Geno Auriemma Gives Surprising Answer When Asked If He's Seen Anyone Like Caitlin Clark | Final Four
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did you notice/see Diana Taurasi expression?...Diana stayed calm but it choked her up, surprised we didn't see tears....
Without a doubt. She was deeply moved.
SHE WANTED APPROVAL, SHE WANTED TO NOT BE FORGOTTEN- INSTEAD OF BEING OVERJOYED BY WHAT IS HAPPENEING IN 2024 TO WOMAN BASKETBALL
An unexpected answer silences Diana. Diana was fearless and her mission was to win the national championship no matter who the adversary was.
Yep, her and Katie Smith, Maya Moore, Cynthia Cooper could flat out score the ball
Easier to do when you are the only place great players wanted to play and no transfer portal to work against, right?
@@charliemirus4124 Easy? Having a great player and having a great player to make great plays and shots at the crucial moment is few and far between.
The most point Diana averaged in college was 18 lol. I love Diana but come on now. She never did anything close to what Caitlin did individually. Now the pros is a different story. Diana might be a top 5 wnba player ever.
@@jaust9077 Ok, genius. You know basketball better than Geno. Diana is great because she made clutch shots in the big games. CC has no championship rings.
I agree 💯.
Diana Tuarasi was the one of the only reasons I watched women's collegiate basketball outside of my home state of South Carolina...
She was must see t.v....
She was fearless and she had the talent to back it up!!!
Geez dude, get ahold of yourself.
He just spends the majority of the time praising his own gals that played under him and going far as saying his ex-player was on the same level as the greatest women’s basketball player.
Why is this a great moment? It feels far more like he can’t handle being outdone and can’t acknowledge the greatest women’s player didn’t come from his elite program.
It would have far more classy & respectable to just acknowledge that Caitlin Clark is the greatest of all time and in a class of her own.
Diana did not elevate women’s basketball almost single handedly into some of the most watched events on tv in recent years. It is insane to realize just how many people that had never watched women’s basketball previously, but have been tuning into this women’s ncaa tournament in large part (if not all ) because of Caitlin Clark.
@@RevAlSharptonz
Daina Taurasi won 3 national championships.
She has a higher fg% and 3 point % than Caitlin Clark.
She was a scorer when her team needed it and was never afraid to take the big shots.
For me it was my home state team of South Carolina, Tennessee and the Pat Summit dynasty, and Connecticut when Diana Taurasi came on the seen.
I didn't even know who Caitlin Clark was until last year.
She's a great individual player and one of the greatest scorers in the history of college basketball regardless of gender (eventhough Pistol Pete Maravich did his in 3 seasons because freshman were not allowed to play varsity back then).
I respect her talent and all the hard work she put in to achieve what she has done.
She is a generational talent.
One of the best ever.
But teams win championships.
And personally I would take Diana Taurasi if I had to choose.
I watched Diana Taurasi during her college career.
I watched her before she played for Connecticut and this is strictly my opinion.
Nothing written in stone.
Everyone has their opinions and this is mine...
@@leonbrooker8150 well said
@@TorEtCetera Thank you.
@@leonbrooker8150 Lets put it this way. Taurasi has had a college and pro career for a long time. Nobody but UCONN and used to be Tennessee fans cared about Women's basketball. But they destroyed the records for viewership for the most people who watched a men or womens basketball game, and that is because Clark is special and people wanted to see her play, and she didn't disappoint. The NBA was struggling to survive until Bird and Johnson came into the NBA. Everybody associated with the NBA credits those two players for bringing back the NBA, and everybody benefited from the rivalry they had that those guys brought to the game. Instead of acting jealous, these other WNBA players should be grateful for Caitlin Clark, because there is virtually nobody watching the WNBA. She may bring more viewers to the game.
This is so true! Diana is definitely top 5 in all of women’s basketball ever!
To me, Diana Taurasi is the GOAT
Never heard of her
@@Ann12681her and Mya Moore are the Goats
Never sell out your players. Respect this coach
His best pupil is Maya Moore doe ijs
As much as I love the players on Iowa, Taurasi had a much, much better supporting cast around her. The only thing that compares to what Clark has done with what’s around her is what Larry Bird did with his Indiana State team before losing to Magic in 79’.
Amen.
Exactly ! ISU in '79 was much like Iowa this year.
Nailed it!
Exactly. Clark took an average team to the title game 2 years in a row. These uconn teams were insanely stacked.
