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We've been extremely blessed (both teams) when we get to the biggest stage. Only thing comparable to that is UCLA's run in the Wooden era. (Ten NC game wins in 12 years without a loss)
 
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They should name the Championship trophy after Geno when he retires , kind of like the Lombardi super bowl trophy.
That would be neat and fitting .
I think the window to dominate that sport in that fashion is rapidly closing and in a way it’s a testament to his teams popularizing the sport.
 
aburks41 said:
Here’s another stat that sounds fake but its true. Geno is now 1149-149 in his career. He’s 1000 games above .500

Like…what?!?
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The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
 
And one of them there good teams was NOT UConn

Same stuff can be said about Wooden's run

1) no competition
2) short tournament
3) "larger payroll than any NBA team"

Yet the man is revered, and I'm not mocking him

Geno is the man
 
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CTBasketball said:
The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
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First off, I disagree with your statement, womens basketball has seen a lot of parity over the last decade, but per your point, if it’s that easy shouldn’t more teams be able to figure out the formula? La Tech and Tennessee were both dominant for years, but couldn’t sustain. SC seems like they’ve been dominant forever, but yet this is only their second title game in program history. To be a CT basketball fan and not appreciate what Geno has done and basically have the “anyone could do it” mentality doesnt make you a basketball fan.
 
CTBasketball said:
The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
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How easy is it to have huge run streaks and beat almost all opponents game after game without losing focus or just have a bad shooting night? Especially when all of the opponents circle the date and play like it’s their personal Final Four game.
 
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CTBasketball said:
The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
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I don’t get this take. If it was terrible, it was terrible for everyone including UConn. He had to separate the school and then hold that advantage for decades with other schools doing everything they could to catch up.
 
HuskyNan said:
How easy is it to have huge run streaks and beat almost all opponents game after game without losing focus or just have a bad shooting night? Especially when all of the opponents circle the date of their game and play it like it’s their personal Final Four game.
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Depends on the quality of the opponent, and in this case it is very poor.
 
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CTBasketball said:
The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
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Geno has won in every decade so even when the competition got better he still winning
 
"11-0 in championship games" and "home game for Paige Bueckers" will be repeated ad nauseam, but the fact is that we are clear underdogs tomorrow night, and rightly so.
 
BugsyCT said:
We've been extremely blessed (both teams) when we get to the biggest stage. Only thing comparable to that is UCLA's run in the Wooden era. (Ten NC game wins in 12 years without a loss)
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He, as is K, was a big time cheater.
 
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huskyjawz said:
I think I recall that Arizona did that in the men's tournament, and at that time it was the only time it had been done.
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I think it has been done a few times on the women's side because historically lower seeds didn't have much chance to advance to the final four. Even with today's supposed increased parity in the game, 3 of the 4 #1 seeds still made it.
 
Platt81 said:
First off, I disagree with your statement, womens basketball has seen a lot of parity over the last decade, but per your point, if it’s that easy shouldn’t more teams be able to figure out the formula? La Tech and Tennessee were both dominant for years, but couldn’t sustain. SC seems like they’ve been dominant forever, but yet this is only their second title game in program history. To be a CT basketball fan and not appreciate what Geno has done and basically have the “anyone could do it” mentality doesnt make you a basketball fan.
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The game has improved immensely and the impact of more quality players is leveling the field. Though, there are significant gaps between a handful of teams and the rest. Geno built his own success and he dominates a niche pond. It would have been interesting to see if he could have translated his success Into mens basketball. My guess is he would be one of the better coaches, though he could never have built a dynasty like he has. There is just too much competition and talent in mens basketball. He should be rightly appreciated for his teams’ amazing accomplishments over decades.
 
giddyup said:
The game has improved immensely and the impact of more quality players is leveling the field. Though, there are significant gaps between a handful of teams and the rest. Geno built his own success and he dominates a niche pond. It would have been interesting to see if he could have translated his success Into mens basketball. My guess is he would be one of the better coaches, though he could never have built a dynasty like he has. There is just too much competition and talent in mens basketball. He should be rightly appreciated for his teams’ amazing accomplishments over decades.
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He said he’d never coach a men’s college team because of 1. The sneaker companies, agents, and posses and 2. Recruiting is a lot harder and 3. Women stay all 4 years and he has a chance to develop their skills fully

His dream job is an NBA assistant
 
CTBasketball said:
The competition in women's basketball is utterly terrible, especially when he started his career. Despite being the best ever, you really only have to worry about a handful of games every year.
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The competition was pretty significant, actually. Within 15 years of his first Final Four in 1991 he surpassed several historical powers, most notably Tennessee. He turned back several challengers, e.g. Notre Dame and Stanford.

South Carolina is the latest program that has a chance.
 
Tenspro2002 said:
The competition was pretty significant, actually. Within 15 years of his first Final Four in 1991 he surpassed several historical powers, most notably Tennessee. He turned back several challengers, e.g. Notre Dame and Stanford.

South Carolina is the latest program that has a chance.
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He created Notre Dame as a challenger. And Louisville after that. Nobody was going to Notre Dame for women’s hoops until they sold it as a chance to play UConn twice a year. Watch the Big East now. Somebody is going to emerge for the same reason. Tennessee yes, was legit as a rival, as Stanford has been and now South Carolina. But it’s nothing like the men’s level of competition.
 
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