dark2332
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I’m not posting the whole article out of respect for The Athletic, but here’s an excerpt from Jason Lloyd’s latest article on the Gottlieb hiring:
The concerns some have expressed are that NCAA women’s basketball and the NBA can be very different....
Sure.
But she’s a basketball nut, folks. An NBA junkie and a fan of the game.
She’s a highly intelligent and successful coach and she’s been participating in NBA camps to soak in more knowledge for quite some time.
It’s not like she doesn’t already know which concepts are shared and which will require adjustments. Give her some credit.
She knows the game. Relax—this is a great move.
When she was 6, Gottlieb wanted to be the Yankees shortstop. Or a U.S. Senator. Her parents similarly instilled in her when she was young there were no limits to her life. So when she was 12, she made her family watch the NBA Draft lottery because, she insisted, she was going to be an NBA general manager one day.
She laughs now recalling the story. She doesn’t remember saying it, but her family insists it was true. She’s one step closer to Altman’s chair today.
“I’ve always loved the NBA,” Gottlieb said Wednesday. “I’ve always had a dream to be in the NBA.”
The concerns some have expressed are that NCAA women’s basketball and the NBA can be very different....
Sure.
But she’s a basketball nut, folks. An NBA junkie and a fan of the game.
She’s a highly intelligent and successful coach and she’s been participating in NBA camps to soak in more knowledge for quite some time.
It’s not like she doesn’t already know which concepts are shared and which will require adjustments. Give her some credit.
She knows the game. Relax—this is a great move.