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Message: [QUOTE="Rowdy831, post: 4849607, member: 12516"] The evolution of the coach is big part of how well the do over time. Geno has always been a great strategist and fantastic recruiter and with that has always had 10 players who would most likely start for any other team. I have noticed his demeanor change over the years and it will probably result in him coaching a lot longer and live a much happier life. Where I think the most difficult transition is in coaching is communication style. The reality is you have 10 players, 8 of them communicate in a style that is compatible with you so logic says those are the ones you will get the most out of, right? Where the challenge comes is when you have a need and that need is locked in a person that doesn't communicate like you and you have to figure out what the communication key is for that player. With UConn I think this is the biggest challenge because the coaches have been together for so long they most likely are very close in communication styles. Typically they have a whole roster full of high quality players so any shortcoming is masked and their coaching talents are much greater than any deficiency they could have. Then you have a couple years where injuries give you a short bench and those tiny, buried deficiencies become an itch you struggle to scratch. [/QUOTE]