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"We investigate all allegations," Hill said.

I totally get that, but if the complaint is "the coach is mean" it should be investigated and dismissed.

 

[UcMiami]

Something that hasn't been mentioned and is a critical component is the whole team - Uconn has a pretty good succession plan with older players teaching the uconn ethos to the freshman - the culture was started by CD and Geno 30 years ago, but a large part of the discipline is carried on by the players. It starts in pick-up games long before the coaches ever get to work with the team as a whole, and those are run by the team leaders. And players who aren't carrying their weight and taking the games seriously enough are counseled gently by the likes of Renee and Bria. And that carries on throughout the year.

This isn't unique to Uconn I am sure - all the good programs with long standing coaching have it. But it is an easy thing to lose as well if you get a few players that aren't buying in. That is why I am never to upset with the players who decide to transfer - better they leave than stay and be miserable and cancerous to the rest.

 

[RowdyFan]

If I recall, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Geno make consistent comments about a team(I believe in the Charde Houston years) that really didn't care if they won or lost; they just wanted to play basketball.... Charde was more concerned about her hairstyles than whether the offense and defense were run correctly. To me, that was a turning point in how Geno & his staff recruited their players. That was a kid who scored 3000 pts in her high school career and just didn't fit with the program. She is having a great career in the WNBA.

 

[UcMiami]

If I recall, and please correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Geno make consistent comments about a team(I believe in the Charde Houston years) that really didn't care if they won or lost; they just wanted to play basketball.... Charde was more concerned about her hairstyles than whether the offense and defense were run correctly. To me, that was a turning point in how Geno & his staff recruited their players. That was a kid who scored 3000 pts in her high school career and just didn't fit with the program. She is having a great career in the WNBA.

Sorry, but that sounds way off base to me.
You're talking about a team that included among others Mel Thomas, Barb Turner, Ann Strother, Brittany Hunter, Ketia Swanier, Ashley Battle, Jessica Moore in 2004-5, and added Kalana Greene and Renee Montgomery the next year, and Tina and Kaili the next year, and Moore and Lorin in Charde's senior year. There were injuries and not a perfect mix of talent, but I don't think anyone ever thought that they were not giving everything they had. Charge herself is probably the most talented player to really struggle in the Uconn system, but she stuck it out for four years and I never thought she cared more about her appearance than her teammates and the game. As for the rest of those players on which ever year's team you are thinking of - just wow!
Maybe Heart of a Husky Mel is just a good PR job?
Or Brittany didn't really have a bum knee and played as many minutes as she could physically tolerate?
I certainly never heard Geno make any such comment, and I am offended by the hairstyles comment.

 

[RowdyFan]

UcMiami, I stand corrected.

 

[UcMiami]

UcMiami, I stand corrected.

I was probably a little harsh in my response for which I apologize - you hit a nerve and I had a reflex reaction that in the morning looks worse than it did last night.
Charde had a really tough childhood, and a very tough 4 years at Uconn and she survived both to thrive as a pro, and I respect her a lot for the way she handled her journey. I think Geno's treatment of her caused the most threads on here to be started decrying his 'harsh' treatment. It was a struggle for both of them and she might well have had a better college career had she gone elsewhere, but she persevered and came out of college a better player and a stronger woman. The discipline within her game she learned at Uconn served her well. I don't think she has ever come back to Storrs, but I was happy to read a positive comment from her regarding her college years a while back.

 

[DaddyChoc]

I was probably a little harsh in my response for which I apologize - you hit a nerve and I had a reflex reaction that in the morning looks worse than it did last night.
Charde had a really tough childhood, and a very tough 4 years at Uconn and she survived both to thrive as a pro, and I respect her a lot for the way she handled her journey. I think Geno's treatment of her caused the most threads on here to be started decrying his 'harsh' treatment. It was a struggle for both of them and she might well have had a better college career had she gone elsewhere, but she persevered and came out of college a better player and a stronger woman. The discipline within her game she learned at Uconn served her well. I don't think she has ever come back to Storrs, but I was happy to read a positive comment from her regarding her college years a while back.

She a business woman as well, just opened a clothing store I believe

 

[vtcwbuff]

I was probably a little harsh in my response for which I apologize - you hit a nerve and I had a reflex reaction that in the morning looks worse than it did last night.
Charde had a really tough childhood, and a very tough 4 years at Uconn and she survived both to thrive as a pro, and I respect her a lot for the way she handled her journey. I think Geno's treatment of her caused the most threads on here to be started decrying his 'harsh' treatment. It was a struggle for both of them and she might well have had a better college career had she gone elsewhere, but she persevered and came out of college a better player and a stronger woman. The discipline within her game she learned at Uconn served her well. I don't think she has ever come back to Storrs, but I was happy to read a positive comment from her regarding her college years a while back.

The best insight on Houston that I read was in Thomas' book. Apparently several players tried to help Houston "adjust" to Genoball but for whatever reason she did not respond.
I don't believe that Houston is playing in the W. I think she is playing overseas. She is not on the 2016 Liberty roster. I always thought that she was incredibly talented but I rank her with other UConn underachievers.

 

[UcMiami]

The best insight on Houston that I read was in Thomas' book. Apparently several players tried to help Houston "adjust" to Genoball but for whatever reason she did not respond.
I don't believe that Houston is playing in the W. I think she is playing overseas. She is not on the 2016 Liberty roster. I always thought that she was incredibly talented but I rank her with other UConn underachievers.

As a Junior at uconn she was selected for the USA PanAm games and won gold. She made one all star team in 2009 in the WNBA and played from 2008-14 with one championship with MN. Does not appear she is still playing in Europe and hasn't since 2011 (?)

 

[RowdyFan]

I was a big fan of Charde. I admired what she had to overcome to get where she is today. She has clothing and makeup line.

 

[Stinger92860]

I always felt that Charde was uncomfortable in the offense, playing the high post. It required her to think pass first and she was unable to adjust.