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Staley A Match For Trailblazers?

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The push for the "first this and that" is getting a bit too much. I just don't see a this being a good match in the NBA with the characters in the league. We'll see soon enough.
 
I believe that Dawn is a hard ass coach {meant in a good way ). She has her coaching style, she has the respect of all her players as well as the rest of the college coaching fraternity. When she wants a player to do something, she is not asking, she is telling. She is the boss and whatever she wants is done with no nonsense allowed. Obviously I do not know Dawn personally, but her persona is on full display in tweets, pressers, and of course, on the court. College basketball is a coaches league, with all the teams taking on the personality of their coaches. There may be star players, but there is no question about who is in charge. On the other hand, the NBA, as well as the WNBA, is a players league. The players are unofficially in charge, they make the money, they do not always act in the best interests of the team, or to their own teammates for that matter. For Dawn, or any successful college coach, this is a different ballgame in which they would have to adapt to a style that may be foreign to them. A strong willed and opinionated coach such as Dawn I believe would be unhappy in the NBA, not being able to really be in charge, not to mention her being able to teach young players to be great players. She is very successful where she is in SC, something that should be acknowledged and not taken for granted. These coaches must think of the consequences when changing the landscape of their careers, cause sometimes you can never go back.
 
Not a chance of this happening.
Why enter the revolving door of the NBA coaching culture when she can stay put at SC, rule the roost for however long she decided to , and make tons of dough?
She may have several shortcomings (imho), but being stupid isn’t one of them.
 
Stymie said:
Not a chance of this happening.
Why enter the revolving door of the NBA coaching culture when she can stay put at SC, rule the roost for however long she decided to , and make tons of dough?
She may have several shortcomings (imho), but being stupid isn’t one of them.
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Being the first to break the Gender Barrier is very enticing for many. Not an easy decision but I am not sure that the majority of NBA players are willing to take a women coach seriously Best chance imho is Hammon taking over for Popovitch when he retires
 
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ucbart said:
If Dawn gets this job I would be shocked. Are people seeing something other than what I see when SC plays? Yes, she can collect talent in masses, but SC never looks cohesive on offense.
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Agreed, and exactly why I've yet to see the Cocks as a threat for a championship over the next 4-5 years.....but, perhaps she'll prove me wrong.
 
Dawn Staley is a good/great RECRUITER not a good or great GAME coach!
I am not and have never been a fan of Dawn!
She has everything a coach could want at SoCar BUT Money and Fame are very appealing!
She has a bigger ego than Geno (which is bigtime) and that would make her consider this chance very seriously IMHO!
And Portland's ownership might triple or quadruple Dawn's current salary!' Never say never.
 
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Don’t know how likely this is, but Dawn to Portland makes more sense than Kara to the Boston Celtics. At least Dawn has a lengthy resume as a successful college and National team HC.
 
bschwartz said:
If Dawn gets the job, I think it would be a slap in the face to Becky Hammon.
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Agree, along with the fact that both Hammon and Lawson have more pro experience than Dawn. Yes, Dawn has been involved in USA WBB for a while, but that's different than the NBA. For me, as a Boston fan, even Lawson being considered for the Celtics is interesting, as I'd take Hammon over her right now, based on what each of their jobs and responsibilities were/are in the NBA.

IMHO, putting any female names in the supposed "hat" for NBA jobs, where they've had little/no experience is clickbait and ingenuous, when there are so many other coaches that actually have worked in the league. There's no way an NBA team would actually hire someone for the media exposure, as there's too much at stake - season pass holders, playoffs, free agency, etc. Hammon and Lawson have the respect of players and coaches based on what they've accomplished.
 
USC
Admistration has confirmed that they were asked for and gave permission for Portland
To speak to Dawn
You never know!
 
Vowelguy said:
and while her departure would be good for UConn, it would be bad for wcbb.
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I’m not sure of either. It’s always good for Connecticut to have competent rivals to play against. And while losing Staley would be a loss for woman’s college basketball, it’s also a gain in that one of their own will have gone on to coach at the highest level of the game. That’s a big deal.
 
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RSHERMVIKES said:
Dawn Staley is a good/great RECRUITER not a good or great GAME coach!
I am not and have never been a fan of Dawn!
She has everything a coach could want at SoCar BUT Money and Fame are very appealing!
She has a bigger ego than Geno (which is bigtime) and that would make her consider this chance very seriously IMHO!
And Portland's ownership might triple or quadruple Dawn's current salary!' Never say never.
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I was listening to the local news station on the radio the other day. The announcer speaking about a current news story, quoted a billionaire (I believe it was Elon Musk). He said: "the answer to any problem is money." EVERYONE has their price. I heard that any problem can be solved by throwing either money (resources) or personnel at it. That's like the theory that you only need two things in your tool box, Duct tape and WD 40. ;)

I don't think Dawn would be a good fit in the NBA (she's found her niche) because of her style of coaching, I could be wrong. College or WNBA, yes. NBA, no. I'm not bashing Dawn, I like her. If you read any of my other posts about Dawn or SC, you'll find them all positive. She's got it made where she is, and is being compensated very handsomely. ALL coaches and player's contracts in the NBA are fully guaranteed. If a team really wanted her (or any other coach), a LARGE sum of money would be an enticement that would be almost impossible to resist. The answer to any problem is money. Everyone has their price. ;)

I also agree that Becky Hammon should be the first female coach to break that barrier. She's ready now. She's just waiting for the right opportunity to present itself, which maybe with the San Antonio Spurs when Gregg Popovich (the oldest NBA head coach at 72) retires. Since female coaches (Lawson, Staley and Hammon) are suddenly becoming attractive to NBA general managers, it shouldn't be too much longer before THAT barrier is broken. I predict Hammon will be an NBA head coach within the next 3 years.

