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08-05-2014, 03:36 PM
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Spurs Hire Female Asst. Coach
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I wouldn't say I drink too much but my mother did tell me that my first words were" when does happy hour start"?
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08-05-2014, 04:31 PM
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The Spurs are the one team that could pull this off.
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08-05-2014, 11:07 PM
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Which millionaire Spurs player will pay attention to this WNBA recruit ? Seriously ? What is she possibly going to say to any team member that will make him a better player ?
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I wouldn't say I drink too much but my mother did tell me that my first words were" when does happy hour start"?
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08-06-2014, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Which millionaire Spurs player will pay attention to this WNBA recruit ? Seriously ? What is she possibly going to say to any team member that will make him a better player ?
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Seriously?
They do what Pop and Buford want them to do. It's what makes the Spurs the Spurs. If Pop tells them that she will be treated with respect, I'm assuming that is exactly what will happen. Hell, it's not like she's going to be getting in their ass for not rotating properly or missing a block out. I would venture to say that her responsibilities are very specific and that they believe she can actually bring something to the table. It's not really like Pop to make someone an assistant as an act of goodwill.
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08-06-2014, 06:15 AM
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If its ever going to work, its going to work under this coach.
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08-06-2014, 07:19 AM
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The term assistant coach can be somewhat misleading. Many times, especially for former players learning the coaching trade, it's a paid apprentice position. Pretty common in European soccer. Good publicity stunt, but the Spurs aren't about to hand over the reigns to a WNBA player.
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08-06-2014, 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Which millionaire Spurs player will pay attention to this WNBA recruit ? Seriously ? What is she possibly going to say to any team member that will make him a better player ?
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I'm quite sure she can teach a few on the roster better free throws techniques for starters. We've discussed this before that women shoot a higher percentage than men.
Ball is in your court.
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08-06-2014, 10:22 AM
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Good hire, and pure sexism to think she can't do the job. It is a coaching position, not a playing position -- there are/have been plenty of coaches in the NBA that have hardly played the game themselves, or not at a very high level. (even among head coaches, e.g. Lawrence Frank) And many of the assistants hardly interact with the players (in terms of telling them what to do ) depending on their duties, although no reason to think she can't do that too eventually. (She is a brand-new first time coach, so I don't think she is going to be ordering people around, but that has nothing to do with her being female or "only from the WNBA".) It is "historic" sure, but won't be a big deal in real terms, and with the Spurs especially I doubt there will any particular friction or issue with it whatsoever. If she continues coaching, she'll probably end up back in women's basketball anyway (because she'll get offers for head coaching jobs)...
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08-06-2014, 10:56 AM
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If you follow the Spurs like I do, you already know this is a good fit. Becky has already been working with the team during practices. The players already know her and listen to her.
She has been around a while. She performed in the shooting stars competition with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in 2008 at the All Star event.
Pop likes her. It is a good hire.
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08-06-2014, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by dav4463
If you follow the Spurs like I do, you already know this is a good fit. Becky has already been working with the team during practices. The players already know her and listen to her.
She has been around a while. She performed in the shooting stars competition with Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in 2008 at the All Star event.
Pop likes her. It is a good hire.
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They have just finally gave her a title to put on her resume.
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08-06-2014, 11:46 AM
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Yesterday, on ESPN's "Sports Reporters" which consists of a panel of 4 (happened to be all male that day), when the question re: the Spurs new hire was posed to the panel, you could see the hesitation in every one of their answers, all positive, as none were willing to criticize the decision. Believe me, these folks NEVER agree on anything.
Final thought- I simply believe it will not work, nothing more or less.
A publicity stunt IMO !
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I wouldn't say I drink too much but my mother did tell me that my first words were" when does happy hour start"?
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08-06-2014, 12:02 PM
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I can't imagine this working out.
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I can't either. It's dumb !!
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08-06-2014, 12:09 PM
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Publicity? It's dumb? But why? Just because she's a girl and "that won't work", period. Or she isn't qualified (she is obviously qualified, IMHO) or what? (As others have pointed out, it is ALREADY working, they just made it official.)
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08-06-2014, 12:13 PM
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Just a reminder- this is an opinion board - time will tell.
She will never be fired- she will leave to "explore other opportunities"
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08-06-2014, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by CurtisontheBay
Just a reminder- this is an opinion board - time will tell.
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I'm trying to find out what your opinion is. Is it nothing more than "She's a girl, girl coaches bad."? Or is it something to do with her individually?
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