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This guy has won 9 championships and had 5 or 6 undefeated seasons in a sport that almost no one cares about. It seems like he would've tried his hand in the men's game after 3 or 4 championships. Is this just a case of someone wanting to be a big fish in a small pond? Several jobs in the men's college game are permanent stops, but staying in women's basketball seems crazy.
Until I looked him up on wiki, I thought he may be gay or something.
Maybe he realized he had a good thing going and decided to keep it. Coaching is not a stable profession, maybe he found some and decided not to trade it.
PLus he probably has alot less headaches as well. I have friends that have coached both mens and womens teams, and they have told me that womens teams are more coachable and there are alot less headaches involved.
Why leave? Consider that he makes nearly as much money as Jim Calhoun did, and more than Kevin Ollie currently does.
I would think the reason for leaving would be to find a new challenge in a sport that people actually care about. It's not like he would have to take a huge pay cut. I could see him starting at ~1.5M with a boost in pay if he does well.
Granted, there is no rule against someone being totally content as the big fish in a small pond. However, when most folks list the all-time greats, Geno usually isn't listed along side Coach K, Wooden or Dean Smith. Maybe he doesn't care.
He found his niche. He's a great coach and excels where he's at, why change? The women's game is more honest to the game of basketball. Fundamentals count. It's probably much better as a coach.
He found his niche. He's a great coach and excels where he's at, why change? The women's game is more honest to the game of basketball. Fundamentals count. It's probably much better as a coach.
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Originally Posted by smittyjohnny38
PLus he probably has alot less headaches as well. I have friends that have coached both mens and womens teams, and they have told me that womens teams are more coachable and there are alot less headaches involved.
I have coached women and men, and can say through experience that women are much easier than men to coach. They listen better, try to please more, are more team oriented, less resistant to change, and actually have more team spirit.
He found his niche. He's a great coach and excels where he's at, why change? The women's game is more honest to the game of basketball. Fundamentals count. It's probably much better as a coach.
With the lack of parity in women's basketball, it's really hard to judge just how great of a coach he really is.
The why change part has to do with challenging one's self. Like I said though, no one can demand that he find something more challenging...it's his life.
Here are a couple stats:
17 of the last 28 championships in women's BB have been won by 2 teams.
UConn has won 9 nattys and in the process had only SIX games decided by less than 9 pts....only TWO games by 4 or less.
Think about that...9 whole tournaments and only 2 games where there was even a threat of losing.
This tells me that there are basically 1 or 2 good teams in women's BB and Geno coaches one of them every year. This is possibly the reason why attendance and TV ratings are down - no parity.
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