Is Geno RUINING Paige Bueckers’ Career!?

[@luplew1444]

Caitlin is really lucky that UCONN did not recruit her. Geno would have ruined her confidence and game.

[@karencarlisle2887]

God doesn't answer every prayer because he knows that ur prayer may not b what's best for u. N this case she dodged a bullet

[@mariamonsegur9403]

@@karencarlisle2887sometimes he doesn’t give you what you want but what you need !! Ended up being the best!

[@ToddDietrich-i4s]

When Caitlin went to Iowa, coach Bluter said " We had to change things when Caitlin came". They let her play the way she wanted to play. Geno is old school and has to worry about his reputation. If Paige had gone with a coach like Lisa Bluter, she would have had more success.

[@Big_DNY]

No one has won more championships on the mens or womens side - you are dumb. Why would he change?

[@tonyleukering8832]

I'm curious if it would bug you for someone to write your name as "Todd Dietrick?"

[@ckyung1312]

Major difference between Lisa and Geno is that Iowa was grateful and appreciative of Caitlin remaining loyal instead of going to perennial powerhouse and welcomed her with open arms. Geno, I speculate, probably feels more entitled to being able to recruit super teams with the multiple top recruits and then expects them to play within his system - which, if he’s been successful, why change? Lisa didn’t have an ego attached to coaching like Geno has and it shows.

[@FabrizioPati-i6f]

More successful than being the only one to have won the POTY title as a freshman and the first of the NIL era to have a shoe named after her? leaving out everything that came before or in the meantime. But the question is whether it would have been better, not whether it would have been more successful; according to a video seen a few days ago, Paige's game has always improved over the years, and the fact that she can play as a 1, 2, 3 or 4, both in attack and defense, proves it. In her college years, Clark had tremendous success, but her game didn't improve much, she just improved her percentages a bit, and I blame Bluder for that for years. @ckyung1312 Which powerhouses offered Clark a scholarship?

[@SYoder-lt5jf]

For Geno, it is always about his legacy. His putting Caitlin down as her rookie season approached and his turn around now to complimenting CC now. Geno does not want anything to put a dull moment on his legacy. Geno is a great coach but I have to tell you one little secret. Great coaches have great players. It is obvious to me, Geno is a better recruiter than a coach. Yes, sometimes his UConn teams win nit because of him but in spite of him. This is Geno's legacy!

[@RudCh01]

Geno's biggest problem is that nobody recognizes sarcasm anymore, everyone would rather assume the worst about a person and their words instead. That Holy Cross halftime interview was 100% sarcasm - Paige doesn't stand around, Geno knows Paige doesn't stand around, and anyone who watched that game knows Paige _wasn't_ standing around. The giveaway should have been when he followed up that statement with another about how she needs to have the ball in her hands going 1-on-1 to be happy - which if you know anything about Paige, you know that statement is absurd and not meant to be taken seriously. She was constantly moving during that game (on offense _and_ defense, unlike some stars), but she was also very well guarded. Holy Cross did an excellent job against her, with solid man-to-man coverage and consistently well-timed and effective help, but instead of giving them the credit they deserve, people who didn't watch the game instead choose to take Geno's words at face value. You could argue that she and the rest of the team should have found ways to get her better looks, but why? This isn't Caitlin Clark's Iowa, and Paige Bueckers isn't UConn's only high-level scoring threat. If teams want to throw all of their defensive effort against one player like Holy Cross did, the rest of the team needs to make them pay for that choice. The only reason that game was close at halftime is because the rest of the team couldn't buy a bucket. _That_ was the struggle this team needed to have, _that_ was the lesson they needed to learn - that there will be times when Paige can't save them, so they better learn to save themselves.

[@Basketball22LL]

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[@fry5family]

Caitlin was fortunate to play for Iowa where she was far and away the best player on the team. Paige is not much more than another cog in the wheel at UConn. Paige is surrounded by the highest level gifted teammates and a coach that is happy to utilize them over Paige. It is the same issue for players at South Carolina.

[@stuksy4321]

There are some players like Bird, Magic, Curry, that put teams on their back in college and went super far. UConn is like UK was where "superteams" are a normal thing. Non-Blue Bloods, and Mid Majors excelling is such a cool thing to see, but rarely do you get to see them actually go all the way, but that doesn't negate greatness, despite what many in those programs might think.

[@Just1Bum]

Iowa didn't have as good a team as South Carolina and UConn. They didn't and don't have the players those teams did. Clark made Iowa a contender. What had they done the previous 10 years? The previous 20 years? Not much.

