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#51
#51
madtownvol said:
Whoa that is deep.

Let's extend this profound insight.

John Wooden was a good coach for men;

Bill Belichick is good for football.

Boats are good for water;

Cars are good for roads.

Different things are different.

Thanks for the perspective
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Would Wooden have been so good in this one and done era ? He, like Geno, had his players all 4 years -- maybe a Kentucky fan can answer that one -
 
#53
#53
utfantilidie said:
Crystal Dangerfield, a McDonald's All-American, received the National Player of the Year Award at a ceremony on March 29 in Chicago a day before she played in the McDonald's All American Game at 5:30 p.m. March 30 at the United Center.

The high school Crystal Dangerfield, played basketball is ten miles from my house. So, you tell me Geno can't get the best and isn't just a top 5 coach.
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Geno can get the best and isn't just a top 5 coach.
 
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508mikey said:
Would Wooden have been so good in this one and done era ? He, like Geno, had his players all 4 years -- maybe a Kentucky fan can answer that one -
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Here's a fun fact about Wooden. When he was offered the HC job at UCLA he was also offered the same position at Minnesota. He was from Indiana and he and his wife both wanted to stay in the Midwest, so he was leaning towards the Gophers job. He was waiting on a call from them, but bad weather caused an issue with the phone lines. He was worried that the school had moved on so when UCLA called he accepted that job. When Minnesota called shortly after, although he wanted that job, he didn't want to go back on his word to UCLA. And became a legend.
 
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Crazy Ivan said:
Here's a fun fact about Wooden. When he was offered the HC job at UCLA he was also offered the same position at Minnesota. He was from Indiana and he and his wife both wanted to stay in the Midwest, so he was leaning towards the Gophers job. He was waiting on a call from them, but bad weather caused an issue with the phone lines. He was worried that the school had moved on so when UCLA called he accepted that job. When Minnesota called shortly after, although he wanted that job, he didn't want to go back on his word to UCLA. And became a legend.
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That is interesting
 
#59
#59
BeecherVol said:
:good!:

Almost anywhere > Minnesota
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I once had a buddy tell me he could get me a good paying job in Chicago. When I went up it was in early November. By mid-February I was back in Tennessee. The 32 degree weather back home seemed balmy compared to the 0 degree weather with -25 degree wind chill. That wind that comes off Lake Superior is brutal was brutal to my Southern bones.
 
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Crazy Ivan said:
I once had a buddy tell me he could get me a good paying job in Chicago. When I went up it was in early November. By mid-February I was back in Tennessee. The 32 degree weather back home seemed balmy compared to the 0 degree weather with -25 degree wind chill. That wind that comes off Lake Superior is brutal was brutal to my Southern bones.
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I have a cousin that moved up there (Chicago) 15 years ago. She dies when she comes here to visit in the summer.
 
#61
#61
Lawrence Wright said:
Warm weather > Cold weather
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#63
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Lawrence Wright said:
By that logic, John Wooden was scared to coach in the NBA. He was no doubt comfortable coaching at UCLA because he won all those championships.

A business example would be a medical sales rep making $250K/yr over a 15 year stretch, "scared" of becoming a sales manager or going to medical school.

Warped logic indeed.

Haters just love to hate Geno, and will find any reason to take shots. The man can flat out coach.
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The next step for Wooden would be Pro. The next step for Geno is Men's hoops. If you read my "Geno is a great coach" post then we are in agreement. I would like to see him in a more challenging role. That's all.
 
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vol-un-tear said:
The next step for Wooden would be Pro. The next step for Geno is Men's hoops. If you read my "Geno is a great coach" post then we are in agreement. I would like to see him in a more challenging role. That's all.
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I don't agree Geno is "scared" to accept a "more challenging role" by coaching college men instead of women.

Those were your words.

We do agree he's a great basketball coach, regardless of who he's coaching.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
I don't agree Geno is "scared" to accept a "more challenging role" by coaching college men instead of women.

Those were your words.

We do agree he's a great basketball coach, regardless of who he's coaching.
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It would be interesting to see what he could do with a mens team or even WNBA with a different dynamic.
 
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Anyone who would say that hasn't watched much of the women's game or is just hopelessly biased. Geno Auriemma is a fantastic coach. I liked watching his teams much more than I liked watching a lot of Pat's, because his teams have always been strong on both ends of court. You always had a chance to beat the LV's if you could take care of the ball; our teams relied heavily on being able to score off the defense. They beat us more often than not for a simple reason--we couldn't make UConn commit bushels of turnovers anymore than they could make us do it. Then it came down to who could execute better half-court offense, and that was almost always them.
 
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