Question to the players: What do you like most about Geno?

[HuskyNan]

 

[Cuango]

Please get well, Caroline! Prayers and best wishes for a great player and a great person!

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Shade cracks me up. Grandpa Geno. Jana and Ash, shhh shhh grandpa's coming.

 

[Huskee11]

Those are all very well thought out and perceptive comments. It says a lot about Geno but it also says a lot about the players - their intelligence, maturity, and perception.

 

[Bigboote]

Geno and UConn recruit great people -- that's part of what makes Geno a great coach and UConn a great program. There's no resentment that he pushes them so hard. They WANT to be pushed hard.

And off the court, outside of practice, he cares for and about them.

That's why I'm so passionate about this program. The winning is great, but the camaraderie is what I really love.

 

[Cornell Lt]

Whose NIL store will be producing the Grandpa Geno apparel ???

 

[maccca3232]

Anyone remember which game from Nika's freshman season that footage was from?

 

[hoopsfan22]

Anyone remember which game from Nika's freshman season that footage was from?

Tennessee I think?

 

[#12in21]

Definitely not Tennessee, she didn't play that game (coaches decision). I'm thinking the game before maybe , which would have been Butler.

 

[Bald Husky]

Definitely not Tennessee, she didn't play that game (coaches decision). I'm thinking the game before maybe , which would have been Butler.

I'm pretty sure it was the game before the Tennessee game. After that conversation, he surprisingly put her back into the game. She did not play against Tennessee, but Geno surprised everyone by starting her the game after as Paige turned her ankle against the LadyVols. The rest is history.

 

[MinneHusky]

HAHAHAHA gramps Geno.

 

[Huskee11]

Tennessee I think?

That was at Seton Hall 12/15/2020. Weird games that season, few if any fans allowed, Geno was unusually grumpy that season.

Nika missed a few games with a foot injury, got a DNP against Tennessee, but started against Georgetown on 1/23/2021 because Paige tweaked her foot against Tennessee (surgery for it after the season). From that point on Nika got significant minutes and became a big factor. Pretty amazing turnaround.

That team probably doesn’t get the credit it deserves. Only two losses, totally demolished the Big East, wins over South Carolina, Tennessee and Baylor, unfortunately played a bad game against Arizona.

 

[Zarathustra]

Shade cracks me up. Grandpa Geno. Jana and Ash, shhh shhh grandpa's coming.

Great Smile, Great Laugh, .... and not a bad three- point shooter either! Go Huskies, beat Golden Eagles!

 

[BRS24]

Anyone remember which game from Nika's freshman season that footage was from?

IMHO, the important thing for both Geno & Nika is that they figured out how to work with each other, and what each wanted. In other situations (teams, schools), an interaction like that could have a negative effect. At the end of the day, most/all of our players know that he has their best interests in mind. Other schools probably have some coaches that do a great job of keeping in touch with alums, however I loved that the current players talked about all the alums texting him.

 

[MSGRET]

Anyone remember which game from Nika's freshman season that footage was from?

It was the Butler game, I remember it because of the red UConn sweatshirt Geno is wearing along with the mask as well as the seats being separated due to COVID rules.

 

[Huskee11]

It was the Butler game, I remember it because of the red UConn sweatshirt Geno is wearing along with the mask as well as the seats being separated due to COVID rules.

Correct (my bad), the white uniforms are also a tell (wore blue on road versus Seton Hall).

So even more remarkable, she started and played 36 minutes four days later.

 

[LarryLegend]

more Ashlynn Shade please