Actually did you not listen Diana had 2 freshman clark did not ever have that and Diana won a chip
Really? No one has seen a player like Clark before. No one shoots it on a regular basis as far out as she does. NO ONE! No one has seen someone averaging 30 points a game average 10 assists a game. NO ONE! Geno has been a tremendous gatherer of talent. He's coached these All Americans into unprecedented greatness, but Geno is full of shit on his answer to this question.
@@elizabethc2496 We ALL do on this one. It's a funny thing about having two eyes and a brain. No one needs any titles/rings to see and know what Caitlin's done/accomplished.
Millions tuned in to see CC. These players and some coaches act like she is nothing special. Pure BS, CC has single handedily put women's basketball on many people list to watch. Women's BB was boring before Caitlin. They are so jealous of her it's sickening.
Total con job
@@jimreeves5212 Well in the girls game no, but Steph and Dame shoot that far out on a regular basis. Steph can do it even further, but he is the greatest shooter of all time. But as far as girls yeah, she is doing somtehing different. She actually reminds me of Steph Curry a little. I assume she watched a lot of him.
Catlin Clarkson was able to
Bring such attention because
She is the great white hope. No
One of diversity with the same
Scoring record would not have
Been given this much attention;
Especially if they were black.
Taurasi averaged 16 a game as a senior. 18 as a junior. Just the numbers.
What was surprising about that answer?🤣 That's EXACTLY what he was supposed to say. Diana Taurasi was amazing. She played in a different system than Caitlin Clark. But she could still dominate, in a similar way. Maya Moore too.
None of them play like CC tho?
The 3 pt Range and passing
Everyone now knows CC, as the other women players? Never heard of them!
@xzginthereaper True. But there's different flavors. Different styles of play. It's like comparing Steph Curry, to every other all-time great perimeter player.
@@xzginthereaper Her passing is not that elite.. ya'll need to chill. She has range but that's really about it. She is a weak driver. Weak ball handler unless she's trying to create a shot. Doesn't play defense AT ALL. I agree shit is out of the planet with shooting.. but her game is going to be destroyed on the next level if she can't fix those other things.
DT and Sue Bird are point guards.. the greatest PG's in their generation. How you can say they aren't passing like CC is crazy. Just admit you've never seen them play and you don't know what you're talking about but just like Caitlin. I think this whole debate would be easier to manage if you fairweather fans would be honest about how ignorant to the women's game you are!
@@joefran619You never watched her play. I'm a UConn fan we where just winning championships unlike clark
Never get tired of watching his response.
She was amazing...
He's the biggest jerk and DT stinks
Diana Tarausi was a great college player. I'd say she was a better athlete than most she played with, and she had great skill. She played nothing like Clark who's game starts about 35' from the bucket and everything runs through her. Tarausi also had a team that is so much better than Iowa outside of Clark. Four other players drafted over the next two years. Clark ain't getting that.
I’m a big Clark fan, but I love his answer. A lot of times ppl forget how good players were in the past. Clark is amazing though.
💯
They had better teams around them and the competition wasn't nearly as good.
@@kevinmatthew1050That doesn't mean Diana Taurasi wasn't that special. Watch a game vs Tennessee when she played. UA-cam it
Was a nice comment for his former player, yes. But he's not going to make a big deal about Caitlin because he absolutely did nothing to recruit her. She was all set to go to UCONN and no one from that school bothered to contact her. Bet they regret that!
Is this true?
@@Warners0 It was her goal to be recruited by them but UConn chose to go after Paige Bueckers because she fits their PG system a lot better. I honestly think the whole thing gets overblown since Iowa couldn't have worked out any better for Clark and her style of play wouldn't have been a natural fit for UConn's playbook anyway. No point in looking back!
Because they play team ball at UConn, it’s not about one player, no matter how good they are. Idk why you say they are regretting it. When they had their current best player healthy they beat Iowa two years ago. She’s also been to a Natty just like Caitlin. Seems like you’re solely looking at offensive statistics and don’t know much about basketball
@@PierreCausemybladderisempty Two. Years. Ago. Lmao
@@ellenehle862 They don't play in the same conference. So they either have to schedule it before hand or somehow end up playing them in the tournament. So yes.. two years ago. And the last game they did play.. taking out that last call.. Uconn was the better team.
I don't really understand why people who loudly and proudly ignored the women's game.. find some mediocre player to follow and now they think they know everything. Caitlin is a decent player.. but ya'll have to stop. You're just creating a target on her back that just shooting 3's is not going to be able to overcome.
