Best Geno line regarding Dan Shaughnessy:

[mhshuskies]

from his interview on The Dan Patrick Show: "...he has to cover Boston College on a yearly basis so maybe he's not such a happy guy"

 

[HoopsFan21]

Ouch. Classic Geno!

 

[Eskapeesto]

 

[BigBird]

...and the over-reaction to an unimportant statement by a second-tier sportswriter rumbles along like a Yugo stuck in second gear.

"No one can make you feel inferior without your help."

 

[Kibitzer]

...and the over-reaction to an unimportant statement by a second-tier sportswriter rumbles along like a Yugo stuck in second gear.

Geno was invited to be on Dan Patrick's estimable program. He reacted (not overly) to Dan's question about a first tier (Pulitzer Prize) writer whose specialty is columns about sports in the Boston Globe. Geno's light-hearted sarcastic response was appropriate in that context.

 

[mhshuskies]

No, no no you miss the point. BC sucks so your life would suck if you had to cover it all the time.

 

[BigBird]

Geno was invited to be on Dan Patrick's estimable program. He reacted (not overly) to Dan's question about a first tier (Pulitzer Prize) writer whose specialty is columns about sports in the Boston Globe. Geno's light-hearted sarcastic response was appropriate in that context.

I wasn't referring to Geno, nor to Dan Patrick. My limited "target" was the fact that more than a week after the fact, we are STILL writing and thinking about one questionable tweet by a baseball writer. It starts to look like we are over-sensitive (hence the inferiority reference) to a comment that just doesn't mean squat, compared to the fantastic season we have just seen. I'd rather celebrate THAT than be typing THIS. That's all I am saying.

 

[HuskyNan]

I wasn't referring to Geno, nor to Dan Patrick. My limited "target" was the fact that more than a week after the fact, we are STILL writing and thinking about one questionable tweet by a baseball writer. It starts to look like we are over-sensitive (hence the inferiority reference) to a comment that just doesn't mean squat, compared to the fantastic season we have just seen. I'd rather celebrate THAT than be typing THIS. That's all I am saying.

You haven't been on the Boneyard long enough to understand that grudges die hard here. There are people that still won't forgive Tara Vanderveer for not playing Rebecca Lobo more in the 1996 Olympics.

 

[ThisJustIn]

Or the fact that it wasn't "one" tweet. Danny-boy threw shade at Geno during the game, too, about being classless.

Yes, folks can go overboard, but Danny-boy was simply voicing what many of the uniformed think. If you do not respond, they will remain uninformed. They don't have to like women's basketball, but their deliberate ignorance of the sport (especially when they are sports writers with a significant following) is rightfully challenged.

 

[HuskyNan]

Anti-Shaugnessy fans should enjoy this website - Dan Shaugnessy Watch. I have to admit, I got a kick out of this:

Dan ShaughnessyVerified account‏@Dan_Shaughnessy
No support for Parcells in Patriots Hall of Fame? Is there a silent majority, or are Patriots fans just idiots?

2:42 PM - 7 Apr 2016

1. 
   Jason Martell ‏@canadasox Apr 7
   
   
   @Dan_Shaughnessy We're too busy watching replays of the UConn game
   
   0 retweets1 like
   

 

[Kibitzer]

You haven't been on the Boneyard long enough to understand that grudges die hard here. There are people that still won't forgive Tara Vanderveer for not playing Rebecca Lobo more in the 1996 Olympics.

Or, more recently, that flagrant "flagrant foul" call on Diana vs. VaTech - only about a dozen years ago.

 

[HuskyNan]

Or, more recently, that flagrant "flagrant foul" call on Diana vs. VaTech - only about a dozen years ago.

Those folks will be thrilled to know that ref, June Courteau, is being inducted to the Women's Basketball HOF.

