Was Geno praises Jeff Walz, now merged LV thread :-(

[Bestiarius]

I didn't see her do much coaching last night, very passive. I think she will realize she needs to step down after the season so they can formally begin a new era.

If she is capable of realizing. Someone else might have to make that decision for her and that would be sad.

 

[Bill In Georgia]

While Pat Summitt has apparently expressed a desire to coach for 3 more years including this year, it seems clear that the recruiting situation (if nothing else) will force the University of Tennessee to make a change during the upcoming off-season.

John A recently stated that there is a "hot rumor" that Tennessee will look to the Big East, but possibly not to Jeff Walz, for Pat's successor.

To me, the suggests an obvious possibility (even a likelihood): ANNE DONOVAN!

Think about it -- she was the head coach of a WNBA championship team and an Olympic championship team. She has seen every style of basketball, and every basketball play, that exists on the planet. She is mature enough to re-assure parents and young enough (barely) to relate to players. She has plenty of experience coaching highly talented athletes successfully. It's true that she has no collegiate recruiting experience, but that is certainly one area where the existing Tennessee staff can provide adequate backup and support. You could say that her record at Seton Hall is unenviable, but to judge her by her first year in that situation, coming in to repair a disaster, is hardly a fair basis on which to make a judgment.

Not insignificantly, she is female, which seems important to many people looking for a worthy successor to Pat.

If I were Tennessee, she would receive very serious consideration.

Close.."But No Cigar"...... They will replace an Icon with a Icon ... coach that will recruit with the best ..will kick butt and have TN in the top five in two years.....
Stay tuned for news at 11 ... or ask Tony C....!!!!

 

[Icebear]

If she is capable of realizing. Someone else might have to make that decision for her and that would be sad.

Odds are that she will incapable of making that decision.

 

[Bestiarius]

Maybe I've been unaware of other public statements made, but it seems a little ummmm... insensitive(?) to be making statements about a new Tennessee coach before Coach Summitt has made an announcement about stepping down.

She has made an announcement. It's just a question of when, not if. People that coach are putting themselves out there willingly. It's not insensitive in my view. If we were politically correct at all times, what would there be to talk about? How about all those refs Pat has stared down? Was she being insensitive to them?

 

[Bestiarius]

Close.."But No Cigar"...... They will replace an Icon with a Icon ... coach that will recruit with the best ..will kick butt and have TN in the top five in two years.....
Stay tuned for news at 11 ... or ask Tony C....!!!!

I'd consider Anne a good choice. Who is available that is more iconic (not that Anne is necessarily available). She is from New Jersey and has now returned to NJ. Perhaps that's where she wants to be.

Speaking of icons, do you think Geno is interested in the job? Wouldn't that be an interesting development.

 

[HuskyNan]

OK, once again, we're saying the same thing over and over again. Time to close the thread.