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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2566084, member: 5798"] Good post. I said the same thing a few days ago, it just took me longer to say it. Folks that are at odds with Geno's tactics and philosophy hopefully will read this post. It pretty much capsulizes Geno's unique coaching and teaching methods and philosophy that some find odd, strange or offensive. No doubt some will still take exception to its tenor. Players that come to UConn come for different reasons. [B]All of them[/B] have been admonished by Geno, his coaches and the players (during campus visits) exactly what they can expect if they commit to UConn. There are no surprises the first day of practice. The freshmen come to UConn with their eyes wide open, knowing how demanding Geno is. Regardless, they still experience things they are not ready for. I remember last year Dangerfield saying "on camera" during an interview the first week or two of official practice (paraphrasing) "[I]Nothing I did or experienced in high school or AAU prepared me for what I'm going through now in these practices." [/I] There's no substitute for experience. Freshmen don't come to UConn "game ready". Just like recruits in the armed forces, they have to be broken down for X number of weeks in basic training, then built back up before they become serviceable, and deemed ready for field duty assignments. No one enters any armed forces branch in the U.S., and goes directly to a field or combat unit. I realize my use of military ops and procedures regarding new recruits may not be the best example of the question at hand, but you get my drift. :cool: [/QUOTE]

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