So much for Genos great scouting
He did great! If Uconn didn't have injuries they would have beat Iowa this year
No excuse ....
Nice try Geno, you didn’t answer the question…..You didn’t see anyone dropping 30’ bombs averaging over 30 a game for 2 years straight….
Like he said. People have short memories. If you honestly think Clark is better than Taurasi you are insane.
@@yungwes20 I wouldn’t say better by much, but she averaged 15/4 for her college career, far below Clark. I’m a Big East guy, they had a great run when girls basketball was just a filler sport.
@@linkbelt111 you guys always go to stats and think that makes a player better. Did you see who Diana played with lol? She didn’t have to average what Clark did her teams were way more talented. Clark isn’t better than her. She’s not better than Maya Moore either.
@@yungwes20 apparently you can’t read. I said Diana was better, but not by much. My family’s all over New York/Conn, you’re not gonna tell me anything about Huskie Hoops, or the Big East.
@@linkbelt111 apparently you can’t read. You didn’t say she was better in the post I responded to. Let’s go further. I played basketball at a power 5 conference at a major D 1 school. I am top 7 in my schools history for points and three pointers made. I then went on to play 10 years professionally. One of my first offers was from UCONN. So in actuality I can tell you anything I want about basketball. I played it. You just watched. So basically your comments are irrelevant. You never did it.
I watched UConn for twenty years and if anyone was over rated it is Taurasi not Clark. The teams they played against besides Tennessee were junior varsity.
Notre dame was alright, but def there so many good teams today
@@goldbrick2563 If it wasn't for the covid year South Carolina would have 4 titles out of the last seven years. Who are all these other good teams? Most of the teams have one or two star players. Dominant teams put 5 on the floor, hence South Carolina's recent success, along with a bench that would start anywhere else. That was Tennessee, UConn, and now South Carolina. great teams win titles and there ain't many. When was the last time a men's team went undefeated through the regular season then won the title ? For all the talk of so-called parity in the women's game now, one team is still dominant, this has been going on for 30 years.
Then you never watched UConn for 20 years. My east Hartford middle school team played them way back I'm the day when Jen rizzotti was running the point. Diana Taurasi in her prime had a better skill set. Better handles, could shoot the mid range, 3 ball, and go in the post. Nobody was shooting deep 3s back then until Curry. If they were she'd be shooting and knocking them down. I know you lying about watch UConn.
By the way Diana Taurasi is the WNBA all-time leading Point scorer. That's pretty good for somebody who's overrated
Geno didn't even had to think about it, even though he hesitated a bit 😁 Diana I saw you all 4 yrs in UCONN, not from the sidelines,😁 that team I think y'all went undefeated. I just saw Caitlin this year she's in Iowa WHERE? lol with hardly any one helped her in the game against LSU. It's different Geno recruits the best and since its UCONN they decide to go play for him. Caitlin is fearless and I'm rooting for her to make it to another final 4. I Think Diana was phenomenal but Caitlin is from another planet.😁
I don't think you know basketball. Diana Taurasi is the WNBA all-time leading scorer. Darren Diane to Rossi's Prime she had better handles, she can Palm the basketball, had a better mid-range, she can score in the post, ice cold veins to shoot threes. Clark is 3pt, pushoff for her shot. Likes to fade left for her shot. Doesn't shoot mid-range shots. Poor pick and roll defender. Has a tough time with speedier athletic guards. By the way the Ace's Plum will be gunning for her
@@TyStreets34 OK WHATEVER I DONT KNOW BASKETBALL. I SAW ALL THE GREATS STARTING FROM SHERRYL MILLER ON TO CAITLIN CLARK. DIANA IS GREAT BUT WHY IS SHE AND OTHERS PUTTING CC22🐐 DOWN INSTEAD OF HATING EMBRACE THEYRE JUST JEALOUS/ ENVY CAUSE CAME A YOUNG TALENTED SMART PLAYER WHO KNOWS HOW TO PLAY THE GAME AND IDOLIZED THE GREATS AND HER FAVORITE PLAYER IS MAYA MOORE EX UCONN HUSKIE CAUSE SHE'S A PLAYER FROM IOWA AND HAPPENS TO BE "WHITE". COME ON NOW!!!
