Dawn Staley. She's won the SEC regular season the last 4 years & the tourney the last 3 years. She has USC ranked in the top 5 consistently & has made USC a destination for top tier players to consider.
If CHW is let go her replacement should be announced the following day. Currie may not want to fire a coach in his first year . :dunno:
Personally don't think Holly will be let go or step down. If either one of those happens we will lose Diamond and Mercedes and a good chance some of the recruits go somewhere else. And we'll be in a very bad situation.
I think Holly needs to re-evaluate her coaching style because accountability has been an issue all year. I can remember Pat taking summer trips to learn various new concepts for upcoming seasons. I think the staff would benefit from a retreat of some sorts. There's no on floor leader so when a team goes on a run against us, we don't have that vocal Cierra Burdick. Depth will help next year because if you don't bring it or make a mistake, you come out and next person up.
Just my opinion.
A list of coaches who I think would be good for the job and help get us back to prominence:
Scott Rueck (my top choice, but unlikely since he's an Oregon State alum)
Mike Neighbors
Vic Schaeffer
Wes Moore
Jennie Baranczyk
Mike Carey
Karen Aston
Jeff Walz
Kim Barnes Arico
Jose Fernandez
I say another 13 to 18 years.... that's how long Holly will be coaching. I'm not sure who will take over at that point. Maybe one of her assistants.
13 to 18 years, in fact 2 more years, is asking for a complete collapse of the Lady Vol program. The only exception is if Holly's coaching skill sets have a complete overhaul, or she turns into Genno. No matter how much we love or dislike Holly, she is not a program keeper or a program builder. With all the talent she will have at her disposal next year, and if she fails to get it done, she should be done. In fact, baring a run to the final 4, next year Holly should start out on a very, very hot seat.