[@zedwpd]

Not true. He tells her time and again to score at will. She is the one passing up an open shot and passing to KK Arnold on the 3 point line where she is shooting 17% from the arc. Makes no since. Brady chucking up bricks from 3 point land. The role players need to stop shooting and the stars need to stop passing.

[@JayGHDTTP]

The problem with this current generation of basketball is that scoring is valued over all other facets of the game. Everyone forgets, Paige was the IT FACTOR in WCBB before she injured her knee summer of 22' and missed the entire 22'-23' season. She was "IT" because of her ALL AROUND game, not because she was shooting 3's from 30 FT+. She is the only WCBB to SWEEP all major WCBB awards in the same year (2021) as a FRESHMAN > AP POY, Naismith College POY, USBWA National POY, John R Wooden Award, AP 1st Team AA, USBWA 1st Team AA, WBCA Coaches AA, Nancy Lieberman Award, USBWA FOY, WBCA FOY, Big East POY, Big East FOY. All that's left for her to do is win the Natty.

[@mariamonsegur9403]

And this year is her last chance !

[@k0L082]

“Was” but wasn’t “it” the past few years

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

I don't want to be totally negative about Geno. He found a way to get Lou Lopez Senechal and Nika Muhl drafted. And I don't know if either of those two are that talented. One was probably a two star from Croatia. And the other was at Fairfield for 4 years. That was impressive work by him. And it was recent. And the current batch of players seem to like him.

[@ericsmith3996]

This comment xMillion

[@jcw9337]

Geno is just too full of himself. Then he's got a brain and mouth on him that deminishes those he represents. He has single handedly turned Uconn into a team people root against. Not because of Paige or any other players, but because of himself. It's sad for a historically great coach to go out this way. He's just not representing anything great lately.

[@twenty-yearbeginner2660]

💯 He feels like he is God's gift to women's basketball.

[@PhillyDove]

@@twenty-yearbeginner2660 um he is the best of all time

[@indyspotes3310]

It's amazing how much more the people in this comment section know about women's basketball than an 11 time championship coach with the most wins in the history of college basketball.

[@williamdaniels4013]

SO WHAT. MICHAEL JORDAN IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEN TO EEEVVVEEERRR PICK UP A BASKETBALL IN MODERN HISTORY. BUT THE LAST DANCE SHOWED JUST WHAT A SUPER ASSHOLE HE WAS TOO. SO THAT DON'T MEAN SHIT. 11 CHAMPIONSHIPS DOESN'T MAKE UP FOR IGNORANCE STUPIDITY AND RUDE DISRESPECTFUL DISREGARD BEHAVIOR. PERIOD

[@Stanley_Fields]

Geno said Clark would struggle in the WNBA, he was wrong!

[@99999mytube]

Auriemma just signed a five year contract extension. His players love him and Paige is probably his favorite player. If he's criticizing her publicly, I wouldn't take it too seriously. If he has any real criticism of her, he's going to do that in his office or during practice.

[@ChrisSavenSH]

Auriemma has the pedigree to back it up but criticizing players in public is questionable.

[@francesw.6774]

He dissed her on air and in public, and it was real despite the smile. Not in his office. Not in practice.

[@PhillyDove]

@@francesw.6774 like 4 months ago he called her the best player in the country. She is fine

[@rickcarlson8892]

Geno already talked her into staying another year. Had she declared when CC did she would be where she wanted to be LA! As Sparks had #2 pick.,,

[@rdh-daliasjb3796]

You never know, Indiana may have taken her. How different things would be!

[@victorforeman7056]

I don’t know I would’ve still taken Brink over Paige

[@ckyung1312]

@@rdh-daliasjb3796that is a stretch especially considering Iowa had just beat UCONN in the tournament

[@rdh-daliasjb3796]

@@ckyung1312 Who knows the way Dunn and Sides would have gone. They certainly didn't play the game to suit Caitlin. and Sides may well have preferred Paige's style of play. No matter what Caitlin achieves, there will always be people that think Paige is better, and, for the right team with the style of play to suit her, she may be.

[@rikardottosson1272]

You can’t get a Caitlin if you scare the players into prioritising efficiency over everything. You’ll never get clutch late game winners if you scare players away from taking risky shots

[@RDQLUS]

Geno is not “standing on business”-that phase means you know you are right in handling yours, you won’t back down. Geno was just plain wrong and too prideful and stubborn to admit being dead wrong. That is not to be respected.

