I guess Auriemma still hates Calhoun

[HooperScooper]

So formidable and unforgiving are the obstacles that Auriemma calls Penders “the best coach ever at Connecticut in any sport.”

Penders is a very good baseball coach. He's taken UConn, a Northeast program, to 2 Super Regionals. His record in 19 season is 655-430-5 (60% winning %) so far. He's made the NCAA Tournament 8 times since 2010. But better than what Calhoun did at UConn? I realize I'm a little biased, but no freaking way has Penders done more at UConn than Calhoun did. Not even close.

Jim Penders, UConn have the chance to strike a blow for Northeast baseball in the NCAA super regionals at Stanford

Coach Jim Penders has gotten hundreds of texts since his UConn baseball team defeated Maryland to win the NCAA regional last Monday, but one that stuck with him came from the most illustrious of fo…

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[LIUCHusky]

So formidable and unforgiving are the obstacles that Auriemma calls Penders “the best coach ever at Connecticut in any sport.”

Penders is a very good baseball coach. He's taken UConn, a Northeast program, to 2 Super Regionals. His record in 19 season is 655-430-5 (60% winning %) so far. He's made the NCAA Tournament 8 times since 2010. But better than what Calhoun did at UConn? I realize I'm a little biased, but no freaking way has Penders done more at UConn than Calhoun did. Not even close.

Jim Penders, UConn have the chance to strike a blow for Northeast baseball in the NCAA super regionals at Stanford

Coach Jim Penders has gotten hundreds of texts since his UConn baseball team defeated Maryland to win the NCAA regional last Monday, but one that stuck with him came from the most illustrious of fo…

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He didn’t say Penders has done more than Calhoun.

 

[polycom]

Y’all love to find things to make posts about

 

[fatlucy]

Let’s not make something out of nothing. Geno is the best coach in UCONN history and he’s just trying give Pender’s some well deserved accolades.

 

[superjohn]

Let’s not make something out of nothing. Geno is the best coach in UCONN history and he’s just trying give Pender’s some well deserved accolades.

Calhoun is the best coach in UConn history but it's cool for Auriemma to put some shine on Penders over Calhoun and himself.

 

[slepers]

There is no doubt or argument that the most important coach or person associated with the university is Jim Calhoun.

 

[HooperScooper]

Let’s not make something out of nothing. Geno is the best coach in UCONN history and he’s just trying give Pender’s some well deserved accolades.

Good point. But Penders hasn't done more than Calhoun did.

 

[fatlucy]

There is no doubt or argument that the most important coach or person associated with the university is Jim Calhoun.

none at all.

 

[storrsroars]

So formidable and unforgiving are the obstacles that Auriemma calls Penders “the best coach ever at Connecticut in any sport.”

Penders is a very good baseball coach. He's taken UConn, a Northeast program, to 2 Super Regionals. His record in 19 season is 655-430-5 (60% winning %) so far. He's made the NCAA Tournament 8 times since 2010. But better than what Calhoun did at UConn? I realize I'm a little biased, but no freaking way has Penders done more at UConn than Calhoun did. Not even close.

Jim Penders, UConn have the chance to strike a blow for Northeast baseball in the NCAA super regionals at Stanford

Coach Jim Penders has gotten hundreds of texts since his UConn baseball team defeated Maryland to win the NCAA regional last Monday, but one that stuck with him came from the most illustrious of fo…

www.courant.com

Some people just need to start an argument over nothing, eh?

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Good point. But Penders hasn't done more than Calhoun did.

While true, that’s also not what Geno said.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Let’s not make something out of nothing. Geno is the best coach in UCONN history and he’s just trying give Pender’s some well deserved accolades.

I took it the same way he did. Knowing Geno it seems like a fairly obvious dig at Calhoun. I laughed when I read it.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Let’s not make something out of nothing. Geno is the best coach in UCONN history and he’s just trying give Pender’s some well deserved accolades.

That’s very true, if it’s between Geno and Calhoun, THEN it’s not even close.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Calhoun is the best coach in UConn history but it's cool for Auriemma to put some shine on Penders over Calhoun and himself.

Over Geno? 11 National Championships to 3? The two longest win streaks in college basketball history? Calhoun was a great coach and is in the HOF, let’s just leave it at that.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Over Geno? 11 National Championships to 3? The two longest win streaks in college basketball history? Calhoun was a great coach and is in the HOF, let’s just leave it at that.

You seemed like a gray haired interloper from the women’s board from jump street so I’m not surprised.

Geno is an all time great. What he has done in Storrs is spectacular. Comparing womens basketball, which just now is starting to show signs of parity, to the mens game is pretty laughable. Geno spent a couple decades recruiting against, what, 2 schools?

 

[fatlucy]

You seemed like a gray haired interloper from the women’s board from jump street so I’m not surprised.

Geno is an all time great. What he has done in Storrs is spectacular. Comparing womens basketball, which just now is starting to show signs of parity, to the mens game is pretty laughable. Geno spent a couple decades recruiting against, what, 2 schools?

