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There are two models of how a program replaces a great coach: Iowa and Stanford.

Jan Jensen has maintained recruiting and culture at Iowa very well. She’s been with the program for a couple decades. Of course, at 57 sh may only be a medium term solution. But even a decade is enough for Iowa to sustain itself as one of the destination programs in D1.

Tara prepared Kate Paye very carefully to take the reins when she retired. It’s been a little rockier than Iowa, but the recruitment of Lara Somfai shows she can still do it.

I’m certain Geno has given this lots of thought, even more than we have at the BY. He doesn’t have a long term associate to step in like Iowa did, if CD retires when he does. But I suspect he has an ‘in-house’ candidate in mind, if we use the term broadly. In his current bench, I don’t think anyone besides Jamelle is in a position to take over. But I doubt she wants it. That means recent assistants who are coaching elsewhere or other alums not currently coaching. I’m sure we all have some ideas on this.

But the important thing is, if Iowa and Stanford can manage it, so can UConn.
 
Bone Dog said:
There are two models of how a program replaces a great coach: Iowa and Stanford.

Jan Jensen has maintained recruiting and culture at Iowa very well. She’s been with the program for a couple decades. Of course, at 57 sh may only be a medium term solution. But even a decade is enough for Iowa to sustain itself as one of the destination programs in D1.

Tara prepared Kate Paye very carefully to take the reins when she retired. It’s been a little rockier than Iowa, but the recruitment of Lara Somfai shows she can still do it.

I’m certain Geno has given this lots of thought, even more than we have at the BY. He doesn’t have a long term associate to step in like Iowa did, if CD retires when he does. But I suspect he has an ‘in-house’ candidate in mind, if we use the term broadly. In his current bench, I don’t think anyone besides Jamelle is in a position to take over. But I doubt she wants it. That means recent assistants who are coaching elsewhere or other alums not currently coaching. I’m sure we all have some ideas on this.

But the important thing is, if Iowa and Stanford can manage it, so can UConn.
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Stanford has the Stanford degree that sells itself, and even then, they have not been that successful in the last few years. If Uconn plays like Stanford the last few years, some people here would jump off the roof for sure. It's all about expectation.
 
Bone Dog said:
There are two models of how a program replaces a great coach: Iowa and Stanford.

Jan Jensen has maintained recruiting and culture at Iowa very well. She’s been with the program for a couple decades. Of course, at 57 sh may only be a medium term solution. But even a decade is enough for Iowa to sustain itself as one of the destination programs in D1.

Tara prepared Kate Paye very carefully to take the reins when she retired. It’s been a little rockier than Iowa, but the recruitment of Lara Somfai shows she can still do it.

I’m certain Geno has given this lots of thought, even more than we have at the BY. He doesn’t have a long term associate to step in like Iowa did, if CD retires when he does. But I suspect he has an ‘in-house’ candidate in mind, if we use the term broadly. In his current bench, I don’t think anyone besides Jamelle is in a position to take over. But I doubt she wants it. That means recent assistants who are coaching elsewhere or other alums not currently coaching. I’m sure we all have some ideas on this.

But the important thing is, if Iowa and Stanford can manage it, so can UConn.
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Tennessee is another model you dont want to follow.
 
CL82 said:
Disagree. He built it, but that doesn't mean it will end when he leaves the school.
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Topping up on this point.

It's continued on with the men's side through several coaches to date. Can't see it being any different for the women's side.
 
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cancontent said:
Topping up on this point.

It's continued on with the men's side through several coaches to date. Can't see it being any different for the women's side.
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Depends on who replaces him.
 
cancontent said:
Topping up on this point.

It's continued on with the men's side through several coaches to date. Can't see it being any different for the women's side.
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Devil's advocate: there is a big difference in the breadth of the men's talent pool compared to the women. As a result, even with the money gap enjoyed by the big conferences, there aren't enough slots available on the prestigious teams within those conferences. So some phenomenal players end up elsewhere.

Whereas in the women's game, the top 3 or 4 conferences have enough room for pretty much every great player, leaving far thinner scraps for those on the outside looking in. Geno is the critical piece that lets us swim against the current.

Would be overjoyed to be wrong, of course.
 
iri10 said:
Devil's advocate: there is a big difference in the breadth of the men's talent pool compared to the women. As a result, even with the money gap enjoyed by the big conferences, there aren't enough slots available on the prestigious teams within those conferences. So some phenomenal players end up elsewhere.

Whereas in the women's game, the top 3 or 4 conferences have enough room for pretty much every great player, leaving far thinner scraps for those on the outside looking in. Geno is the critical piece that lets us swim against the current.

Would be overjoyed to be wrong, of course.
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My point was that the UConn men's program has been able to maintain their rep since the days of Calhoun. It hasn't been pretty or easy as another poster noted, but they've been able to do it.
 
Stagnant said:
the big picture with recruiting really concerns me. I think we are missing some domestic kids that we used to get. To not land either bjorn or jerzy after winning the championship… it really disappoints me. I think maybe the issue is we can’t compete with the “up front” NIL packages that some of our competitors are able to offer.

We have wisely increased our recruiting overseas as a result. My concern about overseas though… will the kids continue to choose UConn when Geno is no longer here?

The next few years are good at least. And we seem like we are getting better at using the portal. But let’s continue to track recruiting and see how it goes. I don’t want to bury my head in the sand.
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I see it a little differently. Because Geno and CD recalibrated &1 their recruiting very well under the new paradigm, there are 12 returning high quality players. That alone may give some domestic &2 recruits pause. It could be, as you say, NIL-related, but we don’t really know.

And programs do go through inexplicable periods of domestic recruiting misses even after recent successes. See South Carolina prior to Agot Makeer’s commitment. I have no clue if NIL is playing a part.

Imagine if the new paradigm had already existed when Geno and CD had prior domestic recruiting misses or when the program suffered its biblical injury plague.

I don’t necessarily see getting Olivia (domestic), and Jovana, a chance at Sarah Okeke, Ivanna Wilson Manyacka and Haylen Ayers as worrying, yet. Yes, at some point Geno’s retirement becomes a concern. But there are no signs he is ready to retire yet.

&1 Geno and CD has thus far been able to parlay that into more attenuated farm system development and better play. This proof-in-the-pudding may alleviate concerns about a large roster.

&2 It is arguable that this is less of a problem with highly-rated international recruits who are used to playing up. And Geno’s name recognition and tutelage of many recognized WNBA players (the WNBA potentially on the cusp of a lucrative CBA) is a difference maker.
 
CL82 said:
Disagree. He built it, but that doesn't mean it will end when he leaves the school.
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UConn's future success will depend on who is named the new coach upon Geno's retirement.....it's going to take a coach with a lot of confidence and determination to succeed a legend.......while I don't think we will ever see a coach in WBB replicate Geno's level of success, UConn could still be a top-ten team in the future, given the right leadership and recruiting savvy......
 
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I have seen a lot of articles about how important Jerzy's commitment is to SC and how it changes the landscape for SC. I don't believe she is as good as they are making her out to be. I also don't think it hurts UConn at all. They have a very good guard coming in.
 
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