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Message: [QUOTE="#12in21, post: 3846951, member: 10763"] I should start by saying that I have never been to the game time chat room and can't see that I will ever do so. I have enough trouble trying to respond to a friend's texts during the game, which I usually keep to one word replies so I don't miss anything during the game. Not too speedy on the key board, got a c- in typing class in 7th grade because I was mostly focused on the girl sitting next to me! I was in grad school at UCONN in the the late 70's - early 80's well before wcbb was 'a thing' at UCONN so, as I guess most of us on here are, I am of the age to be these players grandparent. I agree with HuskyNan's comment about these being college kids that brings with it all the emotional ups and downs of being that age and in college. On top of that these young women are playing at the highest level of college basketball in the premiere program of their sport. A calling card of UCONN wcbb has been the family bond that is part of that experience within the team and the desire and willingness to be challenged by their coaching staff to develop into the best players they can possibly become over the four years they spend in the program. I for one do not disassociate these kids from who they are as people and simply see them for what they do on the court. They each have different personalities, struggles and aspirations. Some may see themselves as future stars in pro balls, others as hopeful they have the opportunity to play a few years in the league and others kids who just feel grateful to be able to be part of something really special during their college years. We see glimpses of these kids as both people and players over their time at UCONN and many for many years beyond in their pro careers, whether on the court or on the sidelines. They all seemingly carry a bond with each other and with their coaches for years beyond their time at UCONN. We all credit Geno and the rest of the coaches for creating the greatest wcbb program ever, for their ability to 'push the right buttons' to get the kids to develop to their fullest ( both as players and as people) and that these kids want to be at UCONN and want to work to be the best they can become both individually and as a team. For years I read the Boneyard but never became a member. At times I thought about joining so I could throw my two cents in but didn't. I probably came closest during the time period when Saniya Chong was on the team, she was a local kid that joined 'my wcbb' basketball squad. The personal attacks that were sent her way on the BY over her years here culminating in the brutal criticism of her failed drive on our final possession in the loss to Mississippi State, turned me off on doing so until I finally joined a few months back. Geno never threw her under the bus, he said it was ' just a kid trying to win the game for us'. His only comment was he wished it happened a few seconds later. We don't know what was called in that last huddle, but we should know by the way Saniya played her whole career at UCONN she wasn't looking to steal the spotlight, she was looking to give her best for her team. I'm definitely not looking to re-exam that play! My point is, let's keep in mind that this is a team sport, on a team that is well coached and controlled by the best coaching staff in wcbb . This isn't a program that let's the stars do their thing. We don't have kids going rogue, looking to make a name for themselves. Their accomplishments and short comings are within a team concept. If they shine or falter it's within that framework so please don't attack a kid personally if they are struggling or make a bad play - they wouldn't be in that position if the coaching staff didn't have them there. If we agree that Geno and his staff are the best there is they may know more about what that player and the team need than we do. [/QUOTE]

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