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bballgrl
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Posted: 09/09/19 7:16 pm ::: |
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I said she would be the easy choice. She’s already there and knows all the players. Just because Pokey failed doesn’t necessarily mean it was Sides’ fault. Who’s decision was it to not stick with McCowan as a starter when she first showed merit? Other than that big blunder, I don’t think Pokey did that bad of a job. GM-wise she knocked it out of the park. Picked up Laney. Made the right draft choices. Picked up Burke off the waiver. |
I am surprised that Pokey was fired.Just when things were picking up they fire the coach???? I was looking forward to next years team when Vivans came back and she and cCowen would get together. It will take time and they should have given Pokey another year to see how it would go. Shaking my head.
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PUmatty
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Posted: 09/09/19 7:18 pm ::: |
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I said she would be the easy choice. She’s already there and knows all the players. Just because Pokey failed doesn’t necessarily mean it was Sides’ fault. Who’s decision was it to not stick with McCowan as a starter when she first showed merit? Other than that big blunder, I don’t think Pokey did that bad of a job. GM-wise she knocked it out of the park. Picked up Laney. Made the right draft choices. Picked up Burke off the waiver. |
I am surprised that Pokey was fired.Just when things were picking up they fire the coach???? I was looking forward to next years team when Vivans came back and she and cCowen would get together. It will take time and they should have given Pokey another year to see how it would go. Shaking my head. |
Pokey lost three quarters of her games in three seasons. Even this year, when things are "looking up" they lost two-thirds of their games. There was no reason to think that Pokey would do any better next year, especially given that she had bungled using her lottery picks the last two. Don't give her the change to potentially F up with a No. 1 pick.
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Stormeo
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bballnut901
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Posted: 09/09/19 10:11 pm ::: |
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Lots of potential next year if young players like the Mitchells, Vivians and McCowan make strides in the offseason. Big T could be scary good next year if she continues to improve. Wheeler is a great PG to run the team and the prospect of adding Cox or Ionescu is outstanding. Pick a good coach and the future is bright.
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ClayK
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Posted: 09/10/19 9:17 am ::: |
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There's also the PR value in bringing in someone new ...
And Pokey didn't set the bar all that high, really.
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Shades
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Posted: 09/10/19 11:39 am ::: |
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https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2019/09/09/indiana-fever-fire-coach-and-general-manager-pokey-chatman/2262914001/
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Catchings is adamant that the pieces are there for a successful future. Things looked to be trending in the right direction with the development of young players such as 2018 draft pick Kelsey Mitchell and 2019 pick Teaira McCowan, and other players have shown flashes.
"I'm excited," Catchings said about the future of the team. "I think we did a great job getting Teaira. (There's) excitement about Kelsey Mitchell, Erica Wheeler and what she can do. There are a lot of great pieces to build around." |
In other words, Pokey the GM knocked it out of the park... or at least didn’t screw things up.
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Catchings said she won't be the coach.
"Absolutely not," she said. "My vision is growing the franchise." |
Sounds like she might want to be the GM though.
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pilight
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Posted: 09/10/19 11:49 am ::: |
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Catchings said she won't be the coach.
"Absolutely not," she said. "My vision is growing the franchise." |
Sounds like she might want to be the GM though. |
https://twitter.com/MechelleV/status/1171174727286689792
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She said she hopes the same person will fill both roles, but they are concentrating first on finding the right fit as coach. |
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Randy
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Posted: 09/10/19 12:19 pm ::: |
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I think the Fever have a really good foundation and hopefully will be getting Ionescu in the draft. Getting a good coach is not going to be that easy though. Lately going for former assistants seems to be a roll of the dice. (Or is a crap shoot?)
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pilight
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Posted: 09/10/19 12:29 pm ::: |
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I think the Fever have a really good foundation and hopefully will be getting Ionescu in the draft. Getting a good coach is not going to be that easy though. Lately going for former assistants seems to be a roll of the dice. (Or is a crap shoot?) |
Hiring a new coach is always a crap shoot
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Randy
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Shades
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Posted: 10/02/19 8:53 am ::: |
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toad455
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Posted: 11/25/19 1:16 pm ::: |
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Curious who it might be?
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Richyyy
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Posted: 11/25/19 5:53 pm ::: |
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The name I heard had them going down the "assistant no one's really heard of" route, but that was a while ago and I have no idea if it stuck. |
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toad455
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Posted: 11/25/19 6:25 pm ::: |
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The name I heard had them going down the "assistant no one's really heard of" route, but that was a while ago and I have no idea if it stuck. |
hmmmm...
Darius Taylor(Atlanta asst.)
Christie Sides(Indiana asst.)
Latricia Trammell(LA asst.)
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pilight
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Posted: 11/25/19 6:39 pm ::: |
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Sides just took a job at Louisiana-Monroe, plus she's close with Pokey. That seems like an unlikely choice.
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Randy
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Posted: 11/26/19 9:57 am ::: |
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Announcement at 11am
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toad455
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Posted: 11/26/19 10:31 am ::: |
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Announcement at 11am |
Surprised nothing has been leaked or hinted at.
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SpaceJunkie
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Posted: 11/26/19 10:39 am ::: |
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Announcement at 11am |
Surprised nothing has been leaked or hinted at. |
Howard Megdal already said it's Marianne Stanley a half an hour ago.
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Randy
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Posted: 11/26/19 10:54 am ::: |
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Randy wrote: |
Announcement at 11am |
Surprised nothing has been leaked or hinted at. |
Howard Megdal already said it's Marianne Stanley a half an hour ago. |
He's the same guy that said Ionescu was entering the 2019 draft. 🙄
Though he does seem to be pretty clued in on the Mystics.
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 11/26/19 11:15 am ::: |
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SpaceJunkie wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
Randy wrote: |
Announcement at 11am |
Surprised nothing has been leaked or hinted at. |
Howard Megdal already said it's Marianne Stanley a half an hour ago. |
If true i would not be upset , but how old is she now ? Can she keep up with the Rigorous WNBA schedule at her age now ?
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pilight
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Posted: 11/26/19 11:21 am ::: |
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SpaceJunkie wrote: |
toad455 wrote: |
Randy wrote: |
Announcement at 11am |
Surprised nothing has been leaked or hinted at. |
Howard Megdal already said it's Marianne Stanley a half an hour ago. |
If true i would not be upset , but how old is she now ? Can she keep up with the Rigorous WNBA schedule at her age now ? |
She's 65. She'll be the second oldest head coach in the league, behind Thibault.
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