The question is how can Uconn continue its dominance when the master retires? The answer is it may not, at least not right away. When the top recruits are asked why they chose Uconn to begin their college careers, they state two reasons. One, its Uconn, the school they have grown up watching, the school that always wins. Two, its Geno, the HOF coach that will make them future WNBA players. Which carries more weight? I suspect that these players would follow Geno if he opted to coach at another school, but would they still go to Uconn if the same were true? Uconn is Geno, but Geno is only Uconn if he is there.
If recruits want to continue to flock to Uconn there has to be a coach that they will identify with winning, and I don't believe there is a big time coach that would take on that pressure cold turkey. The coach that takes over should already be on the staff, someone who the players are familiar with, who they already trust can help coach them to their aspirations. Geno must put them in the spotlight, make them appear more than an assistant coach. They have to be recognized as a top coach themselves, and possibly identified early on as his successor in the future when he does hang it up. Cold turkey won't work, the transition has to be gradual. Just because the new coach may be already on the staff, doesn't mean we will repeat Tennessees mistake. We trust Genos judgement, and with his grooming the transition can be smooth and successful.
As far as Dawn, her teams aren't close to Uconns style or values, so don't make me laugh, or even worse, scare me.
