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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 2086049, member: 6620"] In the same way that the reins of the Men's team was handed over to Gregg Popovich, I was hoping that the next coach of the Women's Team would be Cheryl Reeve, coach of the Minnesota Lynx. Save for Stewie, all of our 2016 players are in the WNBA and Reeve -- the very established, very successful coach -- gets to see them year-in and year-out. Plus she was Geno's assistant. That said, welcome to the captain's deck, Dawn Staley...she's certainly paid her dues in USA Basketball as a player, coach, assistant coach. It will be interesting to see if she has a playing style/plan she'd like to employ, if it will be noticeably different than what we've seen and who will work best within that framework. Given the level of individual and collective excellence on the team, I expect the best will still find their way onto the floor. But a few of those best slots will have what Dawn is looking for. That's what will make this interesting. While we've gotten to know Dawn's SC team as being a "pound it to A'ja and Alaina," she herself was a top-flight PG on the international level. So I'll be interested in what rolls out of camp. As for players, yes, we've all been over the committee making the final selections, but her point of view and advice to the committee will bear some weight. Stay tuned! [/QUOTE]