This is certainly an issue I've thought about a lot since I started following the Huskies, especially in their super years (like the last four). I get a lot of ribbing from family members who think women's basketball is something of a joke, especially when UConn seems to continually win by 20-50 points. I think the writer of the article summed up my feelings when he talked of rooting for other teams that hadn't won in a long time. When I first became a UConn fan, I compared watching them to watching the great Yankee teams who never seemed to lose (and I go back to the days of Mantle, Ford, Berra, Maris, etc.--while always a Dodger fan I grew up in the Bronx a short distance from Yankee Stadium). But I think the writer really hit the jackpot when he talked about the pleasure of watching a team that is superbly coached and, even when they have a few bad moments, somehow know how to come out of it and succeed: "Then there’s also this. The UConn women simply play a game that’s a pleasure to watch. The passing, the shot selection, the defense. Things that, to be honest, a lot of other basketball these days is no longer about. It’s not that other teams are terrible. It’s just that the UConn women are really good." Unfortunately, I've never been able to convince the doubters, but it doesn't stop me from enjoying the games (I think I've only missed two or three games on TV since the 2003-2004 season).
