Interesting that you started following UCONN only two years ago and you have come to know so much about South Carolina’s Culture and Boston’s recruitment who is about to enter her senior season. Every recruitment is in part about cultural fit. UCONN is among the most selective programs in WCBB. If you had only stop there you would probably have universal agreement. But you didn’t. Your compulsion led you straight to the eye lash thing and clean cut and cultural issues and now you are tripling down. Boston is New England prep school educated big time baller who chose to play her basketball at South Carolina. Boston would have been a great cultural fit at UCONN, Stanford or on Mars.
Exactly it seems as though that poster is making big accusations with little history or actual knowledge on what they speak on. It seems as though a case of judging a book by its cover. As a Gamecock fan I can honestly say in the past 10+ years I don't recall there ever being any major discipline problems and the players both current and older all generally close till this day.
If anything Geno and Dawn are more similar as to how they approach their respective programs than they are different. They are both no nonsense coaches on the court and they recruit players who are team oriented and respectful. Sure they have different personalities that may come across different to the casual fan, but trust that Dawn isn't as laid back as some believe.
The true difference between the two programs as it relates to the players are the types of players from a physical/skill standpoint moreso than for a character standpoint. Dawn often recruits the more physically gifted and athletic players whereas Geno recruits the more skilled and polished players but they both have a general standard and often recruit some of the same players that fall under both.
The other big difference is where they recruit players from, UConn has shown the ability to recruit top players from basically anywhere, whereas South Carolina is still somewhat limited, they've found their success mostly in the South, the East Coast and the Midwest at times.
As for Boston she could have came down to South Carolina for multiple reasons. For one both she and Dawn are quite open about their faith. Or perhaps she didn't want to remain in the cold climate of New England at the time. Or maybe she thought she was going to have to come off the bench behind ONO for 3 years and saw a perfect opportunity to start here at South Carolina. Or maybe she wanted to play for someone who actually did all the things she wants to do in her career.
At the end of the day I believe it's best that we don't try to diminish others for their differences. In a sport that's often ridicules women for not looking feminine enough, I can see where many coaches, especially female coaches are not taking issues with their players expressing their beauty in their own way as long as it doesn't effect their play.
The cultural aspect that matters as it relates to any program is the character of those who are a part of it. I can say with ease that both programs have produced amazing women who have been role models both on and off the court.
