Are you f*ing kidding me??!!
It's not a big deal at all. Personally I love it. Seriously. Geno is known for using colorful language and it's one of the bigger pet peeves our orange friends seemed to have with him - that Pat was the epitome of class while Geno was on par with a drunken sailor. Frankly, as I said, I think it's terrific that she not only cusses like a sailor, but directs it at her players. In order to be the very best in WCBB, you can't pretend it's all puppies, kittens and teddy bears.
Of course, I'm a Mets fan, lol.
UConn Polo:
I agree with Geno's approach; there is no reason they shouldn't be treated any other way. I'm sure it instills toughness in them, too.UConn Polo:
Women's National Champions 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Men's National Champions 1972, 1973, 1974; Men's Final Four 1996, 1998, 2004, 2011;
MEN AND WOMEN FINAL FOUR 2009
http://www.polo.uconn.edu/
Seriously, Geno's attitude is that he's going to treat his players as basketball players - period, not as girls who play basketball. From this article:
Listen to Auriemma talk about his method, and what emerges is a relentless attention to the details of execution. They have to tie their hair a certain way, and literally hit marks he tapes on the floor. So why don’t more programs teach like he does?
“That’s a good question, and it’s hard to answer,” Auriemma said the day before the title game, hanging in a back hallway of the Bridgestone Arena.” One reason, he believes, is the lingering problem of low expectations, a gender bias in the women’s game. Too many coaches ease up and demand less because they view their players through a female lens.
“I know guys in women’s basketball, and I know women in women’s basketball, who treat them like women,” Auriemma said. “And that’s being disrespectful to them, instead of just treating them as elite athletes and demanding that they reach a certain level.”
Ha, nice retort! (coffee coming out of nose funny)
If you had been poolside with the team at St. Thomas or Estero, you would have seen tattoos on several players.
They aren't called tattoos by the young people; it's body art, and a part of self-expression. It's no more trashy than any other fashion, IMO.
You may call it art, Nan, and maybe it is, but when those young folk are in their 60's, the artist is gonna bring Salvador Dali to mind:
No one ever said a man will regret a tattoo when he's older; why is it only women that need to worry about it? Could it be people are judging women by their appearance? That's a double standard and, frankly, I'm tired seeing worthwhile people being judged by their looks.
