Recent content by oldude

I stand corrected. But at some point they stopped cutting down the nets at the Regionals. In Albany in 2017 I was at the Regionals when they rolled out the ladder after the game. It just stood there, like a lonely guy on the dance floor. it’s a player tradition now. Geno and the coaches...

SC will play UConn in the national semifinals assuming they both make it. The other semifinal would be UCLA & TX, assuming they both make it.

Yes that’s correct. The 4th rated SEC team (Vandy) was going to be in UConn’s region, assuming UConn was the #1 overall seed, which it was. That is a “written in stone” seeding requirement.

I don’t know that they ever had one. It’s a UConn thing, just like never cutting down the nets when they win a Regional Championship. The Huskies don’t celebrate getting chosen for the Big Dance and they don’t celebrate winning the Regionals. There is just one celebration, when they win the...

In this instance, the storyline had nothing to do with it. As the 4th best SEC team, Vandy was a lock for UConn’s region.

FS1

A couple great things about UConn being the #1 overall seed. They announce it right away so I can now watch USA Baseball play the Dominican Republic and secondly, UConn will never host a watch party with the team cheering and carrying on. Tell me who we play, where we play and when?

Some teams need something external to get motivated like “a chip on their shoulders.” UConn doesn’t. As Geno points out, “We don’t teach effort at UConn.” Whatever UConn is seeded, it won’t make the least bit of difference to any potential opponent. They will all be facing the toughest...

Geno has taken that position for years and, interestingly enough, Cori Close has adopted that same mantra.

I did note during yesterday’s game that Kara Lawson is no longer on the sidelines for USA basketball, having delegated HC responsibilities to one of her assistants. I assume that means she’s back at Duke preparing for the Tournament.

Congratulations to MM in creating a false equivalency. I get the anti-Geno bias of some. Most individuals get over it in time, i.e. Candace Parker. But MM seems Hell bent on taking her resentment for all things Geno & UConn to her grave. From the moment her disastrous and emotional last...

You mean like Blanca this season? 🤫

Thanks for the clarification. That makes sense.

Of course he is. That’s what he gets paid for. But aside from that, Charlie is actually pretty good at this. While he’s not going to get every matchup correct, he does a much better job than anyone else does at this.

Now I’m puzzled. Steph is 6’5” with a big body. So is Olivia. I’m not sure what you mean by “best ever 3pt shooter” and who you’re referring to? What exactly are you disagreeing with?