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Message: [QUOTE="CamrnCrz1974, post: 3287439, member: 1052"] Actually, the exact wording of that Tweet references colleges and minutes. Mother Jones also has tweeted to USA Basketball [URL='https://twitter.com/Motherjones38/status/1178121756898254854']to correct box scores[/URL] regarding her daughter (and has done so [URL='https://twitter.com/Motherjones38/status/1178102241485606913']on multiple occasions[/URL]) I also think that is part of the problem -- a professional athlete's parent publicly (and frequently) complaining on Twitter about the coach/GM. [URL='https://twitter.com/Motherjones38/status/1178121756898254854'][/URL] If the player has an issue, fine. It is between the player and the coach, though that spills out over social media. But a parent going on multiple rants about the coach -- who led the team to the third-best record in the 14-year history of the franchise and who won WNBA Coach of the Year -- comes across as "sour grapes" and a feeling of entitlement to minutes, playing time, and professional success for her daughter. Whether intended or not, it comes across that way. As others have noted, this is not AAU or high school basketball; this is professional sports. It also risks creating an alienation of the player and discord with her teammates, who, as noted above, played much better across the board this year as a team and had a very successful season. [/QUOTE]