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Message: [QUOTE="tomcat, post: 2940204, member: 961"] I think the answer is: "generally not," and I think the reason why is because for many of these star players, yes, they worked like dogs to get to where they are, but they also had an incredible amount of talent. It is hard for someone so talented to understand how a player with lesser talent has to rise above herself to achieve what that coach expects. That's the first problem. The second is that as a player, the coach was willing or at least able to work like a dog to get to where she ended up, and may have little or no patience with the player who, at least initially, is unable or unwilling to expend that much effort. My theory is that the combination of these two generally spell failure for stars who try coaching. Of course, there always are exceptions. I don't recall how Bill Russell was as a coach, but I seem to recall his teams did okay. Maybe Shea can pull it off, but if she can, it's not because she was a supremely talented basketball star. It's because she spent so much injury time on the bench learning how not to be a star. People have speculated about Taurasi as a coach. I have my doubts, despite he fact that she is an extraordinary person is just about every way. [/QUOTE]