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OK... So Who's Gonna Replace... (Uh, you know...)

CMC'72 said:
Not at all. It should help to know that I am a Strategic Planner by trade. Just my nature.

I've already planned my funeral. At least up to the point that I plan to bounce my check to the undertaker.
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CMC'72 said:
Good point! There IS only one god, i'm told. (and his name is Geno!)
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Of course, but then there's always the rest of WCBB fandom. They all think he's the Antichrist! ;)
 
Hongster said:
Don't waste your time and energy, none of us fan's opinion will make any difference. Enjoy this golden days to the fullest. We are so damn blessed with Gabby, Pheesa and occasionally Lou, Kia and Saniya :). They are angels sent to keep our old souls warm and excitement.
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Occasionally KLS?? You mean the leading scorer KLS?? Not sure what's occasional about that.
 
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CMC'72 said:
Obviously, the "US" you speak of, is not the "US" who is asking.

That answer doesn't solve the riddle of the future for me.
;-)
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I wasn't aware OPINIONS on the Boneyard were supposed to answer riddles---something that can't be done unless a riddle is presented to be answered!!
Intelligent people know that the only answers to the future are in the future. Everything about the future
is at this point: Conjecture!! If you want me to answer your question about tomorrow ---ask me tomorrow.
 
bags27 said:
+1
"Everything flows...you can't step in the same river twice" (more or less what Heraclitus supposedly said).

If UConn WCBB ever manages to climb another (but different and smaller) mountain again, it is likely not with Geno's immediate successor--just too much pressure and expectations. It will happen sometime after that, when most of us have abandoned this site and moved on to watching Federer's kids dominate tennis and Brady's kid winning superbowls, or something.
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Once again you have the thoughtful answer to an unanswerable question/ I agree Geno successor--as has happened in other programs or other industries--will find the pressures of trying to compete with a legend--and half myth--too much to handle.
Ah yes--you can step in the same RIVER twice--but never the same water!! (nitpicking I know, but a subtle difference) Sorry, can't help myself. My brain gets lost and my fingers take over..
 
BroadwayVa said:
Once again you have the thoughtful answer to an unanswerable question/ I agree Geno successor--as has happened in other programs or other industries--will find the pressures of trying to compete with a legend--and half myth--too much to handle.
Ah yes--you can step in the same RIVER twice--but never the same water!! (nitpicking I know, but a subtle difference) Sorry, can't help myself. My brain gets lost and my fingers take over..
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Sorry BroadwayVa, but the quotation (from Plato) is the river itself, which is changed by the changing waters :)
"Heraclitus, I believe, says that all things go and nothing stays, and comparing existents to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river" (Cratylus 402a).

It was this crisis in the changeability of nature that led Plato to his theory of Forms, probably the most influential concept in the history of Western philosophy and religion. Just sayin'....
 
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Gotta keep in mind the current dynamics. Geno is "bad" cop. Shea and CD are "good" cops.
They say to the players, "I know Geno is being too tough. Lets go out on the court and TRY to make him happy.
This is Holly's current problem. The "Good" cop CANNOT be a good coach. Someone has to hold the standard, as difficult as that is. You simply cannot show weakness on the court. Remember when Gabbie first totally stuffed the stat sheets several games back and Geno read them off (awesome numbers) BUT he then said, "0 steals. I wonder why she even bothered to show up."

This is the basis for my support of DT. Try telling DT you cannot do something. Be ready to be called a wuss. THEN, Shea can step in and sooth anger and set the Ladies up to try again a little harder.
 
watanabe said:
Gotta keep in mind the current dynamics. Geno is "bad" cop. Shea and CD are "good" cops.
They say to the players, "I know Geno is being too tough. Lets go out on the court and TRY to make him happy.
This is Holly's current problem. The "Good" cop CANNOT be a good coach. Someone has to hold the standard, as difficult as that is. You simply cannot show weakness on the court. Remember when Gabbie first totally stuffed the stat sheets several games back and Geno read them off (awesome numbers) BUT he then said, "0 steals. I wonder why she even bothered to show up."

This is the basis for my support of DT. Try telling DT you cannot do something. Be ready to be called a wuss. THEN, Shea can step in and sooth anger and set the Ladies up to try again a little harder.
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D doesn't like coming to Storrs much (not as little as Sue Bird apparently, but she doesn't come often). D's a globe trotter. You have to find someone who wants to make a life in the comfortable, quiet, and secure bedroom community.
 
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bags27 said:
Sorry BroadwayVa, but the quotation (from Plato) is the river itself, which is changed by the changing waters :)
"Heraclitus, I believe, says that all things go and nothing stays, and comparing existents to the flow of a river, he says you could not step twice into the same river" (Cratylus 402a).

