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Message: [QUOTE="'nuff sed, post: 2997347, member: 9579"] The perennial question -- Is UConn good for women's basketball ? -- has been answered with an emphatic YES. It may be Geno and CD's biggest legacy -- even beyond the number of NC's. If you consider where this sport is now going, worldwide, then opportunities have been opened for 1000's of young women moving forward in an environment where a number of those opportunities never existed before, and it International. But getting to the Dynasty part..... The 2 major elements in recruiting at UConn have always been 1. Talent, and 2. Can the player fit the program. And its the toughest program with the absolute highest standards. It's not for everybody, regardless of talent. Helicopter parents with predetermined goals, personal coaches, AAU twits, International player development,etc etc etc have undeniably increased the quality of the recruiting pool in terms of talent. So there is more talent available to more programs. (this is part of the UConn legacy) But perhaps its also changed the player profile with respect in the ability to "fit" to the UConn program. I question this but Geno has consistently commented about this. The "players today" type of quotes. If you drill down, even a little, into the threads covering recruiting and transfer players --- what the critics are really calling for in many cases is -- a relaxing of the UConn standards. They want the prima donna who won't cover the tat's, they want the transfer whose word cant be trusted, they want the problem kid dismissed from another program,they want the rules relaxed for the recruit who cant follow the rules before she even steps on a court.....and its all the coaches fault. The fact is, there are enough players out there with talent, who now have a career path through less stringent standards, that don't need UConn, to reach the WNBA and an International paycheck. And while I agree with much of what you posted --- I disagree with the inevitability of your conclusion. This program is the best for a reason - and while there is more talent out there that can go to more places, and provide more competition - there is little doubt in my mind - that there are things that go on in the UConn program that CANNOT be duplicated anywhere else, simply by the acquisition of talent. The 40-0 seasons may be fewer and farther between, but nobody else is going to do it either. The 3-peats may be in jeopardy, but nobody else is going to do it either. So, to paraphrase on the "We have Diana" quote ---- We have Geno and Chris, and they don't. Will they go on forever...of course not....but part of their legacy will be the coaching and player tree they leave behind. This is UConn.........It's not Tennessee [/QUOTE]

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