[@francesw.6774]

I about died when Rachel shared her story about the bad breath coach. I had the same when I played in high school. Nice guy, but you tried to keep your distance. His secret nickname was "tuna".

[@stuksy4321]

that's a pretty standard story for anyone older than 35, and defintely more so, if you're a lot older than 30. The "what was normal" stories get crazier. lol

[@MrSvender]

Simple answer ? Yes. He may have broken more players than he elevated in his career if his comments on C# & Paige are anything to go by. What scares me the most is the reigning in of C#'s game style that he would have attempted.

[@mr.b.5589]

He's like the John Voight character in Varsity Blues.

[@Big_DNY]

@@mr.b.5589 Your an idiot - his players love him!

[@Big_DNY]

Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo all broken - what a dumb statement.

[@MrSvender]

@@Big_DNY never said they where - I Said "may have broken more players than he elevated". Those you listed are the ones he elevated.

[@decere_b3652]

Y'all are so soft lol

[@dongubrud3518]

Can't think of a better reason to support my favorite sports commentator. Animal welfare is also my favorite cause. Thanks, Rachel.

[@Wombatmetal]

I think part of Paige's problem is the talent of the other players on the team. And how fundamental their basketball is. When the ball goes to Paige, and they double team her, she doesn't force it, she passes the ball. And the other players are good enough to score. But there is a bit of Geno holding Paige back. Who could hold Michael Jordan under 20 points at North Carolina? Dean Smith.

[@BigTexan59]

Holy Cross was ranked at #5 in their CONFERENCE, not in the nation. That said, despite all the perceived problems at UConn, they have a killer team and a deep bench this year. Paige will be just fine.

[@stern12akachris32]

There is a Old Joke. Who could keep Michael Jordon Under 30 Points ...... The Answer Dean Smith. The game is slowly passing Geno bye . It looks like he has Paige standing in a corner and is taking the ball out of her hands. Geno wants another title and the W loves this guy for some reason but he is entering the Old Woody Hayes part of his career.

[@victorforeman7056]

Geno has always had stacked teams so I don’t know how truly great of a coach he is. Although he’s the most accomplished in women’s college basketball, so the records show.

[@ckellysmith]

I watched the Holy Cross game and it did not appear that UConn was running any plays to get Paige open. Paige was getting tight defense like Caitlin got. You would think that the coach of Paige or Caitlin would run plays to get their star open. The same thing happened to Juju when USC played Notre Dame. Do these coaches not have plays?

[@nikeyrawhide2873]

Geno would always choose to be the star of his team..so, yes, bad for Paige (and would've been for CC if she was recruited by him)//

[@BobbyMick-c5b]

More absolute nonsense. Did I accidentally bump into a Tennessee alum comment pow-wow. My apologies...👋

[@waltershreffler4564]

Uh...Geno is the best period. But not all players can handle his environment or demands. That's called life. Geno makes his players move the ball. Play unrelenting defense. It's called team ball not 1x1 Street ball. But shocker his program is now just one of 7 or 8 teams who can win it all. His biggest error was missing on Clark and his biggest sin has been his negative criticism of her since.

[@fernandopaterno3710]

Good but not the best . period,.Get real. Give him less five star recruits and he'll be average. His style is boringly old school. It took CC. To unnasked his pretentious claim to greatness, All that's left of him now is HUBRIS. and delusion of greatness, PERIOD0

[@retiredarchitect3462]

@@fernandopaterno3710 Geno 11 CC 0

[@fernandopaterno3710]

@retiredarchitect3462 geno 11? The all star line up of ucon did it for him.any average coach could do it. Maybe12 times even. BTW. Where is your Geno now compare to where is CC now.

[@davidtripp8055]

Yes she needed to go to an uptempo, Iowa kind of offense to show case her talents. No one wants to watch old style offense and that’s all Geno knows.

[@eduardopagan7365]

Geno has been slowing down Paige Bueckers' game for 4 years and if she decides to stay another year, she will continue to suffer the same torture. She has the ability to play fast. Slow and boring games do not bring fans to the court.

[@Raider_MXD]

Paige is on a good team with an 8-0 record, so I don't think her giving the ball to reliable teammates when she's double teamed is an issue. It's a team sport after all and she still is the scoring leader of the squad with very good efficiency while also leading in assists.

[@RacC-bd4gy]

We would all be better off without Geno.

