. Kelly Graves has done a great job with Oregon. They just might be a final four team. Beyond? I shudder to think.

I think Oregon will be even better next year. They bring literally everyone back save Lexi Bando and add fantastic freshman Satou Sabally's younger sister as well. I'd put them #2 or 3 next season - up there with UCONN and not sure who else yet (maybe ND and Baylor/Texas?)

 

[Plebe]

I think Oregon will be even better next year. They bring literally everyone back save Lexi Bando and add fantastic freshman Satou Sabally's younger sister as well. I'd put them #2 or 3 next season - up there with UCONN and not sure who else yet (maybe ND and Baylor/Texas?)

Agreed about Oregon.

Notre Dame only loses Westbeld and Nelson (and Thompson, who's missed the second half of the season anyway). They get back Turner and Johnson and Vaughn. They will be very good.

Baylor will be very tough as well. They only lose Wallace and Cohen, and they landed a killer recruiting class.

Louisville only loses Hines-Allen, which is a big loss, but I expect them to be tough again.

Not as sure about Texas, who loses Atkins and McCarty. Higgs will be great next year, and hopefully Holmes will take a leap, but beyond that it's pretty unclear who will lead.