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Message: [QUOTE="UConnNick, post: 3046175, member: 1526"] I know a lot of UConn fans dislike Stringer, and not without some good reason, but that woman has been through hell in her personal life. She comes from a dirt poor background in PA coal mining country, raised a large family, had a husband who died in his early 40's, a child who died, and another child who's handicapped, IIRC. I believe she also had a house that burned to the ground at one point. A lot of people would have had trouble coping with everything she's been through, all the while managing to do a difficult job in which she has enjoyed much success and a Hall of Fame caliber record of total wins over a distinguished 48-year coaching career. Yes, she likes to recruit some players with checkered backgrounds. Coming from where she came from it makes perfect sense. Her own life has been all about second chances. I think she deserves to be cut a little slack for some of her personal faults. She's an odd personality in some respects, but she's also a fighter and someone who has overcome a lot of personal tragedy. Those are character traits which deserve some degree of admiration. [/QUOTE]