Staley & Geno roast thread

[anon1787432961]

Who you got

 

[RocketDawg]

I don't have much against Gino. He's built an empire at UConn and he's obviously a good coach. Staley is just disgusting to me.

 

[thekimmer]

He went ten years at uconn before winning his first NC. Four years to make the dance.

the last 10years uconn has been an absolute juggernaught. 6 nattys 4 final fours.

25 consecutive years sweet 16 or better.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Lady cocks couldn’t beat uconn if they played them 1000 times and they backed into a championship last year

 

[BulldogBlitz]

I do notice sad little swipes that would get called on us are getting overlooked in favor of the huskies.

 

[blacklistedbully]

I think Geno is a really good coach who was in the right place at the right time, got very lucky with back-to-back-to-back elite recruits almost falling into his lap, and parlayed that into establishing UConn as a powerhouse, thus able to recruit nationally, further fueling the success, etc.

He's been able to do it in a conference that offers practically no resistance, thus a guaranteed NCAA invitation that also continues to fuel recruiting success.

Prior to signing Kerry Bascom he was a good coach with decent results, though not spectacular. Bascom signed with UConn to be close to home for her sick mother. Bascom was elite, helping get UConn to their first NCAA appearance and later, their first Final 4.. With that, after Bascom's last season, Geno got Rebecca Lobo...best player in the nation. She chose UConn because it was close to home and had a great academic reputation. Lobo helped UConn get to their first NC in '95.

In 1995, the National HS Player-Of-The-Year was Nykesha Sales...from Connecticut. Again, Geno was both good, and very fortunate.

After this run of good fortune, UConn had been firmly established as a national power, making it a destination for players everywhere. Recruiting just took off to the point Geno would have to be a pretty crappy coach not to win consistently. The fact they have been able to dominate as much as they have seems to prove Geno is also a damn good coach.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Why the 17 is geno calling a timeout up nearly 30 with 6 minutes to go in the game...oh yes...full court press
Who the 17 was that for?

 

[FlotownDawg]

UConn has also greatly benefited from Pat Summit’s untimely illness and death and Tennessee’s decline. Those two coaches and programs were the titans of the sport and now there is only one titan.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Geno got my respect for the classy way he handled getting Itty Bitty'd last year.

 

[aTotal360]

I agree. Watching him after that shot went in was humbling. Even though he lost, you could tell he enjoyed the experience of the game and was happy for everyone.

 

[anon1787432961]

I agree. Watching him after that shot went in was humbling. Even though he lost, you could tell he enjoyed the experience of the game and was happy for everyone.

I watched that video clip again of him smiling after the shot. It looked like it was a forced smile to me. The cameras were on him and he knew it.

I'm not saying he is a bad guy but he really gets in the "image" game of being #1 and the prestige of it all. Much too much in my opinion.

 

[wtw2400]

He seems to trash everyone but us for some reason. I keep expecting him to lay a shot on us. If we play him again, he will be singing a much different tune...

 

[patdog]

Hell yeah it was forced. He just lost a national championship on a last second shot. I don't care how many you've won, that's a bitter disappointment. But he appreciated that we had played well and William hit a clutch shot.

 

[Walter White.sixpack]

I watched that video clip again of him smiling after the shot. It looked like it was a forced smile to me. The cameras were on him and he knew it.

You'd rather him scowl and stomp and curse?

Maybe throw a chair?

Give the stink eye?

Or just yell in his players face?

Or at the least break a clip board?

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Those are all awesome. Bobby knight was fun to watch because he was a big prop guy.

 

[Ranchdawg]

Those are all awesome. Bobby knight was fun to watch because he was a big prop guy.

He actually changed the course of games with his antics. I remember LSU was blowing them out in the NCAA tourney one year and he stopped the game yelling at the officials, walked over the the scorers table and ranted and raved for about 4 minutes. After they got him calmed down it was all Indiana. The officials were afraid to call Indiana for any foul. They went on to win the game.

 

[G-Dawg]

He actually changed the course of games with his antics. I remember LSU was blowing them out in the NCAA tourney one year and he stopped the game yelling at the officials, walked over the the scorers table and ranted and raved for about 4 minutes. After they got him calmed down it was all Indiana. The officials were afraid to call Indiana for any foul. They went on to win the game.

Was that the game he SLAMMED the table and a telephone (hey kids, those were things with a mouthpiece and earphone connected to a box with a dial by a long curly cord) went flying up in the air?

 

[G-Dawg]

He seems to trash everyone but us for some reason. I keep expecting him to lay a shot on us. If we play him again, he will be singing a much different tune...

Just wait...Vic signed a player that transferred from his school. A player he took some pot shots at on the way out the door. I love his competitiveness, but if you think for one minute Geno is gonna play NICE to MSU, let us beat him again or take one of his recruits.

 

[RocketDawg]

How could anybody admire the guy for those antics (not you G-Dawg ... the thread)? He was acting like a complete idiot ... or maybe he wasn't acting ....

 

[She Mate Me]

I agree. Watching him after that shot went in was humbling. Even though he lost, you could tell he enjoyed the experience of the game and was happy for everyone.

I don't know if all that was going through his mind, but I definitely think something along the lines of "Well, it had to end, may as well be in the National Semi, in OT, on a last second rainbow" flashed through his head.