[Old School Hound]

I think it goes without saying there are a lot of folks on here that really REALLY dislike Coach Gray. I'd like to hear from someone else besides myself who is totally objective on Gray. His detractors are clearly biased against him and maybe they have good reasons to not like him. I don't know. I just know what I've seen on the court in the games I watched Clay play over the past few years. I've seen that the man can outcoach good coaches and he always conducts himself with class and professionalism on the court. Now, is he a jerk who don't give a crap about the fallen program? I have no idea. I can only comment about what I've observed and from what I've observed, I think he is a good coach.  I'd like to hear from someone who has no bias for or against.

People who don’t like Gray aren’t biased, it’s hard to not like a guy with his ego. That’s why everyone around Clay sports have the same opinion of him, that he’s ruined the program. A couple year back the Manchester Enterprise put out a book of the top 50 sports figures in Clay, and since Gray owns the newspaper he put himself in it, when he hasn’t accomplished anything. Former players will tell you they don’t like him because practices are unorganized and pointless. They get treated like crap and basically bullied. But because he owns the newspaper and the chairman of the school board works for him, he’ll have the job as long as he wants. And he may have made those in-game adjustments because a certain assistant, who should’ve gotten Gray’s job, is no longer on the staff. Those same adjustments won’t be happening anymore. It’s a sad sight

Had Marcum been coaching the past four seasons with Robinson and Abner Clay County would have two Region Championships in past four seasons.

You can't say that with any degree of certainty. Too many factors can interfere with those expectations. There were other teams with as much talent as Clay and other coaches that were better than Marcum. Plus, there is lucky bounces, injuries at pivotal times, and many other factors. With Marcum at the helm it is entirely conceivable that Clay may have fared no better than what it did with Gray. They may have had better results but certainly no guarantee of that.