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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 5329470, member: 250"] I have been disappointed in Chris Koclanes since his season kickoff appearance and he hasn't disappointed my disappointment. Yes, I realize that Dallas would not attract a top coach even with Paige coming in. I got curious and picked at his bio. He did 2 years each in 3 college teams as a video guy then jumped to the Sun as a video guy and made an assistant coach in 2019, went to the Sparks in 2023 (said to be following his mentor Kurt Miller) before his big break arrived. Interesting, I never noted 'til today that his big sister Belle,44, joined him as an assistant. Chris says she's been his mentor his whole life imagine being surrounded by 4 sisters). Now [B]she [/B]has a boat load of experience: "Belle is a seasoned coach, having spent more than two decades at the Division I level, including eight years as the head coach of women’s basketball at Dartmouth. She has also served on coaching staffs at American, Old Dominion, Penn, and Columbia. She played professionally in Greece and Bulgaria." [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/07/chris-belle-koclanes-wings-wnba/[/URL] The publicity I've seen labels him a defensive specalist. I think it quite likely Belle came along because this guy's fey manner wasn't going to cut it and he still needed seasoning. She should know what she is doing. I've see Paige give him looks of the "Oh Lord" variety a few times this season. This guy is not going to cut it. Who, me, judgmental? [/QUOTE]

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