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Message: [QUOTE="TeamFirst!, post: 4280322, member: 11538"] For clarification, I'm not saying Uconn can't succeed. In an earlier post I detailed lots of real advantages Uconn clearly still has for recruitment and program siuccess. I'm saying there are two areas where Uconn might have a disadvantage. 1) Relating culturally to the biggest demographic of great players and 2) Potentially not relating as well as some other coaches to the current generation of players. Obviously Geno is a great coach and overall he has great relationships with players and has all sorts of great attributes ( being great at player development, track record of players having great careers in the WNBA, the promotional advantages and exposure of the uconn program.etct, etc...) but the program also comes with "great expectations" and great pressure. Quotation marks intended in relation to the "Great Expectations" book. Pressure and expectations can be destructive as well as developmental enhancements. Geno needs to find ways to make it fun, reduce the expectations and still maintain the standards and work ethic. For one, he needs to make it clear that being in the finals, in itself, is a great accomplishment and not a failure. [/QUOTE]