What has really earned me some respect for Pope early on is his development of (1) Kolby Lee and (2) Dalton Nixon. I thought Kolby Lee was going to be a non-factor (and might have even transfered) after his performance last year, but he has turned into a serviceable big man. And Dalton Nixon went from a fringe bench contributor to a key player. Very impressed with the development of those two guys, not to mention progress for most of the other guys as well. I'm really excited to see what Pope does with Baxter's raw talent.