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Message: [QUOTE="ctchamps, post: 2667273, member: 37"] Totally fair to question anyone. Heck I question God why he created so many loonies who come to this forum. Big mistake creating so many! On a side note if we determine Geno has done things wrong or has weaknesses what does that say about the rest of the coaching fraternity? I'd say Geno has evolved over time. He used to be a far greater in game micro manager than recently. Players like Rebecca Lobo have stated that he's not the same intense coach they had. I think the lesson is that every strategy has a strength and weakness. Blowing out teams increases the chance players develop confidence (different than guarantees) but it doesn't prepare the players when there is adversity (tight game). The first NC for UConn follows this argument. Duke was blowing out teams all season in 98-99. They had no experience for a tight game. It's still preferable than losing. Losing increases the odds that players lose confidence and each additional loss probably knocks down confidence in greater increments for most people. I guess the ideal situation would be to have a loss or two because undefeated seasons ends up putting more pressure on individuals not to screw up. A smattering of tight games to give starting players end of game scenarios instead of sitting on the bench would be beneficial. But the majority of games should emphasize perfection hence blow outs. Gene's biggest bugaboo is getting the women's game to be more competitive. He recognizes that it's not only good for the game and fans, it's important in the development of his players. That's why he schedules a top five schedule every year. Perhaps he should play his second tier players the first half and put in his starters in the second half if he can't find opponents to give him competition. That would almost guarantee a tight game at the end. Of course even this strategy poses a problem. It rewards players who don't perform well in practice. And that would have an adverse impact on his players who do push themselves hard in practice. Given Geno's overwhelming success I think he should stick to his game plan and not listen to us wanna be coaches. [/QUOTE]

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