Geno called out on Parker

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Too many uconn trolls on this forum. I see the number one troll is back because it can't stay away from it's favorite forum.
 
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linkster said:
Put up with what? Is it that we want you to support your charges?

Many on this board say that Geno kept Parker off the team out of animus but not one has ever offered a shred of evidence that he even dislikes her. Then you take it for granted that he then somehow bullied the selection committee into not voting for her. You assume that the selection process was a sham and yet again never offer one bit of evidence to support that either. Those are two huge assumptions that are unsupported with any facts and yet are treated here like the word of god.

UConn has won 9 of the last 14 titles with a slew of all- americans and NPOY's and a hall of fame coach. Then those same players have moved to the pros and won MVP's and titles there. And yet still I read here how those players only get on the national team because Geno was their college coach. The bitterness toward the Connecticut program by a small but very vocal segment on this board is palpable. It has reached the point where some here say they are rooting against the US team. And suggesting that there is similar hatred toward Tenn displayed on the UConn board is simply not true.

And nothing has been posted here by a UConn fan that even comes close to the way some LV fans have commented here about their own team.
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Don't care about your opinion.

Don't care about your slobbering over Geno and UConn's accomplishments.

Don't care about your feelings.

You know this. I wasn't talking to you. Why are you responding to me?
 
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linkster said:
...Many on this board say that Geno kept Parker off the team out of animus but not one has ever offered a shred of evidence...
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Parker said he kept her off the team, and that's good enough for me. What should be good enough for you is that geno refused to deny it. But you know all that. It's why you loudly and petulantly keep denying it.
 
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jonson said:
Here one answer (from Voepel):

Point guard Sue Bird as good as ever in her fourth Olympics

Here's another:

2016 Rio Olympics - Diana Taurasi and Team USA women's basketball are a world apart from competition
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Neither of which has anything to do with responding to the suggestion that Tamika Catchings may not be playing because, at her "advanced" age, she may need to be held out to preserve her body/strength for later in the Games. Anyone who has seen Catch play is aware that she is every bit as capable of handling the grind of playing as Bird and Taurasi, and perhaps even more capable!

Jim
 
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Still waiting for a UConn fan to respond to the basic question of this article (which I've been asking since they announced the team): Do you really think Parker would have been left off the team if Geno wanted her?

Take off the Husky colored glasses and answer that question honestly, and you might have a better understanding why the fans here are pissed...
 
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CannonVol80 said:
Neither of which has anything to do with responding to the suggestion that Tamika Catchings may not be playing because, at her "advanced" age, she may need to be held out to preserve her body/strength for later in the Games. Anyone who has seen Catch play is aware that she is every bit as capable of handling the grind of playing as Bird and Taurasi, and perhaps even more capable!

Jim
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I didn't make that comment and have no idea whether or not it is accurate. The links simply provide two views of why Bird and Taurasi are starters on the team. Here are some comments by TC herself regarding her leadership role:


Of all the Olympic teams youÂ’ve been on, how is this one different?

I think this one is different for my role. My role is different. But now my role has changed. IÂ’m not out there but IÂ’m on the bench. IÂ’m making IÂ’m encouraging our younger players, make sure that theyÂ’re in the game, make sure that everybody is on the same page. So I feel like IÂ’ve grown into the leader.

Additional Quotes: U.S. Olympic Women?s Basketball Team 110, Serbia 84 (8/10/16)
 
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No,you did not make the original comment about Catchings being near 40 was why she was playing less,but you quickly tried to post something to defend the comment when it was questioned about two other players of almost the same age getting plenty of time on the floor. Of course,the two others played at ucon.
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
And hasn't done a very good job at it. How many times did she get blown by in the Serbia game ? Candace can cover a 2 just as well as Augustus can.
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Have to disagree with you on that. Parker's not a 2. And Parker is not really known for her perimeter defense.
 
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LadyVol1908 said:
Exactly, that's my point....with or without Parker, the US would still win Gold.
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That's a good point. Doesn't really have anything to do with what we are discussing, but very good point. USA probably would still win without any one of the 12 players.

