Nygaard always looked over her head, but the Mercury front office certainly did her no favors with their decisions. Their housecleaning shouldn’t stop with Nygaard.
The Mercury look like a team on a mission to get the front office and coaches fired as quickly as possible. As you pointed out, Taurasi looked every bit of 41. I wonder if she'll still play next season, contract notwithstanding. She has a lot of pride, and not tarnishing her legacy might count for more than the few extra dollars. And Phoenix competing for a championship anytime soon is delusional. Excellent win last night!
Some of the media talked about whether Vanessa Nygaard would even last the rest of this season. She was fired this morning! The players on Phoenix have definitely been playing like they had no real interest in competing or playing hard for their coach anymore. I think in a lot of ways Nygaard got a raw deal. Lots of injuries, the BG situation, Taurasi no longer exceptional, etc. But it was pretty apparent it was time to move on.
Nygaard always looked over her head, but the Mercury front office certainly did her no favors with their decisions. Their housecleaning shouldn’t stop with Nygaard.
The Mercury look like a team on a mission to get the front office and coaches fired as quickly as possible. As you pointed out, Taurasi looked every bit of 41. I wonder if she'll still play next season, contract notwithstanding. She has a lot of pride, and not tarnishing her legacy might count for more than the few extra dollars. And Phoenix competing for a championship anytime soon is delusional. Excellent win last night!
Some of the media talked about whether Vanessa Nygaard would even last the rest of this season. She was fired this morning! The players on Phoenix have definitely been playing like they had no real interest in competing or playing hard for their coach anymore. I think in a lot of ways Nygaard got a raw deal. Lots of injuries, the BG situation, Taurasi no longer exceptional, etc. But it was pretty apparent it was time to move on.