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FairView said:
While I am not a coaching expert, I do wonder if it makes sense to entrust the talent on the National Team to a coach who captured only one national championship with what her fans call the best center in the history of basketball and the consensus best guard in the NCAA. Is she the choice for meshing the personalities of professional players when she had issues clashing with her point guard for a time during the season? I'd also like to see her have some other international experience first so USA Basketball could assess whether she can dial down the ridiculous sideline histrionics on the world stage. Regarding Mulkey as an enticement for Griner to play, I hope that is just crazy conjecture. Because if representing your country is not enough of an incentive, who needs you?
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Really?

We have Geno on the sidelines and you cavil about some other coach's histrionics? :p
 
I suspect she can dial the histronics down if she is told to. I assume she played international ball at some point, either in the USA system or overseas? I think it does help to have exposure to what is a somewhat different game than either the W or NCAA versions.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
I suspect she can dial the histronics down if she is told to. I assume she played international ball at some point, either in the USA system or overseas? I think it does help to have exposure to what is a somewhat different game than either the W or NCAA versions.
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Yes, she won a gold medal as a player in the Olympics.
 
Waquoit said:
I didn't think Griner was that shallow.
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I cannot believe that some are still trying to hijack this thread away from the coaching choice and towards Griner...
 
easttexastrash said:
I agree. I do not think Mulkey is the best choice. I think she is a good motivator but not the best Xs and Os choice.
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Agreed also. I like Kim, but I think that there are better strategists out there....
 
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ETT - I really got the impression that the BG USA basketball decision was unrelated to the team and USA Basketball and completely personal - and I have seen that on the Baylor board as well. Really enjoy your posts, with an occasional exception and I think this is one.
And I do get the sense of strong respect for Geno and the Uconn program which is appreciated and I certainly didn't think there was innuendo involved with your post toward Geno.
I also see a healthy level of rational thought regarding Baylor from you - which is not something all fans possess (including even a few Huskies fans which always surprises me!:eek:)
On the Kim as coach of USA - I agree with you and some of the others. I would rather see her lead one of the Junior teams before giving her the keys to the Ferrari. She would need to tone down her sideline demeanor, but I don't see that as an issue. While Geno has been a much calmer sideline presence in recent years vs his earlier years, he mentioned frequently how careful he was being now that he was representing something much bigger than Uconn.
 
I know Russell chose to go to team workouts at Tennessee. So she won't be on the US team this year.
 
DaddyChoc said:
was she better than JennRizz?
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My memory of Mulkey (30 years ago you understand) was that she was a floor general. She might have been better running a halfcourt offense than Jen, if not as relentless. I don't want to overstate my memories, but she was my favorite player at the time and I liked her game. She did win 2 NC's.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
I suspect she can dial the histronics down if she is told to.
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Geno did. Not sure if he was "told to" or it was just assumed/expected. If you notice he was back to picking up Technicals this year.
 
meyers7 said:
Geno did. Not sure if he was "told to" or it was just assumed/expected. If you notice he was back to picking up Technicals this year.
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I think that his technicals these days are different than days of yore. The technicals are more geared to getting the refs to refocus....if that's the phrase....I don't know the stats over time exactly, but Geno's demeanor is less aggressive these days and fewer technicals have been called
 
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I think when he was coach of the National Team, he felt a duty to be a little more circumspect.
 
Waquoit said:
My memory of Mulkey (30 years ago you understand) was that she was a floor general. She might have been better running a halfcourt offense than Jen, if not as relentless. I don't want to overstate my memories, but she was my favorite player at the time and I liked her game. She did win 2 NC's.
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Mulkey was one of the first names I knew of in wcbb
 
JRRRJ said:
Really?

We have Geno on the sidelines and you cavil about some other coach's histrionics? :p
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I was expecting a comment like this because Geno is known to be animated on the sidelines -- as most coaches are -- so I can understand why you made it. However, their histrionics are different. Geno gets angry and shouts and paces and ... well, we know what he does. He may be louder or more intense than many, but he is of the same nature. Kim is of a different nature. In addition to doing the same sorts of things, Kim has the facial expressions, the ongoing whining and the drama queen moves like ripping her clothes off and adopting the over exaggerated expressions that make it appear like she is in a third-rate opera production. And there's also the demonic exaggerated hunched-over pacing that is reminiscent of Grouch Marx or an annoyed Bugs Bunny. I think there is a significant difference.

