Hell of an interview

[ctchamps]

in fairness, though, he said "g-d stupid". Still, I agree and said earlier - stupid and unfortunate statement by the coach. Regardless of whether it's true or not, nothing good can come from calling anyone in your fan base "g-d stupid"

Taken by itself it would be stupid. But in the context of the entire discussion I got the impression he was being tongue in cheek as opposed to disrespectful. He was just laughing at how absurd human nature can be at times. Additionally it was in response to Lowe's statement that Lowe was getting bored about the nature of UConn's games and was asking if Geno was getting bored. He deflected the situation by generalizing perceptions vs. aiming straight for Lowe. The first comment directed at the question was intellectually at another level. He answered that the danger for him was not to become complacent. Boredom was not the issue.

I could listen to this interview many times and never get bored. Geno is brilliant. He has a massive knowledge base of the game. He can recall details about things decades past without hesitation. He understands human psychology better than most people. He is witty, funny, sarcastic, intellectually engaging, intellectually challenging. He does this all this while striving to elevate an understanding of the topic he is addressing.

Furthermore he has a wide scope in the way he expresses things, constantly making it interesting for the listener. Yes he loses some people who are overly literal. But for those of us who enjoy human speech he is one of the best at making us think. His controversial statements, for the most part, are intended to make us question ourselves.

The entire over the top skit about only losers know how to criticize and successful people don't do this, was directly aimed at the successful person doing it. He ruined it because Lowe missed that it was a skit aimed at "The Donald" and he ended up having to explain it.

My wife, who is a musician with perfect pitch, can hear a complex piece of music with all it's subtleties and nuances with a gestalt of how notes interplay with and against one another. I'm at the level where I can say I like the music or don't like the music. Listening to this interview I felt what my wife must feel. I was listening to a symphony with Geno being both the composer and maestro of the piece.