someone mentioned in an earlier post that kate was a star player. that's actually not what i recall. iirc kate was a competent contributor on some excellent teams. to compare to more recent players, she was a ros gold-onwude or an anna wilson, not a jennifer azzi or a candice wiggins.
certainly, having been a star player isn't required to become a successful coach. take geno auriemma, for one. that said, dawn staley, kim mulkey, niele ivey - and, of course, pat summitt - were all dominant players, the hannah hidalgos of their era. and it's perhaps significant that all were point guards, which kate was not.
hopefully, we can liken kate to steve kerr - a smart, likable person who was a decent player. then again, steve kerr was decent as a pro, but an all-american in college who set an NCAA record for 3-point shooting.
certainly, having been a star player isn't required to become a successful coach. take geno auriemma, for one. that said, dawn staley, kim mulkey, niele ivey - and, of course, pat summitt - were all dominant players, the hannah hidalgos of their era. and it's perhaps significant that all were point guards, which kate was not.
hopefully, we can liken kate to steve kerr - a smart, likable person who was a decent player. then again, steve kerr was decent as a pro, but an all-american in college who set an NCAA record for 3-point shooting.