Quote: Phuzzy "I put it in capitals because the buttons don't work on this phone, therefore it's the only way to emphasise the year part. Are you actually saying you don't measure any improvement from a baseline? What do you measure it by then? How do you know if you're improving?
Are you actually reading my posts? You're agreeing with what I said. It's you who said that previous years matter. I said...in so many words...that they don't. I'm sorry if this comes across as condescending but there's no other way to say it; when I said "it's coach of the year not coach of the biennium" what exactly do you think that means?
In fact what do you think "You compare any improvement against the baseline you started from in the year you're judging." from the part you actually quoted means?'"
I'm saying the baseline is zero i.e it doesn't matter what they did the season before.
Everyone is on a level playing field and it's how they perform over that season that counts. Have they achieved with the squad they have etc, not have they improved from previous years like you said below...
Quote: Phuzzy "Lam is thought to have taken us forward from 4th placed also-rans to finishing top and in the Grand Final.'"
The above reads like the previous seasons performance/finish/whatever has some impact on who wins the award.