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j66kicker said:
Never said I thought it would/could "be like Geno" after he leaves, but at least UConn could hire a coach with head coaching experience, to give it the best possible chance...
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Thank God Geno had HC experience,lol.
 
cbraarj said:
Thank God Geno had HC experience,lol.
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Geno took "nothing" and made "something" out of it. There was zero risk in hiring him because there was nothing there to screw up. Over several decades he has made that "something" into the biggest and best. He never would have been handed the top job with whoever was the biggest and best back then, with no HC experience, and rightfully not. The golden goose has already been created at this point. Ideally we will find someone with D1 HC experience which includes publicity/media/public speaking/booster & politician schmoozing, in addition to recruiting, managing & motivating assistant coaches & staff, and plain old deep knowledge of the game and great teaching & coaching.

To get someone with most of this stuff PLUS an intimate knowledge of Geno and the "UConn Way" would be huge plus (Jen?). IMO hiring someone with the "UConn Way" but no HC experience (Shea) would be a much tougher go, with a lower probability of success.
 
j66kicker said:
Ideally we will find someone with D1 HC experience which includes publicity/media/public speaking/booster & politician schmoozing, in addition to recruiting, managing & motivating assistant coaches & staff, and plain old deep knowledge of the game and great teaching & coaching.

To get someone with most of this stuff PLUS an intimate knowledge of Geno and the "UConn Way" would be huge plus (Jen?). IMO hiring someone with the "UConn Way" but no HC experience (Shea) would be a much tougher go, with a lower probability of success.
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If HC experience is a vital prerequisite, Jen's the one. OTOH, if program continuity becomes the primary consideration, it's Shea. How about a tandem of Jen and Shea?

We have a few years and at least a dozen marathon threads to thrash about in the dark. I can wait. ;)
 
j66kicker said:
Geno took "nothing" and made "something" out of it. There was zero risk in hiring him because there was nothing there to screw up. Over several decades he has made that "something" into the biggest and best. He never would have been handed the top job with whoever was the biggest and best back then, with no HC experience, and rightfully not. The golden goose has already been created at this point. Ideally we will find someone with D1 HC experience which includes publicity/media/public speaking/booster & politician schmoozing, in addition to recruiting, managing & motivating assistant coaches & staff, and plain old deep knowledge of the game and great teaching & coaching.

To get someone with most of this stuff PLUS an intimate knowledge of Geno and the "UConn Way" would be huge plus (Jen?). I5th season5MO hiring someone with the "UConn Way" but no HC experience (Shea) would be a much tougher go, with a lower probability of success.
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Shea is on her 14th year at Uconn and 9th as an asst. coach. I would think she knows what the HC job is all about by being around it the last 9 years at the highest level of WCBB. Jen has been at Hartford before this year with the last 4 or5 years they were not that good. The media she faced there is a fraction what Uconn has on a average day. She won a few conference titles but nothing else. Shea has been there a long time and is happy but also one of Uconns toughest competitors. Her experience at Pitt (5 yrs) and Uconn as an asst. is better than Jen had at Hartford. Different levels as far as the programs go.
 
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cbraarj said:
Shea is on her 14th year at Uconn and 9th as an asst. coach. I would think she knows what the HC job is all about by being around it the last 9 years at the highest level of WCBB. Jen has been at Hartford before this year with the last 4 or5 years they were not that good. The media she faced there is a fraction what Uconn has on a average day. She won a few conference titles but nothing else. Shea has been there a long time and is happy but also one of Uconns toughest competitors. Her experience at Pitt (5 yrs) and Uconn as an asst. is better than Jen had at Hartford. Different levels as far as the programs go.
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Shea's great experience should allow her to go out and get a very good HC job somewhere, learn that job, and prepare herself to be in the running for the "big one" when the time comes. Way different job
 
j66kicker said:
Shea's great experience should allow her to go out and get a very good HC job somewhere, learn that job, and prepare herself to be in the running for the "big one" when the time comes. Way different job
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Jen is still looking for a very good HC job because Hartford and George Washington dont prepare her for Uconns level. Way different jobs!
 