Hardly anyone to help? Kate Martin is a WNBA player, she's started games for the defending WNBA championship team. How many teams have 2 WNBA starters on their roster? Stulke was also All Big-10. Really tired of the 'it's was just CC and nobody else' narrative. It's just an alternate reality. Iowa was one of the top teams the entire year, her Junior year they had top Center as well. It's not like we're talking Bird and ISU or Danny Manny and the Miracles at Kansas (who won btw, beating the #1 team and seed Oklahoma). CC had a very good team around her - they just weren't good enough to win a championship and she didn't exactly light it up both games.
People forget that Taurasi was a freshman with 2 more freshmen and 2 upper class players starting her first year. They won 4 in a row. Those teams were babies that win it all. Just like Mya More was a freshman that won 3 straight with a young team. People say those teams were stacked because they WON. They started winning as TRUE freshmen though. That’s how U Conn built those dynasties with true freshmen.
Geno don't wanna give Caitlyn no props whatsoever.
No he is just showing love to an all time great
UConn won like 11 national titles compared to Iowas Zero. So to me joining UConn is taking the easy way. Cant really put much weight on it.
Plus no one has seen teams like South Carolina. They lost only like 3 games in 3 years. They would have swept the floor with UConn
Speculation is certainly not fact.
UConn 4 national championships in a row
I get that answer. I worked with the UNC Women's soccer team for years. I've seen as many top level players as anyone. Every once in a while you see a player out there doing things, where they are, that would be great wherever they decided to go to school. That said, when you're at a top program you get EVERYBODY'S best EVERY time. I bet Geno would also admit that the level of talent Caitlyn's playing with may be slightly less, but they did VERY well with what they had. One thing all these top tier teams have to deal with is the competition catching up over time, due to better quality coaching which could also be a testament to these top tier coaches actively improving that aspect.
Caitlin took local Iowa girls not national, multiple states best talent and took to national championship twice. No other player who has ever played could take them twice to the money game. His blood is blue, but pyrite being sold! Connecticut, South Carolina get multiple 5 star recruits every year in whole country…He knows better. Give Caitlin 8 five star recruits sweeping people off floor!
Has Caitlin only played with 2 star recruits? Is Hannah a 3 star?
Yeah no one can touch what Clark has done in her career and especially the last 2 years. She really could have been player of the year all 4 years she had an even better freshman season than Paige did.
Look at South Carolina uconn and Tennessee in the past. So many 4 and 5 star recruits. Iowa never gets any except for Clark and hopefully moving forward they get a couple at the same time. Because when it came down to the championship game last year and this year CC3 was worn out and the team was beaten up and overwhelmed physically. Really disappointing second half against South Carolina for the title. But it's a miracle they made 2 championships against an row with that roster. And they got no transfers at all for Clark to help her this year that was really unbelievable and sad. South Carolina got better after last season Iowa did not.
But the final rating was a peak of 24.7 million viewers at 18.7 million overall. Just staggering numbers that puts NBA finals and world series ratings to shame. I think it would have been 30 million peak if they played the game at night like they should have instead of the 3 o'clock b******* they could have pushed 30 million viewers at peak if they were playing at 8 o'clock at night. It's mostly because of Clark and her style of play great passing behind the back passes 35 foot jump shots like an NBA great called Steph and another one called Dame.
She's just incredible and I'm so sorry Caitlin is getting disparaging comments and mean girl treatment from the karens of the WN ba and retired players.
FFS Lebron gets disparaging comments, MJ, Tiger, all the greats get them, but the overwhelming comments are positive and she was getting the love and praise above an undefeated Championship team. So enough with all that, she was great but one day someone will come along and eclipse what she did. It always does.
@@rsb512 Thank you! No way I could have said it better! A lot of folks don't think about it that way. But you are 100% on!
Give Caitlin 8 5 star recruits and she wouldn’t be breaking any records. She would have to share the ball more. The SC players came in knowing this, they wouldn’t be able to make an individual name for themselves and still signed up. Now they are national champions! The WBNA needs more attention, they have the talent, I can’t wait to see Caitlin and Angel play professionally. This is great for women’s basketball.
@@RealityCheck1980 You don’t get it. Iowa has mostly local girls none recruited out of state. Playing with Caitlin you have Allstar team an try to minimize her ridiculous not to see. On any team Caitlin would be elite scorer did you miss she is all time leading scorer men and women! You have nothing to say… Give up the ugly
I'm not sure who the player on the left is but I do know who Taurasi is. Neither one of them have ever striked as much interest in women's college basketball as Caitlin Clark has. I an avid sports guy and I have to admit, I've never watched a minute of women's basketball till I heard about Clark. She's a huge talent.
