if memory serves me right, when a certain coach south of here

[boontonbomber]

would rant about lack of fight in her team following a loss, that coach would be roundly criticized here for "throwing her team under the bus". and the critics would , RIGHTLY SO, continue on to say that said coach, and her staff, share a large part of the responsibility for game preparation, both technically and emotionally. both Geno and CD ripped into the team last night for lack of fight, lack of focus, etc. there was some mention here about the "bus", but for the most part people here have not responded the same way to Geno's criticism as they certainly have in the past to Tenn.'s coaches. i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night. no, it was simply lack of fight and lack of focus as far as he is concerned.
there's some pretty big bucks tied up in that coaching staff, so you'd think between them they could figure out a way to make sure that the players know what they're supposed to do when they step on the floor. there are lots of ways, as coaches, to get a player focused. ND's players certainly looked like they knew what to do when they were down early, but got back in the game. and regarding lack of fight, it's ironic that Geno is the one who threw in the towel when, in fact, there was quite a bit of time left. a bit of lack of fight shown there, coach. both hayes and dolson commented that they felt like there was still a chance, and wanted back on the floor. like lots of boneyarders, it really upsets me to see coaches throw all the blame on the players, and it doesn't matter to me what team they're coaching.

 

[Icebear]

Except that Geno, also, took responsibility for not being able to get through to the kids.

 

[pinotbear]

Punctuation would be nice.

 

[bruinbball]

would rant about lack of fight in her team following a loss, that coach would be roundly criticized here for "throwing her team under the bus". and the critics would , RIGHTLY SO, continue on to say that said coach, and her staff, share a large part of the responsibility for game preparation, both technically and emotionally. both Geno and CD ripped into the team last night for lack of fight, lack of focus, etc. there was some mention here about the "bus", but for the most part people here have not responded the same way to Geno's criticism as they certainly have in the past to Tenn.'s coaches. i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night. no, it was simply lack of fight and lack of focus as far as he is concerned.
there's some pretty big bucks tied up in that coaching staff, so you'd think between them they could figure out a way to make sure that the players know what they're supposed to do when they step on the floor. there are lots of ways, as coaches, to get a player focused. ND's players certainly looked like they knew what to do when they were down early, but got back in the game. and regarding lack of fight, it's ironic that Geno is the one who threw in the towel when, in fact, there was quite a bit of time left. a bit of lack of fight shown there, coach. both hayes and dolson commented that they felt like there was still a chance, and wanted back on the floor. like lots of boneyarders, it really upsets me to see coaches throw all the blame on the players, and it doesn't matter to me what team they're coaching.

"If you only knew how many times we come out of a timeout and do absolutely nothing that looks like anything that you could possible imagine," Auriemma said. "Three guys have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about in the huddle. At that point, it's pointless.

"We have guys on this team that won't listen to anybody. Not just me, assistant coaches and teammates. There's nothing I can do about it. And that's my job. So I guess I'm doing a lousy job coaching this year."

That looks like owning up to it to me.

 

[FairView]

Punctuation would be nice.

Who knew ee was a UConn fan?

 

[boontonbomber]

"If you only knew how many times we come out of a timeout and do absolutely nothing that looks like anything that you could possible imagine," Auriemma said. "Three guys have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about in the huddle. At that point, it's pointless.

"We have guys on this team that won't listen to anybody. Not just me, assistant coaches and teammates. There's nothing I can do about it. And that's my job. So I guess I'm doing a lousy job coaching this year."

That looks like owning up to it to me.

really? sounds to me like the same old geno sarcasm.

 

[boontonbomber]

Except that Geno, also, took responsibility for not being able to get through to the kids.

Ice, to me it just didn't sound sincere. rather, the same old sarcasm.

 

[meyers7]

i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night.

Then you need to read more.

 

[Icebear]

Ice, to me it just didn't sound sincere. rather, the same old sarcasm.

I think it was both. Sarcasm and ownership.

 

[Jonathan Husky]

would rant about lack of fight in her team following a loss, that coach would be roundly criticized here for "throwing her team under the bus". and the critics would , RIGHTLY SO, continue on to say that said coach, and her staff, share a large part of the responsibility for game preparation, both technically and emotionally. both Geno and CD ripped into the team last night for lack of fight, lack of focus, etc. there was some mention here about the "bus", but for the most part people here have not responded the same way to Geno's criticism as they certainly have in the past to Tenn.'s coaches. i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night. no, it was simply lack of fight and lack of focus as far as he is concerned.
there's some pretty big bucks tied up in that coaching staff, so you'd think between them they could figure out a way to make sure that the players know what they're supposed to do when they step on the floor. there are lots of ways, as coaches, to get a player focused. ND's players certainly looked like they knew what to do when they were down early, but got back in the game. and regarding lack of fight, it's ironic that Geno is the one who threw in the towel when, in fact, there was quite a bit of time left. a bit of lack of fight shown there, coach. both hayes and dolson commented that they felt like there was still a chance, and wanted back on the floor. like lots of boneyarders, it really upsets me to see coaches throw all the blame on the players, and it doesn't matter to me what team they're coaching.

