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Message: [QUOTE="JoePgh, post: 5019613, member: 1131"] Another essential (and non-reproducible) element is Geno's ability to develop a deep personal rapport with so many different personalities. There are exceptions: Kelly Schumacher, Samarie Walker, Megan Walker, and perhaps Azura Stevens. But for the other 95%, Geno is able to push them and challenge them and yet not make them mad enough to want to transfer or leave early for the pro leagues. He recently mentioned that the strong relationships between the coaching staff and the UConn players is possibly the explanation for why no core UConn player has left the program to pursue greater NIL opportunities elsewhere. Doing this over a 40-year career and with so much change in the culture over that time, and still to be doing it with today's freshmen, is amazing. The same applies to Chris Dailey. [/QUOTE]