“I had already talked to Curt about looking at the former players in the offseason to add to our staff and I think they appreciated that that's where my mind had already been going before he even left,” Rizzotti said.
If the Sun can't hire away a pre-existing (read: someone who didn't just get let go) HC like Cheryl Reeve, then they're better off just promoting one of their assistants for the sake of continuity.
Even if Brionna Jones leaves in free agency, this roster – assuming the other key players return, including Natisha Hiedeman (RFA) – doesn't need a whole lot beyond adding one or two shooters and upgrading one or two bench spots.
No reason the Sun can't be a contender for at least the next season, maybe longer if their players can be convinced to stick around. They need to hire a coach and get some FA's fitting of a contender. They should throw a lot of $ at Reeve, Wade or possibly Hughes.
With Cheryl Reeve officially off the market, the Sun need to just promote their new HC from within for the sake of continuity. @ Brandi Poole or Chris Koclanes: Now’s your chance.
Unless another current & accomplished HC is willing to make the move, there are very few outside AC candidates I can think of that would both be a solid & not-too-risky choice for this job and consider it a “destination job” (ie won’t just leave for a shinier place like LA).
Eric Thibault is the only one I can immediately think of, especially seeing as his sister Carly was named the wbb HC earlier this year at Fairfield University in nearby Bridgeport, CT – but that only becomes a possibility if he’s getting tired of waiting for their dad to retire from coaching (or at least resign from the Mystics' HC gig). And of course, who’s to say E. Thibault wouldn’t just leave Connecticut and go back to take over for M. Thibault in DC anyway when the time comes…
Agler’s proven to be a good HC, but he needs to not be involved with the WNBA ever again after the rumors he had “relations” with a Sparks player while he was their coach. Another shameful move by the Wings (that ultimately didn’t pan out anyway – surprise, surprise) to keep him as their coach even after that was revealed.
Agler’s proven to be a good HC, but he needs to not be involved with the WNBA ever again after the rumors he had “relations” with a Sparks player while he was their coach. Another shameful move by the Wings (that ultimately didn’t pan out anyway – surprise, surprise) to keep him as their coach even after that was revealed.
It seems a bit unfair to blackball a guy based on rumors. Have Penny Toler's allegations ever been proven? There may be other good reasons to exclude him though in favor of a former player, a current AC, or because his most recent stints in LA and Dallas didn't end well.
Agler may be irrelevant anyway because he was fired after 2 disastrous seasons with the Wings, quit on the Sparks for reasons unclear, and quit on Storm because he didn't want to take part in a rebuild. He won 2 championships but the teams that did that were pretty loaded and this is a "what have you done lately" biz.
I hope Hammon picks up VJ as an assistant. She did alright working the Arike-show in Dallas. There still may be one more domino to fall in terms of coaching changes. The last one may be Nygaard getting axed in Phoenix which could open up another door for VJ.
I hope Hammon picks up VJ as an assistant. She did alright working the Arike-show in Dallas. There still may be one more domino to fall in terms of coaching changes. The last one may be Nygaard getting axed in Phoenix which could open up another door for VJ.
Seems kind of late to be firing the coach, but the Mercury did that last year. Would like to see VJ land somewhere. A lot of teams will probably hire new AC's - Indiana, Atlanta, Dallas, LA, and CT come to mind.
I hope Hammon picks up VJ as an assistant. She did alright working the Arike-show in Dallas. There still may be one more domino to fall in terms of coaching changes. The last one may be Nygaard getting axed in Phoenix which could open up another door for VJ.
No one left from Hammon’s staff that I’m aware of so VJ might be our unless she becomes and assistant on any of these new staffs.
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Not the best hire tbh IMO. But she did win with an offensive struggle defensive orientated Indy team that maybe she can mode AT to be the new Catchings unless AT would like to become a Lynx
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