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Spare a thought for Chris Lucas

hmmm, how true you speak. Camel 97, when did I say I was speaking facts? It was merely an opinion I am entitled to. I don't have to have an in depth knowledge of the Lightning to arrive at the conclusion that Lucas deserves some of the credit. I know for a fact that Lucas was the coach for a few games early in the season and then he was sacked by the owner. As far as I am aware, the team did not change at all when Luces left and Valk entered. Therefore it stands to reason that Lucas was involved with the current team that won the championship and therefore I believe he should get some credit. I don't know how much more plainly I have to say this. Lucas laid the foundation. A damn good one that was strong enough to see the girls achieve the result they did instead of just crumbling down. Valk continued on that foundation and also did a good job.

Camel 97 you may also have noted that there are some other supporters of Lucas, therefore my comments do not stand alone. You know why that is so? Because everyone is entitled to their opinion. And as hmmm said, its the anti Lucas posters that have to resort to insults. Just because my opinion is different to yours, it does not mean I think I'm right and you are wrong. There is no right or wrong, just opinion. Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that was the whole idea of this forum.

For your information, I have attended some of the Lightning home games in the last 4 years or so, particularly the ones played at Forestville. I am not experienced in the finals format and that's why I needed to ask the question.

Camel 97, its the childish crap I would expect from someone who has nothing worthwhile to contribute nor the brain to speak with some intelligence. My comments were quite legitimate in that Lucas had some involvement in the current talented team's result. Stick to the subject at hand. If you want to start Dusty threads, do that separately and don't involve me involuntarily.

If you don't agree with what I said, then say so. Don't resort to insults. Everyone has the right to their opinions and everyone has the right to agree or disagree. Its not an open invitation to personally attack.

For what its worth, Valk did not win Coach of the Year.

#177310 referring to this quote:

"The girls obviously forgot about Chris pretty quickly hence having a great season. And why should have he got credit for the team?"

Is this a fact or this an assumption? How qualified are you to make such a statement? How could the girls forget about Lucas when each and everyone of them signed on to the team with Lucas as the coach? You ask what he did over the last few months to get the championship. Not very much really (joking) considering he put together the championship team. We have had considerable arguments in the past about Phil being a bad coach and delaying the changes needed to get the season back on track for the 36ers. In the same breath we talk about how much more the 36ers would have been successful if Hodge had arrived earlier. No change to the coach was mentioned.

Lucas was robbed of the opportunity of winning a championship. If the girls didn't feel they could do as well under him, they would not have signed to play under him. The sacking was a result of conflict with the owners daughter.

#177277, I hope you are joking. That's a disgraceful comment to make. Moose is spot on, Vicky did win a championship on a ready made team for her. As far as I'm concerned its just as much Lucas' victory as it is hers. A talented team like that could have been coached by anyone and won the championship. The real test will be next season if the roster changes. To get full credit for the championship, she needs to be part of the team from the recruitment stage. All the same, she did a great job to steer the team in the right direction but I would never underestimate Lucas' input.