[@mkamka5757]

It’s not his system it’s the talent he has that allows him to win consistently. Parody means he’s not getting the best players anymore. He’s still getting a lot but his coaching is Not making the difference in championships. Poor Gino

[@Big_DNY]

Would Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Maya Moore, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Tina Charles, Rebecca Lobo have been better without Geno? The best women of all time have thrived under Geno. He's now a problem because one player refuses to be selfish? UConn is undefeated and number 2 in the country - there is NOTHING to see here. Paige struggled against Louisville - a 40 point win over a ranked team and against Holy Cross, 28 point win.

[@survivorswapped7637]

Exactly. It's not like he attracts all this top talent by luck. He built UConn from the ground up. Storrs, Connecticut isn't exactly a desirable place for college kids to go, but Geno makes it desirable because he's the greatest coach of all time and players want to play for him.

[@jasonphaneuf6130]

The last time Geno’s team won a national championship- here is his team (in part) - Breanna Stewart, Katie Lou Samuelson, Kia Nurse, Gabby Williams, Napheesa Collier.

[@Soundwave299]

The school is what brings in talent and makes the coach successful. The better coaches are those doing something with very little talent. Some of the best coaches have never won the title.

[@gillmartin6691]

I think the best thing for someone like Paige is to play under a coach like Geno for a couple of years and get taught the fundamentals, then go to a team that is less structured so they learn to create on their own.

[@waynevernon8286]

Yes bludder was one of the few that was able to allow cc to play her game and the other players understood and did not mind. They saw the same thing we did. I believe Stephanie will be the same way.

[@rlrudedog]

I feel Geno has changed getting older. I feel his thinking are different back 10 or more years. My proof would be his teams not winning like before nor getting into championship games. He makes statements now that he would not do twenty years back.

[@MorryJK]

I agree that Geno should retire. If you watch the UConn bench closely, the coaching staff has to constantly remind / inform Geno of what he doesn’t seem to be aware of. As things now stand, without his coaching staff Geno would be like a fish out of water. Time to retire.

[@francesw.6774]

Sometimes he sounds ok, but other times I've heard him say garbled nonsense, so I find your comments interesting. I can't help but wonder if he is in an early stage of some sort of cognitive decline. It happened to Pat Summit, and to Ronald Reagan too, while they were still on the job.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

That's the most moronic comment I've ever heard.

[@ralph_m31]

It's the school, in this case, UConn, who needs to put on the brakes on Geno on how he coaches and motivates her players... As the quote says, "You can't teach an Old Dog new tricks"...

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@ralph_m31 If the players don't like Geno's style of coaching. They can go elsewhere. Name another coach that has been as successful as Geno/UCONN...NONE

[@alexnamzoff4443]

Geno has coached many of the goats in the wnba, Diana T, Sue Bird, Lobo, Stewie, Maya. And if you had watched the last several years of interaction with Paige you can see she has softened him significantly, making jokes at his expense in press conferences, getting him to dance with players during celebrations. Could he change more, possibly. But he has and I imagine its a dangerous game changing a system that has brought so much success. Patty Gasso has talked about similar challenges at OU softball. Plus, Paige could have gone to any school likely, and to the W last year, she has continued to choose to stay, seems unlikely we can choose better from the outside looking in.

[@ledbrave4042]

How is that many goat? Greatest of all time is a singular award

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Has Holy Cross ever been ranked? Always enjoy you Rachel ♥ I believe Kay Yow was the Greatest ever NCAA Women's BBall Coach. Over 700 wins, 20 trips to the NCAAs without having the greatest talent. Good competent players Yes, but Coach Yow never had a Paige or a CC. Unfortunately, Breast Cancer took her away too soon.

[@StewartRich-k1c]

Geno was being sarcastic to make a point. I completely understand this style and think it’s hilarious. There are certain types of people who don’t understand this technique ( wife & daughters). Geno is the best but he did miss it with his comments on Caitlyn- he was protecting all his former UCONN players opinions in the W. You can’t cage Caitlyn and Paige doesn’t want to have have free reign. It’s not who she is.

[@tiktoksuperfan]

thank you for the donations@!!!

[@victorforeman7056]

Hey Gino,Paige isn’t CC22 sir you just gotta face it. You can’t shame her into it either. Let Paige be Paige and JuJu be JuJu and leave it at that!

[@JonJon-wf5yj]

Geno is an okay coach that has had amazing players and a lot of them, more about them than about him.

