One thing I might point out ...coach W ...he is complimentary to the previous staff, the players they were able to bring, and the work ethic he has seen so far. You should have gotten this lesson. Yes he thinks that they underperformed last year ...maybe he does not realize the level of talent in the Horizon league, maybe he does. In any case, nice guy, give you some specifics, and realize the potential in what he has, as opposed to reinventing the wheel. So let's review:
1. He keeps the most popular coach among the players ...and by far, the most talented.
2. He compliments the players, not pushed 1/2 of them out the door.
3. He compliments the previous staff, after all, they moved on to bigger things than he ...and Gillispie realizes that these players may have liked the previous staff, & even hired one of them.
4. The first thing on his list of priorities was learning about his players, and the players learning about him.
My favorite quote "we tried to keep things simple, but multiply the reps. Get as many reps on a fewer number of things in the fall so we can get those locked in & become real familiar with that. Because that's how the game is played, it's not brain surgery".