2016 Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Inductees

 

[Waquoit]

Charles Pierce writes politics these days but was a long-tme Boston sportswriter, His take: "... the argument that the Connecticut women are "harming" their sport is being made by people who wouldn't watch women's basketball at gunpoint anyway. Look, I've been to Storrs. There is nothing to do there. It's not like Geno Auriemma is tempting players with beachfront condos and trips to the luxury mall. He gets the players because he's a great basketball coach. The rest of y'all should do better. "

 

[carpe diem]

I was an ardent follower during the DT years but I sheepishly admit I do not recall the "flagrant flagrant foul" referenced above. Can anyone offer an account? I am desperate for any news that ridicules anyone who treats us unfairly since of course it is unjustified and they must be idiots. Unfortunately, I seem to really believe that.

 

[HuskyNan]

I was an ardent follower during the DT years but I sheepishly admit I do not recall the "flagrant flagrant foul" referenced above. Can anyone offer an account? I am desperate for any news that ridicules anyone who treats us unfairly since of course it is unjustified and they must be idiots. Unfortunately, I seem to really believe that.

The incident was actually dubbed the Fantom Flagrant Foul by zorro. The 2001-2002 undefeated team went on the road to Virginia Tech for a conference game. At that point, the team had been winning all games by double digits and the thought of "close" games were horrifying to the fandom.

Anywho, UConn struggled on the road against a well-coached and highly motivated VA Tech team. With the Huskies up only 2 late in the game, VA Tech stole the ball and the Tech player sprinted up the court for what appeared to be an easy, unguarded layup. Diana Taurasi chased her up the court and took a swipe at the ball as the Tech player was shooting it. Multiple replays show that Diana not only didn't hit the player, she never touched the ball, either. However, Diana was, unbelievably, called an intentional foul. The Tech player made the free throws to tie the game with about 3 minutes left but the Fantom Foul seemed to annoy the Huskies who promptly went on a 11-2 run, holding VA Tech to only 2 points for the rest of the game. The Huskies won 59-50.

The Fantom Foul was not only outrageous to HuskyNation for the obvious insult to one of Our Girls, it snapped the Huskies' double digit win streak. It was dark times on the Boneyard following that game.

BTW, the ref that called the foul, June Courteau, is being inducted into the Women's BBall Hall of Fame this year.

 

[Adios]

Looking at her bio, she's one of those refs who are above the players.

June Courteau named coordinator of women’s basketball officiating

 

[Deadrody]

You haven't been on the Boneyard long enough to understand that grudges die hard here. There are people that still won't forgive Tara Vanderveer for not playing Rebecca Lobo more in the 1996 Olympics.

Or saying she had "11 Nykesha Sales" on her team, or something to that effect.

 

[carpe diem]

The incident was actually dubbed the Fantom Flagrant Foul by zorro. The 2001-2002 undefeated team went on the road to Virginia Tech for a conference game. At that point, the team had been winning all games by double digits and the thought of "close" games were horrifying to the fandom.

Anywho, UConn struggled on the road against a well-coached and highly motivated VA Tech team. With the Huskies up only 2 late in the game, VA Tech stole the ball and the Tech player sprinted up the court for what appeared to be an easy, unguarded layup. Diana Taurasi chased her up the court and took a swipe at the ball as the Tech player was shooting it. Multiple replays show that Diana not only didn't hit the player, she never touched the ball, either. However, Diana was, unbelievably, called an intentional foul. The Tech player made the free throws to tie the game with about 3 minutes left but the Fantom Foul seemed to annoy the Huskies who promptly went on a 11-2 run, holding VA Tech to only 2 points for the rest of the game. The Huskies won 59-50.

The Fantom Foul was not only outrageous to HuskyNation for the obvious insult to one of Our Girls, it snapped the Huskies' double digit win streak. It was dark times on the Boneyard following that game.

BTW, the ref that called the foul, June Courteau, is being inducted into the Women's BBall Hall of Fame this year.

Thanks. Now I have someone new to dislike for being outrageous towards one of our favorite players and team. But, since it generated an 11-2 run, perhaps it was in retrospect a good thing. I will non the less harbor ill will towards that ref.