[@mistameanor1]

Forever grateful that he hated Caitlin. She’s too good for him and he would’ve probably ruined her too. Paige peaked in high school. It is what it is.

[@Cecesway]

Paige is afraid to get hurt again. This is her last year to try and win it all and be the 1st pick in the draft if she goes for every ball she is likely to get hurt again and then that’s it for her.

[@georgie5986]

Yes..... In the past you used to be so aggressive to the basket and making shots now with Gino's coaching it's all about Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz Paz include everybody on the team. That's not what you do if you're a star. Paige is gone from the best player in college basketball to an average player who misses more shots than she makes.

[@raz42071]

Wouldn't be the first time he belittled a player. His or other players. I personally believe its his ego that wants the headlines over his players. It used to work but not anymore since they havent won a title recently. Time for him to retire. He's the problem.

[@KingHampton-ul1iw]

Cooper flagg is only shooting 44% from the field and just had a six-point game against a mid-major school. Yall bring all this heat to Paige who has a reputation for being a dominant and efficient college player. I’m curious if we’re gonna get a Cooper flagg criticism video.

[@AriaRavenlock]

I'm glad you're donating half your earnings to shelters, but it might be better to donate money straight up rather than goods; most shelters should have systems in place that allow them to buy wholesale, which means they'd get more for the same money than you would buying retail for them.

[@deejay6869]

Meaning absolutely no disrespect to any of the persons mentioned or involved: this proves I only watch women's basketball because of Caitlin Clark. I tried hanging in with the video, up until you pulled up the stats. Strong, was it? That's when I tuned out, to make this comment.

[@earllong6661]

Greatest coach on recruiting top high school players to be in UConn

[@hosehead3179]

I hope not, but I think some weird shits gonna come out about Geno one these days

[@nathanstar2000]

Some of y’all are being so disrespectful to Geno!! This dude is an 11x champion and the winningest coach in College Basketball

[@notreg]

Gino should consider retiring. His self interest and conflicts of interest re Unrivaled are a PR nightmare. He’s very old school.

[@adriane7841]

His days are definitely numbered. It's only a matter of time

[@TheGodFather1941_]

You poor thing. Oh well.

[@ryanmclean8779]

@@adriane7841 if by numbered you mean 5 more years than yes! He just signed a 5 year extension!

[@troyjackson122]

@@adriane7841he signed a five year extension. He is UConn. Shell b fine! He’ll retire when he is ready and you’ll deal

[@arthur-ri4zo]

How much coaching have you done ? ZERO

[@vinceaaron8921]

not backtracking when you are horribly wrong is anything but an admirable trait. it seems more about his ego and that square peg is going to fit in the round hole whether it wants to or not.

[@mdh1974]

He's of his rocker, as far as I'm concerned! Especially after his comments about Fevers #22CC

[@riohbuff]

I have to laugh at comments suggesting Geno is a great coach because he brings in great players. The number one key to getting great players is having the ability to successfully recruit them, because that's where great coaching starts. So the mere fact that Geno has successfully recruited great players is because he apparently has the skills and ability to evaluate them when they are younger and then bring them aboard, which should not be discounted in evaluating him, just as it should not be discounted in evaluating great coaches such as Dawn Staley. It's not an accident that excellent players come to play for these coaches; they don't just walk in the door by themselves. Relationships matter in collegiate sports, just as they do in life itself.

[@gregjames9875]

The old joke, 'Who was the only man to stop Michael Jordan? Dean Smith. "

[@nelsontan8178]

what the media is doing is not make her a clark...they want her to be far greater than clark...like what they are doing to juju now...they just can't take it when it comes to clark...i admire geno...he can coach and do voice overs...

[@tabularasa9554]

If you want to see Paige's true form, watch her high school games.

[@caitlin6638]

I 100% agree. I am a huge paige fan but after seeing Hailey Van Leith and her transfering and how she evolved through diffrent coaching skills. Im starting to wonder how genos couching skill is effecting paiges abilities. Also Geno needs to stop having paige inbound the ball during make or break plays. I also believe that it is not all genos fault i believe some of it also has to do with the media.

[@survivorswapped7637]

Geno was being sarcastic lol, you can't be serious. To think that you guys know what's better for Paige than an 11x national champion is baffling. Geno is loved by all of his players. If you paid attention to anyone other than Caitlin Clark you'd know that there was a celebration less than a month ago for Geno breaking the all time wins record and over 60 former players showed up, including a bunch of WNBA stars (Maya Moore, Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird, etc.) Paige loves Geno, if you took time to listen to her speak at all, you'd know that. Also saying Geno needs to "adapt" is crazy. He's still been to 15 of the last 16 final fours. Winning a championship is hard. When these players commit to UConn they know what kind of coach he is, if they didn't like it then they wouldn't commit to him.