Yes she is, they shrug her off! It's just pure Jealousy
The other woman is Sue Bird. A legend. Your assessment doesn't take into account that the media didn't promote women's sports the way they do now. Those women aren't jealous. They are just being real.
Sue Bird, and she was hell on the as well
Heard of Bird but she didn't bring enough interest for millions of viewers to watch women's basketball. Clark did just that. No disrespect to Bird, but I've never watched a second of any of her games or any other women's basketball games, till Clark started playing in the NCAA. Everyone should be happy that someone actually brought interest to Women's basketball. Hope Clark and Angel Reese can bring the same excitement to the WNBA. We'll see!
@@joefran619how are they jealous when they both won national championships in college and WNBA titles not to mention Diana Taurasi is the WNBA all-time leading scorer
DT was awesome yes and I remember her! It takes players like her to bring attention to the ladies game, fact and they don't come around but once a decade or longer. BUT I don't think Ive ever seen it like this as it has been with C.C.! To say otherwise or discount C.C. and the buzz she has created to where she has men watching the entire game is just simply untrue. Many have watched her entire games when they hadn't even been able to keep tuned in for more than a few minutes. She is special, one of a kind.
Semper.Fidelis
I said this so many times but DT was the best UCONN player ever than Maya. People think it's Stewart because she won 4 but people need to remember situations and what competition they were going against. DT did heroic things to win 3 in a row.
FACTS
Much respect to Taurasi, but Stewwy is the "full meal deal". Inside, outside, and REBOUNDING.
@@6855mikeBreanna Stewart is the best that I have seen at the NCAA level when you factor in both offense and defense.
Respectfully disagree. Maya played both sides of the ball at an elite lvl. I hated UCINN but watching Maya was a blissful exp. She literally played like Jordan.
I would have cried 😢
Geno preaches out of the Bible of coaches who all has an ear listen and learn
He’s watched 11 national title runs and success. He knows what and who he’s been watching all these years, back to back to back
Don’t be salty about a youngster, be a mentor not a hater
Those freshmen and sophomores were McDonalds All Americans that Taurasi played with. The fact folks can’t look at Iowa and know that if it weren’t for Clark, they would be a 12 win team. Take Taurasi off UConn and they still would have won 30 games.
Maybe, but the last two years Diana was At Uconn, they have no chance to win a title without her. Those rosters were good, but not the loaded ones that Uconn has had. She was the sole reason they won in 2003 and 2004.
@@elliemyers6435 Taurasi won a natty as a sophomore with sue bird, swin Cash and Tamika Williams among others. She didn’t play with Martin, Stuelke and Affolter as her three best options. Her teams were loaded. They went 39-0. They were 37-1 the next year. The team was still stacked with talent. And the final year they were 31-4 with the exact same team. And her team as a freshman was absolutely stacked and they lost in the title game. Everyone at UConn right now would start at Iowa. But no one besides Clark would start at UConn.
Exacto
@@ComeONnowThePodcast Yes....in 2001, and 2002, Uconn was loaded....but they were WAY less loaded the next two years. Did they have more talent than Iowa had with Caitlin? Yes. But they were WAY down by Uconn standards. Neither one of those two teams had a WNBA starter....the only WNBA players were Jessica Moore and Barbara turner, and Ann Strother...the former two were role players and Strother was an end of the bench player, that lasted three seasons in the W. Those two teams had NO chance of winning without Diana...that's why she won the Naismith, the Wade trophy and the Final Four MOP those two seasons.
Iowa has a lot more talent than you think. When is the last time they finished with anywhere close to 12 wins? The last time they even had less than 20 wins was 2011-12. People will see it next year without Clark when they are still a decent team. Won't be vying for a national title, but they will win 20+ games.
Thanks Geno for the truth bomb! Love Birdie's expression right at the end!
Geno is so full of it.
Did he actually say LSU is fearless, they aren't going to blame anybody. Got that WRONG!
Every great player in any sport and gender in some part is a reflection of another great. That’s what makes sports so great is the elevation of the game and player caliber
Taurasi was on a powerhouse uconn team. Clark is in the middle of nowhere. Taurasi is the.megan rapinoe of the wnba.
Diana is holding back tears
Hes not wrong.
Taurasi, Stewart and Bird are a product of Auriemma's coaching style, having said that, there was a movie, One on One, (1977) which shows to a degree what might have happened to Caitlin Clark if she attended UCONN instead of IOWA.
