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From Rich's blog, Meghan and Rebecca speak to the Geno they know:
“I’ve never seen anything inappropriate. I’ve never seen anything like this. This doesn’t look like the guy that I know. I’m not trying to have my blinders on, but countless times … I guess that’s just the most important thing for me to say. I’ve been with him countless times in all kinds of social situations. I have never seen anything inappropriate.’’
“I can never begin to understand people’s motivations, but she made it clear that she was taken off of her detail and she’s blaming him for it,’’ Culmo said. “I doubt the reason is Geno Auriemma. Knowing some of the top guys at the NBA and chief people at USA Basketball, they have a pretty well oiled machine. Do you think Geno Auriemma is going to dictate someone’s job on the security detail? I doubt it. People here in Connecticut may think, `Hey, he’s all this and all that.’ But he doesn’t carry that kind of swag. Let’s be real. That’s just not his business. He wants to win the gold medal. He doesn’t (care) about the rest of the stuff.’’
“Obviously, I don’t have any idea what did or didn’t happen,’’ said former UConn All-American Rebecca Lobo, who has known Auriemma for more than 20 years. “But I’ve only ever known him to be someone of utmost character. And I think the world of him. But, obviously, I have no idea what happened or didn’t happen in Russia. So it’s hard to address it. He’s always been of the highest character in every dealing that I’ve ever had with him or any dealing I’ve ever witnessed him having with somebody else.’’
Auriemma, 58, is considered to be a legend in the realm of women’s basketball. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. He is 804-129 in 27 seasons at UConn, leading the team to seven national championships, 13 Final Four appearances and an NCAA record 90-game winning streak.
Regardless of how this situation ultimately unfolds for Auriemma, Lobo believes his reputation is likely to take a hit.
“It already has, hasn’t it? It’s gotten people wondering,’’ Lobo said. “It’s planted a seed that wasn’t there before. And that’s really what’s too bad about it. Again, not knowing what happened, this will always pop into people’s minds whenever his name comes up from now on. And that’s too bad.’’
Mechelle looks at the potential impact on USA Basketball in London, but also comments on what she knows about Geno:
I can say in nearly two decades of working as a journalist with Auriemma, he has never been anything but professional. In fairness, I do not interact with him in any other capacity. No one has ever told me, on or off the record, about him mistreating them in any way.
By the same token, I have not ever spoken with Hardwick. Her allegations are very real, serious issues that women in the workforce still face in our society. Whether her case in particular actually has merit, though, must be adjudicated.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketb...juries-lawsuit-test-team-usa-solid-foundation
“I’ve never seen anything inappropriate. I’ve never seen anything like this. This doesn’t look like the guy that I know. I’m not trying to have my blinders on, but countless times … I guess that’s just the most important thing for me to say. I’ve been with him countless times in all kinds of social situations. I have never seen anything inappropriate.’’
“I can never begin to understand people’s motivations, but she made it clear that she was taken off of her detail and she’s blaming him for it,’’ Culmo said. “I doubt the reason is Geno Auriemma. Knowing some of the top guys at the NBA and chief people at USA Basketball, they have a pretty well oiled machine. Do you think Geno Auriemma is going to dictate someone’s job on the security detail? I doubt it. People here in Connecticut may think, `Hey, he’s all this and all that.’ But he doesn’t carry that kind of swag. Let’s be real. That’s just not his business. He wants to win the gold medal. He doesn’t (care) about the rest of the stuff.’’
“Obviously, I don’t have any idea what did or didn’t happen,’’ said former UConn All-American Rebecca Lobo, who has known Auriemma for more than 20 years. “But I’ve only ever known him to be someone of utmost character. And I think the world of him. But, obviously, I have no idea what happened or didn’t happen in Russia. So it’s hard to address it. He’s always been of the highest character in every dealing that I’ve ever had with him or any dealing I’ve ever witnessed him having with somebody else.’’
Auriemma, 58, is considered to be a legend in the realm of women’s basketball. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006. He is 804-129 in 27 seasons at UConn, leading the team to seven national championships, 13 Final Four appearances and an NCAA record 90-game winning streak.
Regardless of how this situation ultimately unfolds for Auriemma, Lobo believes his reputation is likely to take a hit.
“It already has, hasn’t it? It’s gotten people wondering,’’ Lobo said. “It’s planted a seed that wasn’t there before. And that’s really what’s too bad about it. Again, not knowing what happened, this will always pop into people’s minds whenever his name comes up from now on. And that’s too bad.’’
Mechelle looks at the potential impact on USA Basketball in London, but also comments on what she knows about Geno:
I can say in nearly two decades of working as a journalist with Auriemma, he has never been anything but professional. In fairness, I do not interact with him in any other capacity. No one has ever told me, on or off the record, about him mistreating them in any way.
By the same token, I have not ever spoken with Hardwick. Her allegations are very real, serious issues that women in the workforce still face in our society. Whether her case in particular actually has merit, though, must be adjudicated.
http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketb...juries-lawsuit-test-team-usa-solid-foundation
