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Message: [QUOTE="DishNSwish, post: 2896625, member: 312"] Really unfortunate, some great UConn coverage has gone by the wayside. Veteran writers with experience covering the sport and the team brought so much to the table. Carl Adamec is there, and I think Rich Zalumsky covers some games. Rich Elliott, John Altavilla, Jim Fuller all gone, replaced by younger (cheaper) people by the papers for WBB. Having worked with these guys, they were tremendous. I withdrew from covering UConn, and to be honest, I don't miss it one bit. I enjoy watching the games on TV, but to sit and wait 30-45 minutes for the Coach to come in and make the same jokes year after year, or to be ushered into the weight room to talk to players? I'll pass. Give me the Connecticut Sun and WNBA, where the coaches meet the media within 15 minutes of postgame most of the time, and then there is access to the team in the locker room, so you can talk to anyone, not just who the SID chooses. I also understand they don't even give the press courtside spots any more. First they took away the sideline to put seats for high rollers, then they took away the end line. Still love watching the program and the team play, and think Geno is a tremendous coach and personality, but the coverage is nowhere near what it used to be. Just one person's opinion. [/QUOTE]