Bill Lambieer WNBA Playoffs

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Originally Posted by bbcoach7

Who the coaches? The Refs? The players? And being professional implies what? What does the fact that they are getting paid have to do with whether or not there's been a lot of verrrrrry questionable calls. Hey, I watch the games, I'm a fan of the womens game. Don't tell me your not intertested, then try to defend their integrity. I don't care if they are D1, if you watch the games, it's one lousy call after another. How do I know that? I have the benefit of instant replay. I watch a huge amount of D1 basketball, and have always been impressed with the quality of the officiating. I might watch several D1 games in a row before I even see a call that looks funny, then the tape almost always backs up the Ref. Not so with the WNBA playoffs. You can watch a game and see several questionable calls per game.

Considering that the WNBA is a professional league, I would assume that everyone involved would be considered a professional.

Whether the calls are perfect or not has little to do with integrity. Once again unless you have strapped on the whistle and gone out there yourself not sure what you would understand about what is a good or bad call.

Originally Posted by bbcoach7

Being tough on a player is not wrong, in and of its self, but you have to apply principles of quality leadership to your dealings with players, or they won't respect you. He doesn't get that. You can tell by the blatant looks of disgust and disrespect his players openly give him. Rule #1, you cannot effectively coach a player "hard" until that player KNOWS that you love him or her. It's clear from the body language/facial expressions that his players don't believe Laimbier has their backs. Rule #2, you can NEVER effectively coach a female player "hard" if she has a poor relationship with her Father. I didn't just make this sh*t up, it's tried and true psychology/leadership.

Wow, now you are a relationship expert. I am sure there are similar feelings with NBA players and their coach. I guess you have never heard of Larry Brown.

Originally Posted by bbcoach7

Yeah I'm aware of Summit's style, I've read both her books. Geno Auremma (U-Conn) is even worse. And these are good examples to help make my point- Summit's players know that Pat Summit loves them as though they were her own kids.

Well Geno Auremma must have done something right, he has been kicking Summit's butt for several years now.

It sounds to me you are more concerned with relationships than what results are. Now I also feel that relationships are important, but people are not successful at these levels because of their personal relationships. I am sure these players also deal with father issues not much different than what happens in the NBA or NCAA levels. I believe results are what is important here, not whether someone likes their coach or not.

I am not sure what being a fan has to do with what my opinion is. After all, I have been officiating and when I have watched the WNBA, I am watching the officials not the game. That is not much different when I happened to watch an NBA game. If you feel it bolsters your point of view, then go for it.

Peace