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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4626047, member: 6620"] Hard not to draw similarities/contrasts with Niele Ivey: two proficient, former players who came from working in the NBA. Perhaps the on difference is that Niele had a decade+ working as an assistant for Muffet McGraw at Notre Dame. Niele had more than her share of issues in the beginning with transfers out, both in 2021 and 2022. The first year she was working in pandemic mode which cut down on face-to-face meetings. Plus, most of the players that left were recruited by Muffet and Beth Morgan Cunningham (once an assistant at Duke, too). The next year, she lost most of the remaining MM-players, many of whom were once starters but were now backing up Niele players (Miles, Citron, Mabrey, etc.) Interpersonal communication, however, was brought up as an area that Niele needed to improve on and you often see her referencing and including players on answers. Plus, save for Coquese Washington (who left for the Rutgers HC job), her coaching stable. There are no -- knock on wood -- outgoing transfers this year. Let's see what happens there, but Ivey seems to be getting this thing down. Lawson always struck me as an intuitive, quick study....probably what made her a good analyst. However, got to wonder how much effective two-way interaction is going on, given the comings and goings we've seen. Is this sustainable? Will be an interesting team to keep track of this year. [/QUOTE]