Many times these people are successful in their chosen fields, and would never tell the undertaker how to embalm, or the bank President how to manage their bond portfolio, but somehow don’t know they’re doing exactly the same thing trying to play coach.
This is even worse than that; here we have folks:
1. with ZERO Div. I coaching experience themselves commenting on the coaching abilities of MV;
2. who, for some reason (which they're unwilling to share, though I suppose that's a blessing), know
better than the people who have chosen Morgan (and that's Geno, likely with input from Chris and Jamelle) and have been privy to much, much more than we are.
#1 is unsurprising, given the nature of online forums, but #2 strikes me as unbelievably arrogant.
Choosing someone to fill the role of a veteran
team member is actually more than, if you pardon the expression, Xs and Os. One also needs to be able to be a positive addition to that team. Not everyone is a good team member-- and bad chemistry on a team is often the end of that team's ability to get the best out of everyone. (Incidentally, that also includes players on teams. So often the best teammate isn't the best player.) The whole is far greater than the sum of its parts on a high-functioning team.
This entire conversation, on this thread and earlier on the speculation thread feels like what I refer to as the Boneyard 2.0. Recent sniping and mean-spirited comments from fans (!) have made this board sound more like VolNation at its worst. (Even I though I take to bed after a bad loss), I actually do understand that our players are kids who learn to work hard and harder; our coaches work their butts off to help them. I'm not a Pollyanna by any means, but I also am extremely grateful to be a long-time part of a fan base for arguably one of the greatest sports dynasties in American history. When anonymous, online adults nitpick at all the perceived mistakes made by people they are supposedly fans of, well-- I just don't get it.
Why be mean? It's possible to be critical but not mean; even my high school students know the difference.
Even when I'm upset or confused about games/playing/ perceived coaching "errors," at the end of the day, I'm still filled with gratitude for what UConn WBB has given to me.
Were all of her job changes her decision? If I received a resume of a candidate with 8 jobs in 17 years, I would place it into the good old circular file after shredding it.
