The Golden Era of UConn WBB

[Jim R]

I thought “the better part of a decade” means a little more than a decade, and even if it’s only 10 years, your saying to ignore 3 national championships in April 2014, April 2015 and April 2016? Not to mention fourteen consecutive Final Fours from 2008 to 2022, that what I call dominant. You have no clue about bragging rights. Let’s see what South Carolina could have done with 4 starters out all season. Lol

Yep - and, especially their starting center

 

[CONN78SEJ]

Part means a portion of something, so part of a decade would be some portion of a decade that is less than the whole of a decade or 10 years. This is what google says "the better part of a decade" means:

'the better part of a decade' is a correct and usable phrase in written English. You can use it when referring to a particularly long period of time - often more than 5 or 6 years - in which something has been happening or has happened. For example, "I have been teaching for the better part of a decade now.".

Ok great, so let just say then that UConn has dominated women’s college basketball for the BETTER part of three, COUNT’M THREE DECADES.

 

[BlueSkyGLW]

Part means a portion of something, so part of a decade would be some portion of a decade that is less than the whole of a decade or 10 years. This is what google says "the better part of a decade" means:

'the better part of a decade' is a correct and usable phrase in written English. You can use it when referring to a particularly long period of time - often more than 5 or 6 years - in which something has been happening or has happened. For example, "I have been teaching for the better part of a decade now.".

Indeed!! Better part means more than half: at least 5 years and days or weeks or months but less than 10 full years.

Ahhhh...the use of language! But arithmetic should have given it clarity in one's mind.

 

[BlueSkyGLW]

Ok great, so let just say then that UConn has dominated women’s college basketball for the BETTER part of three, COUNT’M THREE DECADES.

More like it, based on any and all measures.....over that time!

 

[visitingcock]

Ok great, so let just say then that UConn has dominated women’s college basketball for the BETTER part of three, COUNT’M THREE DECADES.

"Better than a decade" means something more than ten years. Yeah, the better part of three decades is great. UConn is the greatest program EVER. No Dispute. (Shut up Vols)

"Better part of a decade" means something more than five years. Yeah, again UConn has been better for muuuuuuucccch longer. THAT has never been in dispute.

It's the linguistics. Somebody gets it.

Indeed!! Better part means more than half: at least 5 years and days or weeks or months but less than 10 full years.

Ahhhh...the use of language! But arithmetic should have given it clarity in one's mind.

 

[Blue Huskie]

IMO as long as Geno is here we are still in the "Golden Era"

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[CONN78SEJ]

IMO as long as Geno is here we are still in the "Golden Era"

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Even Geno can’t do anything when someone tears an ACL, gets whacked in the head under the basket, tears an Achilles, gets a broken nose, has a torn meniscus, or gets hit with an elbow that the refs say “was inadvertent”.

It’s no coincidence that this happens to the Uconn women far more than other teams. Every head coach out there plays very aggressively on defense when playing Geno’s teams. Referees should be held accountable for not calling more technicals when these things occur.