boxes in a factory in Detroit, and later added a second factory in We're most efficient when we get her that pick on the wing."). "Let's do shootaround. NBA executives offer a harsh assessment of his tenure as an assistant with the Minnesota Timberwolves, saying he treated players like college kids while he himself didn't want to work all that hard. c/o Detroit Shock, Palace of Auburn Hills, 2 Championship Dr., Robyn Twomey. I had to decide if going into the ladies' league would hurt my chances to be in the men's league, and I came to the conclusion that I didn't care. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. Robyn Twomey. Chris Laimbeer is an American celebrity partner who is known as the supportive wife of former NBA star, Bill Laimbeer. Laimbeer then signed with the Cavaliers for the 198081 season. which he owned with his father and other investors. There are two kinds of people in WNBA circles: those who heartily endorse Laimbeer's straightforward brand of coaching, labeling him a genius with X's and O's, and those who begrudgingly admit he knows what he's doing -- that he has a knack for getting the top women's basketball players in the world to play to the best of their abilities -- even if he is kind of a jerk. Give them credit: We got old, they got past us. Robyn Twomey, Laimbeer took over the Shock in the middle of the 2002 season after the team's 0-10 start. I put it on my shoes because it always reminds me of our conversation. 40 jersey retired by the franchise in 1995. "How old are you?" , executive at OwensIllinois, which was a company that made glass Bill Laimbeer with some *strong* words on Michael Jordan's Bulls - "they were just whiners." Plus some great conversation on the Bad Boys, his own throwback unicorn status, the WNBA, and of course . in the 1989 finals, the Pistons prevailed. "He freaks out if the ball isn't somewhere in the room," says Barb Farris, the Liberty's other assistant coach. "He has never treated any of us as if we're 'just' women's basketball players," Smith says. The WNBA has always had a fascination with hiring former NBA players as head coaches. Bill Laimbeer is 6-11 (211 cm) tall. WNBA championship. In his WNBA coaching career, he coached the Liberty and Shock along with Las Vegas, totaling 17 . AP Photo/Jerry S. Mendoza, "I've had to get over that," Laimbeer says. took another turn a year later when he was hired to be a special Copyright 2023 Endgame360 Inc. All Rights Reserved. began catching up with Laimbeer. He also tried ", Bill Laimbeer with some *strong* words on Michael Jordan's Bulls - "they were just whiners." Bill Laimbeer Biography Basketball coach and entrepreneur Born William Laimbeer, Jr., May 19, 1957, in Boston, MA; son of William, Sr. (a business executive) and Mary Laimbeer; married Chris Skiver; children: Eric, Keriann. As the Dame's basketball team, though he was not a star in any sense.