Former UConn recruit in the portal- S. Brunelle

[Argonaut]

Betty Bitterman, party of one...

I don't think it's so much her being bitter as it is her defending a coach she loves. Bitter, IMO, would be throwing shade at Geno and the program completely out of nowhere, which I don't think she's ever done.

 

[EricSD]

I don't think it's so much her being bitter as it is her defending a coach she loves. Bitter, IMO, would be throwing shade at Geno and the program completely out of nowhere, which I don't think she's ever done.

She could have easily ignored Geno's comment and moved on. Instead she opted to not only defend Muffet, but snidely slam Geno. "Something some coaches should work on"??? She took the low road IMHO.

Could have said "My experiences with Muffet were totally different. She was a great communicator and teacher, and empowered the women on the team"... and left it at that. Instead she took a potshot. No love lost...

 

[Argonaut]

She could have easily ignored Geno's comment and moved on. Instead she opted to not only defend Muffet, but snidely slam Geno. "Something some coaches should work on"??? She took the low road IMHO.

Could have said "My experiences with Muffet were totally different. She was a great communicator and teacher, and empowered the women on the team"... and left it at that. Instead she took a potshot. No love lost...

She could have, but she didn't. And she could have said a lot worse, and she didn't.

This is also why Geno and company don't want the players on Twitter during the season -- it's too easy to fall into a trap like this one.

 

[Huskee11]

Watched her closely warming up in Bridgeport. Automatic from 25. Would not play her in horse.

But in the game she only played 10 minutes and took no shots. NC State was crowding her whenever she got the ball. She has difficulty creating space and getting her own shot.

I have not seen a lot of her, but I’m guessing she is most productive as a zone buster or if/when ND would run plays, picks, screens for her - something ND showed no interest in doing the other day.

 

[EricSD]

She could have, but she didn't. And she could have said a lot worse, and she didn't.

This is also why Geno and company don't want the players on Twitter during the season -- it's too easy to fall into a trap like this one.

So we are supposed to give credit to a player who doesn't say worse about Geno? Wow, that's a pretty low bar. She would have been better off not slamming Geno. Like I said, she is still bitter.

 

[TRest]

So we are supposed to give credit to a player who doesn't say worse about Geno? Wow, that's a pretty low bar. She would have been better off not slamming Geno. Like I said, she is still bitter.

Or, maybe, it's a reference to her current coach she is walking away from.

 

[Hayven]

Or, maybe, it's a reference to her current coach she is walking away from.

Based up the tea in the ND thread on the non-UConn board, you may be onto something

 

[CocoHusky]

I don't think it's so much her being bitter as it is her defending a coach she loves. Bitter, IMO, would be throwing shade at Geno and the program completely out of nowhere, which I don't think she's ever done.

Nah... Sam was best advised to sit this one out until she begins to play better. In two games against UCONN she 4 for 16 shooting the basketball. She has surpassed Sierra Calhoun as former UCONN POI who when playing against UCONN looks awful pedestrian.

 

[Argonaut]

So we are supposed to give credit to a player who doesn't say worse about Geno? Wow, that's a pretty low bar. She would have been better off not slamming Geno. Like I said, she is still bitter.

Not saying credit, I'm saying she was defending someone she cares for and there's nothing wrong with that.

If one of our current players piped in and threw shade at Muffet during that whole exchange, they would be praised for it, but UConn coaches keep that from happening. One of many differences in how Geno and Niele run their programs.