UCONN Woman's Basketball is a combination of the Harlem GlobeTrotters and the US Naval Seals.

[xoxxox]

UCONN puts on a show like no other in woman's college basketball. It is truly the equal to the Harlem Globetrotters, on the college level. People who would not normally go and see a woman's college game - come to see the "Team that never loses." Geno and Chris have created a highly choreographed presentation of how the game of basketball should be played, and it is fun and fascinating to behold. Of course to get to this level of perfection, skill, and endurance takes enormous physical and especially mental ability. The hardest part to becoming a Naval Seal is mental not physical. You have to really, really, want it. Most, in their minds think they can do it, but in reality, only a few make it. To be a success on the UCONN Woman's Basketball team, in many ways you have to endure and pass a most trying environment where you will be pushed to what you though were the very limits of your physical and mental abilities and then shown how to advance even higher - thanks to Drill Instructors Geno, Chris, Shea, and Marisa.

 

[Kaizen]

Because UConn has
1. Good coaches
2. Good quality players
3. Good support fans

 

[MJL243]

Thread title of the year!

 

[Blue Huskie]

Haha I got a good laugh reading that! Probably an apt analogy.

 

[alexrgct]

Haha I got a good laugh reading that! Probably an apt analogy.

and an appropriate application of alliteration, altogether.

 

[Harry Mangurian]

Here's hoping that South Carolina is the Washington Generals.

p.s. Amusing post, but the flaw is that that the Globetrotters aren't better than NBA teams.

 

[RegisteredUconn]

UCONN puts on a show like no other in woman's college basketball. It is truly the equal to the Harlem Globetrotters, on the college level. People who would not normally go and see a woman's college game - come to see the "Team that never loses." Geno and Chris have created a highly choreographed presentation of how the game of basketball should be played, and it is fun and fascinating to behold. Of course to get to this level of perfection, skill, and endurance takes enormous physical and especially mental ability. The hardest part to becoming a Naval Seal is mental not physical. You have to really, really, want it. Most, in their minds think they can do it, but in reality, only a few make it. To be a success on the UCONN Woman's Basketball team, in many ways you have to endure and pass a most trying environment where you will be pushed to what you though were the very limits of your physical and mental abilities and then shown how to advance even higher - thanks to Drill Instructors Geno, Chris, Shea, and Marisa.

Incredibly articulate and insightful post.

Yogi Berra once said, "In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is."

In theory, there's no reason other programs duplicate UConn's success. In practice, they can't. It's the difference between having genius and emulating genius. To paraphrase Geno, it's the difference between having Diana and not. That witticism has come full circle. "We have Geno and they don't."

 

[Zorro]

Here's hoping that South Carolina is the Washington Generals.

p.s. Amusing post, but the flaw is that that the Globetrotters aren't better than NBA teams.

No. But once upon a time...

http://stewthornley.net/mplslakers_trotters.html

 

[Harry Mangurian]

No. But once upon a time...

http://stewthornley.net/mplslakers_trotters.html

great find....thanks.

 

[Zorro]

I remember seeing the Trotters of that era. I remember being amazed as Tatum sashayed onto the court with his arms dangling at his sides and a ball in each huge hand. (I also saw him play first base for the Indianapolis Clowns of the old Negro League. I may have seen Satch and Sam Crawford and other immortals as well, but Tatum is the only bb player that I remember. He was a showman deluxe!) And Haynes was simply not to be believed. Still possibly the most incredible dribbler who has ever played the game. And they were doing the same bits then as they are still doing today; the ball on a rubber band, the bucket full of confetti, etc. Helluva show, and great athletes.

 

[Harry Mangurian]

I remember seeing the Trotters of that era. I remember being amazed as Tatum sashayed onto the court with his arms dangling at his sides and a ball in each huge hand. (I also saw him play first base for the Indianapolis Clowns of the old Negro League. I may have seen Satch and Sam Crawford and other immortals as well, but Tatum is the only bb player that I remember. He was a showman deluxe!) And Haynes was simply not to be believed. Still possibly the most incredible dribbler who has ever played the game. And they were doing the same bits then as they are still doing today; the ball on a rubber band, the bucket full of confetti, etc. Helluva show, and great athletes.

I saw the GT many times and I also saw the magicians. They must have been just starting, because they played at our Boys Cub which had a full size court, but probably fewer than 300 bleacher seats.

Harlem Magicians was a basketball enterprise founded in 1953 by Lon Varnell through his Varnell Enterprises, that was similar in fashion and activities to the basketball entertainment program the Harlem Globetrotters. The full name of the barnstorming basketball team was The Fabulous Harlem Magicians with the main star attraction of the team being Marques Haynes. Haynes had been a member of the Globetrotters, but had left the team due to a contract dispute to join the Magicians. Other famous players in the team were Goose Tatum,[1] Bob "Ergie" Erickson (who once stole the ball from Haynes four times in one game), and Ron Cavenall. Dempsey Hovland, founder of 20th Century Booking Agency and himself owner of several barnstorming teams was recruited to book the Harlem Magicians' games.


In late 1961, Abe Saperstein, founder and owner of the Harlem Globetrotters opened a lawsuit against Lon Varnell for alleged violation of Harlem Globetrotters' registered trademarks, "Harlem Globetrotters" and "Magicians of Basketball" by promoting a basketball team known as the "Harlem Magicians". In 1964, the parties settled the litigation by entering a consent decree approved by the District Court for the Southern District of New York.[2]