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What Dawn could learn from Geno

oldude said:
Geno may very well yell at the refs during a game and even get T’d up, although CD usually wrestles him back to the bench these days, but I don’t remember a game in a long time, if ever, when Geno met with reporters after the game and tore into the refs.
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That's because there's a fine for coaches that criticize the refs.
 
HuskyNan said:
That's because there's a fine for coaches that criticize the refs.
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Just curious, has Dawn faced any repercussions from her actions during or after the Missouri game?
 
Oldedude-You finally remembered Geno in his early years when CD & Jamelle would try to hold him back from the refs and he would get TD up and on two occasions as I remember he was ejected back in the 90's. Vowel Guy remembers !! Dawn is a young empetious Geno Bob Neal
 
JordyG said:
And Geno has lost his mind on many occasions in past years over the referee's, and in many a game without getting tee'd. I used to think that CD's primary on court job was running interference between Geno and the ref's. It just seems many a poster here are relatively new to The Boneyard and UConn.
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vowelguy said:
Oh geez I love all the short memories on this board. Geno has gotten technicals before, and fir the reason of protecting his players
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Yes, but remembering how Geno was is kinda like remembering how Stewie was as a freshman. Not relevant today.

As I said earlier, I love Dawn and she's a great choice to lead the national team. But once in that slot, Dawn doesn't have time anymore to look like the old Geno. She's NOW got the top slot; She's now on main stage.

I know she'll not only rise to the occasion, but do us proud as a nation!
 
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bob neal said:
Geno has Mellowed just like Dawn will. Many are new to the yard and UCONN !!
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Mellowed like fine wine. But Dawn would do well to note that even beaujolais is better if you let it breathe just a bit.
 
CMC'72 said:
During the game, I went to look at the names of the 3 refs involved.

Three of the top refs in the league: Bryan Enterline, Dee Kantner, and Kevin Pethtel
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We need a top notch crew to work the Mizzou/USC game on the 28th. Clips from that game have made the rounds in Columbia since Sunday. Our fans aren't even talking about UCONN yet or even much about Tennessee, it's about how dirty Mizzou played on Sunday. Other coaches in the SEC have made an issue of it, too.
 
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A lot of posters here are under the impression that this is the first time somebody has complained about Mizzou’s physicality and SC is just whining because of a loss when that’s not the case at all. SC loss to ND most recently and Tenn and Duke last season, and while those losses hurt.. most fans never felt like our players were being hunted on the court. A few SEC coaches have been bothered by this for a few seasons now (which is why it was puzzling when Pingeton got SEC COY last season).. off the top of my head, I can recall Auburn’s coach referring to Mizzou as a “dirty team, dirty team”... and before that I remember both Nikki Fargas and Jimmy Dykes replying with a “no comment” when asked to describe Mizzou’s style of play. I’m sure there are other instances.

SC plays a physical brand of basketball just from how athletic our players are. They are big, quick and strong.. most of ‘em. Teams like Mizzou, that aren’t as big and strong usually go over the top to match what they lack in athleticism to make up for it with being overly physical.. and that will work for them with teams like SC where refs may deem it as little guys trying to play with big guys. The Stanford game last season in the NCAA tournament was one of the most physical games I’ve ever seen, but still, it never felt like the game was devolving into dirty and malicious play. Coaching makes all of the difference.

Still, with our style of play, we rarely if ever hear complaints from other coaches that SC was roughhousing on the court... Dawn believes in imposing will but she’s not in the business of sloppy and potentially dangerous play. Also, she understands appearances.. and with Don Imus lurking around every corner she’s not going to allow her teams to be perceived a certain way.

With all of that said, like another Gamecock poster recently replied.. I can respect that Mizzou outplayed SC, imposed their will and won that game.. but I don’t have to like them for it or how they did it.
 
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SCGamecock said:
A lot of posters here are under the impression SC is just whining because of a loss when that’s not the case at all.
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In a sense, this is a difficult thread because it nitpicks someone we all also love and respect, Dawn Staley.

We love what Dawn has done with South Carolina, which is raising the level of play in WBB, giving UCONN a real game each time (which is rare and wakes us up), and thereby, and maybe most importantly, hugely raises the look of NCAA WBB in the eyes of every BB fan in the world.

