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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 2640549, member: 26"] A couple random additional thoughts. First, with regards to [USER=6819]@JordyG[/USER]'s comments, I skimmed thru the thread and no where on here did I find a single UCONN fan reveling in the tears or sadness the players feel at losing. Granted the kids chose to go to Tennessee, but that's beside the point. We don't root for those kids to injure themselves, or cheer because they cry when they lose. We love the fact that[U] team[/U] Tennessee loses, and frankly, they can't lose enough for my taste. I hope you can see that there is a difference between rooting against players or people you hate (Barry Bonds for example), and rooting against a team you hate (the Yankees in my case - regardless of who suits up for them). Second, regarding Marciniak's comments - it's super awesome to get on a high horse and say "but the players have to go out and play the game. Coach can't make them have heart, play harder, grab rebounds, make layups. It's on THE PLAYERS to win" etc. Yeah, duh, but as a former elite player, she oughta know that the coaches also need to give the players the tools they need to succeed. If Geno and co. just rolled the ball out there and said "hey guys - just do like you did in high school and AAU and play hard and win", our program would suck indeed. What Holly can do is teach the kids how to break down zone defenses. How to run plays to get players open. How to move without the ball. How to defend with their hands up to disrupt passing lanes. How to defend the pick and roll. How to provide help defense when one defender gets beaten without having 3 kids try to do it, get confused, and leave 3 other offensive players wide open for shots. That's just hoops 101. Having said THAT, yeah I agree - don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Keep Holly on forever. She's shown that even with a roster filled with HS AA's, she can't teach them enough about the game to win consistently. I'm a huge fan! ;) [/QUOTE]

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