What disturbed the former guard most was the way she said Portland encouraged her players to inform on each other. According to Wicks, because of these conditions, it was nearly impossible to trust anyone on the team. I never had a coach who got involved in my personal life. Personal stuff ends up getting on the court. She puts players against each other.
People rat on each other all the time.
It's hard to trust people if your whole system consists of back stabbing. We are supposed to be this classy program where everything is great, but it's fake. Former Lion center Julie Jarosz, who left the team last February, agreed with Wicks' claims. She said nothing was ever confidential on the team. We always used to swear our rooms were bugged because you would say something once and Rene would find out about it.