Pat Summitt is forced to retire due to early onset dementia

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First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
 
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Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
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So sad...one of the greatest to ever do it.  Hoping for the best w. her. 

On to your questions:

One of the greatest coaches ever?
8 championships speak for themselves. 

Could she have coached men? 
Eh....I think ego would get in the way, and I'm not talking about hers.  I don't think so. 

Most innovative thing she did for women's hoops?
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up.  For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt.  So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.  *shrugs*  Maybe someone else has a better example. 
 
I hated her 96-98 team ... crazy good ... but she was a fixture on the sidelines at tenn and the face of women's ball for a long time. As a fan of women's bball for almost 20 years ... it's gonna be weird not seeing her w/ that scowl ... but at the same time i appreciate all she has done for the sport. I wish her all the best in her battle ...
 
Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
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So sad...one of the greatest to ever do it.  Hoping for the best w. her. 

On to your questions:

One of the greatest coaches ever?
8 championships speak for themselves. 

Could she have coached men? 
Eh....I think ego would get in the way, and I'm not talking about hers.  I don't think so. 

Most innovative thing she did for women's hoops?
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up.  For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt.  So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.  *shrugs*  Maybe someone else has a better example. 
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Ok let me preface the coaching men question, could she having brought in the right type of people been better than the mens program was until Pearl?
About she being the only thing I knew about women's b-ball was her, and Geno didnt get big until really 2000
 
Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
Click to expand...


So sad...one of the greatest to ever do it.  Hoping for the best w. her. 

On to your questions:

One of the greatest coaches ever?
8 championships speak for themselves. 

Could she have coached men? 
Eh....I think ego would get in the way, and I'm not talking about hers.  I don't think so. 

Most innovative thing she did for women's hoops?
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up.  For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt.  So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.  *shrugs*  Maybe someone else has a better example. 
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well said.

its always sad to see the game taken away from someone rather them go out on their own terms.
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Originally Posted by MMG

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
Click to expand...


So sad...one of the greatest to ever do it.  Hoping for the best w. her. 

On to your questions:

One of the greatest coaches ever?
8 championships speak for themselves. 

Could she have coached men? 
Eh....I think ego would get in the way, and I'm not talking about hers.  I don't think so. 

Most innovative thing she did for women's hoops?
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up.  For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt.  So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.  *shrugs*  Maybe someone else has a better example. 
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well said.

its always sad to see the game taken away from someone rather them go out on their own terms.
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+1
 
Originally Posted by MMG

Originally Posted by DoubleJs07

Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
Click to expand...


So sad...one of the greatest to ever do it.  Hoping for the best w. her. 

On to your questions:

One of the greatest coaches ever?
8 championships speak for themselves. 

Could she have coached men? 
Eh....I think ego would get in the way, and I'm not talking about hers.  I don't think so. 

Most innovative thing she did for women's hoops?
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up.  For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt.  So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.  *shrugs*  Maybe someone else has a better example. 
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well said.

its always sad to see the game taken away from someone rather them go out on their own terms.
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indeed.  great coach.  she made those vols. great
 
Legendary career. There is nothing to debate, it speaks for itself. Sad to see her go out on any terms but her own.
 
Damn, so sad to read that her demntia is getting worse forcing her to retire. One of the great coaches ever (man or woman). Wish her & her family all the best.
 
Man its tough to be forced to stop doing something you love, I feel bad for coach Summitt and wish her the best...
 
What she did for the sport of basketball was bring in a work ethic and an attitude to the women's side that was reserved for the men. No disrespect to women's basketball pre-Summitt, but she brought the entire dynamic of the sport to a more professional level.

She came in as someone who personified and embodied aspects that were stereotyped as 'male' attributes: being offended by losses, working/STUDYING hard to win, employing more precise offenses and defenses than the women's game had seen before her.

Kara Lawson, Chamique Holdsclaw, Tamima Catchings, Michelle Snow, Candace Parker... and now we have programs like Stanford, UConn, Baylor, Notre Dame, etc that have women's programs being run on a level that follows her example.

MAJOR props to her.
 
^ Truth be told, it should have.

And it saddens me deeply thinking about the possibility of her dying someday without even remembering what she did.
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Hope all goes alright for Coach Summit here on out, wish her the best!
Was great for the state of Tennessee, especially when the Vols Men b-ball was a joke.

GO LADY VOLS!
 
Originally Posted by gangsta207therevolution

First of all I would like to send well wishes to her and her family and hope they keep their strength because dementia and the repercussions on Pat and her family will be NO JOKE.
Secondly I want to debate her legacy.
Is it safe to say she is one of the top 5 college basketball coaches ever?
Could she really have coached men? Would a female who achieved her stature be able to coach men?
What was the most innovative thing she did for the womans game.
I know of her and have watched a lot of the modern Tennessee female games, but I don't have a great knowledge of her past in particular her pre 1995 years.
Click to expand...
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^ Truth be told, it should have.

And it saddens me deeply thinking about the possibility of her dying someday without even remembering what she did.
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When you put it like that, that's an EXTREMELY hard pill to swallow.  Very very sad.
 
Um....she was probably the only thing I knew about women's b-ball growing up. For me, when you thought about women's hoops, you thought of Pat Summitt. So, I guess she embodied the sport due to her success and brought more attention to it.



Word. Definitely sad to see her step down. She is definitely one of the first people that come to mind in regards to women's basketball.
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Yeah She was the only thing I knew about women's hoops when I was younger as well. I remember hbo did a documentary on the lady vs years ago. I don't remember the exact year but holdsclaw was playing for them during this show and I think pat's son was in it. It was a great little film and I found myself always rooting for them. Huge loss for college hoop as a whole male and female.
 
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