I fell in love with him even before he became the coach, somebody did a story on him in the Bee when he came in as the asst. GM. His basketball knowledge is deep, he knew about the women's game, and he was rolling up his sleeves and doing his homework on getting a better understanding of the league and its players so when he actually took over the GM duties he'd know what he was looking for and at. He certainly spent more time scouting players than Allen did.
The only thing he did last year that made me question what he was thinking was wanting to convert Brunson to SF. That was going to do nothing to fix the problem we had because we didn't have a true one and he'd be taking her away from the basket where we needed her rebounding. He threw out that experiment midseason and went out and got himself one.
Other than that, I was *thrilled* he threw out that gawdawful half court offense that existing way past its usefulness (if it even really qualified as an offense) from the Allen/Mchugh era. When I saw this team in that 1st preseason game with a boatload of players who were only in camp with him for 2 weeks and most of whom would not be on the roster when the veterans returned - actually executing a motion offense where the players AND the ball moved and didn't just stand around...I was nearly reduced to tears. And all it took was getting players who actually bought into it and were hungry. In the article on Yo a couple of days ago, she sorta says they should have cleaned house 2 years ago. Which is a far cry from where she was in the offseason this year.
If there's a GM of the year award in this league he should take that too.
congrats to the Whiz!!! Coach Whiz is my hero! Well deserved. 
