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[QUOTE="oldude, post: 2765696, member: 7511"]
I don't know that Hammon is ready to be a HC of a men's pro team yet, but Pop seems to be bringing her along slowly but surely to the point where she will be ready soon.  She replaces James Borrego who is now the HC in Charlotte.  That makes her a "front of the bench" assistant coach.

Hammon certainly could have been a HC at a major WBB program already, had she wanted to, and perhaps even a HC for a college MBB program.  But it appears that Hammon has her sites set on being a HC in the NBA.  To Pop's credit, he continues to give her every opportunity to develop and assume additional responsibility.  I also believe that neither Hammon nor Pop want to see her fail once the opportunity presents itself.  For that reason, I think they both view this as a systematic process and not some kind of public relations gimmick.

If Hammon were to get a HC job ahead of many long time NBA assistant coaches, there would be considerable pushback.  Hell, when the NBA  coaches didn't give a single vote for Coach of the Year to Brad Stevens, you get some idea how closed a fraternity it is.  When the time comes, hopefully Hammon will be viewed as an experienced insider with substantial NBA coaching experience.
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