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I've not had a chance to read the entire article BUT... I wanted to post it here in a separate thread on its own so that people can see what USA BB is saying and also point out it's a committee of 5 people that makes the call. Not a decision of Geno or UCONN homers...
In fact, COACH GENO AURIEMMA IS NOT ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. I purposely put that sentence all in CAPS for anyone who thinks UCONN or Geno has any undue influence on the team. People who want to complain and BLAME anyone can keep Geno out of it. Go talk to Carol Callan...
USA Basketball article
“We don’t get into specifics speaking about each player publicly,” said Callan, part of a five-person team selection committee. “Needless to say there are a lot of deliberations. We have a committee for a reason. … What it does speak to is that we have incredible depth on this team. … We’re looking at depth and talent at each position, and there are just a lot of numbers games that are played at that three-four position that is the strength of our team. We appreciate Candace. It’s not an easy call to make.”
http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/27/candace-parker-olympic-team-roster/
In fact, COACH GENO AURIEMMA IS NOT ON THE SELECTION COMMITTEE. I purposely put that sentence all in CAPS for anyone who thinks UCONN or Geno has any undue influence on the team. People who want to complain and BLAME anyone can keep Geno out of it. Go talk to Carol Callan...
USA Basketball article
“We don’t get into specifics speaking about each player publicly,” said Callan, part of a five-person team selection committee. “Needless to say there are a lot of deliberations. We have a committee for a reason. … What it does speak to is that we have incredible depth on this team. … We’re looking at depth and talent at each position, and there are just a lot of numbers games that are played at that three-four position that is the strength of our team. We appreciate Candace. It’s not an easy call to make.”
http://olympics.nbcsports.com/2016/04/27/candace-parker-olympic-team-roster/
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