AP article on difference between current and previous undefeated teams

[Bigboote]

I saw this in the WaPo this morning, found it interesting and a bit of a different take than other articles.

Geno Auriemma taking an undefeated UConn team to Final Four for 9th time

Geno Auriemma is taking an undefeated UConn team into the women’s Final Four for the ninth time. Unlike past teams with swaggering stars such as Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi, this group is described by their coach as really nice kids who play hard for each other.

apnews.com

 

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Bogboote

Thanks for picking that up…I was going to write something about that…not the article, the concept ...
which Geno brought up early in the "scrum” after the ND game.

I though what he mentioned was very revelatory.

pardon my slight misquotes

“for them, to carry an undefeated record up to this point…Whose personality on this team makes you think: ah, look at them, they walk around like they own the place…Nobody (emphasis)…they’re just a bunch of
Eh, how you’re doin?…I’m proud of them…(edited cut)
There are some teams, when the season starts…I can tell, listen, if we just stay healthy and finish the season, we’re going to go to the final-4 (edit)

They were preseason #1, but what does that have to do with it?…I’m just proud of the way they handled this entire thing, all the way through…"

Later, he spoke about tis group always having fun…blasting music on the bus driving bro the arena.
First time he could recall...