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Message: [QUOTE="WestsideWaltz, post: 3472738, member: 3112"] Kathy Olivier was a horrible coach but a good recruiter and a brilliant politician. She knew how to play the right people and held on to two coaching jobs for a total of 24 years with a record of around .500. UCLA fans were especially upset at her lack of discipline and seeming lack of coaching knowledge. Only when she was threatened with dismissal did she start trying to coach. In a shocking interview, she admitted that only in her final season at UCLA did she start correcting her players when she would "let things slide" previously. Erica Gomez, point guard, did a scathing interview with the LA Times outlining the program's problems. Olivier herself said she didn't want the players to think basketball was the only thing the college experience was about and it led to a total loser mentality. According to Gomez, after UCLA was thrashed by UConn, the girls got on the bus and talked about where they were going shopping the next day. That was the culture she imbued. During weight training sessions, she would have the girls get up and pretend they were auditioning for American Idol. Need I go on? [/QUOTE]