Auriemma, Dailey explain their UConn philosophy as college basketball evolves

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Geno Auriemma, Chris Dailey explain their UConn philosophy as college basketball evolves

Some parts of college basketball do not resemble the professional world Auriemma and Dailey partnered up in in the mid-1980s. That, by and large, is a positive sign. Most of what would have been unrecognizable, even unimaginable, 40 years ago represents growth to be proud of. ​

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“It's hard not to see how far it's come, even though you're not looking for it,” Auriemma said. “You're not going around every day trying to assess the state of the game. But it is all around you.”​

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“It's just the level of play, the number of people playing, the number of teams that are competing at a high level,” Auriemma said. “There isn't anything that's the same. Really, there isn't. Yeah, do I think about our impact on it, UConn's impact on it? It's hard not to, and I think that's for other people to assess what our impact has been, but I am pretty satisfied that we've had a pretty big impact on the game.”​

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“The lessons are the same,” Dailey said. “How you get there is probably a little bit different, because kids have changed. We didn’t have texting and social media, the way it is now, even 20 years ago. So we’ve adjusted how, but certain things are still the same. The expectation that you treat people respectfully, that remains the same. The expectation of how our kids handle themselves, how they go to class, all of those are the same. A lot of the other things are probably the same, but the reminders ...”​