Not really some genius point there. Kinda common knowledge.
 
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LVJeff said:
Poor meyer surely has dislocated a few joints trying to sidestep the point, which isn't that the U.S. can't win gold without Parker. That was never the issue. The issue always was that Parker belonged on the team, and that geno kept her off.
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Didn't sidestep the issue at all. I gave a detailed reason why the committee might not have picked her.
 
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Here's a UConn fan that has no doubt that Auriemma did not want Parker on this team and Carol Callan agreed with him. Parker and Auriemma butted heads in 2012 and I think he came away thinking that she dissed him. For her part Callan is a proponent of "team chemistry" and based on some of her comments earlier she didn't feel that Parker fit an Auriemma team. Not smart to piss off the coach that will be picking the team.
 
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meyers7 said:
Didn't sidestep the issue at all. I gave a detailed reason why the committee might not have picked her.
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Well, your detailed reason why the committee might not have picked her was wrong. She earned her spot on the team and Geno kept her off.
 
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brassie said:
Here's a UConn fan that has no doubt that Auriemma did not want Parker on this team and Carol Callan agreed with him. Parker and Auriemma butted heads in 2012 and I think he came away thinking that she dissed him. For her part Callan is a proponent of "team chemistry" and based on some of her comments earlier she didn't feel that Parker fit an Auriemma team. Not smart to piss off the coach that will be picking the team.
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How did they butt heads? And when has she ever damaged team chemistry? She hasn't. Geno had no problem picking players who have done much worse things than Candace has. So again, you're making baseless accusations with no facts or evidence to support them whatsoever.
 
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meyers7 said:
Didn't sidestep the issue at all. I gave a detailed reason why the committee might not have picked her.
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Then why talk about how the team can win gold without Parker? The team can win gold without any single player, including any one of the half dozen uconners. But you didn't talk about that. The issue always was that Parker earned her way on the team, and that geno kept her off, not that so and so can play the 2 better than her.
 
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LVJeff said:
Even if they did butt heads it just proves what everybody already knows - geno kept her off. Apparently he has trouble with strong-willed women.
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LOL Yeah, like UConn's alumni list is filled with shrinking violets. :loco:
 
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LVJeff said:
Even if they did butt heads it just proves what everybody already knows - geno kept her off. Apparently he has trouble with strong-willed women.
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Apparently he's never "butted heads" with any of his players, like Taurasi or Delle Donne.

If there were problems in 2012, USA Basketball would not have invited her back for try-outs and used her for advertising.
 
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meyers7 said:
Didn't sidestep the issue at all. I gave a detailed reason why the committee might not have picked her.
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Several weeks before the Olympics, USA Basketball announces the women's Olympic team. Included in this announcement is that the head coach will be coach Exx. And not geno. There isn't even a mention of geno. Just coach Exx and the other staff members.

Coach Exx has never been a coach of any Olympic team and indeed has only been a college coach for 4 years.

Geno, when asked, says he is surprised and disappointed at not being coach but wishes the team good luck. Committee member Ms. All-Blonde-Smiles when asked why geno isn't the coach, says "This was an incredibly difficult decision, but we selected the coach we feel will give us the best chance to win our sixth straight gold medal."

One explanation advanced by meyers7 for this bizarre occurrence, goes like this:

Personally I would have had geno coach of MY team. I am willing to say though, that I might have been wrong in that. Watching this team, I'm not sure whether he would fit.

He's definitely not a 1/2/3 coach so he couldn't coach Bird/DT/Whalen/Augustus/McCaughtry/Moore/Catchings. I would not have geno coach over Fowles/Charles/Griner in the Post. Geno is not really a post coach, at least defensively. He can coach a 4, but not really a stretch 4. (Sure he can be a point forward coach, but this team doesn't need that when you have Bird/DT/Whalen). And as a stretch four coach, Coach Exx and his staff are much better. I really can't see where geno would fit in on this team. I like geno, I think he's a great coach. But after watching what they want to do with this team, I don't really see where he would have fit in.

I think the committee might have gotten this one right, against my judgement.

Now do you understand Mr Meyer?
 
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