As I surfed the net I came across an article entitled Pat Summit-New York Knicks Head Coach? As I began to read the article i found that it was not an actual story but an idea thrown out by a journalist... DAMN good idea I would have to say!!! Lets face it, the New York Knicks have to be one of the most disappointing teams of the year and after firing their head coach they are in dyer need of leadership, why not one of the greatest coaches to ever coach the game of basketball (male or female). Lets take a look at some of Summits stats.. record 947-180 (.840), SEC Championships- 14 out of 28, SEC Titles 12 out of 28, vs ranked teams 382-148 (.721), NCAA tournament record 98-19 (.838), 7x SEC coach of the year, 7x NCAA coach of the year, 8x NCAA titles second only to John Wooden, not to mention Summit was awarded the Naismith coach of the century in 2000. Now these are not all of Summits accomplishments I simply listed a small portion. Some other amazing stats include 70% of those having played for Summit have gone to be decorated Olympians, All- Americans, USA national team members, All SEC performers, Academic All Americans, Academic All-SEC etc. Now If Summit cant resurrect this franchise who can?!!! But on a serious note Its amazing how men coaches are able to coach and lead female athletes yet Women's coaches are rarely considered for any openings in men's sports. I believe this goes back to our societies perception of women as maintaining secondary roles. Women have always been considered "weak" in our culture but how can this be so when we have coaches such as Pat Summit who have exemplified near perfection. Maybe someone should call The New York Knicks and inform them about a great candidate residing in Tennessee. I don't know am i making sense or am I crazy? What do you think??
by Francisco Aguirre
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I believe there might come a day when a women is given a chance to coach an N.B.A. team but this situation would not help women in the long run. Think about it the New York Knicks have great players but their attitudes are pure. Everyone is trying to be an individual and a women with no NBA experience can solve this situation. And if she did bad she would get blamed for it and all women would be considered not qualified. I would recommend Pat Summitt start out as an assistand N.B.A coach or the head coach of a mens Div I team and then maybe she will be able to start with a team in the N.B.A. that has a little more structure already. If she is put in the right situation I think she would be a great N.B.A. coach and that would open the doors for other female coaches for the future.
Keith Crenshaw
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