Alright Zuke...i\'m not going to bother bringing down all the quotes, but I\'ll address what you brought up.
It seems that you are on the same page as far as talent is concerned. The most talented teams (men or women) are more likely to win. Yes, Geno has access to "the cream of the crop" at CT...same w/ Tenn.
That is the power of the UCONN program which he built himself. I don\'t know how you can fault him there. NOw, if you don\'t think he can compete recruiting-wise with the Pitinos, Williams, Calliperis, and Coach Ks of the world, then fine. I just don\'t see how you can automatically assume that will be the case.
In regards to UNC. Yes, they are a well coached team. Roy Williams is a great coach. My point is that there is no reason with their talent why they wouldn\'t at least win 20+ games and win a few games in the NCAA tournament even without Williams. They have enough talent to "outlast" and get there. It may be the coaching prowess that is needed to beat the top teams like Michigan St. and Villanova, but regardless of the coach they should at least get there each year every year with a talented team. If you don\'t think Geno can coach on that level, then fine,
but he has won 6 National Championships, why not?c) geno\'s not used to utilizing the talent/athleticism he would see in the men\'s game. he\'s used to a slower game that depends more on fundamentals. coaching a men\'s team in the ivy league or DII might be more his style.
Zuke, I know you have not watched 15 seconds of UCONN women\'s basketball this year. Tina Charles and Maya Moore are athletic phenoms...especially CHarles. They do not play a slow game. He knows how to utilize that talent. THey really look more like a Men\'s program than women\'s program.
and look at how much stephan curry helped out davidson. and how much jodie meeks helped out kentucky (who fired their coach because he sucks).
That is so weak Zuke...don\'t bring that shit. Stephen Curry is hardly a Blake Griffin and Davidson doesn\'t exactly play in a major conference (Southern Conference). He is a very good shooter...that\'s about it, much closer to a JJ Reddick. Griffin is a man-beast that simply outpowers other "kids" at other programs. Jodi Meeks DOES have the power to take over...and you saw what happened when he does (50+ points). I question his heart though. Clearly his head was not in every game. THere was a lot of games where he was just content to pass off the ball. I think he had a bad relationship with Guillespe. When he wants to play he is good enough to carry the team to a win on his own.
a) Torre\'s best teams were not stacked. they featured scott brosious, bernie williams, paul o\'neill, et al. good players, to be sure...but not great. if you remember correctly, since the yankees have been "stacking" their team, they haven\'t done jack shit.
Correct...but it has been the stacked teams since 2001 that haven\'t won fewer than 94 games (sans 2008 w/ Girardi). Again, with talent you SHOULD be good enough to at least get there every year. If you want to talk about winning short series or championship games, that might be a question of coaching. The Yankees that won from 1996-2000 (san 1997) were a different beast...an exception to the rule. They had amazing chemistry, kinda like the Pistons team that won the NBA title a few years ago.
