There's 22 practice days between [today] and our first game [Nov. 12]. You would like to lay the foundation, like you would with a house, and the success of your team depends on what you build those 22 practice days. Last year, we were never able to get after it because of those situations. I don't see that as an issue right now, cross your fingers.
"Luigi "Geno" Auriemma" is an Italian-born American college basketball coach and the head coach of the University of Connecticut Connecticut Huskies/Huskies Connecticut Huskies women's basketball/women's basketball team. He has led UConn to nine National Collegiate Athletic Association/NCAA Division I (NCAA)/Division I NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship/national championships, and has won six national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards. Auriemma was also the head coach of the United States women's national basketball team from 2009 to 2014, during which time his teams won the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women/2010 and 2014_FIBA World Championship for Women/2014 World Championships, and the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
More Geno Auriemma on Wikipedia.I'm more excited about the possibilities going into this season than I was last year.
We hope to improve on what was a very, very disappointing year last year. My fans are adamant that if we're 25-8 again next year, heads are going to roll.
We want everybody to be one of the top players in the league, and it's not out of the realm of possibly to do that. We've got all the ingredients. It's just a matter of doing it.
Renee is making a real case to be the starting point guard. She makes things happen. She makes plays. She's assertive. She acts like she's a real good player and that goes a long way into believing you're a real good player.
We were closer to `Let's be professional and knock it out,' ... That bodes well, because there's a lot that I'm expecting from them, maturity-wise and being able to handle adversity a little bit better. I think circumstances will have to present themselves, and we'll judge for ourselves whether we've made that jump.
For the first time since 1994, there isn't anybody sitting there saying, 'You know, there's three or four teams that can win the national championship: Connecticut and three other teams.' First time in 12 years. So, how they react to that is going to be interesting. They might like being in that situation.
One of the reasons why we want to play in this tournament when we're eligible is because it's usually a good field and you end up playing pretty good teams. You find out quickly early in the season where you stand. We're a lot better today than we were last week.
I don't hire good coaches. I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.
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