Smith has not relied solely on her defensive coaching credentials in the new job, her first as a head coach. It’s just not stand and pass it into Tina and watch Tina work.”Whether a change in scoring philosophy can entice new fans in the suburbs remains to be seen. In a 2015 interview for HBO’s “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel,” Dolan said that the Liberty had never made money and that he had considered shutting down the team. The Garden was the Liberty’s home base for 18 of their first 21 seasons. Sitting atop Penn Station, with multiple rail and subway lines, the Garden was easily accessible for the majority of the Liberty’s fan base.

Source: New York Times May 19, 2018 14:37 UTC