Video: UConn women send congratulations to the men
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I really like Geno and I really like Jim Calhoun but it is no secret that these two Alpha Dogs didn't hit it off.
There is no law that says the men's and women's coaches have to have a warm and fuzzy relationship but I admit I'm delighted
to see that Geno and Kevin Ollie seem to have a great relationship. My impression has always been that JC got along well with the women players
and that Geno's Philly sense of humor was a huge hit with the guys but the genuine fondness of our current number ones has to be a plus going forward.
I hope this stunning [to me] run by the men puts a rising star coach appellation on KO....with more in-home visits with elite players the result.
BTW: Jeff Jacobs in the Courant tags KO with the moniker 'human flashlight'...always positive even in dark times....very cool.
Of course Geno calls him Johnny Appleseed for his frequent mentions of planting seeds in gardens...including Madison Square!
There is no law that says the men's and women's coaches have to have a warm and fuzzy relationship but I admit I'm delighted
to see that Geno and Kevin Ollie seem to have a great relationship. My impression has always been that JC got along well with the women players
and that Geno's Philly sense of humor was a huge hit with the guys but the genuine fondness of our current number ones has to be a plus going forward.
I hope this stunning [to me] run by the men puts a rising star coach appellation on KO....with more in-home visits with elite players the result.
BTW: Jeff Jacobs in the Courant tags KO with the moniker 'human flashlight'...always positive even in dark times....very cool.
Of course Geno calls him Johnny Appleseed for his frequent mentions of planting seeds in gardens...including Madison Square!
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OK. Let's pretend. Just for a fantasy moment.
I am a 5-star hs bb player, blue-chipper, hot-shot, being recruited relentlessly by all the big name powers.
I visit UConn. I see that dumpy arena (Gampel) as a veritable shrine toexcellence superiority. The banners, eleven (and counting) in all. They take me next door to see an incomparable structure, with equal top-of-the-line facilities for men and women's teams, er, programs. I see the mutual repect and admiration of the two coaches, both dedicated to winning bb championships and academic achievement. They leave no doubt but that they are not in the business of merely going to the NCAA dance, or advancing to Elite Eight or Final Four. These fellows are dead set on winning NC's, nothing less.
[I didn't say if I am male or female.]
And I am very damned impressed.
This, or a reasonable facsimile, is what will confront current and future bb recruits. Geno and Kevin won't get all of them, that's not possible. But you can count on them getting enough of the right ones to assure the faithful of many more weeks in March like we are experiencing right now.
Go Huskies!
I am a 5-star hs bb player, blue-chipper, hot-shot, being recruited relentlessly by all the big name powers.
I visit UConn. I see that dumpy arena (Gampel) as a veritable shrine to
[I didn't say if I am male or female.]
And I am very damned impressed.
This, or a reasonable facsimile, is what will confront current and future bb recruits. Geno and Kevin won't get all of them, that's not possible. But you can count on them getting enough of the right ones to assure the faithful of many more weeks in March like we are experiencing right now.
Go Huskies!
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Granted, the women's program is at the top and needs no outside assistance. Make no mistake though. What happened yesterday, with a coach not named Calhoun nor Auriemma, is what decisively attaches the Blue Blood moniker to UConn, along with the benefits that will bring.
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