As a Mystics fan who has been around long enough to remember how woeful the team was before Mike took over, I am conflicted on how to feel about the Thibaults. The roster construction is a mess, and that's on Mike. I also understand Eric had other opportunities to take a head coaching job. Hindsight is 20/20, but maybe he should have taken one of them. It's not like this current predicament was entirely unpredictable--if father hires son as coach (especially in a women's league with lots of other qualified coaching candidates) and it doesn't go well, you end up ... here.
I think it will be a good idea if you change your mind and publicly say that Sides exceeded the expectations and deserves to stay! Its a good bet the Fever will qualify for the playoffs.
As a Mystics fan who has been around long enough to remember how woeful the team was before Mike took over, I am conflicted on how to feel about the Thibaults. The roster construction is a mess, and that's on Mike. I also understand Eric had other opportunities to take a head coaching job. Hindsight is 20/20, but maybe he should have taken one of them. It's not like this current predicament was entirely unpredictable--if father hires son as coach (especially in a women's league with lots of other qualified coaching candidates) and it doesn't go well, you end up ... here.
Fire Sides
I think it will be a good idea if you change your mind and publicly say that Sides exceeded the expectations and deserves to stay! Its a good bet the Fever will qualify for the playoffs.
With the Liberty, they blew the offseason. The gm deserves blame for the roster construction and the terrible KT contract.
Sandy is an average coach that literally needs the best team to win.