I wish I shared your optimism.
Coach Lee has been very loyal to this university, and he has earned a chance to coach our team. But to be honest with you I don’t have as much confidence in him as I did with Glenn Cyprien. I have never met him or watched practices, so the only thing I have to go off of is his resume, which is not as impressive as Cyprien’s. So no, I’m not too optimistic.
Nelson really shot the basketball program in the foot here. The average guy form Lafayette is going to look at this and say “well there goes the good coach, and I guess they had to hurry up and replace him with #2.” Don’t count on any preseason hype, or good attendance. This team will have to prove itself all over again. Just like last year.