I’m taking Diana Taurasi over Caitlyn Clark every day that ends with Y.
This is why people that actually watched the Tennessee and UConn error of basketball that don’t have short term memory are saying she’s good undisputed but have seen some other awesome players as well notably the two on the screen.
How she wanted to she wanted to tear up when he said that was awesome
Thing is, no one remembers her.
Paige hasn't fully recovered from her injuries. Stand by for next season. Think she'll be back in top form.
I get he's complimenting his former star but he knows he's wrong.
Taurasi isn't even in the same universe as Clark. He's right that people have short memories, but Clark is already the GOAT.
You don't know!! How is Caitlin Clark the goat when Diana Taurasi has three national championships WNBA titles and leads the WNBA in points. You put respect on those Legends name and stop sticking to what you think is hot and not knowing the actual history
When everyone ranks the horses, and you get the best one, then your horse wins the race, does that make you a good trainer? It's easy to look good when you have the best talent. You don't win 11 national championships just because you're a great coach. The recruiting machine at UCONN continues to obtain the nation's best talent. I don't know what to think of that.
Diana didn’t break the ncaa scoring record she needs to chill @ 42
I like cc game and respect what she has accomplished, but I got to see taurisi play, she was a baller can shoot 3 s amazing passes she was the whole package, I don’t think it’s fair to compare them there both amazing players
Can't say too much good about Caitlin can he? After all, he didn't get her! Glad she went to Iowa, and played for Coach Luder!
Didn't GET her? That's not how recruiting works. Now.. if she had a bunch of offers and went to Iowa because she wanted to better the program that's one thing. But she only had 3 offers. Norte Dame.. Iowa State and Iowa. Why does he just have to say something good about her? Especially considering he has a player on his team that is better than her?
Everyone doesn't have to just praise her just because. Some of us.. including her incoming competition can see the holes and weaknesses in her game. It's tough to call someone the greatest ever.. when you've watched the greatest names of the last couple of generations walk through your door and become champions on every level!
@@JOneHundredTVno Caitlin Clark said herself she wanted to go to UConn but Gino didn't make the call because he had Paige Becker's
Was she offered 5 mil to play the next year?
Hahaha
Yet people think Diana hates on her, smh
Geno ran with 4 5star recruit. Clark ran with average and made it 2 championship.
And lost for the reason you stated, recruiting is the name of the game. Great teams win titles, basketball ain't tennis or golf.
Geno keeping it a buck!!!!
Two bucks
Love the modesty of Diana Taurasi!
She was patting herself on the back
UConn had stacked Teams , Geno isn’t going to dish any of his players. Every Great player brings something different to the table. Clark has made more people tune in which is Great for women’s basketball.
great answer
Yeah, that’s just a polite way of saying “No”
Perfect answer.
Anyone else think Taurasi looks like a velociraptor?
Diana T. was a great player, but when she played UCONN women were dominate. They're teams were full of the best players from around the country. Clearly, Caitlin Clark is somebody special that can elevate a bunch of otherwise average players around her and make the team better, all while she is making shots on a regular basis that most players would not shoot, probably cause they can't make them like she can.
Iowa still almost lost to a depleted Yukon team this year
CaitlIn Clark took iowa to the national championship twice....
Anyone wanting to know how amazing Diana was watch her when she was at Uconn. She WAS A BEAST
As were all her top recruit teammates...
Then watch her against Tennessee
DT was better. C Miller , Cheryl Swoops also were no joke !
Geno says "you did it" to a person I had not even heard of before. She did not "do it" because the "it" is becoming a massive star-OUTSIDE of the women's B Ball subculture. I don't know Diana Taurasi, because I did not follow's women's basketball until Caitlin. I know this, Diana did not "do it" because the "do it" is not all about basketball. The "do it" is become a nationwide household name. While I know nothing about her, I have no doubt that Diana helped to build the game. That said, no woman player has "done" what Caitlin has done. Nope. Whether Caitlin is "better" than someone else is not relevant. Caitlin is a bigger star than everyone else. That may not be fair, but life is not fair.
If you google best women’s basketball player of all time, Taurasi comes up as #1 or 2. She’s that good. Not just in college, but in the wNBA and with Olympic gold. The other person is Sue Bird who is in her own right a fantastic player. Jesus she was fun to watch in college!!!! They both made their own plays at key times as well as being generous with their teammates.
