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Interesting article from SBNation--duke.
http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2015/1/14/7543873/acc-roundup-zach-auguste-suspended-for-season
Wake Forest is having a strange season: the Deacs are not winning in the conference - Wake's just 1-4 - yet keep earning respect.
Coaches and players hate moral victories,ia or claim to anyway, but we bet if you took almost anyone who played for Wake Forest last season and this year and asked them if he was happier, every single one would say yes, and losing record be damned.
Look, of course Wake wants to win, and did last year, too. The difference is that last year, there was no clear path to winning consistently. This year?
Danny Manning has made a huge difference.
Wake Forest is playing with confidence, vigor and great energy. That winning time is still a mystery is not a big surprise. No one on the roster has really been part of a winning team, other than last year's unsatisfactory 17-16. Certainly no one has the slightest idea of what it takes to climb to the top.
Well, no one except for Manning, who of course has been there as player and coach (as a Bill Self assistant at Kansas).
Wake fans no doubt are disappointed and that's understandable. Make no mistake though: Danny Manning is remaking that program and he's doing it in a big way.
In fact, we'd argue that Wake's progress is pretty remarkable. It may take a year or two for everything to click, but the guy is showing signs of being a tremendous coach and his team is clearly responding. Good news for Wake and the ACC as a whole.
http://www.dukebasketballreport.com/2015/1/14/7543873/acc-roundup-zach-auguste-suspended-for-season
Wake Forest is having a strange season: the Deacs are not winning in the conference - Wake's just 1-4 - yet keep earning respect.
Coaches and players hate moral victories,ia or claim to anyway, but we bet if you took almost anyone who played for Wake Forest last season and this year and asked them if he was happier, every single one would say yes, and losing record be damned.
Look, of course Wake wants to win, and did last year, too. The difference is that last year, there was no clear path to winning consistently. This year?
Danny Manning has made a huge difference.
Wake Forest is playing with confidence, vigor and great energy. That winning time is still a mystery is not a big surprise. No one on the roster has really been part of a winning team, other than last year's unsatisfactory 17-16. Certainly no one has the slightest idea of what it takes to climb to the top.
Well, no one except for Manning, who of course has been there as player and coach (as a Bill Self assistant at Kansas).
Wake fans no doubt are disappointed and that's understandable. Make no mistake though: Danny Manning is remaking that program and he's doing it in a big way.
In fact, we'd argue that Wake's progress is pretty remarkable. It may take a year or two for everything to click, but the guy is showing signs of being a tremendous coach and his team is clearly responding. Good news for Wake and the ACC as a whole.
