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Post by D1VBFan on Apr 24, 2003 17:40:03 GMT -5
How is it possible that John Speraw was not selected as the coach of the year. He took the same personnel as last year (minus Helinihi - UCI's best player by far) and beat Pepperdine, Hawaii, UCLA (twice), Stanford (twice), finished with more wins than any team in UCI history, higher in MPSF than any team in UCI history, ranked higher nationally than any UCI team ever including 2-3 weeks at #1...
On the last week of the regular season, Stanford pounded UCI at home. Then a week later, when it really counted in the MPSF tournament, UCI pounded Stanford at their house. Why the difference? The coaching staff figured out a winning strategy!
If the main thing that changed leading to all this improvement was the head coach, shouldn't he get the credit?
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Post by Conrad on Apr 24, 2003 18:22:21 GMT -5
I "heard" Al didnt put him very high on the vote list.
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Post by vb33 on Apr 24, 2003 18:42:24 GMT -5
wow. If that is true, that is awful. I agree that Speraw should have been coach of the year.
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Post by CaliforniaVBfan on Apr 24, 2003 18:58:56 GMT -5
I absolutely agree that Speraw should have been the coach of the year, especially since three coaches were selected. I am not trying to take away from the other coaches, I'll even go for four selections, but then it gets a bit rediculous. Who would not acknowledge Speraw's achievents above and beyond all expectations.
Beyond winning the first round of playoffs with a "winning strategy," he also helped his players grow individually. Case in point, Pelzel went from nowhere to 1st Team All Conference.
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Post by Anonymous Beachman on Apr 24, 2003 19:07:17 GMT -5
For those of us who don't know.......who is the Coach of the Year?
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Post by tigfan on Apr 24, 2003 19:24:24 GMT -5
Phat Joe Wortmann of Pacific shared coach of the year honors with BYU's coach and Northridge's coach...don't know the names.
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Post by Eater on Apr 24, 2003 23:16:31 GMT -5
Yeah it was a pretty dumb decision. I can't quite figure out the reasoning behind it. Who votes on that? All MPSF coaches or is there just a committee?
I wouldn't say Pelzel went from nothing to MPSF first team though. He was definetely a good player last year, though a bit unsteady and unsure-kinda like a lot of young players, and I'd assumed he would take the role he has this year.
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Post by vb12 on Apr 24, 2003 23:54:48 GMT -5
Bad decision not to vote Speraw as Coach of the Year!!!!!
Enough said................................
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Post by dreamteam on Apr 24, 2003 23:59:50 GMT -5
Speraw is coach of the year beyond a doubt. Congrats to UCI and Speraw for their best season ever.
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Post by Insider on Apr 25, 2003 0:19:45 GMT -5
Yeah it was a pretty dumb decision. I can't quite figure out the reasoning behind it. Who votes on that? All MPSF coaches or is there just a committee? All 12 MPSF coaches get 1 vote and cannot vote for themselves. I agree Speraw did a good job, but all three 'co-coaches of the year' were deserving and you could probably make a case for 2 or 3 others. |
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Post by Charlie on Apr 25, 2003 0:55:21 GMT -5
I "heard" Al didnt put him very high on the vote list. I "heard" that Al did put him high on the list. Actually, I didn't hear anything, but you get the point. Anyone can write anything on these boards. It's very likely that Al Scates did rate his recent protege very highly. And note that Al Scates only has one of 12 votes. I agree with others that Speraw deserved to be Coach of the Year. Hell of a job this year putting UCI in contention with the top programs. |
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Post by vballer21 on Apr 25, 2003 15:35:03 GMT -5
The only justification for Speraw for not winning coach of the year will be if he wins AVCA Coach of the Year ;D If the same coaches are voting I hope that they realize their enormous oversight.
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Post by Insider on Apr 25, 2003 17:03:59 GMT -5
The only justification for Speraw for not winning coach of the year will be if he wins AVCA Coach of the Year ;D If the same coaches are voting I hope that they realize their enormous oversight. Let's not get carried away here. Speraw did a nice job. They came out of the gate quickly (10-0), but it's a long season in a very tough conference. They played .500 ball after that. There are a lot of good coaches in the MPSF and it was a very competitive year (in part because a lot of coaches did good jobs). If they thought J.S. stood out that much from the rest, they would have voted him in. A 3-way tie (Wortman, Peterson, Campbell) probably means they each got 3 votes, with Speraw getting 2 and someone else getting 1. Anybody who's done any serious coaching (ie: for a living) out there realizes what a tough job it is. Give 'em all some credit and be thankful for such competitive volleyball to watch. |
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Post by tigfan on Apr 25, 2003 17:10:35 GMT -5
I agree...I don't think Speraw ran away with it like some people think. Irvine won some big matches early but then were mediocre in the MPSF after that... However, if someone told me that there was a 3-way tie for COY...I would have thought Speraw would be 1 of them. Wortmann and Peterson have had their teams for more than 1 year and in wortmann's case, has grown his team from scratch. He's got a lot of years ahead of him. Maybe some of the other coaches felt it might be beginner's luck.
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Post by Jewel on Apr 25, 2003 19:35:35 GMT -5
I have a friend who is a friend of someone on the UCI team and I heard Speraw was really angry at the votes. He thought he deserved it and someothers told him they were going to vote for him but they didn't at the last minute. Tells you mens vb is full of backstabbers and liars and cheaters. That's whatt I heard.
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