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Message: [QUOTE="willtalk, post: 2881057, member: 1220"] No that would not indicate a decline. She just ran the system and it had the same effect. The coaching just got better around her. Geno for one. Also today there are so many good coaches in the college ranks. Tara for example used to dominate the Pac 12. Now she has competition from both Oregon's and a couple other schools have improved their programs. The coaches that both of them competed against were mostly ex women basketball players who got their foundations from their own coaches. The game is constantly changing and older coaches will have to change with the times as well. Strengths might not have been the optimum term to use. It would be better say that the qualities that define a person can manifest in either a positive or negative way. Pat for example was strong willed. Well a strong will can manifest itself in stubborness. Geno is in the process of making changes in respect to his program as well. Allowing Stevens to transfer in was an example. The types of players coming out of high school has changed so much that it has impacted the Uconn way. He, unlike Pat is far more able to make the transition. However it is more a matter of does he really want to do it at the cost of what he believes is a better developmental program for his players. Stevens opted out and I believe it was a shock to him. In some cases the old way is actually better. [/QUOTE]