Mystics general manager Linda Hargrove was sacked Monday, following a season in which the Mystics went 10-24 and missed the postseason for the second consecutive year.
“Our basketball team has struggled to make progress and move forward,” said Mystics chief operating officer Greg Bibb. “We feel a change at the top of the basketball side of the business was necessary to begin the process of improving our team.”
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After serving as a scout and assistant coach, Hargrove graduated to general manager in 2005, when Sheila Johnson became a part-owner and president of the team.
Johnson said last month she was fed up with the Mystics’ losing tradition, that “our thinking has been far too shortsighted and our player-personnel decisions are far too needs-based.”
But she also gave a vote of confidence to Hargrove.
“She’s done a wonderful job, and she knows what our new mission is,” said Johnson. “And just like everybody else, she’s going to be held to a higher standard.”
Ultimately, that standard led to Hargrove’s departure as the Mystics finished the year losing all eight of their games after the Olympic break.
