Re: Nell Fortner Resigned(?)

On Sun, 05 Oct 2003 00:24:32 GMT, "Lurker at the Threshhold"
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>"mimus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>> On Sat, 27 Sep 2003 16:57:28 GMT, "Lurker at the Threshhold"
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> >Nell Fortner has resigned as head coach and general manager of the
>Indiana
>> >Fever.
>> >
>> >http://www.wnba.com/news/Indianas_Nell_Fortner_Resign-85034-244.html
>>
>> " . . . to pursue other professional opportunities."
>>
>> Such as? doesn't say.
>
>It would appear she GOT "resigned".
>
>http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlb=200&xlc=1064278
>
>Fortner still bitten by coaching bug
>
>By Jerry Briggs
>San Antonio Express-News
>
>Web Posted : 10/03/2003 12:00 AM
>
>Nell Fortner said she expects to return to coaching soon. Exactly where she
>will find employment remains to be seen.
>Fortner, formerly of New Braunfels High School and the University of Texas,
>resigned as coach of the WNBA's Indiana Fever last Friday.
>
>She said in a telephone interview that she intends to work again either as a
>coach in the WNBA or in college basketball.
>
>"I'm fine," she said, a few days after her three-year tenure with the Fever
>came to an end. "I feel great. I'm ready to take on the next challenge in my
>life. Coaching is something that's always been motivating for me. The
>challenge - I enjoy that. I look forward to the next one."
>
>Fortner said she has not talked with the San Antonio Silver Stars, who are
>looking to name a permanent replacement for Candi Harvey. Harvey was fired
>in midseason last summer, and assistant Shell Dailey took over on an interim
>basis.
>
>"I would always be interested in coming back to Texas, for sure," said
>Fortner, who coached the United States team to a gold medal in the 2000
>Olympic Games. "That's something that I would always be interested in."
>
>Clarissa Davis-Wrightsil, the Silver Stars' chief operating officer, could
>not be reached for comment. A spokesman said the team hoped to name a coach
>in the "next week or two."
>
>Fortner had a 42-56 record in three seasons with the Fever, which included
>one postseason appearance, in 2002. She also was head coach at Purdue in
>1996-97 (17-11 record).

I wonder why she got resigned?

The Fever are definitely looking up-- although hardly as up as
Detroit.

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