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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 3218956, member: 199"] This whole series is so well done. And it is clear that there is so much similarity in the underlying quality of very disparate coaches. Anson and Geno in this specific two part set are very similar - and while they may express themselves in different ways at different times I think they are actually very similar in how they relate to individual players and to their different teams. Geno is clearly more of a public performer and more likely to poke fun at both himself and his players, but I suspect the practices and individual work/meetings with players would be close to identical. Specific to Geno, while he may seem 'harsh', former players have spoken about the yearly transition between regular season and post season coaching - teaching and breaking down players from Sept - Feb, and then building them up and encouraging through the tournaments. It comes out in public statements as well - Lobo and the rest of them were the worst post player only during the regular season, come tournament time they were world beaters. Uconn didn't 'have DT and the other didn't' until the games actually mattered. And then it became his signature line. [/QUOTE]