Lenny Wilkens, now 79 but forever a Seattle legend, has admired from afar the job Brian Schmetzer has done since taking over the Sounders.
“Listen, you have to give the guy credit,’’ Wilkens said. “You come in and take advantage of the situation. Obviously, he knows the game. He has utilized his personnel extremely well.”
It’s no wonder that Wilkens is paying attention, beyond the fact his daughter and her husband are Sounders’ season-ticket holders and rabid fans.
1. Michigan basketball coach Bill Frieder took the Arizona State job two days before his Wolverines were to open the NCAA tournament.