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Message: [QUOTE="Carnac, post: 2307270, member: 5798"] Bridgeman, I think another one of Geno's best or finest coaching achievements was the[B] 2010-2011[/B] season. The No. 1 Huskies' historic win streak ended at 90 that year with a loss to Stanford, 71-59. They made it to the final four that year with only one loss. They lost again to [B]Notre Dame[/B] in the semi-finals 72-63. Why was this season one of Geno's finest? Because he went the the second half of the season using only 6 players. The starters: [B]Dolson, Faris, Hayes, Moore [/B]and[B] Hartley.[/B] Samarie Walker transferred to Kentucky at the Christmas break. Doty and Buck were injured, and did not dress. The bench consisted of [B]Lauren Dixon,[/B] Michala Johnson and Lauren Engeln. Dixon was the 6th player, and the only player that came off the bench for the most part after the Christmas break. With only six players, that meant the starters were expected to play 38-40 minutes EVERY GAME. No one could: get tired, get in foul trouble or get hurt. UConn went 36-2 that year. I don't remember if he did or not, but I though Geno EARNED, and should have received "Coach of the Year" for his team's performance that season. How many other coaches in D1 WCBB could produce that kind of results, and go as far as UConn did that year (any year) with only 6 players? I believe Johnson and Englen transferred at the end of the season. I've always thought THAT season was one of Geno's finest ever. He got [U]every ounce[/U] of potential from that team. [/QUOTE]

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