alexrgct
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How does this happen? Getting to 10 NC games is amazing enough; only two coaches have done it. But to win all 10? Heck, even Pat Summitt is 8-5!
UConn faced and beat then-arch-rival Tennessee four times, now-arch-rival Notre Dame twice, semi-rival Stanford once, Probably-happy-to-be-there Louisville twice, and definitely-happy-to-be-there Oklahoma once. The Huskies have won by deficits of 6, 19, 12, 5, 9, 22, 6, 33, 21, and 10- quite a range, but an average spread of 14.3 points.
This is no coincidence. This is a trend. The sample size is large enough by now to draw conclusions.
So, how on earth does Geno do it?
I'd be interested in reading everyone's thoughts on this. Is it that Geno only makes the big game if UConn is simply the better team? And if that's true, why is UConn "only" 10-6 in national semifinals? Does Geno know how to foster a championship culture of that gained momentum as UConn kept winning? Does Geno know who to keep his players in the right mind state in a big game, to be poised and unintimidated by either the opponent or the moment?
What is it? It's one thing for the Husky men to be 4-0 in NC games (awesome in itself), but how on earth can Geno's players face 10 opponents good enough to win five tournament games and win all 10 times?
Question marks?
UConn faced and beat then-arch-rival Tennessee four times, now-arch-rival Notre Dame twice, semi-rival Stanford once, Probably-happy-to-be-there Louisville twice, and definitely-happy-to-be-there Oklahoma once. The Huskies have won by deficits of 6, 19, 12, 5, 9, 22, 6, 33, 21, and 10- quite a range, but an average spread of 14.3 points.
This is no coincidence. This is a trend. The sample size is large enough by now to draw conclusions.
So, how on earth does Geno do it?
I'd be interested in reading everyone's thoughts on this. Is it that Geno only makes the big game if UConn is simply the better team? And if that's true, why is UConn "only" 10-6 in national semifinals? Does Geno know how to foster a championship culture of that gained momentum as UConn kept winning? Does Geno know who to keep his players in the right mind state in a big game, to be poised and unintimidated by either the opponent or the moment?
What is it? It's one thing for the Husky men to be 4-0 in NC games (awesome in itself), but how on earth can Geno's players face 10 opponents good enough to win five tournament games and win all 10 times?
Question marks?