Oldude, your umbrage is justified. The actual trivia question put on the screen (as part of Coaches Night, no less) was: "Which women's basketball coach is the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division 1 history?"
Thanks for the info
I thought the same thing about the question. Even in my sleepiness I had to read the question again, thinking why they would even ask a question like that. When Paige made that move, I needed to see it again, but the angle didn't show how shifty she was on that attempt. If you really want to laugh, don't watch Paige but the two defenders being completely faked out. They looked like a couple of 8th graders defending on that play. Love it.
Thanks for confirming my initial take. It’s difficult to imagine that anyone who has anything to do with basketball anywhere in the world would not know who Geno Auriemma is and what he has accomplished. But I never cease to be amazed by the level of ignorance that is out there.
I would hope that we don't start into a dialogue of "winningest" contrasting between male and female coaches. Does it make any difference whether the X's and O's come from a female or a male? Never mind those clueless commentators, but please let's at least get real here.
Koclanes is more of an assistant coach. This season shows he lacks the knowledge or experience of a head coach in integrating multiple personalities and skills into an integral unit. As far as the GM, I am afraid I am not high on him either since he picked Koclanes to coach this team.
I think Miller has a good plan with regards to the future of the team, but I agree with you, his choice of coach was very head scratching.
Multiple Head Coaching changes after this "crazy" WNBA season? Maybe
Selfishly, now that we have had the opportunity to see that game in person, I guess I don't care as much. But, as someone whose taken two days off of work, commuted 4 1/2 hours each direction and spent in the neighborhood of $2,000 for the opportunity to see it, we personally would have been disappointed had the Wings shut her down prior to last evening's game.
No one is stuck with Arike shes an UFA . And why always mention her when you want to backhand shade the team ? Shes leaving she owes us nothing and she put in great time as a Wing. That type of stuff has gotten old .
Trade the pick for Ezi Megbegor , Shakira Austin , Dominque Malonga , Cameron Brink , On the low end Leticia Amihere , Aaliyah Edwards. We need a big who can get up and down , MHA is not that . She's 5'11 . Lauren Betts is not that why do you think UCONN smoked them literally ran her off the court in the Final 4.
This is a perfect assertion . #WingsFanForlife
Let’s see what the pick is first. Then the GM can shop it or keep it. Of the players you mention, the only one worth trading a lottery pick imo would be Malonga. None of the rest are difference makers, and that’s what you would expect from a lottery pick or someone you would trade a lottery pick for.
Agreed! Malonga is the only one of those I would rather have than Betts. You can’t find 6’7” with skills under any old bush! Sure, she doesn’t run like a deer but she's got lots of other strengths. Get a coach that can actually build an effective game plan around Paige & Betts!
My feelings exactly. I would also point out that if you played the defense the Sparks played against any team in the W not named the Wings, you would get killed as the Sparks essentially gave wide open shots to anyone not named Paige.
As far as good judgement, unfortunately I am not as quick as you or others might be in wanting to give Miller a pass since he did not exactly show critical judgment of what IMO surely must have been many more experienced candidates when he selected Koclanes to be the coach of this team. If he stays, I wish him good luck in figuring out what will make this team a competitor instead of a cellar dweller. Wings fans deserve better or they will stay away despite wanting to see the unique and special talents of Paige.
WiseWillie- - - I have said previously Koclanes is the wrong coach for this Dallas team! You can't have an inexperienced coach, coach a young team! You need a coach that's been coaching a while to know how to bring them up to speed!They all can't learn on the job!
Defense and rebounding would be a mess. They need a big experienced animal inside and an experienced defensive guard, preferably with some size. And do a little addition by subtraction with Ogunbowale.
Right on, OD, all good but we all keep saying the team is abysmal and many players would never see the floor on other teams. But compare the players selected by the Wings to the expansion team Valkyries. Whose job was it to choose those players? Was it done by committee? In any event, the Valkyries did a surprising job in their selections and demonstrated a much better knowledge of the player as well as coaching skills and personalities needed to make a competitive team. The Wings?
I would add Hines-Allen to that subtraction list, especially if they want better offense.
