Smesko leaves FGCU for W!

[Vowelguy]

Wow.
Quits on his team 2 games in to coach the Atlanta Dream

Very odd

Dream hire Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach

The Atlanta Dream hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team Wednesday.

www.espn.com

 

[Vowelguy]

Karl Smesko steps down as women's basketball head coach - FGCU Athletics

FORT MYERS, Fla. – Florida Gulf Coast University's Karl Smesko has announced he is stepping down as head women's basketball coach of the Eagles to take the same

fgcuathletics.com

 

[JellyBean]

Wow. Florida Gulf Coast players and parents gotta be feeling some kind of way right now. Holy smokes. This is wild.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wow. Florida Gulf Coast players and parents gotta be feeling some kind of way right now. Holy smokes. This is wild.

Yeah, that's bad timing. His official duties w/ Atlanta really aren't going to start for quite a while, correct?

 

[Vowelguy]

Yeah, that's bad timing. His official duties w/ Atlanta really aren't going to start for quite a while, correct?

Well, the expansion draft is Dec 6, so presumably he's gotta help figure out who to leave unprotected.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Well, the expansion draft is Dec 6, so presumably he's gotta help figure out who to leave unprotected.

Wow, I was spacing out on that. I was thinking of the regular draft, but that's way down the road. Of course he has to put his coaching staff together as well.

 

[cancontent]

Wow.
Quits on his team 2 games in to coach the Atlanta Dream

Very odd

Dream hire Florida Gulf Coast's Karl Smesko as head coach

The Atlanta Dream hired longtime Florida Gulf Coast coach Karl Smesko to lead the team Wednesday.

www.espn.com

How is this different from Wade leaving the Sky for the Raptors midway during a WNBA season? Unfortunately, coaches have much more flexibility in what they want to do when it comes to new opportunities.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Not sure why he hadn't gotten out of FGCU before now.

Seemed like he should have gotten a promotion.