Nolan ain't rolling
I heard a rumor that former Strong high school coach Betty Burge was offered an opportunity to be on Nolan Richardson's staff at the WNBA's Tulsa Shock. Coach Burge, if you're reading this, if you have any sort of positive feelings for Coach Richardson at all, please help the man. He's been on the job for less than a year and is already the punch line to more jokes than Tiger Woods.
Richardson admitted he didn't know much about the league or women's basketball when he took the job. How silly of me to think he would hire someone who did know something about the league and women's basketball. Brother man ain't got a clue.
He just traded his best player Plenette Pierson to New York for Tiffany Jackson. I know. It means nothing to most people. In WNBA circles, this would be like the Lakers trading Kobe Bryant for, I don't know, ME.
It's the second idiotic move he's made since he arrived.
By the way, Marion Jones, arguably the worst player in the entire league, is still on his roster. Why would you keep a 34-year-old rookie on the end of your bench and cut a 22-year-old rookie (Amanda Thompson) who played at the University of Oklahoma. There goes that fan base.
Nolan inherited the old Detroit Shock, which was one of the best franchises in the history of the WNBA. When the Shock was moved to Tulsa, several star players, including Deanna Nolan, Katie Smith and Taj McWilliams-Franklin refused to report. Smith and McWilliams-Franklin signed with other teams and Deanna Nolan, still under contract with the Shock is sitting out the season.
None of that is Nolan Richardson's fault. What is his fault is a clear lack of knowledge of the league's players. He could've gotten two solid players for Pierson or a draft pick. He got neither. He could've gotten a lot more for Shavonte Zellous, another former Detroit guard who he gave away.
He insisted his brand of 40 minutes of Hell would work in the WNBA. Now, he says it won't work until he gets his kind of players to fit into his system. Unless those players include Corliss Williamson and Todd Day, I think he's in way over his head.
Richardson admitted he didn't know much about the league or women's basketball when he took the job. How silly of me to think he would hire someone who did know something about the league and women's basketball. Brother man ain't got a clue.
He just traded his best player Plenette Pierson to New York for Tiffany Jackson. I know. It means nothing to most people. In WNBA circles, this would be like the Lakers trading Kobe Bryant for, I don't know, ME.
It's the second idiotic move he's made since he arrived.
By the way, Marion Jones, arguably the worst player in the entire league, is still on his roster. Why would you keep a 34-year-old rookie on the end of your bench and cut a 22-year-old rookie (Amanda Thompson) who played at the University of Oklahoma. There goes that fan base.
Nolan inherited the old Detroit Shock, which was one of the best franchises in the history of the WNBA. When the Shock was moved to Tulsa, several star players, including Deanna Nolan, Katie Smith and Taj McWilliams-Franklin refused to report. Smith and McWilliams-Franklin signed with other teams and Deanna Nolan, still under contract with the Shock is sitting out the season.
None of that is Nolan Richardson's fault. What is his fault is a clear lack of knowledge of the league's players. He could've gotten two solid players for Pierson or a draft pick. He got neither. He could've gotten a lot more for Shavonte Zellous, another former Detroit guard who he gave away.
He insisted his brand of 40 minutes of Hell would work in the WNBA. Now, he says it won't work until he gets his kind of players to fit into his system. Unless those players include Corliss Williamson and Todd Day, I think he's in way over his head.
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