You may hate him. . .

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CPS knew him better than anyone here and didn't seem to care for him. That's a pretty strong indictment.
 
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ruggy1 said:
not so you don't get where he is now on other peoples back, would u like him if he was Tenn coach. face it Pat was one hell of a coach ...and u are saying Geno got where he is by riding pat's back?

now now be nice ,both are Great coaches
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I didn't say he wasn't a great coach,he is,i said he was an arrogant prick,which he is
 
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I think you are right .but so was Pat ...IT WAS THERE WAY OF COACHING.IF U DIDN'T PLAY RIGHT U SAT.NO MATTER HOW GOOD YOU ARE
 
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ruggy1 said:
Mr mod I believe u are wrong ESPN and shaded deals were brought into the fray
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Because they happened. And, the MOD only said that Pat didn't care for him, which she didn't. I'll go with Pat's judgement on this. Not sure where you thought the MOD was wrong.
 
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casetopia said:
in that picture he reminds me of this guy

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Like !
 
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OK then it ends here .... like hitting your head against a brick wall..you understand why the wall is there but don't see it:crazy:
 
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ruggy1 said:
OK then it ends here .... like hitting your head against a brick wall..you understand why the wall is there but don't see it:crazy:
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oooh i didn't notice that you are a Huskies fan :) glad to have you on board VolNation :hi: we do see Geno in a different light around here :) as you may have noticed
 
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Slydell said:
Because they happened. And, the MOD only said that Pat didn't care for him, which she didn't. I'll go with Pat's judgement on this. Not sure where you thought the MOD was wrong.
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Exactly what is it that "happened"? I suppose that since Geno didn't like Pat, that means she is slime?

Pat said Geno did something, but never said what it was he did. That's called innuendo and doesn't show strong character. To be honest, Maya Moore picked Geno over Pat and that's what irked her. No one has proved otherwise.
 
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are you a Huskies fan too Convoluted ?

I forget exactly what it was on the recruiting trail that Geno was doing,if i remember rightly wasn't it about sexual orientation ? I don't remember which way Pat was suppose to swing,but it was a load of crap and she dropped them off the schedule,if i have it right,if not tell me
 
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Back on topic. I didn't really care for any of the proposed rule changes in the article. International teams play an inferior brand of ball that is hard to watch so the last thing we want to do is emulate them. They move to the bigger ball again if they want. Big deal. Whatever works best. Supposedly we went to the smaller ball to increase scoring. Now we want to go back to the bigger one to increase scoring. Whatever... Eventually they will get around to widening or lowering the basket so that the game will be a complete abomination... all in the hopes of creating artificial excitement. Most of the world considers soccer to be the most exciting sport and they barely score at all. I don't think the women's game will be any more exciting if they average 75 pts instead of 70. That is not a reason to screw around with the game.

But the main thing I disagree with in his interview is he lets the refs off too easily. He says the game is too rough, but there are rules against everything he pointed out. The officials just aren't calling them as fouls consistently. They never have. The new rules haven't helped because they are so worried about touch fouls that they let harder ones go. Massengale had her face smashed in and there was no call. This is typical.

And the players get frustrated with the inconsistency of the officiating so they play even rougher. The game didn't have a problem with touch fouls where no one gained an advantage so it was a foolish thing to emphasize those sorts of fouls. Geno is concerned about scoring going down, but at the same time the rules were changed to put everyone on the bench. I guess if you want to watch matador defense then yeah, it was a good idea. Several times this year we have been treated to the spectacle of players running with all of their might AWAY from the person with the ball, while that person chases them trying to get a touch foul called. It is like the three stooges. If you are dead set on calling insignificant fouls then at least give players an extra foul so that the better players can stay in the game.

As it is now the only thing we know for sure is that it is easier to get away with cold cocking someone than it is hand checking them. That will not change until the officials change. Geno talks about seminars for coaches, but doesn't mention the refs, who happen to be the group most in need of training. But for obvious reasons, no active coach will criticize the officials so nothing is ever done about it. Had he called the officials out I would have been more impressed with Geno.
 
