College Notes

Sue Gunter resigned from LSU due to ongoing health issues. One of the classiest coaches of our time. She fought discrimination because of her sexuality and built a powerhouse program. Pokey Chatman was named as her successor.

Indiana coach Kathi Bennett was selected to coach the Big Ten (11) Foreign Tour Team. STORY

WNBA Notes

Former Fever guard Nikki McCray signed with Phoenix yesterday. Story

Glad to see the Fever's Natalie Williams come out of the closet! She is listed as one of the celebrities for an upcoming voyage on Olivia Cruises. Nice picture of her in the Olivia brochure that arrived at my house this weekend. Way to go Nat!!

Seattle coach Anne Donovan is stressing defense in the Storm's training camp. STORY

Over Coffee

Nell Fortner took over for Joe Ciampi at Auburn. What a mistake! I'm amazed how Fortner continues to skate by in the basketball community despite her obvious lack of coaching ability. She would have been wiser to take one of the other jobs instead of a high profile one like Auburn. Playing in the tough SEC she will get constant ass whippings trying to compete with the elite coaches in the country like Pat Summit, Andy Landers, Carolyn Peck and others. Anyone who has watched Fortner coach knows she is unable to create mismatches, cannot dissect a defense and is poor at identifying her own teams strengths and weaknesses. Poor Auburn! In talking with some of the Fever players, they have no respect whatsoever for Fortner's ability and feel her ineptness kept them from reaching the playoffs last year. I also saw a quote from Alicia Thompson who was not happy with Fortner convincing her to not retire and then cutting her on the day before the season started so she was unable to catch on with another team. So, the watch at Auburn begins! How long until the Auburn AD realizes she is in over her head and finds a suitable replacement? Hopefully, not so long that the Auburn program is left in a shambles that is irreparable.

Take care!
Dar