Geno Auriemma talks UConn's emotions after losing Azzi Fudd to injury | The Geno Auriemma Show | SNY

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma sits down with SNY to discuss the season-ending injury to Azzi Fudd, as well as how he and his players reacted to the news, including the emotions involved with moving forward without Fudd on the court. Check out the season premiere of The Geno Auriemma Show presented by Nissan, on Wednesday December 6th following UConn Post Game on SNY.
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[@GreatSportsMinds]

Great candid sincere conversation. When we lose an athlete to injury ... the emotions follow the stages of grief: Shock| denial, Anger, Depression, Searching, and Acceptance. So tough when Ian athlete has to navigate repetitive injuries.

[@markhathaway9456]

A coach has limits. As Geno has told them, he can help them to be their best, but he can't play the game for them. It's similar with injuries. The fact this team has suffered so much the last few years is incredibly bad luck, and overcoming it to the extent they have is pretty amazing. They're great kids trying to do the near impossible.

[@MrLarryLessor]

Come on - this is basketball: Not ending world hunger, solving peace in the Middle East, or repairing the Earth's ozone layer... This is not "near impossible" - especially for a team with the resources of UCONN. 17th in the country? There are plenty of schools with athletes out there making due - look at ND: Sonia Citron has been out with injury.... you have Hidalgo stepping up, being very aggressive. Natalia Marshall stepping up... YOu don't see them slipping below #15 in the nation. Coach Geno just didn't succeed or try to recruit Hidalgo, or Mikalya Williams at LSU or JuJu Watkins at USC. And if KK and Samuels etc are just as talented - and Ice Brady is an All AMerican level player - .... let's see it. What is this whining or moping about injuries for UCONN? No - next woman up. Next player up. UCONN has a deep bench. Use it. Also, as for injuries: Uconn should hire consultants if they need them to understand or ascertain if their hectic travel schedule, the top tier games they play against elite teams in the country, etc, somehow adds extra stress that makes these injuries more likely.... Maybe there is some nutritional, conditioning program these ladies need to be more strictly adhering to: You heard Paige this season say she used to not stretch bc she just loves to come to the court and play. Well this is a job at UCONN - these ladies are more pros than many at other programs around the country.... so you gotta stretch. YOu must eat carefully. etc.

[@mplou699]

Azzi says it has not hit her yet, that's because she's always been injured from the day she came to Storrs.

[@frankskim360]

It’s tuff on Coach Geno. When Azzi came on aboard , 2gether with Paige, UConn’s long draught seemed abt to end. We had 2 of women’s college BB best players. When fate stepped in & major injuries beset Paige & Azzi, not just for 1 year but 2 years…& prevent them both being on the court 2gether…it’s not just demoralizing for the fans but it’s got to be demoralizing to Coach Geno, coaching staff & the team. So much promise done in by injuries. Not only to Paige & Azzi but to our 6’-5” player from Egypt & Caroline as well. It’s a deluge of misfortune. Credit Coach Geno & Staff to try to go on with what he’s got…a difficult task. I look for better days & seasons ahead for Uconn. It’s the Uconn tradition of 🏀excellence .

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

Azzi being out is a blow. But it is not unlucky. That is a point several people have made; and I totally disagree with that. El alfy might be unlucky. I concede that one.

[@zacharysmith8902]

This is the worst page ever

[@MrLarryLessor]

Why?

[@lecowardjames]

GENO IS OVERRATED

[@chestermicek]

Here's your solution, Geno: start KK, Cadence, & Ashley with Edwards & Amari with Patterson as first sub. They all have fresh legs and haven't been banged up like Paige, Azzi & Caroline. Start the kids, put the full court press on, try to run the other team into the ground. Let KK be ! point guard & tell her she is going to get them to run, run, run, just like she did at Hopkins.. Wear the other team down for a quarter, & then, start working Paige, Nikka, Caroline & Ice into the game. Then see what the score is at half time & note who has the legs & the hot hand & cook up a strategy for the final two quarters. Bottom Line: you have talented Freshman with fresh legs. Use them. You have super talented vets who are a little gimpy. Use them selectively. Sorry, Geno, you are going to have to think & coach. There's no Diana Terrasi & no Dorka Juhaz to bail you out. Use what you have. Run the other team into the dirt.

[@MrLarryLessor]

I feel like Coach is getting a little old... in his mentality. He seems more tired. We'll see.

[@cbrend22]

lol. Sitthe best player in the country until the end? Dumbest comment ever. Paige isnt gimpy, Neither is AE or Aubrey

[@MrLarryLessor]

I have a feeling Coach knows what he's doing - He tells the media & Public one thing But behind closed doors he tells all the players something else. - Maybe he didn't mind losing that game Sunday... and he let the other players keep fighting (the bench players, KK, etc) Maybe that's why he left Paige on the bench for so long. Yeah that annoyed me - but it's true: No National titles are won right now in December. So he was preparing them for March. Good thing you saw the kids respond yesterday with a good win - but need more explosions like the first quarter with 37 pts. Now THAT's a pro NBA scoring total per quarter. Gotta keep that energy up.

[@DirectionlessStudent]

So you would send one of the ten best players in the country to the bench and put Amari -- someone who has never shown anyone anything since she got to Storrs -- in the starting lineup? Have you ever seen a basketball game? 😆