In the presser Geno took responsibility as the coach for the lack of improvement of the team and the fact he and the other coaches couldn't get 3-4 players to focus and do what they asked them to do.. He didn't throw in the towel there was no possibility that the team on the floor that hadn't scored in 6 minutes were going to overcome a 11 point deficit in 3 minutes. Why don't you just accept the fact that ND was a better team just as Geno said they were.

 

[Huskymaniac]

Ice, to me it just didn't sound sincere. rather, the same old sarcasm.

You are such as "Good try...everyone gets a medal and trophy" whiner when it comes to our coaches and especially Geno.

 

[hoopfan515]

would rant about lack of fight in her team following a loss, that coach would be roundly criticized here for "throwing her team under the bus". and the critics would , RIGHTLY SO, continue on to say that said coach, and her staff, share a large part of the responsibility for game preparation, both technically and emotionally. both Geno and CD ripped into the team last night for lack of fight, lack of focus, etc. there was some mention here about the "bus", but for the most part people here have not responded the same way to Geno's criticism as they certainly have in the past to Tenn.'s coaches. i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night. no, it was simply lack of fight and lack of focus as far as he is concerned.
there's some pretty big bucks tied up in that coaching staff, so you'd think between them they could figure out a way to make sure that the players know what they're supposed to do when they step on the floor. there are lots of ways, as coaches, to get a player focused. ND's players certainly looked like they knew what to do when they were down early, but got back in the game. and regarding lack of fight, it's ironic that Geno is the one who threw in the towel when, in fact, there was quite a bit of time left. a bit of lack of fight shown there, coach. both hayes and dolson commented that they felt like there was still a chance, and wanted back on the floor. like lots of boneyarders, it really upsets me to see coaches throw all the blame on the players, and it doesn't matter to me what team they're coaching.

Since you want to compare this team and coach to the one down south, then a another disturbing comparison is that this team panics and gets scared in tight games down the stretch. No one wants to shoot. They throw the ball away, take rushed shots. They're afraid to lose! They've yet to win or pull out a close game.
I so wish Bria's basket at the end of St. John's had gone in. That might have given this team the boost and confidence they need down the stretch. I don't think you can fault the Coaches for their player's nerves. They do all they can to prepare them for those situations ahead of time.

Another similarity is Caroline Doty and Vicki Baugh are two players that give each team a huge boost when they are playing well. When either one struggles, their team struggles. Because of injuries, neither player can or will be on every game all the time. Each team will have to find a way to win with each player getting limited minutes and not always bringing it every game. TENN looks very scary when Baugh is playing well. Without her, the Baylor game wouldn't have been so close. CONN looks like a different team when Caroline is making her three point shot.

Postseason will be very interesting.

 

[BooRadley]

i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night., it was simply lack of fight and lack of focus as far as he is concerned.
. . . . . . . . .

like lots of boneyarders, it really upsets me to see coaches throw all the blame on the players, and it doesn't matter to me what team they're coaching.

boon,

"i have not read in any of Geno's comments anything remotely sounding like the coaches also have to take some responsibility for what happened last night."
Geno did indeed toss himself under the bus. Apparently, he wanted to enjoy his under-carriage time in the company of these fine young players.
It is this assessing of blame on the players that appears to bother you and "lots of boneyarders" but is fine with me and lots of Boneyarders. If clear of all other issues, including those issues that are unknown to you & I, but know to the coaches, I might be able to find a way to agree with you, if I could be convinced that each and every one of them played to their own average or better abilities as displayed this season and last season....
Others have pointed out his "responsible for" statements.... sarcasm aside, his words on this are there to be found.... Overall, his statements seemed to be balanced, honest, and completely fair in his assessment as the disappointed coach.

Wrt, the second higlighted sentence::: he did not "throw all the blame on the players" he accepted responsibility for part of this failure.


Your Ol' Pal Boo

 

[msf22b]

This losing thing is a new experience for Geno, hasn't happened for a long time and perhaps he's forgotten how to deal with it gracefully in public as he must. And clearly, the results indicate that this season is not one his great coaching triumphs. We all like to pontificate on some other coaches in that have not kept up with the mod, 21st century type of kid; perhaps that disease is also occurring here; catchy or sumptin!

