There's no doubt that 2007-08 was a fluke, but it was also set up by 4 years of Tom Davis laying a foundation. That team was good, but not 28 win good. But, Tom Davis clearly had an idea when he stepped down that he left Keno on good shape.
The next hire, Mark Phelps, destroyed everything the Davis' had done in one game. The AD made a terrible hire at a critical juncture in Drake's basketball history, and has never acknowledged the fact . She has blamed virtually everything/everybody else.