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Message: [QUOTE="eebmg, post: 3892218, member: 7548"] Geno explicitly put the finger on the issue and it is always something I worried about. As UConn becomes more and more a Dynasty and Geno becomes a even greater mythical Icon, your players can become more and more intimidated to the point they may freeze and be unwilling to give feedback crucial to a healthy environment. As far as I can see, the brilliance of Paige extended to this arena as well by slowly pushing his buttons and making the coach player relationship more complementary. I think once the other freshman saw this, they were more willing to be themselves and show their personality. If you recall from the preseason interviews, Nika was basically in awe of everything UConn and I am sure that extended to Geno but Paige treating him as a human coach allowed Nika imo to get more comfortable until she became one of the brat pack. [/QUOTE]