Surprised not already discussed here.
Said she would have taken the job if offered. But a good move all around for the Knicks to go with someone else, namely a man.
Obviously, it's good for USC b/c we keep our best ever head coach in any sport.
It's good for Dawn b/c she most likely would not have fared well. Even for men head coaches, the jump from college to NBA very rarely turns out well. She can instead stay here and continue contending for titles. This is again, good for USC b/c she would have gone to NY, flamed out after a few years, then returned to college somewhere else, making some other college team into a dominant force.
It's good for the Knicks as they avoid the media circus and scrutiny that would come with the situation (which is something Dawn said SHE brought up to THEM during the interview process). And they avoid having to fire her, or worse, being forced to keep an underperforming coach just because she's a she.
A classic win-win-win.
It's curious to me that she doesn't get interest from the WNBA, which seems like an obvious fit, but I suppose it's more the reality that the WNBA is a significant step down from what she's currently doing. I assume some other NBA team who has nothing to lose will take the plunge one of these days and hire her.
Said she would have taken the job if offered. But a good move all around for the Knicks to go with someone else, namely a man.
Obviously, it's good for USC b/c we keep our best ever head coach in any sport.
It's good for Dawn b/c she most likely would not have fared well. Even for men head coaches, the jump from college to NBA very rarely turns out well. She can instead stay here and continue contending for titles. This is again, good for USC b/c she would have gone to NY, flamed out after a few years, then returned to college somewhere else, making some other college team into a dominant force.
It's good for the Knicks as they avoid the media circus and scrutiny that would come with the situation (which is something Dawn said SHE brought up to THEM during the interview process). And they avoid having to fire her, or worse, being forced to keep an underperforming coach just because she's a she.
A classic win-win-win.
It's curious to me that she doesn't get interest from the WNBA, which seems like an obvious fit, but I suppose it's more the reality that the WNBA is a significant step down from what she's currently doing. I assume some other NBA team who has nothing to lose will take the plunge one of these days and hire her.
