BleedGopher
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Per Q&A with MPR:
When it was all said and done with coaching at the U of M, that was fine. It was the lead-up and then probably the first two weeks after, three weeks after, four weeks after, that time period that was the hardest.
How it all transpired in those meetings to make a coaching change, make a leadership change from the administration, that was a lot. Because there's a lot of emotion. I am who I am in the state where nobody wants to mishandle situations. I had a couple opportunities, but I just kind of was like, I just needed a break. Because my last year, I played for the Lynx and coached the Gophers. I never really was able to digest my playing career, because there were six months there where I was doing two things and it was just too much. So I took 18 months until Cheryl called.
It was nice to take a take a breath, take a beat. But, there's nothing better than being a part of a team. That's just what I know the most about. Hindsight is 2020, now it's like, I'm where I'm supposed to be and in the role I'm supposed to be.
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How do you reflect back on your time as the Gophers Women’s Basketball head coach?
When I got the job at the U of M, I was winding down my playing career with the Lynx. I just figured I'll do this for the next 20 years of my life and, you know, ride off in the sunset. I'm gonna be this great coach that has this lifetime career at the U of M, this is what I meant to do. And obviously it didn't work out that way.When it was all said and done with coaching at the U of M, that was fine. It was the lead-up and then probably the first two weeks after, three weeks after, four weeks after, that time period that was the hardest.
How it all transpired in those meetings to make a coaching change, make a leadership change from the administration, that was a lot. Because there's a lot of emotion. I am who I am in the state where nobody wants to mishandle situations. I had a couple opportunities, but I just kind of was like, I just needed a break. Because my last year, I played for the Lynx and coached the Gophers. I never really was able to digest my playing career, because there were six months there where I was doing two things and it was just too much. So I took 18 months until Cheryl called.
It was nice to take a take a breath, take a beat. But, there's nothing better than being a part of a team. That's just what I know the most about. Hindsight is 2020, now it's like, I'm where I'm supposed to be and in the role I'm supposed to be.
What would make you really happy for next season, other than winning a championship?
I think for me, it's just selfishly, to be back in a really fun environment around basketball. Not that it wasn't at the U of M, there was times it was really awesome. And at the end, to be honest, it really wasn't, it was really tough. And then how it ended was really tough. So I think just like being a part of a team that's just kind of that joy back around being in a team around basketball.
Out to Lunch: Lindsay Whalen is ready to have joy back in basketball
Lindsay Whalen was off the court for 18 months after her departure as head coach of the Gopher's Women's basketball team. When she went out to lunch with MPR News host Nina Moini, Whalen said it was a much-needed break, but that she's excited to be part of a team again.
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is back ! Go Gophers and Go Lynx !!