Even though Geno and CD hopefully won't be leaving any time soon, I strongly suspect that the question of succession has already been thoroughly explored. And with the amount of time she's been there and the degree to which Geno seems to rely on her I also suspect that she's privy to the plan. I can't see her staying as long as she has if she didn't see some sort of future here.
 
Geno is not going anywhere anytime in the near future. He is having fun, lots of fantastic new blood coming in. He is quite animated on the sideline and committed to this team. As long as his mental and physical health holds, he will continue to do what he loves.
 
It seems to have slipped under the radar, but the front page story in today's Courant is an in-depth biography of our pheesa!
 
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j66kicker said:
Geno took "nothing" and made "something" out of it. There was zero risk in hiring him because there was nothing there to screw up. Over several decades he has made that "something" into the biggest and best. He never would have been handed the top job with whoever was the biggest and best back then, with no HC experience, and rightfully not. The golden goose has already been created at this point. Ideally we will find someone with D1 HC experience which includes publicity/media/public speaking/booster & politician schmoozing, in addition to recruiting, managing & motivating assistant coaches & staff, and plain old deep knowledge of the game and great teaching & coaching.

To get someone with most of this stuff PLUS an intimate knowledge of Geno and the "UConn Way" would be huge plus (Jen?). IMO hiring someone with the "UConn Way" but no HC experience (Shea) would be a much tougher go, with a lower probability of success.
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why... what has Jen done? Shea is practically sitting on Geno's lap and we would rather see Jen, I truly don't get it! Shea has been by his side for 8 seasons and 4 as a player (along with asst. coaching at Pitt). She is almost like the 3rd best coach in WCBB (behind Geno and CD) coaching at the most powerball program in the country and she should be over looked for a "mid-major" coach who is just average.
BTW Geno didn't even have any Head Coaching "experience"...

Most assistant coaches get bumped up into the head spot to make the transition plain and simple!

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cbraarj said:
Shea is on her 14th year at Uconn and 9th as an asst. coach. I would think she knows what the HC job is all about by being around it the last 9 years at the highest level of WCBB. Jen has been at Hartford before this year with the last 4 or5 years they were not that good. The media she faced there is a fraction what Uconn has on a average day. She won a few conference titles but nothing else. Shea has been there a long time and is happy but also one of Uconns toughest competitors. Her experience at Pitt (5 yrs) and Uconn as an asst. is better than Jen had at Hartford. Different levels as far as the programs go.
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didnt scroll down far enough... you nailed it
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Kibitzer said:
I confess. I have been a serious basketball fan for 70+ years. About 40 years ago I learned what a double-double was (Thanks, Oscar!) and more recently, a triple-double (now being patented by Russell Westbrook).

But the term 5 x 5 is one I never heard before. It seems beyond what a mere mortal baller can achieve under competitive conditions.

So now, Pheesa darn near did it. WOW! Which begs the question: Has anyone ever done it?
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2. Ben Simmons, LSU (19.9 ppg, 14.9 rpg, 6.0 apg)

Ben Simmons, LSU (19.9 ppg, 14.9 rpg, 6.0 apg. Against North Florida last Wednesday, the 6-10 freshman forward became the only player in the last six seasons to have 40 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in one game. Simmons also blocked three shots, leaving him two blocks shy of the first ‘5 x 5’ game in college basketball history (minimum five points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks).
 
KevCav said:
2. Ben Simmons, LSU (19.9 ppg, 14.9 rpg, 6.0 apg)

Ben Simmons, LSU (19.9 ppg, 14.9 rpg, 6.0 apg. Against North Florida last Wednesday, the 6-10 freshman forward became the only player in the last six seasons to have 40 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and five steals in one game. Simmons also blocked three shots, leaving him two blocks shy of the first ‘5 x 5’ game in college basketball history (minimum five points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks).
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Breanna Stewart had a 5 x 5 game last season. against FSU 16pts., 5rebs., 7asst., 5stl., and 6blk.
 
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Without passing any judgment on Williams (who I think may be team MVP) and Katie Lou, Napheesa is having an All American season. Period.
 
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