And here it comes…..

 

[huskymedic]

So formidable and unforgiving are the obstacles that Auriemma calls Penders “the best coach ever at Connecticut in any sport.”

Penders is a very good baseball coach. He's taken UConn, a Northeast program, to 2 Super Regionals. His record in 19 season is 655-430-5 (60% winning %) so far. He's made the NCAA Tournament 8 times since 2010. But better than what Calhoun did at UConn? I realize I'm a little biased, but no freaking way has Penders done more at UConn than Calhoun did. Not even close.

Jim Penders, UConn have the chance to strike a blow for Northeast baseball in the NCAA super regionals at Stanford

Coach Jim Penders has gotten hundreds of texts since his UConn baseball team defeated Maryland to win the NCAA regional last Monday, but one that stuck with him came from the most illustrious of fo…

www.courant.com

Let’s try another writer’s take/framing on what was said:

 

[WeAreUCONN]

Whoever thinks that Geno is a better coach than Calhoun is clearly not living in reality. The woman’s game is not comparable to the Men’s game. What Geno did is cool. What Calhoun did is remarkable. If you think otherwise, you should reevaluate all of your thoughts about everything in life.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

You seemed like a gray haired interloper from the women’s board from jump street so I’m not surprised.

Geno is an all time great. What he has done in Storrs is spectacular. Comparing womens basketball, which just now is starting to show signs of parity, to the mens game is pretty laughable. Geno spent a couple decades recruiting against, what, 2 schools?

Stanford, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Duke, Tennessee, Texas, South Carolina, Rutgers, and a few more, adds up to more than 2.

 

[superjohn]

Over Geno? 11 National Championships to 3? The two longest win streaks in college basketball history? Calhoun was a great coach and is in the HOF, let’s just leave it at that.

This really shouldn't need to be said but Geno coaches women's basketball. There were two programs competing for hardware during much of his tenure and nobody cares about women's basketball outside of Connecticut and Tennessee. Since Pat Summit retired I doubt they still really care in Tennessee.

Auriemma liked to ruffle Pat's feathers because he was the guy in a women's sport she dominated and he started kicking her butt. He liked to ruffle Calhoun's feathers because it was fun for him but one thing he would never do is pretend he could do Calhoun's job or that women's basketball and men's basketball are even the same sport. He's been very open about this and he doesn't think it's good for his sport.

 

[Platt81]

You seemed like a gray haired interloper from the women’s board from jump street so I’m not surprised.

Geno is an all time great. What he has done in Storrs is spectacular. Comparing womens basketball, which just now is starting to show signs of parity, to the mens game is pretty laughable. Geno spent a couple decades recruiting against, what, 2 schools?

I mean I hear what you’re saying, but if it’s that easy why was he the only one with the formula to make it happen? The “it’s womens basketball” reasoning is lame. Was John Wooden not a good coach bc in his day there were only a few teams that mattered? Or was he a great coach bc he made other people want to emulate him and more parity was created? If your answer is the latter Geno is literally the John Wooden of Womens basketball as we’ve seen more parity.

 

[superjohn]

I mean I hear what you’re saying, but if it’s that easy why was he the only one with the formula to make it happen? The “it’s womens basketball” reasoning is lame. Was John Wooden not a good coach bc in his day there were only a few teams that mattered? Or was he a great coach bc he made other people want to emulate him and more parity was created? If your answer is the latter Geno is literally the John Wooden of Womens basketball as we’ve seen more parity.

Because your top basketball coaches coach NBA and men's college basketball.

I'm not taking anything away from him, he's amazing at what he does.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Whoever thinks that Geno is a better coach than Calhoun is clearly not living in reality. The woman’s game is not comparable to the Men’s game. What Geno did is cool. What Calhoun did is remarkable. If you think otherwise, you should reevaluate all of your thoughts about everything in life.

What’s remarkable about what Calhoun did compared to what John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Bob Knight did? To Calhoun’s credit, I think he would be asking the same questions of you and some others on this board. If there is a basketball Mt Rushmore, Geno’s at the top and rightfully so, and I think Jim Calhoun would be the first to applaud that.

 

[Waquoit]

The OP was bogus. Like saying Danny Ainge bit Tree Rollins.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

This is a silly argument.

Without question the best coach ever in the state of Connecticut is Trinity's squash coach.

 

[Jbirdp5]

What’s remarkable about what Calhoun did compared to what John Wooden, Mike Krzyzewski, Roy Williams and Bob Knight did? To Calhoun’s credit, I think he would be asking the same questions of you and some others on this board. If there is a basketball Mt Rushmore, Geno’s at the top and rightfully so, and I think Jim Calhoun would be the first to applaud that.

Calhoun had one of the greatest building jobs in college basketball history. Duke went to a final four before K got there, so that’s something he did that’s remarkable in comparison.
If there was a basketball Mount Rushmore geno wouldn’t be on it because he coaches a different sport, he’s on the girls basketball Mount Rushmore.