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It's easy to get caught up in the hoopla regarding the Geno lawsuit. There are a ton of unanswered questions, including whether even the best-case outcome will impact Geno's reputation, whether there may be some mothers/fathers/aunts/uncles/grandparents/other mentors who may be wary of sending their kids to UConn now. These are legitimate fears, and although somewhat self-centered (i.e., "how does all of this impact my ability to enjoy UConn's WBB program?"), it's only natural to think this way.
However, I'd like to remind everyone of someone: Christine Dailey. You may have heard of her. She's been Associate Head Coach at UConn for a season or two now. She's also UConn's recruiting coordinator, team stylist, and dictator of decorum.
Here's what you notice about UConn girls (other than the fact that they win a lot): they know how to carry themselves. They know how to act like ladies when it's situationally appropriate. They know how to interact with the media. They'd ace a job interview. If you met one of these young women, even without knowing they play basketball for UConn, you'd come away impressed.
A lot of that is Chris Dailey's doing. Girls who go to UConn on basketball scholarships become very strong, classy young women. That level of mentoring is not something that happens everywhere, and it's something that appeals to the families of recruits along all demographic lines: race, class, and urban vs rural. And Chris is a critical part of the recruiting process. If I were inclined to have any concerns about my daughter going to UConn now (and I wouldn't be, BTW, but that's a separate issue), I think Chris would assuage those concerns in about five minutes.
UConn Women's Basketball has been extraordinarily fortunate, really unbelievably so, to have been able to find and retain an assistant the caliber of Chris Dailey. I posted earlier this year that a UConn fan would have to be positively batty not to thank his/her lucky stars that she's involved with the program. We may see over the next couple of years that we were even more fortunate along those lines than we thought.
However, I'd like to remind everyone of someone: Christine Dailey. You may have heard of her. She's been Associate Head Coach at UConn for a season or two now. She's also UConn's recruiting coordinator, team stylist, and dictator of decorum.
Here's what you notice about UConn girls (other than the fact that they win a lot): they know how to carry themselves. They know how to act like ladies when it's situationally appropriate. They know how to interact with the media. They'd ace a job interview. If you met one of these young women, even without knowing they play basketball for UConn, you'd come away impressed.
A lot of that is Chris Dailey's doing. Girls who go to UConn on basketball scholarships become very strong, classy young women. That level of mentoring is not something that happens everywhere, and it's something that appeals to the families of recruits along all demographic lines: race, class, and urban vs rural. And Chris is a critical part of the recruiting process. If I were inclined to have any concerns about my daughter going to UConn now (and I wouldn't be, BTW, but that's a separate issue), I think Chris would assuage those concerns in about five minutes.
UConn Women's Basketball has been extraordinarily fortunate, really unbelievably so, to have been able to find and retain an assistant the caliber of Chris Dailey. I posted earlier this year that a UConn fan would have to be positively batty not to thank his/her lucky stars that she's involved with the program. We may see over the next couple of years that we were even more fortunate along those lines than we thought.
