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[norwester]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/storm/2004325217_webstorm03.html

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[norwester]

So is she a good guard coach? Because that's what we've been hoping for ever since Jenny Boo left us. Any other thoughts from those of you who have experience with her?

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[gopher5]

I think she worked with the post players when Suzie was the head coach of the Lynx.

From what I remember, I don't think most Liberty or Mystic fans think much of her.

[Youth Coach]

Damn, that's too bad that Darsch left Boston College. She could've been on the cusp of seeing great things develop with the Eagles.

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[Orion]

As a Mystic fan, I had some doubts about her as a coach, on occasion. However she had an enormous struggle going on with Claw, who was just about uncoachable during those days. She also could not pick her players. Wes Unseld (wonderful guy, but terrible as a judge of female talent) insisted they pick Tausha Mills, and other non contributors.

She also got picked on by some fans in what felt like a combination of racism and sexism, IMHO.

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[DivAAA]

She finally gets to be on the same team as Swoopes; and not against her for once.

[TonyL222]

[4ever_bball_fan]

Old school in Seattle...

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[sambista]

oh. my. gawd. i have seen it all now.

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[SportsGuru]

Darsch and Adubato were two mistakes from New York for the Mystics. Darsch was stuck on Andrea Nagy when she should've given Rita Williams more playing time.

[Queenie]

You poor bastards. I think Anne Donovan knows more about guards than Nancy Darsch does.

This is all an underhanded plot to make the 1998 Pinnacle cards relevant again, isn't it? Call me when Cindy Brown wanders back into the league.

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[BCBG25]

[paigeme]

[LakotaStorm]

[sambista]

[RedEqualsLuck]

[hooper1]

[Taoduck]

We're really into recycling up here in Seattle, but this is getting ridiculous.

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[NYL_WNBA_FAN]

Include me in on the people who disliked Darsch. And I very rarely criticize coaches. The game that RedEqualsLuck was referring to was against Detroit in the final game in '98. She left Lobo on the bench for 9 straight minutes and the Lib blew a lead of something like 16 points. The previous game against Cleveland she absolutely refused to double team Isabelle Fijalkowski who absolutely ate us alive down the stretch of a game close enough that two or three buckets could have made a difference. In '98 the Lib started off 8-9 and then went on a monster run. Why, you ask? Because that is when Spoon started calling the plays. The announcers talked about it on-air...public knowledge. In '97 the Lib did indeed make it to the finals. They also started off with the league's best record and wilted down the stretch when teams started catching up to what they were doing. I haven't looked up the exact record combining the end of '97 and the beginning of '98. But if I remember correctly, in '97 the Lib began the year about 13-2. They smothered teams with their defense. I think they finished 17-11 though like I said I have not looked it up. Regardless, I know their record down the stretch of '97 was terrible. Combining the end of '97 with the beginning of '98, their record was something like 12-18, and it took Spoon calling the plays to get them out of their doldrums. As for her X's and O's, I was never too impressed. Her offense never involved much in the way of screening. My guess would be that her bizarre substitutions in the final game of '98 contributed to her being let go by the Lib, though that is purely my opinion and not anything that I have factual knowledge of. I do know that the TV announcers were all over her about it, and the Lib announcers have also never been particularly critical of the coaches. And Blaze has proven to be pretty patient with coaches since then, so you would not think that it was just a knee-jerk reaction letting Darsch go.

[sambista]

what annoyed me about darsch was that she was a perpetual sourpuss. always looked like she was enduring something painful. it was hard to imagine she could inspire or motivate anyone to play, much less win.

the rain will suit her.

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[Sass]

[norwester]

<unrealistic optimism>It has been a decade since then. Perhaps she has changed/grown as a person and coach/learned from her past mistakes.</uo>

I have to echo Lakota in thanking you guys for your comforting words. But that's why I come here: pure, unvarnished opinion. It's certainly been enlightening.

I have to admit I'm a touch worried about having another coach who is great at developing a game plan, but can't adapt on the fly when other teams figure it out. I think those types of coaches interview well, though. But then again, she's not our head coach, and while Brian has had success and failure in the past I'm willing to give him a chance, and he should ultimately be calling the shots, not Nancy.

It's frustrating with all our openings that we didn't pick up some names that make you sit back and say "wow" or at a minimum "yeah, that works."

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[scullyfu]

[sambista]

if they're gonna make picks like that, why not liven it up? let's bring mary murphy back. let's get vera jones in there. and fran harris. (we have to keep doris behind the mike.) where's ron rothstein? jay bilas? hey, how 'bout debbie antonelli? she's already got the traveling down pat.

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[LakotaStorm]