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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 4029454, member: 199"] Pre-1997 the USA had no women's pro basketball so a team could be selected and trained year around which made Tara's situation unique in the lead-up to the 1996 Olympics. USA Basketball designed a special training/exhibition process in 1995 in putting together the team and it truly was a year long commitment for Tara. Since then, the USA team has been composed of professional athletes with commitments to their pro leagues and most of the team plays 12 months a year. That restricts the USA NT practice, training, and exhibition game time to small windows a few times a year and a few weeks before the major competitions. Makes it unnecessary and unrealistic to hire a full time coach who is only going to actually work maybe 6 weeks each year. [/QUOTE]