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[HuskyFan1125]

Tara VanDerveer Announces Retirement After 38 Seasons at Stanford

College basketball's all-time wins leader concludes her legendary coaching career with 1,216 victories and three NCAA titles.

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[TheFarmFan]

Tara VanDerveer Announces Retirement After 38 Seasons at Stanford

College basketball's all-time wins leader concludes her legendary coaching career with 1,216 victories and three NCAA titles.

gostanford.com

A feather could knock me over right now. Someone check on me in the morning!

 

[Hayven]

Probably will get its own thread but Tara steps down, Kate Paye will take over

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Rueck was literally right there, like Stanford….whats not clicking?!

 

[darrell]

Rueck was literally right there, like Stanford….whats not clicking?!

Hope it’s not a Tennessee/Holly Warlick situation. He likely could’ve brought some top dogs with him as well.

 

[Vowelguy]

Rueck was literally right there, like Stanford….whats not clicking?!

There was no way Tara was retiring and not having her long time top assistant replacing her.

 

[JstVisiting]

There was no way Tara was retiring and not having her long time top assistant replacing her.

Coaches should not get to name their successor.

 

[militarydog]

Coaches should not get to name their successor.

This. I’m not necessarily speaking specifically regarding Stanford as I don’t know if the assistant should have gotten it but in general. I understand a coach wanting to name a successor but whoever replaces the coach should be the best for the program.

 

[cancontent]

A feather could knock me over right now. Someone check on me in the morning!

Damn. My power went out last night and I wake up to this!

 

[BRS24]

 

[triaddukefan]

I thank him for providing the best WCBB rant of all time

 

[Vowelguy]

I thank him for providing the best WCBB rant of all time

I’m shocked he didn’t last in his P5 job.

 

[Vowelguy]

This. I’m not necessarily speaking specifically regarding Stanford as I don’t know if the assistant should have gotten it but in general. I understand a coach wanting to name a successor but whoever replaces the coach should be the best for the program.

No worries; I hear they have 6 Tara Vanderveers on the bench ready to step in.





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[IArick]

I’m shocked he didn’t last in his P5 job.

He wasn't fired from Michigan. He just chose to go back to Wisconsin Green Bay. I respect that he made that decision which he felt was best for him.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I’m shocked he didn’t last in his P5 job.

He wasn't fired, if that's what you are saying. He didn't like the fact that coaching in the power conference took all his time and energy, he didn't feel it was worth it.

We ran into him in Cleveland in 2007, wearing our Rutgers gear (this was the year he had almost beaten UConn) and he said that if he had had Rutgers' Kia Vaughn, he thought he might have been able to win his game against UConn. Nice guy.

 

[Vowelguy]

He wasn't fired, if that's what you are saying. He didn't like the fact that coaching in the power conference took all his time and energy, he didn't feel it was worth it.

Either way, my point was he didn’t seem to be handling well the pressures of the job.

 

[CalWBBfan]

Coaches should not get to name their successor.

Paye has long been head coach in waiting. From what I hear from Stanford folks she’s a great X’s and O’s coach who’s been the understudy for one of the greats. Stanford knows what it’s doing in naming her.

 

[cancontent]

Paye has long been head coach in waiting. From what I hear from Stanford folks she’s a great X’s and O’s coach who’s been the understudy for one of the greats. Stanford knows what it’s doing in naming her.

Some were saying the same about Ivey when McGraw retired. So far it seems to be working out eh @Dillon77 ?

 

[Dillon77]

Didn't take long for Marshall to find their next coach...
(via Raoul)

 

[Rooster C.]

I am not saying that Tricia could replicate what Wes has done but I do think she has earned her stripes

Tricia Cullop, who has years of sustained top-notch work. Now Cullop will get her chance in the ACC. Change is interesting..and tough sometimes.

Well, I did say I would wait and give her a chance..........and so far I like what I'm hearing. She really knows what she's doing and I feel confident she knew exactly what she was walking in to at Miami.

This is someone who is really looking to take Miami to the next level in all facets. At her official first intro/press conference she practically quoted @Dillon77 about the difficulties of change especially for the players. She has also retained several previous staff members including the main asst. HC Fitzroy which was an incredibly savvy move on her part in order to facilitate that transition, retain core group of players and incoming freshmen, and especially recruiting future players whom he is very familiar with.

My overall first impression was of someone who is very no-nonsense lets-get-it-done type of person but with compassion. She's not in to wasting time - hers or anybody else's.

 

[Dillon77]

Well, I did say I would wait and give her a chance..........and so far I like what I'm hearing. She really knows what she's doing and I feel confident she knew exactly what she was walking in to at Miami.

This is someone who is really looking to take Miami to the next level in all facets. At her official first intro/press conference she practically quoted @Dillon77 about the difficulties of change especially for the players. She has also retained several previous staff members including the main asst. HC Fitzroy which was an incredibly savvy move on her part in order to facilitate that transition, retain core group of players and incoming freshmen, and especially recruiting future players whom he is very familiar with.

My overall first impression was of someone who is very no-nonsense lets-get-it-done type of person but with compassion. She's not in to wasting time - hers or anybody else's.

She apparently drove from Toledo to Cleveland during the Final Four with the express purpose of meeting, pitching and -- ultimately -- retaining HC Fitzroy.

 

[YoDore]

Coach Yo will have an entirely new roster of assistants next year. Here is one of those who escaped.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Coach Yo will have an entirely new roster of assistants next year. Here is one of those who escaped.

Coach Yo must have not been happy with something to change her whole assistance coaching staff.

 

[Vowelguy]

Coach Yo must have not been happy with something to change her whole assistance coaching staff.

....or having a break with reality.

Given the hiring of Hillsman, I'm going with option B.

 

[triaddukefan]

My Bulldogs. Grabbed a coach from the D2 ranks ... Elizabeth City State (NC) My Vikings. Former player at NC State and WNBA Vet Tynesha Lewis

@LETTERL @FanInNC Yall remember her??

 

[dws3665]

Coach Yo must have not been happy with something to change her whole assistance coaching staff.

They probably didn't like her tweets often enough.

 

[YoDore]

 

[nwhoopfan]

She's been well regarded as an assistant. Awfully tough gig for first head coaching role. Pepperdine has very little history, and were absolutely awful this last season. At least campus is in a nice location, about a minute from the beach.

 

[Vowelguy]

I guess McKeown and Bruno will get another year in Chicago?

 

[FanInNC]

My Bulldogs. Grabbed a coach from the D2 ranks ... Elizabeth City State (NC) My Vikings. Former player at NC State and WNBA Vet Tynesha Lewis

@LETTERL @FanInNC Yall remember her??

She played at State while I was in HS. Her freshman year was the other Final Four year, 1998. Her, Summer Erb and Chasity Melvin!

Guess you’ll have to refer to them as “our Bulldogs” when discussing Asheville basketball with me from now on.

 

[LETTERL]

My Bulldogs. Grabbed a coach from the D2 ranks ... Elizabeth City State (NC) My Vikings. Former player at NC State and WNBA Vet Tynesha Lewis

@LETTERL @FanInNC Yall remember her??

I do. She had the first triple double in NC State history. And I remember she hit a THREE right before halftime in a game at Texas that drew us to within a few points at halftime.