Disrespected Again

[RedStickHusky]

Horribly misguided premise for an article but it led to some lively discussion. My own ludicrous hot take is that, in a sense, the game has caught up to Geno; As he always said it would some day. There are simply too many good teams, good coaches, and good players for a handful of schools to dominate, even though that's been the case for most of the history of the sport going back to the days of LA Tech and ODU. Sort of puts to bed that old argument about UConn being "bad for the sport". The sport is healthily competitive; not a bad thing and no reason to suggest that anybody has lost any steps.

 

[Chax]

It seems that every day somebody writes something, or I see a video that says that UConn is down, UConn is finished, UConn is on the way out. Well, this thread actually doesn't address that, not even about the team at all. Last night while in bed I was surfing YouTube and I came across a video from Back to Back sports. The title was the 5 best womens basketball coaches. Ok, well, we will see how they rate the coaches after Gino. #1 was not Geno, but Dawn Staley. I guess I would let that one go, since she has been the top force the last few years, and I give her credit for that. #2, NOT Geno, but Kim. I didn't like that, because Kim is a portal person, a crazy woman who can't keep her players in order. I think her program is a complete mess. #3, OMG, NOT Geno, but Corie Close. Speechless, come on, are you kidding? As far as I can see, she shouldn't even be in the top 10. Geno was relegated to a tie with Tara for 4th and 5th place. This is an insult to the greatest WBB coach of all time. Yes, the team hasn't performed on the court like in the past, but because of all the injuries I think he has done a masterful job just to keep the team competitive. Geno will always be the GOAT, and I don't care about any of these hacks opinions. Geez.

Welcome to the media where eliciting a reaction/response out of those willing to take the bait is the most financially fruitful route. You gave them exactly what they wanted and, even more so, brought it to the attention of others who most likely would never have been aware of it. In the end, they won.

Click bait? one could argue this thread is click bait.

the video is neither here nor there..... not interested. Opinions abound, mostly just designed to hit a nerve in someone. anyone. We should just ignore and move on.

Ding ding ding! This is exactly the way to go about it in my humble opinion (which means less than nothing in the grand scheme of the world).

PS: I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and/or happy holiday! <3

 

[Geesworld]

Watching then and watching now. Watching The Good times and the bad times. Watching no injuries seasons and watching multiple seasons of injuries. Never shy to play the top teams.
I would say Geno is still one leg up on the competition.

 

[Forego]

Coaches teach players to control that which they can control.
Applying that same philsophy, Kim recently became the coach to attain 600 wins quicker than anyone else.
I have little doubt that Geno employed a similar tactic to not lose 2 gamesin a row for so manhy years until recently.
It doesn't make him a bad person to control that which he can control.
It's part of the decision making process of being a coach.

When asked how UConn was able to play so long without having two losses in a row he replied that he has good schedulers.

I’m sure that Geno approves the final schedule but I doubt he directs changes to insert a cupcake between two ranked teams. Much of the scheduling is computerized and with teams playing the number of games they play today rearranging the order of the schedule would prove difficult. During the pandemic a game against South Carolina could not be made up due the tight schedules of both teams. Aside from the media making a big deal over that “record” it is not really of any value. I can see no reason why Geno would want to “pad” that number. If you want to know how well a coach prepares the team for each game just look at the overall win percentage.

 

[HuskyNan]

Geno has little to no input on the Big East schedule. For big games, like South Carolina, the TV network sets the date and time.

 

[Eweconn]

Click bait? one could argue this thread is click bait.

and yet, you took the bait.

 

[uconnfan68]

When asked how UConn was able to play so long without having two losses in a row he replied that he has good schedulers.

I’m sure that Geno approves the final schedule but I doubt he directs changes to insert a cupcake between two ranked teams. Much of the scheduling is computerized and with teams playing the number of games they play today rearranging the order of the schedule would prove difficult. During the pandemic a game against South Carolina could not be made up due the tight schedules of both teams. Aside from the media making a big deal over that “record” it is not really of any value. I can see no reason why Geno would want to “pad” that number. If you want to know how well a coach prepares the team for each game just look at the overall win percentage.

First sentence is Geno's sarcasm on full display.

 

[CajunHusky]

and yet, you took the bait.

as did you ....

 

[Steelerone]

As someone once said, "Let's look at the record." For some reason many people feel that the "flavor of the day" is best. You listen to the radio and a DJ is telling you that a song at the top of the charts that day is "Number 1 of all time." Wow, what happened to some of the songs by Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Nat Cole and some others? The people who crown LeBron James as the greatest of all times because he has accomplished so much during his career seem to forget that Bill Russell won two NCAA championships, an Olympic gold medal and more NBA championships than any player in history. There are standards and there are gold standards, and this is where Geno belongs and until any of these other coachs surpass him he remains #1 regardless of any penny ante poll.

 

[MSGRET]

Well the Non-Conference games are basically done, with a couple of them being played during the Conference games. Looking at the AP Top 25 only four teams had a SoS above 50. Here is the Top 25 rankings with their Non-Conference SoS.

South Carolina - 2
UCLA - 7
NC State - 24
Iowa - 4
Texas - 30
USC - 34
LSU - 105
Colorado - 18
Stanford - 12
Baylor - 15
Kansas State - 39
Utah - 21
Notre Dame - 14
VA Tech - 40
UConn - 1
Indiana - 29
Ohio State - 8
Marquette - 74
Louisville - 19
Gonzaga - 9
Creighton - 11
Florida State - 22
TCU - 224
North Carolina - 26
W. Virginia - 136

Only two of the Top 25 have an SoS that is worse than LSU. What gets me is that teams that schedule like that get ranked. The Non-Conference schedule for these for teams should keep any team out of the T25. Marquette played 3 teams rated 200+ by Massey and no team rated in the top 50. West Virginia played 4 teams rated 200+ and no team rated in the top 50. TCU played 7 teams rated 200+ and 1 team in the top 50. LSU played 10 teams rated 200+ and 2 teams rated in the top 50.

 

[Plebe]

Looking at the AP Top 25 only four teams had a SoS above 50. Here is the Top 25 rankings with their Non-Conference SoS.

South Carolina - 2
UCLA - 7
NC State - 24
Iowa - 4
Texas - 30
USC - 34
LSU - 105
...

Are you getting these SOS numbers from Massey?
Massey doesn't disaggregate nonconference SOS.

 

[MSGRET]

Are you getting these SOS numbers from Massey?
Massey doesn't disaggregate nonconference SOS.

Yes I am and I know that he doesn't but almost all of the games played so far are non-conference.