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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 3967663, member: 1052"] Chicago finished [URL='https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2017']12-22 in 2017[/URL] and [URL='https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2018']13-21 in 2018[/URL], under former HC and GM Amber Stocks. James Wade went [URL='https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2019']20-14 in 2019[/URL] and [URL='https://www.wnba.com/standings/#?season=2020']12-10 in 2020[/URL], for a combined record of 32-24 (.571) -- a record that was earned with DeShields missing 9 out of 22 games and struggling in the other 13 due to a knee injury. In Chicago's 15 seasons, there have only been three times where the franchise won 20 games in a season -- and Wade did so in his first season (2019), guiding the team to the third-best record in history and [URL='https://www.wnba.com/news/chicagos-james-wade-named-2019-wnba-coach-of-the-year/']winning the WNBA COY award in the process[/URL]. Under his guidance, Diamond DeShields became a first-time All Star (2019), while Courtney Vandersloot earned WNBA All-First Team honors (2019, 2020) and became the first player in WNBA history to averaged 10.0 assists per game. As noted above, both Astou Ndour and Cheyenne Parker developed under his tutelage, parlaying their performances into big contracts. Is he infallible? Of course not. But has he earned the benefit of the doubt, based on his two years with the Sky? Yes. [/QUOTE]