Do you follow UConn closely enough to know if they have injuries or drama?
And now injuries are Holly's fault, too? That evil *****!
Lol. "FAHR HOLLY!"
I would hope rabid LV fans are fans of WBB too, and not just focus on Tennessee. Just concentrating on "your team" leads to an overall ignorance of where one's team stands in the overall scheme of things. I can see not following other teams for the casual fan for whom winning isn't a life & death matter. The reaction to the loss is a moment of too bad and then they move on with their life.
For the serious interested fan, why not know about the top teams like Notre Dame, Baylor, Texas, South Carolina, etc? It enriches the experience.
From reading the comments on the article, it appears that the majority of readers think it is idiotic on many levels.
I don't have an opinion one way or the other, but it does seem like uconn does not have player issues for several reasons:
1. Although untroubled recruits are hard to come by, he will not take anyone who does not meet his mental attitude standards, and that includes the parents.
2. He doesn't promise a recruit anything. I cringed when it was reported that Ariel Massingale was promised a starting PG position if she committed. Geno tells all recruits they have to earn what they get. This results in getting confident players who have nothing to complain about if they fail to get playing time.
3. Uconn gets injuries, but they usually are not serious or season ending. Given the toughness of their practices, it seems odd not to have more issues. I attribute it to superior strength and conditioning personnel. Plus it seems players there tend to play through the pain.
4. Public info about uconn is readily available, and there doesn't seem to be any drama within the program. They are all focused on the goal of winning. I believe they are too busy trying to please Geno to get involved in petty issues. Plus, the coaches are the enemy, given they roundly criticize the players on a constant basis. The team bonds together against the coaches as a way to survive. Like soldiers on a battlefield.
None of these traits seem to exist under Holly. She's effusive with glowing praise of players, while Geno makes public comments about his players like saying Stefanie Dolson couldn't jump over a take-out menu. But it doesn't affect the players except to cause them to work harder.
All these traits seem to be lacking with Holly and staff. The problem is, there probably not many coaches available that can do appreciably better.
