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John A spoke with Carol Callan (USAB Dir of Women's Basketball) about the possibility of Geno returning to coach Team USA in the 2014 World Championships and the 2016 Olympics in Rio. Carol and USAB are in no hurry to make a decision and Geno probably isn't either.
“You know, that’s like asking a woman who delivers a baby at 4:45 at 4:50 when they are going to have another,” said Callan, now in Puerto Rico with the U18 team at the FIBA World Championships.
“At this point, I no idea what the future is going to bring. Geno and I didn’t discuss it during our time together. We never had that conversation. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t at least thinking about it.
“We don’t really have any rules [that apply to the process]. There are many great coaches in the country who would be worthy of the opportunity and we’ll proceed when the time is right.
“But [regarding Auriemma] you can never say never. We are open [to the idea of a repeat coach], but remember we’ve never done it before.”
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“He understands how appreciative we are of him and his staff,” Callan said. “When we left each other [after the games] he said, ‘Let’s talk in couple of days’ and I’m thinking, ‘How is possible that we wouldn’t?’”
BTW, as John mentions, Carol Callan is in Puerto Rico watching the U18 team. Boy, she is a busy woman.
http://courantblogs.com/uconn-women...sa-basketball-not-saying-no-or-yes/#more-1835
“You know, that’s like asking a woman who delivers a baby at 4:45 at 4:50 when they are going to have another,” said Callan, now in Puerto Rico with the U18 team at the FIBA World Championships.
“At this point, I no idea what the future is going to bring. Geno and I didn’t discuss it during our time together. We never had that conversation. But that doesn’t mean he wasn’t at least thinking about it.
“We don’t really have any rules [that apply to the process]. There are many great coaches in the country who would be worthy of the opportunity and we’ll proceed when the time is right.
“But [regarding Auriemma] you can never say never. We are open [to the idea of a repeat coach], but remember we’ve never done it before.”
* * *
“He understands how appreciative we are of him and his staff,” Callan said. “When we left each other [after the games] he said, ‘Let’s talk in couple of days’ and I’m thinking, ‘How is possible that we wouldn’t?’”
BTW, as John mentions, Carol Callan is in Puerto Rico watching the U18 team. Boy, she is a busy woman.
http://courantblogs.com/uconn-women...sa-basketball-not-saying-no-or-yes/#more-1835
