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Nancy Lieberman to coach Frisco D-League team
11-4-09--The Frisco team in the National Basketball Development League will hire Hall of Famer Nancy Lieberman as its first coach, and the news is not as surprising as you might think.
Far from it, say some of the people who know Lieberman well. In fact, the hiring of a woman to coach a men’s team has been too long in coming, they said.
"I think it’s awesome," Mavericks point guard Jason Kidd said. "She’s very knowledgeable about the game, for sure. You know, change can be a little weird at the beginning, but I think everybody will adjust fine."
Asked if he could someday see a female NBA head coach, Kidd said: "Someday, yeah. I think it’s just a matter of time."
Lieberman will be flanked by two other members of basketball’s royalty. Longtime NBA coach Del Harris will serve as the Frisco team’s general manager. Spud Webb, at 5-foot-4 one of the best sub-6-foot players in NBA history and one of the best to come out of Dallas, will be president of basketball operations.
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