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Message: [QUOTE="hoophuskee, post: 3446764, member: 3535"] Do you recall when UCONN played Stanford in 1995 Final Four? Tara V was asked about UCONN's super-recruit freshman Nykesha Sales and she said something to the effect that she has 5 "Nykesha Sales." We cna take a meaning from that, right? UCONN was hardly recruiting juggernaut back then. And Geno's run to the final four with Kerry Bascom as the lead- how super were they recruiting / having talent back then? During those years through that 1st championship year - only Lobo and then Sales as a frosh were huge recruits - and then several years later they got Ralph and Paige And Hansmeyer was he getting the A/A recruits. The other players were In addition when UCONN started ot get the A/A recruits more than juts 1 occasionally - for a time they played Tennessee twice then they would play them once. Add ot that Rutgers - RU was very good- they lost in finals 1 year, got to a final four in another, got to an E8 in 3 others. Texas A&M is about that. And Oklahoma was successful- but no way have they been Notre Dame. Notre Dame for all these years is far superior to anything Kim has had faced. And UConn has played Stanford 18 times to Baylor's 6. UCONN is 11-7 vs Stanford overall as an example. But before the 95 season UCONN was 0-3 with Geno vs Stanford. Anyhow, UCONN has played Stanford 18 times while Baylor has played them in just 6. And count two of the other most elite programs over the past 20 years Tenn and Notre Dame - UCONN has played them a lot more. There's more chances for UCONN to lose. But really you have to look at UCONN's early years with Geno. That slowed the "run to 600." You can't take any meaning from this "600 number." It's an invented stat by someone who is bored. They're both great coaches. [/QUOTE]

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