And I still think Andraya's response was glib, superficial, and nonsensical. What does it mean when she says that Kim should find a system that the players will play? We have seen the system work, this year, when players execute. And we have seen the players not implement it, or at least, not all of them, and have it fail miserably. So, basically, what Andraya is saying is that it is up to the coach to recognize that the players have quit and to acquiesce to that behavior and provide for them something that is more to their liking. That's weird. That's not how it works, not in sports, not in business, and not anywhere else.
I think the biggest mistake Kim has made has been in trying to let players learn from their mistakes on the floor when those mistakes were actually a lack of commitment and effort She has been far too lenient with lack of effort. I believe this comes from a teaching approach and believeling that players would learn from the consequences of their actions and come around, That didn't happen. I suspect that she will rethink this pretty drastically after this year.
Personally, I think she would have done well to put some players butts on the bench early in the preseason when they weren't executing what they showed they could do in practice and said, "Look, if you won't do it, I'll play those who will, and if that means we run out of juice and can't finish because you're not willing to go out there and execute, then that's on you." I suspect there would have been some upper class players who would have gotten with the program.
However I would think donor funds will start to grow sparse
