Tina Charles Back in Storrs (merged thread)
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The bigs here have a few great role models. Hope they're listening!
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I'm not so sure that it's Aaliyah that needs to ramp up her aggression. However, there is a certain 6'5" post player that could learn a ton from one of the greatest post players in WCBB history.Tina giving Aaliyah some advice? Probably thinks she needs to ramp up her aggression to another level.
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My all time favorite UConn player. She took all of the crap that Auriemma could throw at her back in his meanie days. Some of it was teaching and some of it was uncalled for. To her credit she was smart enough to realize that all of it was going to make her better. She stuck it out to become the best post player ever at UConn and one of the best in the WNBA.
Not only that, she turned out to be a pretty nice person.
Not only that, she turned out to be a pretty nice person.
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I'll always remember what Chris Dailey said about Tina's mother Angela who read all of the harsh things Geno said about Tina.
"I can't say enough about Tina's mother (Angela Holgate)," Dailey said. "She said to us all the time, 'What can I say to Tina that reinforces what you're already telling her?'
She knew exactly what her daughter needed.
"I can't say enough about Tina's mother (Angela Holgate)," Dailey said. "She said to us all the time, 'What can I say to Tina that reinforces what you're already telling her?'
She knew exactly what her daughter needed.
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Something uncalled for may still spur a person to improve.
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Auriemma's criticism of Charles sometimes crossed the line and it wasn't his typical wise ass sarcasm. Some of it was mean. It was a long time ago but one of the things that I remember is during a post game presser following a loss (Stanford?) Auriemma specifically called out Charles as the reason for the loss.
I think (again a long time ago) it was mostly during her sophomore year where she struggled a bit. I also think that was when she was dealing with an injury (shoulder) that required post season surgery.
If I have any of this wrong I hope long time fans with better recall will correct me.
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Charles didn't come to Connecticut thinking any of this was possible but by the same token, she didn't think it was impossible, either. She was like a powerful-looking car with no speedometer or odometer, and thus unaware of how fast or far she could go.
"I believed in what I could do, but it wasn't the same as what he believed in for me," Charles said. "My first two years here, I would take possessions off. Or I would just let somebody else do it. So I had to have that mindset that, 'This is yours,' and to own it."
Good article on how Geno pushed Tina and how grateful she is for it.
www.espn.com
"I believed in what I could do, but it wasn't the same as what he believed in for me," Charles said. "My first two years here, I would take possessions off. Or I would just let somebody else do it. So I had to have that mindset that, 'This is yours,' and to own it."
Good article on how Geno pushed Tina and how grateful she is for it.
Voepel: Belief system bolsters Charles' game
Tina Charles had the skills all along. But Geno Auriemma's unending faith in the UConn senior helped her lift her game -- and UConn's career scoring and rebounding records -- to another level.
www.espn.com
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Tina Charles stops by UConn women's basketball practice
Charles, a UConn Huskies legend, stopped by the women's basketball team's practice over the weekend and even played a game of one-on-one during her visit.
www.espn.com
