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Pokey Chatman Named Chicago Sky Coach And GM

Here at the Deep Dish, we don't cover the WNBA much -- but maybe that'll change now that Pokey Chatman has been named coach and general manager of the Chicago Sky.

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In the Sky's five seasons in the WNBA, they have yet to have a winning year and their overall record is 61-106.

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Chatman, though, has a 114-16 coaching record (90-14 in five-plus years at LSU), which includes going 16-0 as coach of Russian Spartak Moscow Region in the Euroleague; they won the 2010 Euroleague championship. She has her own website, CoachPokey.com.

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And in case you were wondering what a "Coach Pokey" looks like, this isn't it:

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That's Gumby and Pokey, something else entirely. This is Coach Pokey:

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Good luck to her and the Sky next season.