HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Becky Hammon has had to prove she belongs among the best in basketball throughout her career.She was a consensus All-American in 1999 at
HENDERSON, Nev. — Becky Hammon has had to prove she belongs among the best in basketball throughout her career.
“If you want to put me as an underdog, I’m perfectly comfortable in that role,” Hammon said. “I’m not somebody who has gotten here by luck. I’ve had to work. I’m not afraid to work. I enjoy working and I enjoy working hard.She coaches with much the same mindset. What’s helped her in Las Vegas is Hammon and her players are a reflection of each other.
“She’s as competitive as they come,” Plum said of her coach. “If you’ve seen her play cornhole, it’s a scary sight. Her journey and not having things handed to her is what has made her her. Becky is someone that’s always going to win. She’s going to figure it out.”Hammon has had to figure some things out this season. The Aces started the year with a 6-6 record, the same number of losses they had all of last regular season.
That comment doesn’t surprise Wilson, who compares Hammon’s candor to South Carolina coach Dawn Staley. Wilson said both will be brutally honest in their assessments, but that they also will go to the mat to defend their players. Then despite going undrafted, Hammon made the Liberty’s roster and played in New York for eight seasons — her last three as the starting point guard. The Liberty traded Hammon to San Antonio in 2007, and she played an additional eight seasons and averaged 15.6 points and 5.1 assists, twice making first-team all-league.
She was rehabbing from a torn ACL in 2013 and asked Popovich if she could watch some practices. Soon, Popovich was asking Hammon to not only see every practice, but sit in on coaches’ meetings and attend home games.He handed Hammon the keys to the Spurs’ Summer League team in 2015. Hammon became the first woman to coach a team to the title.
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