The hate has always been there
Paige and company would have beat Iowa this yr if half the team wasnt hurt…
Geno is such a huge Caitlin Clark hater and for what reason? He didn’t recruit her so wtf is his problem
The women's NCAA championship game had over 18 million views beating out the mens rating the following night. Caitlin Clark had 16 million of those views. The other 2+ million maybe fans of SC and or had bets. Staleys team has so many 5 star recuits and so Did UCONN in the final 4. Catlin got her team to the finals w/ out any 5 star recruits. TWICE. That says it all about her talent and a teammate. Diana had a cake walk in her UCONN days. Her team was loaded w/ future pro talent . I hope Catlin stays 1 more yr @ Iowa just to see her team make another run @ it. Hell of an amasing player and teammate.
Short memories? DT did it with freshman, but what were those freshman ranked going into college Geno? Oh, you conveniently omit that from your narrative, by design.
MAYA MOORE IS THE GREATEST FEMALE BASKETBALL EVER!! Thats who we never seen anyone like!
Geno lied the expression in the end give himself away.
🤣🤣🤣🤣Geno Auriemma🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's a big no. He's never seen a player break the all-time scoring record, and lead the nation in assists at the same time, because it's never been done before. He's just pandering.
Those things don't mean anything...
Winning and championships do. Those players got that.
@@JOneHundredTV "Don't mean anything"? Dude you must be drunk on hater-aid. Those are great, historically great achievements, that have not been done before. Teams win championships every year. That doesn't mean there's a "GOAT" on the team that does it.
I love Caitlin and I'm glad she's getting the attention she's getting because she deserves it and the whole game is better because of it. But the curse of "recency" is in full flower in all the people saying we've never ever seen anything like her. Yes, we have seen her level of player before. Absolutely. That takes nothing against Caitlin, but there were some great players in the sport besides her.
It isn't easy being a Hawkeye fan........we did win the Rose Bowl in 1957.
Something about CC that he doesn't like.
I wonder if the UCONN players always rub each other down! 🤮🤮
S/O Diana Taurasi 💪
I think we blowing things up the game is so different now to back then and she is a 🏀 no doubt
Uh, quick question Geno. Weren’t Sue Bird and Swin Cash also on that team? Let’s meet back here in 5 years to see how many of Caitlin’s teammates are in the WNBA. At least Bobby Knight had the humility to admit that someone who wasn’t on his team was the best player he’d seen. That’s right I said it.
Dude he's talking about the 2003 and 2004 teams, led by Diana Taurasi, if you're gonna comment so hostile at least know what you're talking about
He’s talking about the 03 and 04 championships. She was easily the most talented player both years and brought out the best in her team. They won because of her.
I'm surprised no mention was made of his decision not to even talk with Clark when she made it known she was interested in going to UConn. That's the elephant in the room - can't imagine how many more championships he might have won with her on board.
@@Golf05 I've been watching WCBB for 35+ years and honestly think Clark would've really struggled in the UConn system -- not because she isn't great but because it just isn't her style of play or process. I think UConn knew they weren't the right fit for each other, even if a teenage Clark thought otherwise, and that in the end it worked out perfectly for her because she wouldn't have become a singular star at UConn the way she did at Iowa. He made the right call for his program by going with Bueckers, who is basically the definition of a UConn PG, and Clark made the right call by staying home. It all worked out.
@SweetSirenia With the talent UConn had and her play making ability, I really think she would have been a great fit. He could have at least talked to her and explained his reason for not taking her. She was very disappointed with the lack of response from him, at least from what I read.
This guys a hater and doesn’t want to acknowledge greatness for once in a generation player. We are talking about an individual not a team.
Put Caitlyn on UConn and she would’ve had 4 championships. Put Turassi on Iowa and she wouldn’t have done what Caitlyn accomplished!
May be caitlin Clark is a shooter but paige buecker is a complete package
Would you take buecker at number 1 over clark? I won't. If you are a big fan of paige i would understand. But as a gm with your job on the line? I would take Clark.
Clark doesn't have assists?
She has over 1000+ assists dude what are you talking about? Give credit where it’s due. I love uconn and have for over 30 yrs but Paige and Clark aren’t the same level right now.@@douglaney1177
@douglaney1177 yes I agree caitlin has a poor vision in passing
@@douglaney1177Caitlin Clark is the 4th overall assist leader of all time and Paige is not even on top 25. Caitlin Clark is the only one with over 3000+ points with 1000+ assist for both men and women in college basketball.
Liar Geno , CC is the first
😂😂😂😂😂 you wish you were C.C.
