Because of this, he’s never going to get hounded by the media. He’s treated like a golden god around Spokane, so he doesn’t need to admit his flaws.

So geez guys,
Are you insinuating that to win what, 9 going on 10 conference championships in a row, mind you…that he chockes and runs the same plays over and over? Damned if I can arrive some logic or atleast some common sense out of those statements!
I’ve been frustrated too at times especially after games we should’nt have lost.
But think about it …we would have been really happy to think that we could be where we are when the season began and with nine freshmen who had never played one minute of NCAA ball.
I have been very impressed with Few’s patience with this ‘young’ team and another thing…He never publicly reprimends his team or coaching staff.
I will wager that there are alot of teams out there that would love to have Mark Few as their head coach.
Lets try and give credit when and where its due.

I have heard mixed comments about working with a deep rotation – it’s great to be able to play hard and absorb more fouls, and to go to your bench when your starters need a break or aren’t clicking. This season’t biggest challenge seems to be building enough of a cushion to be able to give the bench more playing time. In past seasons, I have often thought that Few waited too long to pull out players who weren’t being effective, like Pargo when he was playing for himself instead of the team. This year, I think the opposite seems to be true, with players pulled out before they get a chance to figure it out. But with so many close games, how do you keep Bouldin, Gray and Harris on the bench just to give the new kids a chance to find their games? Thank goodness for Arop and Foster!
     Maybe Mark Few is simply dealing with the same merry-go-round that the rest of us are riding, trying to figure out which team is going to show up on any given day. How do you convince a bunch of rookies not to believe their press clippings? Maybe the only way is to suffer a few stupid losses!

The issues Few faces are threefold:

The first is preperation: His teams are never mentally tough. Why, because he is a laid back guy and he does not have a “go for the throat” mentality

The second is decisive in game thought: He is not able to proactivly respond, rather he reacts. When you react in game you are already two steps behind the guy sitting at the head of the other bench.

Lastly, he does not take responsability for his poor decisions…rather what you hear is how “LMU was ready to play and we weren’t.” The reality is his starting senior was struggling from distance..he knows his team is bigger then the other and yet he does not run plays that get the Zags attacking the rim. That is coaching not the players. To let him off the hook by saying look at his success…he is succeeding with the best talent in the WCC. Let’s face facts, the Zags consistenly recruit better players…Just as, consistently, the big east, ACC have better players…success breeds success…we get better recruits, this has a lot to do with the success we have experienced over the last 10 years…but over those same years..more often then not we get beat by the really elite teams…For instance, 2009 North Carolina in the tourney..they proved the Zags did not even belong on the same floor with them. Want to know the Gap between the Zag program and a National champion…go back and watch that game.

Lastly, the poor rotation by Few is a result of his reaction mentatlity…and this is a direct result of his poor preperation…I keep hearing “these teams will give us their best shot..” Why don’t we hear that about the Zags?

Its the players.

Great players make great coaches.

Great coaches with average talent are seen by the public as Average Coaches.

College basketball is as much if not more about recruiting than playing the game on the court.

Face it folks, this team is talented, young, and makes all kinds of mistakes. If you could fully educate a basketball player in a matter of a few weeks, Freshmen could play on a par with Seniors. You all know that doesn’t happen very much and you know why that doesn’t happen very much.

It’s great that you are all so enamored with the potential of this team. Don’t get to thinking that potential = talent on the floor or potential = decision making on the floor.

The best team does not automatically win a game. The team that wins a given game is the team that play’s the best.

Please note the functional word is ‘team’. I think that term encompasses both players and coaches — maybe even the fans.

I back Few, one of the most winning-est coaches in college basketball (by percentage). You can hate all you want but when it comes down to it I want Few running the show for Gonzaga. Just my opinion but as much as you bag on him no way will you change my mind.