The 2017-20 USA Basketball Women's National Team Head Coach

[JavaMan]

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Let's see who can predict this one (before tomorrow)!

I'm thinking ..................hmm, let me think...

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[JavaMan]

Sorry, too late!

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[j66kicker]

Congrats to Dawn and to our SC Boneyarders - will give you a new recruiting advantage for a while now!

 

[JordyG]

Love you Dawn. But maybe you can recruit and assign a coach that specializes in modern offenses and their applications?

 

[CocoHusky]

When is the next competition for the national team?

 

[pvdoggy]

Does this mean that to make the Olympic squad, you should seriously consider going to SC now ?

 

[ucbart]

I think this is a mistake by USA Basketball. I understand rewarding their own, but has Carol watched South Carolina run offense?

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[sarals24]

I don't think it matters who the coach is. Seriously. Ann Donovan was the coach, and she's universally awful. Those players are immensely talented and self motivated and can win without an offense being installed by the head coach. It's not like they practice together a ton anyway...

 

[CocoHusky]

I think this is a mistake by USA Basketball. I understand rewarding their own, but has Carol watched South Carolina run offense?

It's not like Dawn is not going to have help. For the U19 team she had Jeff Waltz and Kim Barnes-Arico the offense was fine because we had superior talent.

 

[JavaMan]

I don't know about their relationship, but I think a good choice for one of her assistants would be Jen Rizzotti.

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[JoePgh]

That probably means that A'ja Wilson will be on the 2020 Olympic team, which is fine because she should be.

I wonder if it means that Tiffany Mitchell may also make that team?

 

[VAMike23]

Congrats to Dawn - a huge honor. Not surprised they kept it "within the family" so to speak; Dawn has been in the Team USA coaching mix at the highest level.

Looking forward to the next iteration of the US National Team!

 

[Plebe]

When is the next competition for the national team?

Next major tournament is the FIBA World Cup (formerly known as the World Championships), to be held in Spain in September 2018.

 

[Charliebball]

I think this is a mistake by USA Basketball. I understand rewarding their own, but has Carol watched South Carolina run offense?

She's got big shoes to fill, wouldn't want that pressure..................better that she coach these pros rather then the younger players.............they actually have to be coached up..................

 

[Plebe]

I don't think it matters who the coach is. Seriously. Ann Donovan was the coach, and she's universally awful. Those players are immensely talented and self motivated and can win without an offense being installed by the head coach. It's not like they practice together a ton anyway...

Anne Donovan was also the coach of the last U.S. national team to lose a major international competition, in 2006.

 

[HoopsFan21]

That probably means that A'ja Wilson will be on the 2020 Olympic team, which is fine because she should be.

I wonder if it means that Tiffany Mitchell may also make that team?

Based on what? Still a long way to go and some better more accomplished players might come along.

 

[Shorty Dee]

I would have preferred Cheryl Reeves of the Minnesota Lynx.

With Dawn as the Coach, Candace Dupree (Temple - Phoenix Mercury), Tiffany Mitchell (South Carolina - Indiana Fever) and maybe A'Ja Wilson (South Carolina) will make the team. I wonder if we will hear the same thing we heard with Geno as the Coach.

 

[Vowelguy]

That probably means that A'ja Wilson will be on the 2020 Olympic team, which is fine because she should be.

I wonder if it means that Tiffany Mitchell may also make that team?

Folks, we've been over this many times. The coach does not pick the team.

 

[Vowelguy]

I would have preferred Cheryl Reeves of the Minnesota Lynx.

With Dawn as the Coach, Candace Dupree (Temple - Phoenix Mercury), Tiffany Mitchell (South Carolina - Indiana Fever) and maybe A'Ja Wilson (South Carolina) will make the team. I wonder if we will hear the same thing we heard with Geno as the Coach.

Dupree will be 36 in 2020. I highly doubt she will be on the team.
Mitchell is a fine player, but not world class at this moment. I would be skeptical.

 

[Vowelguy]

The 2020 team is

• Maya
• EDD
• Stewie
• Tina
• Griner

for sure.
I would guess Angel (34) and Fowles (35) too.

Augustus (36), DT (38), Whalen (38), Sue (40) are all borderline.

Catchings is the one sure not to be back.

 

[Shorty Dee]

Dupree will be 36 in 2020. I highly doubt she will be on the team.
Mitchell is a fine player, but not world class at this moment. I would be skeptical.

You had players older than her on the last team. My point is, these are former/current players of Dawn Staley.

 

[Plebe]

The 2020 team is

• Maya
• EDD
• Stewie
• Tina
• Griner

for sure.
I would guess Angel (34) and Fowles (35) too.

Augustus (36), DT (38), Whalen (38), Sue (40) are all borderline.

Catchings is the one sure not to be back.

No Candace?
At least this time, if Parker gets left off again, the incensed orange mobs can go after Dawn now. While somehow finding a way to blame Geno, of course.

 

[JavaMan]

I think maybe also, Jewel, Mo, Nneka, Chiney, Kelsey Plum, and...Gabby.

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[Vowelguy]

You had players older than her on the last team. My point is, these are former/current players of Dawn Staley.

Older players only make it if they are exceptional - like DT, Sue, Catchings - and have a long history of Olympic appearances. No one makes their first Olympics at 36 unless they have some unique skill that the team is lacking. With EDD, Stewie, Tina, Griner, the front line is already well stocked.