I say that because of these 3, Hammon has been cutting her teeth at the NBA level for years, and she's currently a bench coach, one step (seat) away from being a head coach. She became the first female head coach of a Summer League team in 2015 when she coached the Spurs' squad there, and in December 2020 became the first woman to serve as head coach in the NBA after taking over for an ejected Gregg Popovich in a game against the Clippers.
 
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I have to believe this is simply a chance for Portland to burnish their image as a “progressive” organization! Not surprising at all considering where they play. I don’t believe many people think of Dawn when they are considering great basketball minds/teachers. However, it is conceivable that they believe they could pair her (a strong, take no prisoners leader) with a set of assistants to focus on areas she is not so strong in, and reap the progressive/social benefit of being the first to hire a female head coach while still fielding a competitive team. It is even possible those people could be right. I wouldn’t bet against her. She is definitely not my cup of tea but only a fool would deny her ability to get things done! Ultimately however, I believe she will stay at SC.
 
HuskyNan said:
Where did this ego thing come from? Why is no one here bashing Geno for his ego?
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Nan I did above!
She has a bigger ego than Geno (which is bigtime) and that would make her consider this chance very seriously IMHO!
 
RSHERMVIKES said:
Dawn Staley is a good/great RECRUITER not a good or great GAME coach!
I am not and have never been a fan of Dawn!
She has everything a coach could want at SoCar BUT Money and Fame are very appealing!
She has a bigger ego than Geno (which is bigtime) and that would make her consider this chance very seriously IMHO!
And Portland's ownership might triple or quadruple Dawn's current salary!' Never say never.
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Triple or quadruple her salary?
For what? A photo op and a head coach for maybe 18 months (max)?
Would be up there with some of the NY Knicks
irrationality- and to this point they’ve pretty much cornered the market.
 
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Hammon actually paid her dues as a coach at the NBA level and if anyone should be that first female head coach in the WNAB it's her. With all due respect to Staley she is only the 3rd or 4th best coach in WBB (IMO Geno, Tara and Kim M. are better coaches).
 
Usually I stay out of these topics but you guys can be pathetic sometimes when it comes to other coaches and competition and as a Uconn fan you guys can be a little embarrassing, to say dawn has an ego is just beyond to me because where has she displayed an ego? All because she wanted to reward the hard work of a team that didn’t have a chance to compete for a title and said they earned a banner (which I don’t understand why that became such a big ordeal) just say you don’t like her because they’re a legitimate threat to us for the next couple of years as opposed to disguising it as if she has an ego or a bad attitude! Dawn has done nothing but uplift and empower black women within this field and has broken barriers set in place for them at this level respect that and stop with the childish comments please!
 
All of you people on the Dawn Staley ego/bad game coach - LOL. We were a missed put-back of beating UConn at their place AND playing for a National Championship this year. We lost 1 game in 2019 year playing a very tough schedule with a bunch of freshmen, albeit they were highly ranked. SC hasn’t been stacked with waves of top 10 recruits until last year. We’ve had A’ja and Destanni Henderson. we had Kaela Davis and Allisha Gray for 1 year as transfers and won a NC. Other than that Dawn has had to develop players. In that time our rise onto the National scene has been done by taking Top 50 players and developing them….Alaina Coates, Tiffany Mitchell, Tyasha Harris, Kiki Herbert Harrigan all were developed into Top 10 WNBA picks.

What great coach doesn’t have an ego? Geno doesn’t? Muffet? Mulkey? I would say she has a colorful personality just like the rest of them. Dawn Staley is unmatched in WBB history when you consider her high school/college/Olympic/coaching career so maybe she’s earned the right to have a bit of an ego. I don’t think she wants to go to the NBA but it’s not very smart to let your employer think you’ll never look anywhere else, especially when people keep calling. For the most part SC is the crown jewel of the SEC in WBB. Kim Mulkey just came into the league and is getting twice the salary Dawn’s getting. I don’t know all the details of either contract, but Dawn’s is in the process of being reworked. Dawn is a VERY popular coach at SC. Maybe she’s just giving the BofD something to think about. I’m sure some of them think we need to wait since it’s on the back of COVID-19 losses but we just paid a fired FB coach 13 million not to coach. Just sayin’.
 
All of the top coaches have Egos.... Summit... McGraw... Geno, Mulkey, Staley and so on. Anyway, I don't see why Staley would leave Lower Carolina for any other job, college, NBA, NFL.. whatever. But maybe money talks... and Portland can throw so much money at her that she can't refuse. She'll go to the NBA, flame out after a couple of years with millions and millions in the bank... then return to WCBB to the school that she truly belongs. UVA :cool::eek::p
 
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