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Having watched the DePaul pregame interview, I am more convinced than ever that Kia Nurse is super smart and super basketball savvy. She also represents all that we love about our women. I hope that within ten years, she is our coach. She can only do that if she does double duty with WNBA/coaching experience.
 
CTrefugee said:
Having watched the DePaul pregame interview, I am more convinced than ever that Kia Nurse is super smart and super basketball savvy. She also represents all that we love about our women. I hope that within ten years, she is our coach. She can only do that if she does double duty with WNBA/coaching experience.
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I’ve got Kia pegged as the future Prime Minister of Canada.
 
Kia would be a fantastic coach, but not the next one--too soon. Much as I love Jen, I'm thinking her teammate is the next UConn coach:

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Kia and Gabby are natural born athletes. We are so lucky to have both of them ...

Today will be Geno's 999 wins, just a remind.
 
bags27 said:
We can hope, RD! I'm thinking CD is 57 right now, and could be 65ish when Geno retires. That might work for a couple of years, but, in building for the future, they need someone much younger. And, CD might retire with Geno.
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Yeah that sounds about right for CD's age. She has also said that she is retiring when Geno does. Either one of her or Geno could potentially make their presence known around the program for a year or two after to help with the transition, but the next UConn coach will probably not be anyone currently associated with the program.
 
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CTrefugee said:
Having watched the DePaul pregame interview, I am more convinced than ever that Kia Nurse is super smart and super basketball savvy. She also represents all that we love about our women. I hope that within ten years, she is our coach. She can only do that if she does double duty with WNBA/coaching experience.
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I swear I was just thinking the same thing while watching her DePaul pre-game interview. I'd use an old saw of a quote, but great minds merely think. Only on occasion do they think alike. Now, maybe not at UConn, but somewhere at some time.
 
oldude said:
I’ve got Kia pegged as the future Prime Minister of Canada.
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Honestly, I think she could almost step right in to the role of press secretary for the Canadian PM.

I would like to see more UConn WCBB alumni develop stellar careers that are unrelated to basketball -- we really haven't seen much of that despite all the impressive women that have gone through the program. I would like to read about some former UConn player on the front page or the business page, not necessarily the sports page.
 
I would not want to be the person that follows Mr Geno..... Not a good history of success for those folks that replaced Legends in the coaching world..... But then again, I would never be in that position so it will be fun to watch when it happens.....
 
bags27 said:
Kia would be a fantastic coach, but not the next one--too soon. Much as I love Jen, I'm thinking her teammate is the next UConn coach:

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Carla is a proven HC. Puts her ahead of assistants who specialize. I have watched her in Div III and she knows how to coach. A better choice than Jen or current assistants.
So, I will give Carla a ten year career as UCONN HC. By then Kia will be ready (and I will probably be dead).
 
CTrefugee said:
Carla is a proven HC. Puts her ahead of assistants who specialize. I have watched her in Div III and she knows how to coach. A better choice than Jen or current assistants.
So, I will give Carla a ten year career as UCONN HC. By then Kia will be ready (and I will probably be dead).
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Liking everything you said except that you'd be dead by then....
 
The only problem with that is Berube has said several times that she is very happy in her current position and that she has no desire to coach elsewhere.

The other problem is that being a successful DIII coach doesn't necessarily equate to being successful coach at the UConn level.
 
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CTrefugee said:
Carla is a proven HC. Puts her ahead of assistants who specialize. I have watched her in Div III and she knows how to coach. A better choice than Jen or current assistants.
So, I will give Carla a ten year career as UCONN HC. By then Kia will be ready (and I will probably be dead).
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That the premiere program would hire a D3 coach is beyond ludicrous.
 
As soon as I saw the title I knew what was coming. Yes, she could be a great coach.
 
Looks like the Blue demons are going to try to trap Danger at every opportunity
 
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What a pace. This game's gonna be fun.
 
Yes. We are starting to divert this thread. :D
 
bags27 said:
Kia would be a fantastic coach, but not the next one--too soon. Much as I love Jen, I'm thinking her teammate is the next UConn coach:

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Carla may be a fine BB coach, but she has no experience recruiting the highest level scholarship athletes. Shea does and she has been schooled in the UCONN (Geno) way as a player and a coach.
 
Shea needs to go out now and get some head coaching experience. UConn isn't going to hire a head coach with no HC experience.
 
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