The problem is that 'coach in training' really is another way of saying 'assistant coach'.
I don't think you are going to convince an assistant coach from another good program to make a parallel move to TN. There might be an assistant from a program that just fired a coach, but ... sort of a red flag. So you are either looking for people starting out their careers or assistants from lower levels.
There are certainly a bunch of 'gems' out there, but none of us are likely to know who they are. Marisa Mosley when she was hired at Uconn was unknown I think to the general public, but has been a great hire. And she came from Minn. so it was a parallel-ish move, but was also returning to the area she grew up and still had family. And working with Geno probably carries more cachet than working with Holly.
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Right now, tired old basketball ain't working,,, Maybe its time for a "coach in training" to teach the coaches that are "trained", that there is another approach to this game. AAU has kept up with it. I have kept up with it. UT's staff has sat back and rode on a name for years. . . Girl's wanted to play for Pat Summit. And Pat wasn't shy around a camera. She lit up.......
Geno's staff is doing the same,,,riding his name. . . . Proof?,,,,,, name his staff right now.... You can name his players all day. Not his staff..... Geno knows the trick. The trick is to be the team's identity as a coach. Takes the focus off the team, But its hard to do. You have to be a media muncher to coach in college. . . The more focus you can take off of your team, the better.
I walked into the same gyms in Atlanta for nine years. All with the same org. The refs, coaches, past players,,, All knew I would have new teams, the constant was me. . . Pat has been the constant forever at UT... HW has no chance of staying in that position unless she learns to love the attention.... If she can get past this rough season and be just a little bit "larger than life"... she can still make a go of this thing. The girls,,,, """They know how to do what they are taught to do"""".