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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2478511, member: 6927"] [URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/21806614/coach-geno-auriemma-impact-extends-far-uconn-huskies']Auriemma's impact extends far beyond UConn[/URL] [INDENT]Getting to 1,000 victories says a lot about a coach's longevity, obviously. But understanding how vast Auriemma's footprint is in women's basketball puts that number in another kind of perspective. It's one thing to have so much success with what you're directly controlling. It's something more to see that spread as far as it has with Auriemma. Consider this: Over the last 15 seasons of the WNBA, 11 of the championship teams had at least one former UConn player who played a pivotal role. The last time an Olympic team didn't have a UConn player was 1992. No college coach except the late Pat Summitt of Tennessee has had such a sustained influence on the U.S. national team and the pro game.[/INDENT] [/QUOTE]