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Message: [QUOTE="superjohn, post: 2536759, member: 1522"] Luck in the sense that they are both so good but John Toner did his due diligence and knew what the hell he was doing. He knew we were a sleeping giant, Gavitt knew we were a sleeping giant, Bobby Knight knew we were a sleeping giant, and so did Calhoun and Auriemma. They stayed because Calhoun was in the best basketball conference in the country and he built a team that was a perennial national title contender. Auriemma stayed because he created the best program the sport of women's bball has ever seen. It doesn't hurt they were in a state with no pro teams and they were the two largest figures in the entire state. Anytime the importance of Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma is brought up John Toner's name should also be mentioned. [/QUOTE]