I think the great job Larry Davis has done can't be emphasized enough. To have a fairly young team and get the shocking news about the head coach, to be thrust into a huge game against VCU, which became a total train-wreck, and then pull this team together multiple times, in spite of a few horrendous losses which could have sent the season spiraling downward, and during this recent stretch where we basically had to win out under extreme pressure....well, he has done an exemplary job in my opinion, as have the rest of the coaches. During bad times, many have bashed the hell out of him and remarked that Mick couldn't get back soon enoungh, but then the team fights back again, and again, and again, just like they have these last 2-3 weeks. I honestly gave us very little chance to win last night and LD waltzes in there and wins impressively. No matter how we feel about his substitutions, the benching of Caupain, and countless other issues we've accused him of having, I'd be hard-pressed to think of any other assistant coach who could have handled this situation any better than he has. It really doesn't matter if Haith or Brown win coach of the year. The fact is that LD is undefeated against those two coaches, and with only 33% of the games being played on our home court. He probably won't win coach of the year, but he should. He was damn good under way more pressure and adversity than those other guys.