 

[HuskyNan]

This losing thing is a new experience for Geno, hasn't happened for a long time and perhaps he's forgotten how to deal with it gracefully in public as he must. And clearly, the results indicate that this season is not one his great coaching triumphs. We all like to pontificate on some other coaches in that have not kept up with the mod, 21st century type of kid; perhaps that disease is also occurring here; catchy or sumptin!

So, what should he have said?

"I know everyone tried hard but it just wasn't our night. We'll get 'em next time"?

 

[doggydaddy]

This losing thing is a new experience for Geno, hasn't happened for a long time and perhaps he's forgotten how to deal with it gracefully in public as he must. And clearly, the results indicate that this season is not one his great coaching triumphs. We all like to pontificate on some other coaches in that have not kept up with the mod, 21st century type of kid; perhaps that disease is also occurring here; catchy or sumptin!

What a lousy post.

Sorry, but that's how I see it. Forgot how to deal with it? Bullspit. He said nothing wrong in his post game presser. Not a thing.

You keep trying to link UConn's season to Tennessee (some other coaches) and it just doesn't hold water.

 

[msf22b]

We're all so quick to throw Pat and Viv and others under the bus for what seems to be similar issues.
I've been consistent all season in saying that it could anywhere, even here.
Well, Geno now acknowledges it has
What's so awful about highlighting it.
I know, it makes me negative!
Like correctly handicapping the game.

 

[Icebear]

We're all so quick to throw Pat and Viv and others under the bus for what seems to be similar issues.
I've been consistent all season in saying that it could anywhere, even here.
Well, Geno now acknowledges it has
What's so awful about highlighting it.
I know, it makes me negative!
Like correctly handicapping the game.

Call me in two years if the same issues persist. Geno is dealing with one season and a very young team that needs to learn. If they haven't learned by 2014 I'll concede your point. Pat and CVIv have had chronic situations.

 

[doggydaddy]

We're all so quick to throw Pat and Viv and others under the bus for what seems to be similar issues.
I've been consistent all season in saying that it could anywhere, even here.
Well, Geno now acknowledges it has
What's so awful about highlighting it.
I know, it makes me negative!
Like correctly handicapping the game.

Geno acknowledged what?

Uconn is not immune to struggles. We are dealing with kids here.

But your statement is bull. Geno didn't forget how to act when they lose. He is a gracious loser, always complimenting the opponent. And he did take some responsibility for their performance.

Revel in your glory that they had a bad game as you predicted. How wonderful that must feel.

 

[msf22b]

In humble opinion. folks should be able to discuss and analyze issues w/o it getting personal or abusive.
I understand that this is a board for fans of UCONN as am I.
I'm not willing to be a sycophant when data goes against perceived realities even if unpleasant.
So Sorry, I'll refrain from discussing things that might upset senior members
And clearly, I never said in my lead up or handicapping that UCONN would have to have a "bad game" in order to lose. Rather I suggested that Notre Dame had the personnel and team integrity that might allow them to win

 

[HuskyNan]

In humble opinion. folks should be able to discuss and analyze issues w/o it getting personal or abusive.
I understand that this is a board for fans on UCONN as am I.
I'm not willing to be a sycophant when data goes against perceived realities even if unpleasant.
So Sorry, I'll refrain from discussing things that might upset senior members
And clearly, I never said in my lead up or handicapping that UCONN would have to have a "bad game" in order to lose. Rather I suggested that Notre Dame had the personnel and team integrity that might allow them to win

Which quote from the post game presser do you consider Geno's "throwing the team under the bus"?

 

[msf22b]

I'm sorry Nan, I haven't been able to get an adequate listen of the presser, the volume is too low.
But I never said or implied that Geno through the kids under the Bus.
I said that WE throw Pat and Viv and others under the bus.

 

[HuskyNan]

I'm sorry Nan, I haven't been able to get a adequate listen of the presser, the volume is too low.
But I never said or implied that Geno through the kids under the Bus.
I said that WE throw Pat and Viv and others under the bus.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you were saying we were hypocrites to say PHS is wrong to "throw her team under the bus" but not Geno

Anyway, here is a link to Geno's comments.

On edit: It was boontown that implied the hypocrisy, sorry. You had said you believed Geno didn't handle post game presser well.

 

[doggydaddy]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought you were saying we were hypocrites to say PHS is wrong to "throw her team under the bus" but not Geno

Anyway, here is a link to Geno's comments.

Nan, that was my interpretation as well. msf22, I will apologize if that was not the intent.

 

[Icebear]

Nan, that was my interpretation as well. msf22, I will apologize if that was not the intent.

And mine.