OMG Rutgers loses to .... BC

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Associate Head Coach Jolette Law left in May 2007 after 12 years
Assistant Coach Marianne Stanley left in May 2008 after 2 years
Assistant Coach Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil left In May 2009 after 1 year
Assistant Coach Ron Hughey left in May 2010 after 1 year
Associate Head Coach Carlene Mitchell left in May 2011 after 10 years

Just to clarify -

Law left to become a head coach and Mitchell likewise. Both were "prospects" for a head coach for a long while. Neither wanted to be Chris Daily and I truly believe neither wanted to by the HC at RU after Viv

Stanley was a 2 year gig as a favor for CViv. When we went to the final 4 fans chanted "4 more years" or something like it, and she held up one finger. This was later confirmed in a paper.

Davis Wrightsil reportedly didn't fit in. She has gotten some bad press regarding Texas. Hughey was an opportunist - check out his coaching resume.

And the team should not be relying on assistants, it is the head coaches responsibility. I don't think her choice of assistants is "bad', but I think it would be better if they all hadn't played for her.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

As to the main point -

- no apparent leadership in the locker-room - Newton, Carson, Ray in the past
- no on-court point guard leadership - Pointer and Ajavon in the FF years
- no go-to player - Stewart, Pondexter, Prince come to mind
- no WNBA caliber center - Sutton-Brown and Vaughn in the FF years
- no lockdown defender - Miles and Carson in the FF's
- no fundamentally sound, reliable non-starring contributor - Clemente and Zurich in the FF's.

At least some of these components must be in place for CVS / RU to succeed and I don't see it. And I should, I think, so I am quite disappointed.

 

[Wonkster]

There are very few coaches in WCBB that are untouchable and Stringer is not one of them.

What makes you so sure of that pronouncement? Rutgers has wrapped itself around her pose of sainthood and now they can sink with her at the helm. Did you know she is (was) the highest paid coach at that institution?

She's a joke. (And, yes, I know about her incredibly painful personal life.)