That’s the point it isn’t important at this stage but Vivian Stringer could have or her counsel could have approached Hobbs. She was never going to lose $$$$ or benefits.
Benefits I agree she probably wouldn't give up, especially health benefits for her and daughter.
As for $$$ she settled for about 1/3 of what she was due if Hobbs terminated her contract without cause.
Not sure if heath would be a valid reason top be terminated for cause.
I'm under the impression, without proof, Vivian didn't want to retire and her health wasn't good enough to continue coaching but she felt with time her health would improve enough to return and took a LOA so she'd have time to get healthy enough to return.
I wouldn't be surprised o find out that Hobbs let Stringer know by the end of last extension she had to be healthy enough to come back or he expected her to retire.
Seeing that her health not improving like hoped for, CVS made the choice to retire and negotiated a financial settlement.for less money then owed for full term of contract , but ( my own thoughts , nothing I know or found anywhere) with a health package that covered Vivian and her daughter.
I believe CVS waited far to long to admit her health wouldn't allow her to return, that put RU in the bind it's in now when searching for a HC
One thing that's ridiculous, in my opinion, about this whole situation is how the lack of communication by Hobbs, Stringer and RU to RU WBB fans made it so everyone doesn't know what exactly was going on that caused the LOA and what's going on now about her retirement, except the $872,988 payout agreed upon and the date the retirement is effective
Leading to RU fans coming up with their own speculations and no one can prove they are right or wrong because of the lack of info that was and still is being provided about the LOA and retirement terms.