(07-12-2020, 06:07 AM)kjimenez707 Wrote:(07-11-2020, 07:46 PM)Jskass Wrote: Agree bad since top East Coast student athletes may stay in their time zone - but she has not yet coached a day in college so it may be true only in a few years.
I'm pretty sure she coached a USA team this past summer. I think it was the 3x3 and I don't know if she was an assistant on any other teams for team USA. So, she has some experience. Plus the hundreds of participants for USA tryouts that she has been able to see and get a first hand look at so even though she hasn't coached in the college game I'm sure she has a good idea of the 2021 and 2022 classes which will help her get settled at Duke.
Tough to count the USA 3x3 tournaments as coaching experience because FIBA rules prohibit coaches from sitting on the bench during games. She's never been an assistant on any other USA teams. She was an assistant for 60+ Celtic games.
I'm sure she'll call Iriafen and Fudd, if she hasn't already, but neither will go to Duke. Too late in the process and to much uncertainty at Duke right now. The current Duke roster is pretty bad.
(07-12-2020, 06:08 AM)Lorcan Wrote:(07-12-2020, 04:23 AM)PVTree Wrote: USB coaching change a big upgrade? Really? That seems like a stretch.
In the few days after Ivey was hired, Notre Dame picked up commits from #2 Olivia Miles and #13 Sonia Citron. This followed by the arrival of Dara Mabrey in South Bend is a major movement. Yes, Muffet is a legend, but recruiting and this past season had been a struggle for the Irish. I think there’s a lot of interesting moves going on, with Kara Lawson being the latest big splash. It remains to be seen whether she’ll go the way of Stephanie White or Lindsay Whalen (might be too early to judge Minnesota) or if she can return Duke to the glory days of Goestenkors.
It also remains to be seen whether Duke becomes an immediate threat to steal Fudd.
Ivey will be a very good recruiter at ND but Miles and Citron were picking ND had Muffet remained as the head coach.