[@danielhuntington2116]

First off...my beautiful Golden mix Mako and I say thank you for supporting pups in need in your area. That is wonderful! ❤.......moving on to Geno....maybe his skill sets of coaching now just doesn't translate with his team now?....that he gives out a lot of BS....and gets a lot back...he's getting what he deserves now....oh well Geno...maybe it's coming back around now! Good luck Paige...and Caitlin Clark you are so awesome as a player.....and as a person! 💪 ❤

[@richardkuyath3590]

I believe Paige is under incredible pressure this season with so much publicity focused on her; unfortunately, it's hurting her game.

[@michaelwhite4004]

I think with Paige bueckers expectations overall as a whole there it was tough especially with the example of them losing to norte dame.🏀

[@ariannaabelli299]

Geno is a brilliant coach who brings out the best in the very best players. Paige has developed leadership skills and her knowledge of the game is awesome. What Gino does is groom players like Paige to be in the limelight and in the media and have leadership skills which she does. I I can imagine her at some point maybe doing some kind of coaching in her basketball career down the stretch. She is brilliant and talented and Gino takes these players and teaches them so many. Intangible skills UCONN is a team that passes and hones basic. Skills so needed. Even though Paige didn’t score much in the last game, she contributed in so many other ways. It isn’t all about the score. It’s about the basketball smarts communication and leadership. Gino creates these in his outstanding players.

[@eljeer123]

I agree with you on Geno although I do agree with Geno on Page and the lack of her aggressiveness. I was at Shark Beauty tournament at Barclay, she didn't have a great game at all and Sarah Strong really shined , the second unit came in during a blowout and they weren't in a good groove offensively particularly and Geno sent Strong back in and I have to say she definitely stabilized everything. Now with Azzi hurt and most likely will not play against Notre Dame and their three headed monster guards this is their biggest test thus far. Does Geno have the capability of reflection and changing his coaching style after 40 years, 1218 victories and 11 national championships is an interesting conversation. I believe anyone can change and grow but it takes a level of humility, honesty and stripping your ego from the task at hand of building a modern day approach to coaching. I am not sure because of the level of success he has had and everyone that goes to UConn expects to go to the next level and unbridled excellence. I like Paige's game and I do wish she was more aggressive because I have seen it on display and I think that is what he wants from her. When you had Brid, Moore, Stewie, Naphessa and the list goes on and on, he wants the mamba mentality but he has to recognize what he has which is why I think he put Strong back in the game during a blowout. I love your work and content. Keep shining sister. 😊❤✊🙏

[@brgilbert2]

I don't think Auriemma threw Bueckers under the bus at all. The way he said it was more like "tongue and cheek", maybe because the question asked irritated him or what-ever!!

[@RobMurray]

I wonder if his comments have anything to do with the amount of exposure Paige gets and participates in on social media. This year and last year it has felt like she is off campus at events as much as she is at UCONN.

[@denday4511]

Fans seem to know better than all coaches. I mean, after all, they watch games and can see all the mistakes, right?

[@richardhemenway7528]

It's time for Geno to step down as coach of UCON .

[@sparty837]

Best thing that happened to Clark was not going to UCONN. Paige isn't a leader.

[@marcuswood5975]

It seems like every time I say something it's negative but you know Gino is about Gino. The way he talks about the girls he forgets that he's an instructor he's a teacher he'll say oh you can't cuddle them he has to get with the times

[@02TMM]

Paige was far more entertaining in high school. Geno has choked all the joy out of her. Hopefully she can play free in the W and get her joy back.

[@BobbyMick-c5b]

All you Geno haters, who, btw, somehow continues to command fierce loving loyalty from virtually all his players, many dating back 30-40 years, see y'all in April.

[@ddleee]

i’m not a basketball exert, my impression is that Geno has passed his use by date.

[@tedgirard5360]

Ya, so right you are not a basketball exert????

[@arthur-ri4zo]

DD, You're not the brightest bulb at Home Depot are you.

[@tonyleukering8832]

He managed to take a team with only 6-7 active players to the Final 4 last year and came within a moving screen of beating the Clark-led Iowa team and going to the championship game (which Iowa lost). Many basketball experts consider that to have been one of his very best accomplishments (and he's won more games and more championships than any other Division 1 coach, women's or men's. EVER.

