Championship indicators?

[VAUConnFan]

Tennessee in '99.

I think last year was UConn's sixth time.

I am glad someone is counting.

 

[BroadwayVa]

If you have a culture of winning that includes the best roster of players, the best coach and the best coaching staff at melding individual talent into a superior team then you need look no farther than Storrs for the most likely location for a title banner unveiling.

Does your "culture of winning" mean you can't lose a few along the way?? Best coach and Staff?

If the culture of Winning means only lose a few ---Uconn , ND, USC in my opinion all meet your definitions---Best coach for ND is Muffet , for USC -Dawn, For UConn Geno---

The one thing, of which I'm unsure, is that Uconn has the best Staff--coaching associate/assistants/medical staff/ training staff.

Ask any one in Columbia since April--and they will tell you Dawn is the greatest--

I believe Uconn has the best roster, most experienced and talented. Geno obviously is the Greatest WBB coach in the world--his USA, UConn, Olympic record proves it--but I accept that ND, USC, even Duke (stretch) has a top coach in their own locker rooms.

 

[Golden Husky]

Does your "culture of winning" mean you can't lose a few along the way?? Best coach and Staff?

If the culture of Winning means only lose a few ---UConn , ND, USC in my opinion all meet your definitions---Best coach for ND is Muffet , for USC -Dawn, For UConn Geno---

The one thing, of which I'm unsure, is that UConn has the best Staff--coaching associate/assistants/medical staff/ training staff.

Ask any one in Columbia since April--and they will tell you Dawn is the greatest--

I believe UConn has the best roster, most experienced and talented. Geno obviously is the Greatest WBB coach in the world--his USA, UConn, Olympic record proves it--but I accept that ND, USC, even Duke (stretch) has a top coach in their own locker rooms.

I would say "culture of winning" can be defined as 11 championships.

 

[CocoHusky]

Suggest we quantify luck as "injury free"- as in minus for each starter missing games during the NCAA tournament. Examples would be Turner and Coates missing tournament games last year.

 

[Golden Husky]

When Geno says the team has a chance to be special, he doesn't just mean national championship-type good. He means undefeated and record-setting good. He has said that the returning 4 starters plus Azura makes this group special. By New Years, we'll have a strong sense of the newbies. Will Batouly, Meg, Mikayla, or whoever get major minutes?

Like discussing a no-hitter in progress, there's some superstitious queasiness in saying that this team could wind up 38-0 with a title No. 12 hanging from the rafters but gosh, Milford, I can't blame you for writing what so many of us are thinking. Now, it's up to this team to match performance to potential and get the job done. Early indications are this team is motivated to do just that.

 

[Bestiarius]

I remember that loss against Notre Dame in overtime where at the end of regulation (or was it a first overtime) one of their players hoisted up a three point shot that hit the rim, bounced straight up a couple of feet and fell back into the basket to tie the game as time ran out and gave them the opportunity to beat us. Happens frequently but that LUCKY shot situation happens a bunch. Just a matter of inches or less.

In such a game, the focus is always on the last shot. But in reality, its all the previous shots that actually determine the outcome. Perhaps when a team is up by 25 with 10 seconds remaining, THAT is what should be considered lucky. Being tied or down one with 10 seconds remaining and the ball is an unlucky position to be in.

 

[Bestiarius]

Like discussing a no-hitter in progress, there's some superstitious queasiness in saying that this team could wind up 38-0 with a title No. 12 hanging from the rafters but gosh, Milford, I can't blame you for writing what so many of us are thinking. Now, it's up to this team to match performance to potential and get the job done. Early indications are this team is motivated to do just that.

When we're driving down I95 and I say to my wife. "Wow, no traffic delays." She always says, "Don't say that!!!" I always tell her not to worry, I'm not all that omnipotent.