OldWiseDude started his first paragraph in this thread with that acknowledgement!

Additionally, SCGamecock, your own participation in the BY, hugely widened the scope and focus of our discussions here. Life-giving cross-pollination of ideas has been the result, from the first moment you wandered around.

So let's start, and end, with that foundation. Our known Universe.

And agree that we wish Dawn and the SC Gamecocks great success (as long as they let us win once in a while).

Never mind how much we all adore A'ja.

Just noticing here never to leave the game in the refs hands, is all. Not a big deal unless you want to win championships.
 
vowelguy said:
Oh geez I love all the short memories on this board. Geno has gotten technicals before, and fir the reason of protecting his players.

Geno could have a different reaction last night because his team was playing freaking UCF.
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In the MID early years---Geno was Mr. T. ---Christine worked hard to keep the T's away. Seemed like every game CD stood between Geno and he REF's --holding GA back.

Nan was mostly right ---the Big EAST --was a FUN RIDE---I miss those crazy games with Harry P---his PG;s backing into the post---Doug B, Muff twice a year. Few games were "run of the mill"
 
oldude said:
While this was certainly a very physical game, I don’t know that I would agree that it got out of hand. While there was a lot of hand checking, pushing, shoving and a couple of hard fouls, not all of which were called, I didn’t see anything that happened in last night’s game that was malicious or flagrant in nature.
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This ain't nutin a Geno team has NOT seen before---Green bay comes to mind, Tulane too, Syracuse,
you will see this again and again--it always happens with UConns greatest teams---this kind of play took Stewie, as a Frosh, right out of WBB for 2 months her frosh year. Why are we surprised?? That which doesn't kill you toughens you up---ECU toughened up Uconn. Wasn't it great to have and AAC game with some melodrama??
 
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People need to chill on this topic. She got paid a lot for her job. If she needs help, she can pay for professional help. She will mellow as time goes by. What can she learn from Geno? Only one thing, wiser when growing older.
 
For all the critics:
Should Dawn have had a discussion with the SEC director of officials , or is that too much as well ?
 
SCGamecock said:
A lot of posters here are under the impression that this is the first time somebody has complained about Mizzou’s physicality and SC is just whining because of a loss when that’s not the case at all.
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vowelguy said:
For all the critics:
Should Dawn have had a discussion with the SEC director of officials , or is that too much as well ?
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I'm pretty sure she did. It will be interesting when Mizzou comes to USC on the 28th. I wonder which crew will work that game?
 
vowelguy said:
For all the critics:
Should Dawn have had a discussion with the SEC director of officials , or is that too much as well ?
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Sorry... My wife bought me a 10-ft. pole and instructed me to use it!
 
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BroadwayVa said:
In the MID early years---Geno was Mr. T. ---Christine worked hard to keep the T's away. Seemed like every game CD stood between Geno and he REF's --holding GA back.

Nan was mostly right ---the Big EAST --was a FUN RIDE---I miss those crazy games with Harry P---his PG;s backing into the post---Doug B, Muff twice a year. Few games were "run of the mill"
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Geno and CD arm wrestling to get to/keep away from refs was a normal experience. CD also great at blocking his comments from refs-there was not a lot of subtlety in how Geno used to address the refs.
 
CMC'72 said:
There IS a huge difference between Dawn and Geno.

All I can say is there's only one Geno!

And it's not just Dawn in the WBB Coach ensemble. And Dawn is not that bad on this next point:

Some Coaches take Geno's directness with his players and being extra tough. But they miss the system of surrounding support Geno has created for his developing players. Totally miss that part. And without that part, any coaches hardness on his players is just a bomb that destroys players rather than sand paper that forms and creates talent.

So many coaches yell at their players on court during televised game time just to show they are right and their players are the problem, sort of like shoveling blame to keep their jobs. Destroys teams.

This is exactly the reason we got the gift of Azura!
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Don't forget the players in support, like Saniya having Stewie as a room-mate while at Uconn. Having someone to run your problems by, helps to keep things in perspective.
 
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