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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 5121537, member: 10435"] So true. In a"It's a Wonderful Life" scenario, imagine women's college basketball without Geno and CD and the UCONN phenomenon. Where would the sport be, let alone UCONN and the 160 players and Connecticut, the basketball capital of the world? In a very real sense, the early rivalry of UCONN and Tennesee was to women's college basketball what Russell-Chamberlain, Ali-Frazier, Bird-Magic, Lakers-Celtics, and Yankees- Red Sox are/were to their respective sports. A great nemesis is the best foil for a great program/team or player and it grows the sport exponentially and in the process can be impactful and actually change the culture. Don't think for one moment that the historical apogee of women's basketball that we are experiencing right now on both the professional and college level hasn't had and won't in the future have societal implications. You are seeing it already. Geno and CD are a big part of that. [/QUOTE]