Personnel things to me are more important than plays because everybody runs the same stuff. Kristi Toliver, née le 27 janvier 1987 à Harrisonburg (Virginie) est une joueuse et entraîneuse de basket-ball américaine naturalisée slovaque. Even Toliver’s famous shot to beat Duke and win the 2006 N.C.A.A. Terri Jackson, the executive director of the W.N.B.A.’s players’ association, expressed concern over the gap between Toliver’s pay and that of other N.B.A.

But I think the biggest thing that I learned, and the biggest teaching thing that I had this offseason, was how hard you have to prepare and be ready for every single day because every single day is different.”. "I knew that’s what I was going to like most about coaching. The Washington Wizards announced their re-structured coaching and training staff for the 2018-19 season today. But the amount of work that went into it was insane. The basketball part was easy enough to figure out — the role would be no different than the others. assistants, saying in an email: “In opting out of the current C.B.A., there were a number of issues we flagged that did not serve the best interests of our players, this was one of them. "Not that I didn’t have respect for coaches before, because I always have. Certainly, Toliver knew the terrain well.
I can’t wait to play them again, I can’t wait for the season to start. It’s not about that. During this season, Kristi was named a WNBA All-Star for the first time in her career, while averaging 14.1 points per game in all 34 games. After leading the Mystics to the W.N.B.A. En octobre 2014, désormais considérée joueuse communautaire, elle s'engage pour l'autre club russe d'UMMC Iekaterinbourg où joue déjà sa coéquipière WNBA Candace Parker[16].

"Being a coach on the staff, I think I never really knew the amount of preparation that went into every single day," she said.

“For me, I looked at the pros and the cons, the pros obviously being I get to rest my body, it being my first time in 10 years of not playing year-round, not going overseas. But it was so natural, so easy, because obviously as a player, I’ve gone through a million scouts before on the other side. I’m excited that today is the opening day of practice. From the league’s standpoint, anything that can keep more of the W.N.B.A.’s players here in the United States is helpful from the standpoints of rest, marketing, an influx of coaching talent and even corporate synergy when it dovetails with the N.B.A. “To be back in that building sitting on the bench in a suit, instead of a uniform, that was one of the moments that really hit me,” Toliver said in a recent phone interview. You’re not going to see anything special. Puis elle joue trois saisons au Dynamo Moscou. "Whether it’s the player development side, before practice, after practice, all the drills, all the thoroughness you would have for each individual guy. She spent seven seasons in Los Angeles as a point guard with the W.N.B.A.’s Sparks, leading them to the 2016 title before signing with the Washington Mystics as a free agent. A battle ensued, with Toliver and the Wizards on one side, the league on the other, but ultimately Toliver lost, and decided to go forward with what amounts to a high-profile internship financially. Because Toliver is a player with the Mystics, owned by Ted Leonsis, under the same corporate umbrella as the Wizards, the league determined that any pay Toliver was to get from the gig would have to come out of the $50,000 total each team has allocated to pay W.N.B.A. Les Sparks remportent le titre de champion de la saison WNBA 2016[12].

You can’t just pull anybody off the streets to do this, just like you can’t pull any guy off the streets to do this.

I knew everyone top to bottom, even the guys that don’t really impact the game that much.". That’s what I did; I observed a lot. Lors du WNBA All-Star Game 2018, elle inscrit 23 points dont 7 paniers à trois points, première joueuse à atteindre ce total de paniers primés[13].

“It can’t just be any woman.

Preparing for a game, presenting it to the team, it was awesome.". She then went on in detail about an individual scouting report she created for the San Antonio Spurs, and what it was like. If they know that you can make them better, make them more successful, they’ll listen.”, Kristi Toliver, an N.B.A. "Now I feel like I’m in a place where I’ve seen a lot, I’ve heard a lot, I’ve said a lot, and now I’m ready to take all the things and lessons that I’ve learned in the offseason for the summer and to my team,” she said. Many professional athletes enter the coaching world after their playing days are done. "[Once] you get to the game and it’s like, okay, here it is," she said. Obviously there are financial burdens that come with that, but this is also a very exciting opportunity that I want to take advantage of, being home, still being around the game, around the best players in the world, around the best coaches in the world.”. On media day, she sat down with the Wizards Talk podcast to discuss how her 'offseason' went, where she was a full-time assistant coach for the Wizards. En Europe, elle joue en 2009-2010 à Raanana Hertzeliya (Israël)[14], puis finit la saison en Hongrie au MKB Euroleasing Sopron.

season, and it is expected that the league will be open to changes in the new C.B.A. Palmarès. "It is kind of special," Toliver said on coaching in the NBA.