[@quintyss1290]

Honestly, Paige should have stayed in Minnesota and taken 3-star players to the playoffs the way Caitlin Clark did. Building up a fan base at home is important. The same with Angel Reese; she should have stayed in Maryland. If you have a real game your credibility is real.

[@wow956]

It's not about a new generation, it's about players having options now. Players don't have to stay put. If NIL stays in place and they don't heavy regulate it like he wants. Then talent will start moving away from the big programs from UCONN. Which is great, it's been too easy for him and maybe he's forgotten what it is to struggle.

[@rlrudedog]

I did not get to play high school basketball because of the coach not knowing my play. I did play three years in high school then in the spring before my senior year my knee got like an ACL stopping my playing on anything. Our football program received new coaches my sophomore. I was never great in practices. This being so the coaches did not know I never left the field except for halftime. I was in all of special teams, defense and offense. I was the full back, tackle, and yea special teams. I was not the starter on anything when choosing players. I was not second either. The HC showed his starters to the principal having the princ going ape. He shown the coach my stats in games and the next day I was a starter back to never leaving the field. Also, the coaches like you pointed on your coaches were a bit rough, as ours was a bit demanding showing us our wrong ways. I never let any of that bother me. I did what I was to do on the field. The HC hardly talked to me and when he did I never listen but I did hear what he wanted and did what was needed. I lead in sacks, TBL, and tackles, along with averaging around 150 yds and 1.5 TDs a game. Or like one game having around 140 yds and two TDs the first half. The second half I had two players zero in on me. So coaches really did not bother me. I learn the plays in practice and went from there.

[@tomquimby8669]

ooo Christmas lights

[@xxxx1519]

YES! I'm starting to hate geno....no accountability. his dumbass plan/choices always lead to Paige getting blamed and attacked. the push and pull annoys me, second he says she needs to be more involved and the next he says she’s trying too hard to carry the team. I'm just sorry for P. I hope dallas finds a great coach.

[@davidsluggysportshayden2401]

You make valid points! I think everything will be fine as the season goes on though

[@LemYost]

Basketball is much bigger than the world according to Geno. He is good at what he does, but in this niche, talented women do not always progress. If Paige is the next generational talent the fans won’t see this until Paige recognizes Geno, like Swoops, lives in a bubble of their own making. DEFINE great coach- Paige should benefit with distance from this “Successful “ coach.

[@randymayo7463]

The intro feels like Christmas 🎉🎄

[@ericsmith3996]

Capitalism requires an annual bball Queen Bee (plus 5% growth), and Paige is the best we got, okay?

[@morujmohammed7359]

4:29 thats not true at all. Paige was playing unconscious in big games before her injury and before Geno puts her at 2. Thats the difference. she is better pg than any players she played against in college. She has different style but when you have a better all around player she should have the ball more.

[@KingHampton-ul1iw]

20 ppg on 60% shooting this year. Have we EVER see that from a guard?

[@286mic]

Are we all just gonna forget she won player of the year as a freshman?! Under Geno?!

[@turonewyley9858]

Well looks like all the new eyes are starting to expose Geno , Uconn has a lot of great players but only a couple of great guards..Geno is stuck on bigs and wings he has coached the greatness out of Paige and turned her to a basic player

[@scottmorin357]

Maybe Paige doesn’t want to be the #1 draft pick. As far as Geno I don’t like him he is a coach that wants players to do his program other than adapting his system around players. I think his players shine in spite of Geno glad CC did not go there.

[@scotthamp7145]

Geno makes basketball robots. Paige needs to get some creativity back and take advantage of opportunities.

[@rubbishrabble]

Paige will probably be in the expansion Toronto or the expansion Valkyries so a bumpy road ahead regardless.

[@mikem.s.1183]

Er...you do realize she scored 8 pts in the last game against Louisville, right? Paige is really good...but she is not transcendental in any way. No current player is anywhere as promising as Plum or Mitchell were...and these two were nowhere near the best of them all (we all know who).

[@brianmchugh3757]

What a delusional statement. Paige is light years’s ahead of both Kelsey Plum & Mitchell. Both were volume shooters in college. Paige shoots at a higher percentage, scores at a higher efficiency and is a much better passer. Her stats are subdued playing in the UConn system. She will be a star in the WNBA, along the lines of a Sue Bird. Neither Plum or Mitchell have the pedigree of Bird.

