Coach of the Year? For Class B

by **monkeykiller_21** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:05 pm

I know it is hard to tell now but, what does everyone think about it?

by **ndtaterman** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 2:56 pm

Duke Larson PBK

by **Rebel** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 3:37 pm

So many good coaches out there....first let me say the Four Winds coach, just because he has done a great job, plus I beat all you four winds fans to the punch ;)

I know Linton probably won't make state, but Dann Carr has done a heck of a job again, going to the regionals with a below average talent team.

If Trinity makes state you have to think Gregg Grinsteiner.

by **bballis#1** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:19 pm

What about Zenker from Bowman. The Dawgs are 20-1 and #1 in their region.

by **ndfan** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 9:36 pm

Dave Nelson is another to keep in mind at MPCG.

by **Indians Alumni** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:18 am

Rebel wrote:So many good coaches out there....first let me say the Four Winds coach, just because he has done a great job, plus I beat all you four winds fans to the punch ;)

Hahaha, You did beat us to the punch. I do agree though, to come out of "retirement" to coach this team the way he did, deserves some recognition. He did get coach of the year for the district. If he gets any recognition he definately deserves it.

Good luck too All Teams in Regionals.

by **4 Winds Indians Hoops Fan** » Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:45 am

Rick Smith- Four Winds High School for Coach of the Year. Undefeated through Districts and showing no signs of slowing down, I think coach Smith has done a swell job and why the heck shouldn't he get it??

The Natural

by **littleman** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:13 pm

Zenker has turned the dawgs around since he came to bowman. They use to really struggle but since they came they have made it to 4 regionals that is really good. They also have a great chance of going to state so i would agree zenker would be a great coach

by **bball** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 6:04 pm

Duke Larson PBK, has taken his team to the regionals 4 out of the 5 last years and the championship 3 times last 5 years. Three years ago had a team that was 7-14 i think (something like that) which consisted of three starting sophomores, Ross Florhaug, Nick Bata, and Bret Kinzler, and last year season ended (21-4) in the Regional Championship against linton. Now this year are 22-0. Duke Larson is a big contender for the spot.

by **supermang57** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:07 pm

wow, u guys make very good arguments for each coach....amazing, it will be interesting to see who accually gets it haha

by **lambboy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:23 am

How about nic zenker from bowman. i here he coaches with a lot of passion and knows the game very well. he has got those bulldogs cruising down their.they are one of the best teams in the state.

by **ndtaterman** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 7:39 am

One thing that would be neat would be to see a PBK (Larson) matchup against Bowman (Zenker) in the State B. Zenker started his coaching career in PBK as assistant under Coach Larson. Both good contenders for Coach Of The Year.

by **Roughrider** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:53 am

i really think Zenker should be a strong contender. The bulldogs steamrolled to a 22-1 record. Also Gregg Grinsteiner is a good contender also. he always has the titans in the thick of things and has led them to the state tourney the last 7 years. Both are very good coaches

by **Perles** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:34 am

Tell me something, how does PBK's Duke Larson not get the District 5 Coach of the Year...but he gets the Region 3 Coach of the Year? That doesn't seem right. What he has done over the past three year's for that team needs to be rewarded.

by **Roughrider** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:40 am

that is kind of a weird ordeal perels, by the way who ended up winning District 5 coach of the year

by **Rebel** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:42 am

I did not think they annnounce the Region Coach of the Year award until after the games tonight?

by **Perles** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 11:51 am

Sorry about the major mistake there guys, here is what I meant to write:

How does Duke Larson win District 5 Coach of the Year, but not the Stutsman County Tournament(takes place in January) Coaching award? Region Coach of the Year will be givin' out after the game tonight, which Larson should win hands down.

by **ndtaterman** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 12:06 pm

Larson was the heavy favorite to win the County Tourny. He did just that and also the team was not hitting on all cylinders at that time. When somebody comes in to that tourny and exceeds expectations that early they usually win the coaches award. I would say tonite he will win it hands down, but without a win it will be meaningless to him. Good Luke tonite Coach Larson and thanks for the wild ride this year!!!!!!!!!! Also a thanks to Asst. Coach Florhaug and Coach Otto!!!!!!!!!

by **Perles** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:02 pm

I agree with you Taterman, if they don't beat Lamoure all is lost for coach Larson. Individual awards are not his main priority, he wants that state tournament berth...and once they are there, he has no plans to just lay down and play dead.

by **Perles** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:12 pm

Region 3 Coach of the Year: Duke Larson.

by **bluedevilbball** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:58 pm

I totally agree Coach Larson.

by **OldmanBBall** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:21 am

Yes, i agree with all you guys too..Coach Larson..He has done a good job this year..

by **rep** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:23 pm

i think the job dan carr did with linton this year was pretty amazing. he lost two players to injury (torn acl and broken neck) before the season ever started. to deal with all of that and get a team into the region semifinals is pretty amazing.

duke is a pretty cool guy and i like him quite a bit, but he also has the benefit of a ton of seniors. having a starting 5 of only seniors is pretty rare, especially at the class b level, and there is a ton of on-court leadership there that other teams simply do not have. but, he shouldn't be penalized for that either...he has poured a lot of work into the kids throughout the years.

the coach for the team that gets the state berth with an undefeated record should receive some pretty heavy consideration.

as four winds is in a similar situation as p-b-k with being undefeated going into state, is there a precident of two coaches of the year? i'm not positive when the coach of the year is voted on...will the opening round of state (or the semifinals and championship) factor into the voting or is it decided on prior to the state tourney?

if that's the case, those first couple of games could go a long ways in deciding COY

by **bballcrasher** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:26 am

I don't think that's fair to say that a coach with a team with an undefeated record should automatically be considered coach of the year. Some teams have loses to out of state teams, or Class A teams, or tough teams in their region. Take Trinity for example, one loss, to Bowman, which they avenged, had Bowman won, one loss to Trinity, which they would have avenged. I'm not making a case for anyone here, but there's a lot of factors in deciding coach of the year, not just record. Think about where the team was last year, what improvements were made throughout the season, what hardships has the team faced (like the injuries reported) and how they overcame them. I think there are a lot of top notch candidates....I'm glad I don't have to vote this weekend!!!

by **bluedevilbball** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 3:33 am

I agree I could be a little biased to vote for Duke but he has had this team playing good teams and beating them. Lamoures only losses were to PBk and he has put a lot of time in. Dan Carr is another he has taken a team with less talent than in the past and took them pretty far. It is a pretty open field you could make a case for any of these guys.

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