25 May 2012
Quote of the Day: Geno Auriemma
From this article about USA basketball:
Auriemma is the dominant figure at the practice. He holds a cup of coffee in his left hand and is always kidding and encouraging, encouraging and kidding. When Tamika Catchings's shot bounces off the rim, over the backboard, and nails Auriemma in the head, he pokes fun at the rivalry between Connecticut and Tennessee: "See? That's Tennessee shooting. You did that on purpose."
This bit was good, too:
"I have two problems," he continues, gaining the attention of the whole team. "Number one is everybody wants to shoot and they're selfish. Number two is nobody wants to shoot and you're not selfish enough. When you're open and you get the shot that you normally take, take it. Don't ever pass up on an open shot, ever."
BTW, the article says that when the team was in Seattle, they practiced against the Seattle Storm men's practice players. That's pretty neat!
Auriemma is the dominant figure at the practice. He holds a cup of coffee in his left hand and is always kidding and encouraging, encouraging and kidding. When Tamika Catchings's shot bounces off the rim, over the backboard, and nails Auriemma in the head, he pokes fun at the rivalry between Connecticut and Tennessee: "See? That's Tennessee shooting. You did that on purpose."
This bit was good, too:
"I have two problems," he continues, gaining the attention of the whole team. "Number one is everybody wants to shoot and they're selfish. Number two is nobody wants to shoot and you're not selfish enough. When you're open and you get the shot that you normally take, take it. Don't ever pass up on an open shot, ever."
BTW, the article says that when the team was in Seattle, they practiced against the Seattle Storm men's practice players. That's pretty neat!
Labels: Olympics, Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 9:13 PM 