Geno is probably the wrong coach to ask if he ever seen great players before as he had one or two before.Geno never gives a non UCONN player a compliment, its called new england snobbery.
I thought Diana was very much like Clark except for the distance of her shots, physical they are the same size and I think Diana played through contact better than Clark so all of this is a rerun and Geno knows that as well🏀🏀🏀
Geno is the GOAT because of how much he cares and will go to war for his ladies if they play hard for him.
Pure class, Geno - This was one of your finest moments!
nah his words did not flow out enthusiastically -
he was painfully trying to give cc credit by not forgetting his EGOTISTICAL ENTITLED SELF- IT HARD FOR THEM TO ACCEPT WOMANS PLAY HAS FINALLY CAUGHT UP TO UCONN.........BOO HOOO- FOR THEM GREAT FOR EVERYONE ELSE.
He just spends the majority of the time praising his own gals that played under him and going far as saying his ex-player was on the same level as the greatest women’s basketball player.
Why is this a great moment? It feels far more like he can’t handle being outdone and can’t acknowledge the greatest women’s player didn’t come from his elite program.
It would have far more classy & respectable to just acknowledge that Caitlin Clark is the greatest of all time and in a class of her own.
Diana did not elevate women’s basketball almost single handedly into some of the most watched events on tv in recent years. It is insane to realize just how many people that had never watched women’s basketball previously, but have been tuning into this women’s ncaa tournament in large part (if not all ) because of Caitlin Clark.
@@RevAlSharptonz MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY-UCONN HAD THE SPOTLIGHT TO LONG AND THE FANS DID NOT COME OUT AS THEY DID THIS YEAR- THAT HURTS THEYRE FEELINGS. AND I AM FROM CONNECTICUT
Geno Auriemma is such as hater that he’s comparing what Diana did on a powerhouse like UCONN to what Clark did on a small and unknown program. Dude, just have some grace and admit you f-ed up by missing to recruit her. There’s no shame in that. It happened to the best. 😂
I’m a huge Geno fan for the simple reason that he’s honest!
Truth be known Bird and Taurasi were both better than Clark!
They have the hardware: D1 titles, Olympics & Professionals
Lol.
They were not. Iowa is potentially not even in the tournament without Clark. It's not all about stats, but Clark averages 28 points and 8 assists a game with ease. No one has ever been close to this good. Not Maya Moore, Sue Bird, Candace Parker, Griner, Stewart, etc... Caitlin is on another level.
@killapositionz2 Breanna Stewart is the best that I have ever seen at the NCAA level. She is great in the inside and the outside on offense and on defense, Breanna Stewart is an excellent rebounder and blocks many shots. Breanna Stewart is the All time Goat 🐐 of women's NCAA 🏀.
@@midnight-2021 she was the best before Caitlin. Stewart's UCONN teams were incredibly stacked she never had to carry her team in the same way. No one has had more individual pressure and delivered on the same level as CC.
@@midnight-2021 but honestly if you wanna argue for Stewart I won't even say you're wrong I just disagree. Saying anyone else is better though except maybe Taurasi I think is a crazy take.
Yup, Iowa is full of McDonalds All Americans....legendary coach, terrible take. Uconn
The self-congratulatory from Uconn is so amazing. I'm happy I stopped following them.
Hmmm. Geno:"This kid is on the wrong team, she's got the wrong skillset to handle the physicality of that league, and she's a rookie"... Has not aged well... she the top of every scouting report, has been on triple double watch last several games and suceeded in garnering a win over NY while chalking upo the first triple double for rookie (none of the other 1000 rookies ever did that - including all his UConn plebs). They are nearing playing off contention.... Maybe Geno has been blinded by something.... Geno has not seen anything like it cause he's blinded by the light
Well!!! I would say that he’s been bias. Because only the best gets to go to UConn. So he can’t compare talent in his team to Iowa level of talent.
Taurasi may have been a better all around player but Clark had less to work with. Iowa was not like Indiana St when Larry bird got them to the final. They did have a better roster..But nowhere near the talent UConn had.
CAP !!!
Caitlan Currrrry
She was not alone and did not have a responsibility to run the play cause Geno took care of all that and it was a team game with others before and after she was a huskie. Caitlin has tremendous weight on her shoulders and knew it was her against THEM.
His answer is BS. UConn always has tremendous talent. Clark carries that team
You haven’t watched women’s college basketball long enough to comment and it’s obvious