diggerfoot
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Other posters such as @UcMiami and @oldude defended Bluder in an empirical way, responding to the specifics of the situation. Your sweeping generalizations fail to account for at least four characteristics of Auriemma that are atypical of arrogance.
1. He is flexible, always adapting his approach from year to year to his roster.
2. He deflects the credit for his success to his players.
3. He gives abundant responsibility and praise to his associates. I doubt Dailey would have lasted this long if he was truly arrogant.
4. He often admits he made a mistake.
Your counter evidence that he and Calhoun did not talk is a bit underwhelming. Your generalization that places Auriemma's arrogance with other coaches may or may not be true, I do not know a sufficient sample size of other coaches well enough to judge. While confidence is a must for any successful endeavor, actual arrogance is a handicap in overtly social endeavors, including coaching. I doubt the veracity of your statement.
However, I trust you know yourself well enough. If you possess the traits of flexibility, deflection of credit, easily relinquishing responsibility (personally a tough one for me), and admitting to your faults and you still think of yourself as arrogant then that justifies where you are coming from. Even so, your sweeping generalization lacks merit as a standalone and it certainly provides no adequate explanation or defense for Bluder.