[@nkesejames209]

Why the louisville game is all ppl emphasize on she had an off shooting night geez..she played better against teams ranked higher than louisville...yall act like she has never scored more than 8 points before. Also can the comparing stop she did not have the college career they had and honestly that's fine she is not loosing any sleep.

[@dominictramonte2687]

Yadda yadda. I've heard it all before. Maybe Geno is past his sell-by date. I don't know and I don't care. You know what, though? I think that's more on the players than Geno. He doesn't pretend. They know it in advance when they come to Uconn. Some players he makes, some he breaks and some get so confused they don't know which way is up. But through it all, Geno doesn't pretend to be able to help everyone. To make it at Uconn you have to play Geno's way. And, frankly, not everybody is suited to doing that; Caitlin being a classic example. Geno didn't recruit her. Why? He told us. He didn't think she'd fit. And he was right. She wouldn't. That doesn't say anything about her, or her game, or even Geno, except he's wise enough to know he can't help every one. As for the rest, in his 40 years of coaching, Geno has been to the Final Four 23 times, including all but one of the most recent 15. That sounds like something people ought to emulate, not make light of. Yes, he's got a good program, and yes, they always get good talent. But so do others, dating all the way back to Pat Summit. Staley, Mulkey, Bluder, Ivey; you hear anybody saying they can't get talent? Yeah, I didn't think so. Last year, they were a three-seed and made it within one foul and 3 points to play for the championship. The game is certainly changing. But one thing I am certain of: The team with the most wins goes pretty far in the tournament. And Geno is the winningest coach of all.

[@michaelr8032]

sounds like his coaching style rubs you the wrong way. Paige was top dog her freshman year, has been hurt for a while and had a great year last year and took her team to the final 4. So now you want to comment on Geno and his style of coaching? Paige is Paige ... she is awesome but her play this season isn't because of her coach, it's because of her.. let's chat in April.

[@ArthurFaulkner-db4lq]

Paige not keen on going to Dallas. I would play below par to not rank the number one pick. Plus Geno has the reputation - Frank Sinatra approach "I did my way"

[@victorforeman7056]

Stacked teams should win more championships bar none

[@bdriscollmd]

"Uconn Basketball" is played so that the ball movement creates open shots. It does not run through one person so no Uconn player will break any NCAA records. Geno has been trying to get Paige to shoot more for 4 years. Paige is Paige. You can't judge Geno and what he says unless you have followed him for a long time. He pushes his player to be the best they can be and most (not all) players love him for that. Maybe if Paige was on a less talented team the offence would run through her and she would put up bigger numbers, however that does not mean she would be a better all around player.

[@sleek50]

How can he complain that paige needs to 🔫 more when he created this version of paige the uconn way

[@ALPHYPHRANÇOISPHLEURSM]

*RACHEL, ME ENCANTA CUANDO LAS PERSONAS AMAN A LOS ANIMALES !!!* *CUÁNTO MÁS CONOZCO A LA HUMANIDAD, MÁS AMO A LOS ANIMALES !!!*

[@YIMIORY]

Honestly, GENO is just a hindrance to Paige upliftment in terms of capability, attitude, and notably to be a generational talent coz Geno does not give Paige to be Paige not like Caitlin, Lisa Bluder gave CC to be CC with moral support not like Geno.

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

Maybe. I think he removed a lot of the flash from her game.

[@kerkosayo6705]

CC broke Geno. So he blames his players because CC gets all the attention.. Auriemma wanted that attention Clark is getting.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

Geno doesn't need the attention. Geno 11 Natty's. Caitlin Clarke ZERO Natty's. Stop talking foolish.

[@shinningserpent2]

@@arthur-ri4zo yeah those stack teams that he had makes him a great coach.

[@KingHampton-ul1iw]

What are y’all talking about? The revisionist history is ridiculous. Caitlin didn’t even dominate against Connecticut 21 shots to get 20 points.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@KingHampton-ul1iw CC is a narcissist. Always whining, fouls others constantly and claims that it is her being fouled. Sick of her BS.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@shinningserpent2 You don't think he's a great coach ? The last two years he played all year long with 7 players. F4 one year and F8 the other. Both years he could of gone farther if Aaliyah Edwards didn't screw up each game knocking them out.

[@michelle_9875]

I feel like he has dulled her flame in high school I feel like she was more aggressive more confident she got to really be a go to be a go to star. UConn is team win over everything and so Paige has to fit into the UConn mold not be her self