OT: Napheesa has her say on WNBA leadership

[BobbyJ]

This morning I watched excerpts from Engelbert’s press conference yesterday where she gave a series of what I would refer to as “non-answer, answers” to questions from ESPN’s Malika Andrews. Subsequently, the ESPN panel doing the first game between the Mercury & the Aces called out Engelbert for her non-answers to direct questions. Engelbert also interjected comments about how she is, “ a human being” and how attacks on her were hurtful to her daughters.

Give me a xxxxing break!!! Playing the sympathy card is ridiculous and only causes me to lose what little respect I might have had left for Engelbert.

A dynamic that many career women understand is that all too frequently, the support they would hope for from other career women is woefully lacking. Engelbert made it to the pinnacle of her profession as the CEO of Deloitte and now the Commissioner of the W. Somewhere along the way she became insensitive to the challenges of other professional women.

AKA Adam Silver's administrative assistant. It's not easy doing these impromptu interviews while she's still waiting for him to tell her what she can and can't say.

 

[oldude]

AKA Adam Silver's administrative assistant. It's not easy doing these impromptu interviews while she's still waiting for him to tell her what she can and can't say.

Maybe so. But I don’t ever remember Adam Silver being so clumsy and inept in front of the press. Perhaps he needs to hire a new administrative assistant.

 

[DEpup]

Hmm. I wonder if it could be Swin Cash time to be commissioner? She now has a lot of management experience, hall of fame, and Olympic gold medalist... I'm sure she could do a better job as commissioner and gain the respect of players...

 

[Sifaka]

I just watched Engelbert's pitiful attempt to be empathetic with players, or to at least appear to be empathetic. If I were grading her in a communications class, she would have earned a “D”.

Why not a failing grade? Because she at least acknowledged that there are problems needing attention.
But then she went all corporate and palmed solution hunting off on a pair of committees. She's the friggin CEO! Solutions are her responsibility. If she wants committees to offer advice, very well. But Phee called for accountability, and the best Engelbert could do was a meally-mouthed “I care….” and tossed the problem into someone else's lap.

It is painful to listen to such eloquent, meaningless, pablum. But she does a fair job of EMOTING!!!

 

[Martin84]

I’m not seeing much support from team owners for her Kathy shouldn’t there be at this point?

 

[EricLA]

This is just getting crazy...

Sources: Napheesa Collier cancels meeting with Cathy Engelbert

I just don't see how Engelbert is still employed. Basically calls Phee a liar.

Engelbert on Friday vehemently denied saying that Caitlin Clark and other standouts "should be on their knees" in gratitude because of the platform the league has given them, as Collier claimed.

"I did not make those comments," Engelbert said at her annual news conference ahead of Game 1 of the WNBA Finals.

Phee took a chance in quoting Cathy directly in her presser - knowing that Cathy had probably 2 possible paths - deny and call Phee a liar, or acknowledge her comments and resign. She chose the former. I'm surprised the owners are standing by Engelbert at this point.

I believe Phee and I'm betting 100% of the players feel the same way. For them to sit across from Cathy and try to negotiate a contract with what has gone down is impossible to imagine.