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Message: [QUOTE="RockyMTblue2, post: 2902036, member: 250"] [URL='https://www.nhregister.com/uconn/article/UConn-preview-Katie-Lou-Samuelson-California-13360690.php']UConn preview: Katie Lou Samuelson a California kid thriving in Connecticut[/URL] “Sometimes it can get tough; sometimes Coach can be tough, especially when it’s your first year here,” said Samuelson, now a senior. “You don’t understand how he works sometimes. He’s trying to make you the best player you can be, but it can seem like the world’s crashing down on you.” Auriemma learned what buttons he needed to push to motivate Samuelson. He needled her, saying that the people she looked up to most — her sisters — were tougher than her. “I used to tell her that all freshman year, ‘[Darn], we got the wrong Samuelson,” Auriemma recalled, smiling. “I used to say that all the time, all the time. I’d say, ‘We missed out on the one that made every shot. We missed out on the toughest one.’ ” Added Samuelson: “He knows exactly how to push my buttons. He knows what to do with each player, and he figures it out quicker than anyone I’ve ever seen. He knows exactly how to kind of get people to be what he wants them to be.” Long piece with family quotes. Very good effort. [/QUOTE]