Fun To Read, But Is This Our SI Cover?

[RockyMTblue2]

You heard it here first: UConn will not lose again until Geno retires

Psst. Come in a little closer. Got a secret for you. Sometimes, we Lords Of The Laptop write things just to instigate. Provoke. And then sit back and chuckle at the (over)reaction. No, really. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

And so, yes, this is going to sound like provocation. Or baloney. But it's not. This I truly believe:

The UConn women aren't going to lose again while Geno Auriemma is coaching them.

Ever.

 

[Kurebeach5]

You heard it here first: UConn will not lose again until Geno retires

Psst. Come in a little closer. Got a secret for you. Sometimes, we Lords Of The Laptop write things just to instigate. Provoke. And then sit back and chuckle at the (over)reaction. No, really. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

And so, yes, this is going to sound like provocation. Or baloney. But it's not. This I truly believe:

The UConn women aren't going to lose again while Geno Auriemma is coaching them.

Ever.

Thanks for posting this. I don't hear much from DiMauro these days, although I do live in N.Carolina now. Always enjoyed him.

 

[alexrgct]

He's threatening mojo like no other, but he makes some good points.

 

[pvdoggy]

You heard it here first: UConn will not lose again until Geno retires

Psst. Come in a little closer. Got a secret for you. Sometimes, we Lords Of The Laptop write things just to instigate. Provoke. And then sit back and chuckle at the (over)reaction. No, really. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

And so, yes, this is going to sound like provocation. Or baloney. But it's not. This I truly believe:

The UConn women aren't going to lose again while Geno Auriemma is coaching them.

Ever.

Didn't Geno just say that UConn is going to lose a game this year ?

 

[Gus Mahler]

Love this:

"Dead serious here. This streak, which will reach 89 Wednesday night when the Huskies inhale poor East Carolina, isn't going to end until Auriemma birdies 18."

Ha! That says it pretty well. Ha!

 

[Gus Mahler]

"Manure occureth." HaHaHaHa!!!!!

 

[Phil]

Talk about setting the bar...

 

[JordyG]

It's not like I haven't been thinking everything he's said.

 

[CocoHusky]

Huh... Sounds like Mike was collaborating with @Tonyc over a very good bottle of scotch.

 

[HoopsFan21]

Hope he's right!

 

[CPD016]

My first thought was I want some of whatever Rockys on - it must be some good s###. Then my greed factor kicked in. If he is right think of the odds I could get in Vegas. So I had the Swami cast Genos horoscope - It foretold 10 NC rings on Genos fingers and 10 NC rings on Genos toes ( 10+10=20) and a basketball tattoo with the # 1415 on it. Thats good enough for me - Vegas here I come

 

[AndyCT]

My first thought was I want some of whatever Rockys on - it must be some good s###. Then my greed factor kicked in. If he is right think of the odds I could get in Vegas. So I had the Swami cast Genos horoscope - It foretold 10 NC rings on Genos fingers and 10 NC rings on Genos toes ( 10+10=20) and a basketball tattoo with the # 1415 on it. Thats good enough for me - Vegas here I come

Sorry, no basketball tattoo. You know the team policy.

Anyway here's an article from last year that would be anti-Jinx (?) and restore the mojo: The UConn Women’s Basketball Dynasty Is Over

 

[MilfordHusky]

Didn't Geno just say that UConn is going to lose a game this year ?

He did, but none next year or the following year.

 

[CL82]

Hmm, maybe it's best to get through this year before we worry about the next.... and so on.

 

[Tonyc]

Huh... Sounds like Mike was collaborating with @Tonyc over a very good bottle of scotch.

That would be Bourbon Coco. Ole Grand Dad Bourbon. LOL

 

[HardHatGuy#2]

hehehehe..."...scared shotless..."....hehehehehe

 

[S1836]

He's threatening mojo like no other, but he makes some good points.

VERY IMPORTANT!! We have for over a year ignored the MOJO POISON. It DOES exist and it is WATCHING! Please be careful.

 

[CocoHusky]

VERY IMPORTANT!! We have for over a year ignored the MOJO POISON. It DOES exist and it is WATCHING! Please be careful.

Not true. The Mojo gods have been appeased since the very beginning of the season. Please consult the score prediction thread for each game and within you will find a prediction which thoroughly appeases the Mojo gods.

 

[meyers7]

You heard it here first: UConn will not lose again until Geno retires

Psst. Come in a little closer. Got a secret for you. Sometimes, we Lords Of The Laptop write things just to instigate. Provoke. And then sit back and chuckle at the (over)reaction. No, really. It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it.

And so, yes, this is going to sound like provocation. Or baloney. But it's not. This I truly believe:

The UConn women aren't going to lose again while Geno Auriemma is coaching them.

Ever.

Hmmmm sounds like TonyC got himself a new job. (or competition)

 

[chrissaran]

They will lose. Even Dan Gable lost in his last match. Nobody's perfect, although they come awfully close.

 

[Orangutan]

Sorry, no basketball tattoo. You know the team policy.

Anyway here's an article from last year that would be anti-Jinx (?) and restore the mojo: The UConn Women’s Basketball Dynasty Is Over

Safe to say that Slate article was built on some flawed assumptions

If they get through this year unscathed, it's hard to see where they will stumble in the future. But nobody saw that loss at Stanford coming, either.

Sagarin makes UConn a 1-point favorite over Baylor at a neutral site. Massey likes UConn better and makes UConn a 6-point favorite but gives Baylor a 31% chance to win.

Assuming they beat South Carolina (83% chance, per Massey), the NCAA tournament will be no cakewalk, especially a potential neutral-site rematch with Baylor.

 

[Gabbyfan]

The Bum Phillips quote had me in stitches ....I can picture him saying his'n and your'n and I could not stop laughing.

 

[CocoHusky]

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Safe to say that Slate article was built on some flawed assumptions

If they get through this year unscathed, it's hard to see where they will stumble in the future. But nobody saw that loss at Stanford coming, either.

Sagarin makes UConn a 1-point favorite over Baylor at a neutral site. Massey likes UConn better and makes UConn a 6-point favorite but gives Baylor a 31% chance to win.

Assuming they beat South Carolina (83% chance, per Massey), the NCAA tournament will be no cakewalk, especially a potential neutral-site rematch with Baylor.

The article was also written 27 days before Azura' Stevens decided to transfer to UCONN which IMO was more significant than the Walker signing.

 

[meyers7]

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Safe to say that Slate article was built on some flawed assumptions

If they get through this year unscathed, it's hard to see where they will stumble in the future. But nobody saw that loss at Stanford coming, either.

Sagarin makes UConn a 1-point favorite over Baylor at a neutral site. Massey likes UConn better and makes UConn a 6-point favorite but gives Baylor a 31% chance to win.

Assuming they beat South Carolina (83% chance, per Massey), the NCAA tournament will be no cakewalk, especially a potential neutral-site rematch with Baylor.

Probably it's biggest flaw....John Bronsteen is a law professor at Loyola University Chicago. (writing about women's BB???)

 

[Orangutan]

The article was also written 27 days before Azura' Stevens decided to transfer to UCONN which IMO was more significant than the Walker signing.

Good point.

Both are highly significant - (my significance meter is how much I groan at the news; I groaned plentifully in each case).