UConn Women

[Frank23]

UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma has no love for the current state of men's college basketball.

Auriemma, speaking on a conference call with national media before taking his Huskies team to Tampa in its quest for a record 10th national championship, called the men's game "a joke."

"It really is," Auriemma said. "I don't coach it. I don't play it, so I don't understand the ins and outs of it. But as a spectator watching it, it's a joke. There's only like 10 teams, you know, out of 25, that actually play the kind of game of basketball that you'd like to watch."

Auriemma said he is speaking as a fan. And he doesn't like what he sees.

"The bottom line is, nobody can score," Auriemma said. "And they'll tell you that it's because of great defense, great scouting, a lot of teamwork. Nonsense, nonsense. College men's basketball is so far behind the times it's unbelievable."

In particular, Auriemma -- who has the highest winning percentage in the history of women's basketball and has led his team to eight straight Final Fours -- criticized the poor quality of offensive play.

"Every other major sport in the world has taken steps to help people be better on the offensive end of the floor," Auriemma said, citing rules changes that have been made in sports such as Major League Baseball and the NFL.

"This is entertainment we are talking about," Auriemma said. "People have to decide, do I want to spend 25 bucks, 30 bucks to go see a college scrum where everybody misses six of every 10 shots they take or do I want to go to a movie?

"We are fighting for the entertainment dollar here, and I have to tell you, it's not entertainment from a fan's standpoint."

Read more:http://7online.com/sports/geno-auriemma-decries-mens-game/603602/

Do you agree with UConn women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma?

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/auriemma_geno00.html

 

[Frank23]

Thanks for the UConn women's hoops team update Frank

No problem.

 

[Corona]

LMAO coming from a guy who coaches WOMENS basketball. I couldn't even name one female basketball player, and this dudes talking about stuff people don't want to watch. Lol!!

 

[RedCansLoom16]

Sneaky bump Frank.

Geno is a chump though, dude complains about not getting the credit he deserves when Uconn gets the top recruit(probably like 3 of the top 5) every year.

 

[Revolver]

all college basketball is a joke, but lol @ caring what some can who can't coach men says.

 

[Thai Domi]

Men's College Basketball at the university where Auriemma is employed is a joke. That's for sure.

 

[HAWTakayama]

Geno > Phil Jackson > Wooden

 

[My Spot]

Men's College Basketball at the university where Auriemma is employed is a joke. That's for sure.

Don't they have a winning record against Kentucky in tournament games?

 

[Frank23]

Geno > Phil Jackson > Wooden

This is sig worthy.

 

[KrazyKanadian]

Well, I mean, it's more entertaining than women's basketball but there's not much that can be done about that. Still, he's right though. Men's college hoops is horrible to watch, and should be a lot better.

 

[Partlow]

He has a good point but glass houses and all that

 

[HeirApparent]

Who grows up actually wanting to be a coach for women's basketball

LMAO It's been 15 minutes and I'm still laughing. ^

You know what's a joke though: Tennessee and UConn have won more than half of all the national championships in women's basketball (18 of 34). Fucking CAN sport.

 

[TuBB]

In a way he's right. College game has dropped off significantly.

Pretty funny from Geno tho considering like 3 teams ever win anything in women's college hoops.

 

[CableandThanos]

Shits funny

And college people complain about the nba not playing defense. Umm hello, these are the best offensive players in the world, not a bunch if 6'3 white dudes playing on scholarship to one day work in an office.

Lets see the floor slapping scrubs d up lebron or durant.

 

[faustian]

Thanks for the UConn women's hoops team update Frank

 

[louky]

didn't read the whole thing, but sounds like he's talking primarily about rules/application of them. if you want more scoring, loosen up the game, don't cater it to the "floor slapping scrubs" as cableandthanos puts it. granted if they do that, only 2-3 teams would win the championship every single season and that doesn't align with the ncaa's primary goal of generating money.

 

[Revolver]

Who grows up actually wanting to be a coach for women's basketball

 

[Alex5124]

He's right. The level of play at the college level is embarrassing.

 

[HAWTakayama]

I've seen Geno in person a couple times, most recently this past summer at his restaurant right off Uconn campus. The dude looks like a little midget middle-aged butch lesbo.... which is probably why his life calling was to coach women's basketball.

As a lifelong Uconn fan.... never really cared much about WBB, but am definitely in amusement that Geno transformed that team into the most dominant thing in North American sports, certainly in my lifetime. Never really considered Geno to even be a "male" if that makes any since... and I would trade all 9 of the women's National Championships (soon to be 10... finna pass Wooden's garbage ass next year).... just for 1 additional Men's Championship.

 

[HeroesNeverTap]

WCBB>MMA? Same height as Bones too.

https://instagram.com/p/kz5gcxBsw2/

 

[Frank23]

Thanks for the UConn women's hoops team update Frank

No problem.

 

[HAWTakayama]

nike put up a giant Geno billboard in NYC. teh goat