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your right voluble2 i didn't read the article,there is way to much Geno love in it,to begin with of course it did end up with this little jewel Auriemma said. “Then you have to look at where do we want to be five and 10 years from now. You can’t keep going back to 1972.” I wonder who that was directed at ?

your right about the fouls,they call the touch fouls but not the plain easy to see hard ones and don't get me going about the 10 second clock,that is about as a useless rule as can be,the shot clock is set,what is the problem ?

i do agree with them going back to the old ball size,other than that,i don't agree with any changes he wants on the offensive side

"Auriemma believes the collegiate womenÂ’s basketball game has become too physical."

now doesn't that disrupt his game plan ? and he is liking what the overseas teams like to do,which is boring basketball to me

after reading all that.i still think he is an arrogant prick,if they follow his lead he will ruin what CPS put her heart into build in women basketball
 
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i just seen where Ackerman,the Lady that was in charge of this committee,is the current commissioner of the Big East,i was wondering about all the Geno love
 
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and don't get me started as to what the NFL has done to pro football,i guess you call it the no defense league these days,I bet Lombardi and many other great coaches would be pissed
 
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Convoluted said:
Exactly what is it that "happened"? I suppose that since Geno didn't like Pat, that means she is slime?

Pat said Geno did something, but never said what it was he did. That's called innuendo and doesn't show strong character. To be honest, Maya Moore picked Geno over Pat and that's what irked her. No one has proved otherwise.
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What it might come down to is that one of them is lying. Agree? If you want to believe Geno and think that Pat is lying, fine. I'll go with Pat. Geno will never be to women and women's sports what Pat has been. Little man will forever be in her shadow.:hi:
 
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Convoluted said:
I think you are misinterpreting the reason for the lopsided scores uconn puts on opponents. It's not an attempt to embarrass or cause fear.

The philosophy is to play every possession with the same passion and effort regardless of the score. Same goes for practice. Players are competing for playing time. Relax just once in a game and you're just benching yourself, regardless of the score. Notice in a uconn game when a player makes one mistake and they are immediately yanked from the game and given a talking to. That's why they don't take bonehead shots, why they don't take plays off, or why their fouling dropped off immediately when the rules changed.

Auriemma's theory is that if you take it easy on inferior opponents you are just teaching yourself to play relaxed. If your pass isn't crisp because the opponent won't intercept it anyway, you're just teaching yourself to be a sloppy passer and that will hurt when you play a good opponent.

I don't know if I'd call Geno arrogant. He's certainly outspoken and the press loves him because he can always be counted upon to say something of interest to be printed. His hope is that opponents will improve to the point that they can challenge his team. He certainly isn't going to dumb down to make his team less dominant.

Amazingly, his practices are open to coaches. He's never turned down a coach that asked to attend a practice. Perhaps Holly should give him a call.
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Walz recalled that early in his career at Louisville, UConn was practicing in the Cardinals' gym and Walz asked Auriemma if he could watch. A lot of coaches would never let an opponent do that. Auriemma has been open to it, because he wants the sport to grow.

"He's like, 'Sure.' Actually, my whole team came to watch," Walz said. "And he sat there and talked to me for the first hour of practice. [They] had Renee Montgomery, I think it was Maya [Moore's] freshman year, Tina Charles -- those kids were out there running practice.:focus:
 
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governmentmule said:
are you a Huskies fan too Convoluted ?

I forget exactly what it was on the recruiting trail that Geno was doing,if i remember rightly wasn't it about sexual orientation ? I don't remember which way Pat was suppose to swing,but it was a load of crap and she dropped them off the schedule,if i have it right,if not tell me
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It's funny that no one seems to know exactly what Geno was supposed to have done. The sexual orientation rumor is ridiculous. Geno has coached many gay players (Sue Bird for one).
 
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Slydell said:
What it might come down to is that one of them is lying. Agree? If you want to believe Geno and think that Pat is lying, fine. I'll go with Pat. Geno will never be to women and women's sports what Pat has been. Little man will forever be in her shadow.:hi:
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Geno didn't say anything. It's Pat that started the rumors that Geno did something, but she never specified what.

Regarding lying, if there is one thing Geno is, it's being honest. Can you come up with an example of where he lied?

Pat on the other hand is much more political in what she says and has been caught lying. Just look back to the affidavit she signed in 2012 where she swore she was forced out of her job by Hart. Then, a few days later she said she was not forced out of her job. One of those statements was a lie. Geno is the cleaner of the two.

I can understand why people in Knoxville support Pat regardless of the facts, but to think the world will agree is just delusional.
 
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aaaah you are a Huskie fan Convoluted,which isn't a problem,there was some stuff that went on with Maya that i believe was the problem that set it all off,it has been long enough that i can't remember what it was
 
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With a smile. How many recruits who come from poor families suddenly have a house in the community where they play? How many recruits have a family member who sell her handbags on the official university sport site?

And his wife has been quoted in past years - that he at times becomes emotional and perhaps lacks tact.

Moore solidified his reputation and I do not believe he will need to use that approach again in capturing quality recruits. And he is a master in getting his players to commit to playing at their very high level - against quality and poor teams.

And his being the Olympic coach is definitely an added incentive for the best players to attend Connecticut
 
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