Geno Being Geno

[Bone Dog]

And don’t forget, they will play Creighton too. It would be interesting if they pick up a loss there too.

 

[Skeets]

Of all the things on Geno's mind, I bet catching Tara is the least of them. It's just something for the BY to talk about (which is why we're here).

 

[AmeriConn]

 

[eebmg]

Wonder how our players would do

 

[AmeriConn]

Wonder how our players would do

I would begin with having them spell his first name.

 

[eebmg]

I would begin with having them spell his first name.

Might get a few Gino's and then get stuck on the bench. Or we could start slowly spelling CD.

 

[AmeriConn]

I think Nika made this cookie to resemble Geno!

 

[AmeriConn]

Might get a few Gino's and then get stuck on the bench. Or we could start slowly spelling CD.

I was thinking Luigi!!

 

[eebmg]

I was thinking Luigi!!

Our European kids maybe.

 

[GoUconn7961]

We wring our hands every season before it even starts. Some years it’s warranted and some years it isn’t. Time will tell. I never worry about other teams. The season usually doesn’t play out as expected, for anyone.

 

[Bone Dog]

Spelling coach’s last name is easy.

It’s B U E C K E R S

 

[AmeriConn]

 

[Alydar]

UConn lost a superstar player for the season. However, UConn still has a superstar guard playing this season.

 

[Bone Dog]

UConn lost a superstar player for the season. However, UConn still has a superstar guard playing this season.

We have two superstar guards.

 

[donalddoowop]

I wonder if Geno is as happy as I am that the Phillies are in the World Series.

 

[GEAinAustin]

"We have 2 superstar guards " Besides Azzi , who is the other that you consider a SUPERSTAR ?

 

[Swish It 88]

I'll jump in.......he's MY coach of the year!! In Geno I trust. He'll begin the season 6 career wins behind Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) Not saying he'll catch her this year, but he'll close the gap.

Actually, Geno is 8 behind Tara. 1157-1149

 

[Bone Dog]

"We have 2 superstar guards " Besides Azzi , who is the other that you consider a SUPERSTAR ?

Caroline of course.

 

[CL82]

Actually, Geno is 8 behind Tara. 1157-1149

If you had asked me even ten years ago, I would have said that the math didn’t work for Geno to catch Tara. The Stewart, Tuck, Jefferson run closed the gap considerably. In the end though, whichever of the two of them ends up with the most wins will be decided by whichever of them decides to coach the longest. Geno will walk away with the most national championships and the best winning percentage. It doesn’t trouble me horribly if Tara, by virtue of the extra seasons she’s coached, ends up with the most wins. Both have had great careers.

Top 10 Coaching Win Totals:

	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Pct	Teams (Seasons)
1	Tara VanDerveer**	43	1,157	259	.817	Idaho (1978–80), Ohio State (1980–85), Stanford(1985–95, 1996–)
2	Geno Auriemma**	37	1,149	150	.885	UConn(1985–)
3	Pat Summitt **	38	1,098	208	.841	Tennessee(1974–2012)
4	Barbara Stevens **	43	1,058	291	.784	Clark (MA)(1977–83), Massachusetts(1983–86), Bentley(1986–2020)
5	C. Vivian Stringer **	50	1,055	426	.712	Cheyney(1971–83), Iowa (1983–95), Rutgers(1995–2022)
6	Sylvia Hatchell **	44	1,023	405	.716	Francis Marion(1975–86), North Carolina(1986–2019)
7	Muffet McGraw **	38	936	293	.762	Lehigh (1982–87), Notre Dame (1987–2020)
8	Jim Foster*	40	903	347	.722	Saint Joseph's(1978–91), Vanderbilt(1991–2002), Ohio State(2002–13), Chattanooga(2013–2018)
9	Jody Conradt **	38	900	309	.744	Sam Houston(1969–73), UT Arlington(1973–76), Texas (1976–2007)
10	Andy Yosinoff	44	878	288	.753	Emmanuel (MA) (1977–)

 

[GEAinAustin]

Caroline is a very good player, but to elevate her to superstar status is a bit premature.

 

[Bone Dog]

Just watch the stretch of games starting with Louisville when she carried the team. Everyone else was in disarray in the first few, not Caroline. This is my prediction: a kid with that kind of focus and talent will be a superstar this year. What’s your prediction for her?