{"id":107673,"date":"2024-09-27T22:09:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107673"},"modified":"2024-09-27T22:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T15:09:50","slug":"sky-fire-head-coach-teresa-weatherspoon-after-1-season-and-angel-reese-isnt-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107673","title":{"rendered":"Sky fire head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after 1 season, and Angel Reese isn&#8217;t happy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 672px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" style=\"padding-bottom:70%\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/MxY0BJ4xgESwvwMEt1CWtQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNjgw\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-09\/c41907c0-7c74-11ef-bfa7-1092e4e944c2\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" alt=\"CHICAGO, IL - MAY 07: Head coach Teresa Weatherspoon of the Chicago Sky looks on during the first half of a WNBA preseason game against the New York Liberty at Wintrust Arena on May 7, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Melissa Tamez\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)\" bad-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wKC7HEndpo3sfLIRH7mRMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3Mg--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-09\/c41907c0-7c74-11ef-bfa7-1092e4e944c2\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/wKC7HEndpo3sfLIRH7mRMQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY3Mg--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-09\/c41907c0-7c74-11ef-bfa7-1092e4e944c2\"\/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\"><span class=\"openArrows icon\"><svg width=\"22\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\"><path d=\"M12.372 0.92C12.372 0.414 12.782 0.004 13.287 0.004L21 0L20.996 7.712C20.996 8.217 20.586 8.628 20.08 8.628C19.574 8.628 19.164 8.217 19.164 7.712V3.183L12.337 10.011L10.988 8.663L17.816 1.835H13.287C12.782 1.835 12.372 1.425 12.372 0.92ZM1.835 17.816L8.663 10.988L10.012 12.337L3.183 19.164H7.712C8.218 19.164 8.627 19.574 8.627 20.08C8.627 20.586 8.218 20.995 7.712 20.995L0 21L0.004 13.287C0.004 12.782 0.414 12.372 0.92 12.372C1.425 12.372 1.835 12.782 1.835 13.287V17.816Z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\">Teresa Weatherspoon apparently didn&#8217;t do enough in the Sky&#8217;s rebuilding year. (Photo by Melissa Tamez\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a surprising move, the Chicago Sky have fired head coach Teresa Weatherspoon after only one season, according to <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/chicago-sky-and-wnba\/2024\/09\/26\/sky-fire-coach-teresa-weatherspoon-after-one-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One detractor of the move: Sky star Angel Reese, who posted a lengthy statement on X in which she endorsed Weatherspoon as a coach and said she &#8220;didn&#8217;t deserve this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"6ccfede5-14b6-5673-9d06-954091f7388a\">\n<blockquote placeholder=\"\" data-theme=\"light\" class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>I\u2019m heartbroken. I\u2019m literally lost for words knowing what this women meant to me in such a pivotal point in my life. She was the only person that believed in me. The one that trusted me. Many don\u2019t even know what it\u2019s like to be a black women in sports when nobody believes in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Angel Reese (@Reese10Angel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reese10Angel\/status\/1839483766366237176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:September 27, 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">September 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Weatherspoon, a Hall of Famer as a player, was hired less than a year ago, <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/report-chicago-sky-to-hire-hall-of-famer-teresa-weatherspoon-as-next-head-coach-014051996.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:on Oct. 10, 2023;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">on Oct. 10, 2023<\/a>. She joined the Sky after <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/report-pelicans-assistant-coach-teresa-weatherspoon-parting-ways-210402238.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a stint as an assistant coach with the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a stint as an assistant coach with the NBA&#8217;s New Orleans Pelicans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Sun-Times, Sky players were outwardly supportive of Weatherspoon during the season, but a disconnect was apparent during their exit interviews. Multiple players reportedly noted the team&#8217;s changing play style through the year and mentioned the learning curve of a first-year head coach.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"caas-jump-link-heading\" id=\"the-sky-embraced-a-rebuild-last-offseason\">The Sky embraced a rebuild last offseason<\/h2>\n<p>The Sky just finished the regular season with a record of 13-27, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2018 and posting their worst winning percentage since their inaugural season in 2006. Not many were expecting them to do much better, however, as the team was going through a rebuilding year.<\/p>\n<p>After a first-round exit and the firing of head coach James Wade last season, the Sky hoped Weatherspoon could lead a roster led by franchise star Kahleah Copper back to the WNBA Finals, which the team won in 2021. Copper, however, requested a trade after the team failed to sign its top free agent targets, which included Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike, according to the Sun-Times.<\/p>\n<p>The Sky opted to trade Copper to the Phoenix Mercury and embrace a full rebuild. Former All-Star Courtney Williams was allowed to walk in free agency and Marina Mabrey was later traded away during the season.<\/p>\n<p>With those veterans gone, the Sky focused on young talent, particularly Reese and No. 3 overall pick Kamilla Cardoso, as well as reclamation project Chennedy Carter. The team didn&#8217;t win enough to make the eight-team playoff field in a league of 12, but Reese did establish herself as one of the faces of the league, setting a WNBA record with 13.1 rebounds per game.<\/p>\n<p>It apparently wasn&#8217;t enough for the Sky, which is now looking for its fourth head coach in the span of three seasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/sky-fire-head-coach-teresa-weatherspoon-after-1-season-and-angel-reese-isnt-happy-015408120.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teresa Weatherspoon apparently didn&#8217;t do enough in the Sky&#8217;s rebuilding year. 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