Plus, my post said that I thought it would be good to see her in other international events first to see if she could dial down the histrionics.
 
easttexastrash said:
Maybe the chances of the best center in the world playing will be greater with Mulkey coaching. Just a guess.

I kind of think that BG felt snubbed by Team USA when she was not on the initial list last year and therefore she snubbed them back when she removed her name the list.

Maybe Sophia Young will have a shot at that point, too.
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BG needs to grow up. She lost out on a gold medal for her snit if that was the case.
 
easttexastrash said:
Maybe the chances of the best center in the world playing will be greater with Mulkey coaching. Just a guess.

I kind of think that BG felt snubbed by Team USA when she was not on the initial list last year and therefore she snubbed them back when she removed her name the list.

Maybe Sophia Young will have a shot at that point, too.
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So her getting school work done and being home for her family were a lie? And you think this why? Is she known to lie a lot, have ulterior motives, doesn't sound right.
 
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Husky68 said:
So her getting school work done and being home for her family were a lie? And you think this why? Is she known to lie a lot, have ulterior motives, doesn't sound right.
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I said that I think there were multiple reasons. No, I do not buy that school and family were the only reasons.

People don't always reveal everything, nor are they obligated to.
 
Would a WNBA coach be a better choice since most of the players, with the exception of Stewart, will be WNBA players?
 
FairView said:
I was expecting a comment like this because Geno is known to be animated on the sidelines -- as most coaches are -- so I can understand why you made it. However, their histrionics are different. Geno gets angry and shouts and paces and ... well, we know what he does. He may be louder or more intense than many, but he is of the same nature. Kim is of a different nature. In addition to doing the same sorts of things, Kim has the facial expressions, the ongoing whining and the drama queen moves like ripping her clothes off and adopting the over exaggerated expressions that make it appear like she is in a third-rate opera production. And there's also the demonic exaggerated hunched-over pacing that is reminiscent of Grouch Marx or an annoyed Bugs Bunny. I think there is a significant difference.

Plus, my post said that I thought it would be good to see her in other international events first to see if she could dial down the histrionics.
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LOL. That's quite a description of Mulkey. But you forgot to mention her clothing choices. I bet she would get a pat on the butt from other Olympic coaches.
 
RadyLady said:
I think that his technicals these days are different than days of yore. The technicals are more geared to getting the refs to refocus....if that's the phrase....I don't know the stats over time exactly, but Geno's demeanor is less aggressive these days and fewer technicals have been called
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That would be a great stat to follow: technical foul per coach. I'm sure it's out there somewhere.
 
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pap49cba said:
See Geno Auriemma and Coach K.
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They are both great but if Geno doesn't want to coach again is the next best choice a WNBA coach? I like Dan Hughes and think he would coach the team well.
 
How much of a recruiting boost comes along with the title of Olympic Gold Medal winning coach? If any then college coaches shoul not be coaching in the Okympics, IMO...unless its Mulkey, of course.
 
easttexastrash said:
How much of a recruiting boost comes along with the title of Olympic Gold Medal winning coach? If any then college coaches shoul not be coaching in the Okympics, IMO...unless its Mulkey, of course.
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I think the recruiting impact is pretty limited in and of itself. UConn having six members of the squad might have been a good recruiting tool, but if a high school kid wasn't impressed by (at the time) seven NCs and a 90-game win streak, I'm not sure that an Olympic gold medal would be the kicker that caused her to reconsider UConn.

From a recruiting standpoint, I think it would help someone like Jen or Katie Maier or Doug Bruno. But if the opportunity to be HC of the Olympic team only goes to college coaches with plural NCs in their pocket already, it probably doesn't result in a significant boost.
 
easttexastrash said:
Would a WNBA coach be a better choice since most of the players, with the exception of Stewart, will be WNBA players?
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A current WNBA coach can't do it. The World Championships overlap with the WNBA playoffs and the Olympics are in the middle of the WNBA season. So it would need to be a retired WNBA coach. The timing of the events is pretty good for a college coach, and college coaches have more resources available to them than a retired WNBA coach.

Whether by USA Basketball design or just Geno's decision USA Basketball was able to leverage of all the resources of the UConn program. Geno had his own college assistants at almost every practice to help teach what he wanted. Those same assistants also did scouting work for him in the NCAA tournament and they again knew what he was looking for. USA Basketball also took advantage of other UConn support staff and facilities as well as the UConn media. There's just a lot more resources available to the very top college coaches.
 
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