Disrespect from the Athletic

[From France]

Dawn reaaly deserved it, having 5 starters drafted and get the season she has got, no favoritism, just truth

 

[From France]

Then, The Athletic doesn't count for me

 

[Cuango]

Not sure I'm buying that one, but I'll let the SC fans here defend Dawn.....

Yeah, maybe not 25 but surely 3-5. I think Dawn has obviously done a fine job But she has the best (by a substantial margin) roster and is fully healthy. I would say there are some coaches who have less talent and/or have faced adversity with their teams who may have done a better job. Pretty hard to mess up with a whole team full of All-Americans. However, I don’t really begrudge her as she has clearly become the preeminent coach in the country these past three years. I think ((and hope) she will have to share that distinction next season and beyond if Geno can finally get a healthy roster but there’s no question Dawn and her program have become the best in the country.

 

[BBallF]

If roles were reversed I’m sure you and many others would be touting Geno for the award, to many national flag blue tinted glasses here

If Geno had no injuries on this team at all and we were undefeated, meaning we beat Texas, NC St, SC, ND, and UCLA, I would think he did a great job as I also think he has done this year. As for COY, different story. Winning with a loaded team to me is not as praiseworthy as taking a program that was downtrodden, and leading them back to prominence or taking a team with less talent and leading them to greatness.

 

[hoopsfan22]

If Geno had no injuries on this team at all and we were undefeated, meaning we beat Texas, NC St, SC, ND, and UCLA, I would think he did a great job as I also think he has done this year. As for COY, different story. Winning with a loaded team to me is not as praiseworthy as taking a program that was downtrodden, and leading them back to prominence or taking a team with less talent and leading them to greatness.

Would you have given Geno COY when Stewie was here? My vote would be for Coach Staley this season as well.

 

[From France]

The Athletic is nothing, just like a blog

 

[maple]

There's many great coaches out there who have had to deal with a lot of adversity (losing players to the W, building up a weak program, injuries, etc.).

I'm as diehard a UConn fan as they come, but I really do think Dawn deserves to be in the top consideration for COTY. I did not believe SCar would be quite so dominant this season after losing some really good players. But they have consistently found a way to win and have even improved on prior weaknesses. I'm not saying this automatically makes Dawn the MOST deserving of COTY, but it has to count for something.