“This year has forced all of us to make unprecedented decisions as our society faces the coronavirus pandemic,” Managing Partner and … Moreover, much of that had already been promised to Toliver’s teammate, Elena Delle Donne, who typically stays home in the off-season and promotes the Mystics. teams looking for a voice the players will respond to, it’s hard to beat a champion on the floor at every level she’s played. Joining Scott Brooks and Tony Brown on the front of the bench will be Robert Pack and Ryan Richman, while Kristi Toliver will join David Adkins, Mike Terpstra and Maz Trakh on the back of the bench as an assistant coach/player development.

She's currently preparing for her 11th WNBA season, and her third with the Washington Mystics. June 26, 2020. Malgré une dernière victoire 84 à 62 (23 points et 7 passes pour Toliver) face à la Croatie au second tour, la Slovaquie est devancée au goal average par la Serbie et ne se qualifie pas pour les quarts de finale[19].

So, what was her favorite part of the job? "I’m still very much in player mode, but I can still be in coach mode and help our coaches, help our players because I’ve been on both sides. Or, to put it in perspective, $5,000 less than the fine the N.B.A. Kristi Toliver To Opt Out of 2020 WNBA Season. “I think that’s been a powerful part of this whole situation, too,” Toliver said. Toliver is a star guard for the Mystics, and chose to spend her off-season serving as a coach rather than earning more money overseas as a player. Her response was golden. that allow for W.N.B.A. It’s just like a whole new level of respect for what they do and who they are, and how they are all trying to make us better every day.”. A lot of things happened," Toliver said. "So if I’m scouting San Antonio, you watch their past five, six games," Toliver said. this past November, setting the stage for a new understanding on the issue. Pour la saison 2012, elle intègre le cinq majeur, où elle s'impose comme une des joueuses les plus performantes de l'équipe; fin août 2012, elle est nommée joueuse de la semaine: 3 victoires, meilleure scoreuse de la conférence ouest (25,3 points), seconde à la réussite à trois points (13 sur 21), seconde aux interceptions (2,0), quatrième aux passes décisives (4,3) à l'adresse aux tirs (57,1 %)[9]. I just got to sit back and have a completely different vantage point that I’d never had before. “Kristi kept the ball, and Crystal Langhorne saw that and went and set a second screen on her own. "It’s just a lot, and I think it’s going to help me this summer, with our team," Toliver said on the preparation. finals in 2018, Toliver faced a decision many of her peers grapple with: Go overseas to make significant money, while forgoing an off-season, or rest her body, which could extend her career. It led to Kristi burying one of the most clutch shots in women’s history.”. Her interest in coaching dates back to her collegiate days, when she starred at the University of Maryland — she won a championship there as well — and her success in the role comes as no surprise to her Terrapin coach, Brenda Frese, who began breaking down video with Toliver when the precocious point guard was a freshman. In the meantime, Toliver is one of those players whose career is developing — she described an eye-opening experience of exchanging business cards in every city, the doors of networking swung open, Toliver striding through it and into a future where women, as well as men, can draw on personal experiences to drive their work possibilities.

You kind of chart it all together and write out the scouting report that everyone has. During the Mystics media day on Monday, Toliver sat down with NBC Sports Washington's Chris Miller on the Wizards Talk podcast to discuss her time as a Wizards assistant coach. "I think I’ve made that step. Credit... Nick Wass/Associated Press N.B.A. While you’re on the sideline, it’s like ‘Okay, it’s up to you guys.’". It was not an easy transition for Toliver, for reasons having nothing to do with basketball aptitude, or even lack of desire for her services. On October 16, 2018, Toliver became a full-time assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. The $50,000 cap reflects the time it was negotiated, a previous collective bargaining agreement that did not take into account W.N.B.A. Camille, Powell. En 2010-2011, on la retrouve en Turquie au Samsun. She had previously been on the Wizards staff during the 2018 Summer League. Just presenting it all was really fun.". Now, she plans on taking what she learned with the Wizards and bringing that back to the Mystics, a team eager to get the season started after losing in the WNBA Finals a season ago.