Becky Hammond the first female coach?

[UK2K]

They brought this up on Mike and Mike on my way into work. Becky Hammond coached the Spurs SL team, who won the championship.

Although I don't see an issue with hiring a female coach, big Mike brought up the same thought that was going through my head, which was:

What happens when it comes time to fire her?

Let's say she doesn't work out, and in two seasons she's done nothing to improve the team. Then what? You now have to fire the FIRST female head coach in two seasons, and whether it was deserved or not, the backlash from the feminist crowd would be unreal.

I feel like as an owner, that would have been the first thing that crossed my mind.

[Millslapped]

Not in my NBA

[Cactus-Sack]

You're too much of a bitch to fire a fvcking 5'2 woman?

Glad that RC Buford isn't terrified of girls, unlike you.

[Derka]

On the surface, I want to say "Whatever."

In reality, this is a conversation that some pundit somewhere is GOING to force upon us. Kinda sucks.

[navy]

So the argument against her is that the backlash would be to great if she is fired?

[BurningHammer]

If she can deal with her players all season long and win games, sure go ahead.

[DeuceWallaces]

So the argument against her is that the backlash would be to great if she is fired?

A retarded argument I might add.

[Cactus-Sack]

If she can deal with her players all season long and win games, sure go ahead.
Won the Vegas summer league... :applause:

[Thorpesaurous]

It just has multiple episode Brazzer scenes written all over it.


That said, there's little question Becky Hammon knows her shit. And what little I could glean from watching summer league, I like the way she handled herself. She was great with officials. Visibly good enough even on TV to tell she could leverage them, but not so much to alienate them, which is a fine line to walk. And paying a little attention to out of bounds stuff out of timeouts, her x's and o's seemed to play pretty well.

She wasn't the only one either. Didn't Nancy Lieberman Klein coach the start of The King's summer league too?

[Lakers Legend#32]

You guys know she's a lezbo, right?