Thanks. You're right, most long time fans were already aware of what was contained/mentioned in his piece. We get a lot of posts here from fans with varying degrees/amounts of WCBB knowledge and UConn WBB knowledge. We're getting new "converts" everyday. Some of them complain about thus and so, without knowing some of the underlying facts or dynamics about subject their complaint/concern.
For example - Look at the comments concerning UConn's recruiting the last 3 years. We ALL see the result, but some don't really understand the why or the how. Recruiting is an art of which the dynamics are constantly changing. You can't use the tactics or philosophy you used 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago.
The "elite" 18 year olds today don't think or perceive college basketball like they did 5-10 years ago. The game has changed, and you had better change with it, or get run over and "scooped" on coveted recruits by over zealous/aggressive coaches. Look at how Duke's men's basketball coach
Mike Krzyzewski had to adjust to the "one-and-done" concept that has recently become pervasive in men's college basketball. He didn't like it, but he had to adapt if he wanted to remain competitive.
If you really consider yourself a WCBB fan, and especially a UConn WBB fan, you've got to spend some time here in the yard to expose yourself to information about this program that you will not find anywhere else. Listen and watch every radio and TV show that Geno is on If you want to know what and how he thinks. He'll tell you if you watch and listen.
That's why some of the older fans here know his tendencies and his thinking. They've been watching and listening to him for years. The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. We have some posters here that are closely connected to the program. I can tell by what they write, and the vantage point of those comments. No names here, but they've posted comments that was not common knowledge. I haven't been keeping track, but most of them are batting 1.000. How they know, I don't know, but they know. If you're here long enough, you'll figure out who they are.
Everything I know and have learned about
UConn WBB, I've learned in the yard. I'm here everyday. Those of us out here on the west coast get ZERO news/information about teams on the east coast. We've got 9 professional and major college teams here that get all of the media's attention and loyalty.
I don't do any other social media. I'm not addicted to facebook , twitter or instagram. I see poor souls
everyday driving in their cars with the wheel in one hand, and their cell phone in the other (they can't put their phone down for a moment) reading and responding to text messages. You see it too. When you're at a stoplight, the odds are better than 50-50 the person in the car next to you will be looking down at their cell phone. SMH.
My biggest fear is....... having one of them run in to me because they were paying more attention to their cell phone, than where they were going.
Sometimes I like to read articles like this one that reminds to stay far enough back from the action so that I can see the entire forest, and not just the few trees that may be obscuring my view.