It was this crisis in the changeability of nature that led Plato to his theory of Forms, probably the most influential concept in the history of Western philosophy and religion. Just sayin'...
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Thank you for the kind and intelligent response..
I knew/know the quotation--and I understood the meaning--however as a purist--I always see the river as flowing with changing waters --i.e. if i analyzed segments of flowing water --it would be different if ever so slightly.
I bow to your exceptional intellect -- this is what I like about your postings-- I learn something every time.
Also your knowledge of history--is why I a week or so made the comment about your knowledge of History===I only know American/Canadian history---because i have lived so much of it (SEMI-JOKE)
 
Occasionally blessed with Katie Lou, Kia and Saniya? I just don't get it. How do you determine occasionally? Have Gabby and Napheesa ever had an off game? Of course they have. This is the ultimate team. Without one they are not the same. Ask each of the players you mentioned what they think of your statement.
 
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BroadwayVa said:
I wasn't aware OPINIONS on the Boneyard were supposed to answer riddles---something that can't be done unless a riddle is presented to be answered!!
Intelligent people know that the only answers to the future are in the future. Everything about the future
is at this point: Conjecture!! If you want me to answer your question about tomorrow ---ask me tomorrow.
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ok, today's tomorrow from your comment. So what is the answer?
 
bags27 said:
D doesn't like coming to Storrs much (not as little as Sue Bird apparently, but she doesn't come often). D's a globe trotter. You have to find someone who wants to make a life in the comfortable, quiet, and secure bedroom community.
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Lol. Geno is so living that life, NOT.
For fun we should total up Geno's miles for games, recruiting, PR, workshops, Olympic coaching, TV spots, interviews, etc... What would you say if the total was in the Millions of miles per year?

I see Geno, like, in the movie where Clooney traveled constantly earning so many flight points he could fly for free for 30 years. Of course their jobs were also similar. Clooney was a hatchet man, and Geno is an assassin.
 
CMC'72 said:
ok, today's tomorrow from your comment. So what is the answer?
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Today is yesterdays tomorrow---and I posted the post today.
Again for answers about tomorrow --ASK the full question Tomorrow--and I'll be sure to do my Johnny Carson impressions..
 
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How about a Marisa , Shea , tandem , like Geno & CD?They have the passion , thats for sure!!!
 
huskyd said:
Nice if our funerals could coincide with Geno's retirement. But to dare to contemplate: next season will be the start of another 4 NCs in a row with the advent of Megatron. When Meg graduates, Geno retires, and Jennifer R. comes back from GW (her family didn't go with her to DC) to become the next UConn coach. Jen will have had a few years of D1 experience, and she knows Storrs as well as most. She's next.
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Hey, not every UConn WBB fan is collecting Social Security. I'd like to see my 30's, thank you

That said, I think if any former player is going to take over as head coach, it will be Shea.

10 years ago I would have said Rizzotti, but her teams at Hartford and now GW have been mediocre for several years. She'd have a hard time upholding the standards of this program, whereas for Shea it would be a more natural transition.
 
flncfan said:
CD will retire with coach and Shea will be the heir (Geno will pick her). Mosley will be Shea's CD. Shea will bring back Jasmine Lister too. Jen hasn't been with UConn during the new generation and isn't a proven recruiter.
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Not Geno's to pick
 
Paesano said:
Watching them interact, have you ever gotten the feeling that she is the only one of his former players that can go toe to toe with him in terms of wit and sarcasm. She has "it".
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Um....DT?
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Hey, not every UConn WBB fan is collecting Social Security. I'd like to see my 30's, thank you

That said, I think if any former player is going to take over as head coach, it will be Shea.

10 years ago I would have said Rizzotti, but her teams at Hartford and now GW have been mediocre for several years. She'd have a hard time upholding the standards of this program, whereas for Shea it would be a more natural transition.
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Yeah, Tens, Shea is a logical candidate. As for Jen, this is her first year at GW, and she's doing pretty well (15-9). I base my guess (because that's all it is) on her ascendancy on a few factors. Experience is number one: GW is a Division 1 school. Shea has no head coaching experience at any level. Second: disposition. Geno has said that "nobody likes Shea." He may have been kidding, but I believe he was referencing her tendency to be "severe." That may work with good-guy/bad-guy coaches on a staff; how it will work with a head coach, I don't know. Jen is tough, too, but seems more accessible. As I don't know either woman personally, I'm only conjecturing here (since someone invited us to conjecture). Finally, Jen did not pick up and move her family to DC, so I'm (again) guessing that she considers CT her home and plans an ultimate return. Of course, she may just want to keep her kids in school and with their friends. To make a (too) long story short, I have NO IDEA who will replace Geno--and, frankly, I'd rather not think about it. As for expiring when Geno leaves, remember that in India wives sometimes jump on their husbands funeral pyres. Up to you, man.
 
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