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Message: [QUOTE="UConnCat, post: 2144780, member: 15"] Good point. Here's another head scratcher: [I]Auriemma built a program over the decades that, by about year 17 (Taurasi-Bird-Cash era), was running itself. He and his staff don’t have to utilize too many resources to recruit players, as athletes come to them or say yes the first time they’re asked to sign. Husky coaches can spend most of their resources on precise, methodical player development, which is a luxury most teams don’t have. UConn doesn’t need to do much publicity, either, as every news outlet in Connecticut pumps out story after story on the team all year round. It’s no wonder Auriemma’s teams have such tight play, because creating that is his only job. Telling other teams to “just get better” is not a fair statement; it’s overly-simplistic and trite. [/I] What is "overly simplistic" and "trite" is how little she understands about much time and effort Geno, Chris, Shea and Marisa put in to recruiting. No, players don't just say yes the first time they're asked to sign. In fact, many say no. The elite players in the Class of 2013 said no, though maybe that was a good thing. After UConn won its 100th straight game did Geno sit back, pour a glass of wine and wait for players to come to him and say yes? No, the very next day he was on a plane to Fayetteville, Arkansas. Geno sits in as many high school gyms and AAU tournament games as any other coach in the country. Geno makes as many home visits as other coaches as well. What is she talking about? Oh, and Geno's only job is to create "tight play?" Really? Seems to me he had another job for the past 8 years and did pretty well at that job too. This entire paragraph is wrong and insulting. Another head scratcher is the idea that UConn is a finesse team as compared to those rugged SEC teams that crash the boards and bang in the lane. I doubt any coach in the country would say UConn is a finesse team. UConn is a highly skilled team that shares the basketball, shoots well and also knows how to play physical basketball (see games against Baylor and South Carolina and Florida State). Honestly, this person does not understand basketball. [/QUOTE]

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