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Message: [QUOTE="msf22b, post: 2710606, member: 656"] I started playing BB in the schoolyard of PS 94 in the Bronx as a 5th grader and never really stopped. When my parents bought a house in Queens, the center of my universe became Jewel Ave Park where a more proficient version of the game was played. We arrived in Queens the day a player was traded to the Knicks from the Fort Wayne Pistons...Freddie Schaus...so Schaus I became. The game we played in those days, was the very game the girls play today; fast passing, sometimes, the ball never touching the floor, in/out..early versions of pick and roll, good outside shooting. Early jump shooting, effective screening, tough D. Players to whom I was attracted: Bobby Wanzer of the Rochester Royals; Bob Cousy and Bill Sharman of the Celtics and especially Carl Braun of the Knicks. It is this version of the game that Geno's teams still play that has brought me to UConn in particular and woman's BB in general. I suppose it's last gasp in the men's game was the Red Holzman era in NY. From time to time, I am accused of being not sufficient enough a fan and I suppose that is correct...If Geno were coaching a Jr. College team in West Orange rather than at UConn; then (had I heard of it), I would follow it for the beauty of the game, rather than any particular university affiliation. [/QUOTE]