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Message: [QUOTE="UcMiami, post: 2112028, member: 199"] I don't think it had anything to do with the opponent - the coaches and the players are all focused on what Uconn wants to do and how Uconn wants to play - and in the first quarter, Uconn came out and did exactly what they wanted to do and played exactly how they wanted to play, and that is a whole symphony not just music to a dedicated coach! He was joyous about how his team and his individual players were playing and could care less who the opponent was in that moment or what they had said during the season. As for Stewart and 'the game' - he got that out of his system in the NC last year, sort of a perfect ending for Stewart and him. And as for Syracuse - Geno went out of his way to praise Syracuse, and coach Q, and the importance of Syracuse being relevant in not just men's basketball but women's as well. He didn't have to do it, but he did. As for the way Syracuse played - I know quite a few people thought they were trying to take Lou's eyes out, but I saw no indication from any player on the floor or any coach on the bench that they thought anything improper or intentional was happening - and I have seen Geno, CD, and Marisa all make their feelings know on those kinds of issues over the years - as for Shea, she is the easiest of all to read when one of her charges is being abused! Nada in that game. And yeah - Geno gets an upset stomach before every NCAA game, because as the hunted he has broken down all the surprises he can imagine and every nightmare situation that could upset his team, and being a good Catholic boy, he knows that he has sins that must be atoned for, and maybe this night is when he starts paying down that debt. So he foresaw Syracuse pulling a Dayton or a Louisville and hitting everything they threw at the basket, and Gabby picking up three fouls in the first quarter, and .... And so on top of his team doing everything exactly as they had drawn it up, there was also this incredible release of pent up energy as he realized that tonight was not THAT night! [/QUOTE]

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