College Basketball 2011 West Coast Tournament

By Jeff Goodman

SPOKANE, Wash. - Now I get it.

Mark Few's name is seemingly always out there circulating in late-March and throughout April. When Arizona was looking for a coach a couple years ago, Few's name was near the top of the list. Same for Indiana and, of course, Oregon.

Few isn't going anywhere. Ever.

Trust me on this one.

I never quite understood it, but after taking my first trip to Spokane for the Zags' win over Saint Mary's last night, I'll no longer question why Few spurns just everyone.

Life is good for Few in Spokane.

No, life is great.

He's an outdoors man, a family man, one of the few in this industry who seem to walk the walk and truly put the balance of work and family from words into action.

"He sees things in a different light than most people," said Gonzaga assistant Ray Giacoletti. "And he has the balance to make it work."

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