UConn at Baylor Jan 7th

[Plebe]

Scary indeed. Brains and spines are a big deal.

I hope they both recover very quickly and can still play all or most of the season. The fact that Richards has already been released from hospital is, I think, an encouraging sign for now.

 

[JonathanXIV]

My reply was to Alydar's query about a few elite coaches: "The problem I see is that a few elite level coaches like to talk about promoting wcbb but when they have the chance to schedule games with a high level of public interest they demur", not necessarily Kim. But if the shoe fits.................

Of course Kim is not in jeopardy of losing her job. She just won a natty. She's good for another 6-10 years. My narrative asked the question about THE AVERAGE COACH". I did not mention Kim. You're right, there is no reason a coach can't do both, but do they? I don't make their schedules. they do!! Ask them why they don't.

It is what it is!! Kim habitually schedules "soft" non-competitive teams she knows her teams can beat, so that Baylor can begin each season with a 10-13/0 record. It's no accident. She's done that for years. So do other coaches. Maybe to the extent she does, but they do.

Coaches lose their jobs every year because they don't win enough games to keep the AD and the administration happy. Again, I did not say or suggest that Mulkey was in danger of losing her job. I used the term "coaches" in a general sense. Somehow you read it differently. I don't think you will be as offended by my post if you read it in the context it was written in.

Finally..........allow me to be crystal clear, I absolutely positively have no issue with Kim Mulkey, Baylor or any of its players. I don't have anything for or against Kim or her program. I don't follow Baylor WBB. I'm a UConn WBB fan........period!!! In Geno I trust!! I don't follow/care about any other WCBB team.

Not offended by your post. But since you wrote a number of posts concerning Kim's scheduling, my response was specific to Kim.

 

[JonathanXIV]

Not certain why people push the myth that Baylor plays no one of merit in OOC......agendas likely vary.

Here are examples from last 10 years:

2010/11: UConn, Mich. St., NotreDame, Minnesota, Tennessee, Syracuse
2011/12: UCLA, NotreDame, Tennessee, Minnesota, UConn, Missouri
2012/13: Kentucky, Stanford, NotreDame, Tennessee
2013/14: Kentucky, Ole Miss, UConn, Tennessee
2014/15: Kentucky, Ole Miss, Syracuse, Mich. St.
2015/16: USF, DePaul, Michigan St., Miami
2016/17: UCLA, UConn, DePaul, Ohio St., Tennessee
2017/18: UCLA, Mo St., Ga. Tech, Kentucky, Stanford
2018/19: Ariz. St., South Carolina, Stanford, UConn
2019/20: USF, Indiana, South Carolina, UConn

Plus 18 Power 5 Conference Games each year.

Not always great, but better than average. Some seasons, lost games against elite programs because those programs lost in early rounds of exempt tourneys.

Have no idea why UConn fans would want to denigrate Baylor......doesn’t that mean your wins against Baylor have less value and losses against Baylor become more problematic?

Sorry, when you are a perennial top 4 team, in a conference that provides few challenges, scheduling USF, DePaul, Mich St. and Miami doesn't cut it. Especially when the rest of the OOC schedule is home games against teams with 300+ RPIs.

First 5 games last year, all at home, Langston (DII), Lubbock Christian (DII), New Hampshire (265), Grambling State (344), and Houston Baptist (318). Combined score for the 5 games, Baylor 576 - Opponents 212. So talk to me about this myth again...

 

[Carnac]

Not offended by your post. But since you wrote a number of posts concerning Kim's scheduling, my response was specific to Kim.

I’m sure we’ll have more “exchanges of takes” through out the season. Always interested in different points of view of my esteemed boneyard colleagues.

 

[Skeets]

In a normal season Geno usually throws a bone (yes, a pun) to a local CT team, or one with a former CT person as head coach. Nothing wrong with that, as a matter of fact I like it. But, he doesn't schedule multiple of such teams in a season. UCONN tries to play at the top every year.

 

[JonathanXIV]

I’m sure we’ll have more “exchanges of takes” through out the season. Always interested in different points of view of my esteemed boneyard colleagues.

“Esteemed Boneyard colleagues?” Did some else post?

 

[Skeets]

“Esteemed Boneyard colleagues?” Did some else post?

Yes, me.