It’s up to the player to improve their shooting, not the coach. And by the way, missing 2 foot put backs and layups has nothing to do with shooting. That’s all grit and determination. You can’t be soft playing down on the blocks. UConn was extremely soft against Arizona. That’s all on the player not the coach
Yeah, it’s so shocking that they would actually be better as a professional! What is wrong with Geno? If he can’t coach his players up to where their pro career is a long slow decline then I really don’t see why we’re paying him all that money!in related matter, i wonder if anyone is aware of the staff's philosophy RE: adjusting players' shooting mechanics? certainly we've had some past players who clearly needed it but stayed the same.
i assume they wouldn't want adjustments midseason, but do they ever get involved at all? are any of them actually good at coaching shooting -- i wouldn't assume they don't have any great expertise.
or do they leave it to the kids themselves to figure out?
i'm sure shooting instruction is kind of a specialty; can they/should they bring in a guru to help with this in the preseason?
i've been surprised to hear some of our wnba kids comment that they learned how to improve their shooting after leaving storrs.
I kid.Uh, no, it's not "all grit and determination." That implies that the player "doesn't want it enough." I'd say it's mostly psychological, with anxiety and a lack of confidence being at the root of the problem. Coaches are responsible for improvement in the fundamental skills, so it's not entirely on the player or coach.
Stanford hadn’t won a NC in more than 5 YEARS! Did that hamper them? Did Tara get fired? Is she a bad coach and her program in shambles? Just stop it.
Really? was this supposed to be taken seriously
There are a lot of factors that go into recruiting.
Stanford is an elite program, Tara is the winningest coach in the game and they hadn't won in 29 yrs!! As long as Geno is the coach UConn will be the premier program.
How many other coaches can use the "we've won a NC, so come here" speech based upon the last decade? I am guessing less than a handful. So not too many other coaches can back that promise up, can they?
I’d be willing to bet that if you could somehow record all recruits statements of what they want to accomplish in their college career, getting to the Final Four would be right up at the top. That’s because they realize that in order to win the championship, you must first get to the Final Four! We’ve been to 21 yet only have 11 titles. I think recruits are surely intelligent enough to know that you are more likely to win a championship at a school that virtually always is in the FF than at a school that only goes occasionally. As long as Geno is coach, the only trouble he will have with recruiting is finding the shrinking number of kids that fit his and CD’s standards. I think most of the kids that Geno recruits would go home and have a good laugh with their parents if a coach said that. I seriously doubt any coach would even say something so clearly ridiculous as the response would almost certainly be, “uh, how many championships do you have at this school, coach?” All I can say is that any kid that swallowed that line of reasoning is probably not meant for UConn anyway.
Actually, Stanford hadn’t won a championship in 29 years! I believe they last won one in 92.
Exactly. That was my point. So many people here think it’s easy and that the sky is falling when it doesn’t happen. These are kids playing a game; not life and death.
I have not read anywhere on this board where someone posted that it is life or death. You stop it. My main point is it is time to stop bringing up the 11 NC. WBB has moved on. UConn fans should too. Start thinking about future ones.
Well except maybe Brenda
I think the inability to finish around the rim can be improved with coaching and competition. If you have no other 6'4 or 5 players to practice or compete with it is hard to get the same simulation of that situation. The Big East Centers certainly don't give Liv that simulation. With DeBerry coming in and Paith another year older the everyday practice might help. Possibly get a tall male practice player to go against daily will help. Liv I think will help us win an NC next year along with improvement from others.
Well UConn needs to get someone to work with Liv and Aubrey if Aubrey could shoot she’d be a devastating player right now she’s limited and Liv with the high over her head form it’s just so inconsistent. A little surprised that this hasn’t been addressed before her senior year.
Not always the case Maryland continues to get good recruiting classes and get knocked out early in the tournament and it’s a bit of a joke that she got coach of the year that could easily have gone to numerous other coaches
I don’t agree that it’s just up to the player to improve their shooting most top high school recruits get coached up at home which may not be the best coaching. The reason you come to UConn is to be coached by the best and it should be a commitment by coach and Player to improve their shooting. To ask a 19-year-old to do that on their own is unrealistic. They’ve been shooting that way since they were little kids all the way through AAU and high school. I’m sure it’s a very difficult thing to change your shot but with the help of a premium coach it can be done. I agree that at least one player is relatively soft under the basket I believe the other is just young and it’s never been said that she is soft
The Yankees haven’t won a World Series since 2009, yet they still have no problem signing Latin American teenagers for less money to play for them. Mystique fades away very slowly.
Geno has, are you aware of the next two recruiting classes? to join a freshman laden team that just went to the FF. That is how you win not just one NC but multiple. Geno already has replacements for his three seniors and they will be an upgrade
