Celtics compare bench production to UCONN woman.

[mcs333]

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/...ive_for_streaking_celtics_after_rout_of_magic
Note Turner's quote.

 

[Kibitzer]

The complimentary comparison was to "UConn girls," not UConn woman." Big difference.

 

[WiseOne]

Good look for UCONN women! I only disagree with the girls part. Anytime UCONN women's team is mentioned by professional athletes it's good for the game. GO UCONN

 

[UcMiami]

Cool - and I don't get that bent on the subject of 'girls'. Lots of references are made to the '____ boy's' teams and no one notices. Yes they are young adults, but no disrespect was intended.

 

[Kibitzer]

Cool - and I don't get that bent on the subject of 'girls'. Lots of references are made to the '____ boy's' teams and no one notices. Yes they are young adults, but no disrespect was intended.

Turner said "UConn girls." I would have preferred "UConn women" but the singular "woman" in the thread title threw everything out of whack -- Which woman?

 

[ChicagoGG]

I'm impressed that a Boston Celtic KNOWS about UConn women's basketball....

 

[psconn]

This is the most interesting team the Celtics have put together in a long. No BIG THREE or even big one (although Isaiah Thomas was named to the All-Star team). Looks like a roster of role players and they play well together. Don't know how far they go with no "STAR" players but I'm watching regularly again.

GO CELTS!!

 

[trb123]

Hopefully some New England journalist would ask the Boston College AD for his opinion on this.
Why the UCONN girls and not the BC girls? Or the BC boys?
Why has not BC shut out UCONN from the New England market?
(I am almost tempted to write the New English market)

 

[JordyG]

Just listening to College Gameday today Jay, Seth and Jay always refer to the players in men's ballers as boys or guys. Let's not read too much into this. The larger truth however is guys go into CBB as spoiled boys who believe they're only there for a year or two before making the millionbillion by going pro. Then they leave CBB as spoiled millionbillionaires with little to no knowledge of the game. Gals enter CBB as spoiled girls with the illusion of money afterwards quickly dismissed. They remain for four years learning the nuances of the game while honing their skills. They leave CBB as mature skilled balling WOMEN with well defined goals and high basketball IQ's. Different sports with the same rules.

 

[Kibitzer]

I'm impressed that a Boston Celtic KNOWS about UConn women's basketball....

Likewise -- I am impressed but by no means surprised.

BTW, UConn alum Andre Drummond was selected as NBA All-Star. I am reliably informed that Andre was most gracious to fans seeking selfies or autographs at the Maggie Dixon Classic.

 

[Woof 101]

Turner said "UConn girls." I would have preferred "UConn women" but the singular "woman" in the thread title threw everything out of whack -- Which woman?

What do we do with Geno who constantly refers to the team as "the guys" ?

 

[ThisJustIn]

I rarely hear the men's teams referred to as "boys." Could someone please count the number of times that descriptor is used for a men's college team? I'm betting it's few and far between...

 

[Kibitzer]

I rarely hear the men's teams referred to as "boys." Could someone please count the number of times that descriptor is used for a men's college team? I'm betting it's few and far between...

I once read that John Wooden innocently referred to his players as "his boys," or something like that. Apparently someone caught his attention and pointed out that the use of the term "boys" was both insensitive and highly insulting to his Black players.

So he stopped.

Although that account has the ring of logic and truth, I cannot verify it. I believe that a sequence of events, as attributed to Wooden at UCLA, surely has been played out similarly in many schools and programs, then and since.

 

[Gus Mahler]

I once read that John Wooden innocently referred to his players as "his boys," or something like that. Apparently someone caught his attention and pointed out that the use of the term "boys" was both insensitive and highly insulting to his Black players.

So he stopped.

Although that account has the ring of logic and truth, I cannot verify it. I believe that a sequence of events, as attributed to Wooden at UCLA, surely has been played out similarly in many schools and programs, then and since.

I think he was doing it at least as late as 1972. In the final against Florida State, the UCLA players were being bumped and pushed a lot, so Wooden yelled down at the FSU coach "Let my boys play ball." Or so I read somewhere.

 

[Blueconn]

"Women" is the correct term but how very delightfully cool for a male pro from an iconic franchise to make his point by comparing the Boston Celtics to THE UConn Women's team. And that his quote was right up front, setting the entire tone for the story. Bet Turner (and writer Klein ?) grew up trying to imitate some players from the Wall of Honor.

"We've been at like that level."