Wednesday, August 6, 2014

A Crack in the Ceiling


Yesterday, the San Antonio Spurs hired Becky Hammon as the first fulltime assistant coach in the NBA.  Hammon is a 37-year old point guard with the San Antonio Stars of the WNBA.  A knee injury last year got the six-time All-Star to thinking seriously about her post-playing career.

I’m not surprised that the Spurs are giving Hammon a shot.  Coach Gregg Popovich comes from the Bill Walsh school of coaching, where the unconventional approach is to be expected.  And any team with Tim Duncan on it is going to be serious about things.  I only wish major-league baseball had beaten the NBA to the punch.
But there’s still time.  Right, Clare?

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