Geno to get new contract and talks about successor
Mar 22, 2024 18:54:44 GMT -5
huskyharper and grrrrr like this
Post by bulkey on Mar 22, 2024 18:54:44 GMT -5
Geno about to sign a new contract. Rumors of his demise, as fellow nutmegger Mark Twain said, are greatly exaggerated.
As to his eventual successor, Geno is of course right: make some suggestions and then get as far away from the process as possible. Sit on the Atlantic City beach and trade jokes with EDD about why she decided to leave UConn after 1 day.
Auriemma said he would be willing to give the UConn hierarchy a few names to consider, but he does not want to pick his successor or even be involved in the process.
“The search should be worldwide,” he said. “Worldwide. It’s going to take somebody who has tremendous confidence in themselves, has a track record of winning or maybe you want to start all over and hire a young person and there is something to be said for that. Some people hire from within and always keep it ‘in the family,’ that has worked some places, and it has failed miserably. I don’t think you automatically say, ‘We’re staying in-house.’ That would be a tremendous mistake. Don’t limit yourself to that, and don’t ask me who the next coach should be. How do you know I’m doing it for the right reasons?”
It's a great article and for some reason it's not behind a paywall...
www.courant.com/2024/03/22/as-geno-auriemma-turns-70-more-march-madness-beckons-and-hes-not-ready-to-walk-away-as-uconn-womens-basketball-coach/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20search%20should%20be%20worldwide,to%20be%20said%20for%20that.
As to his eventual successor, Geno is of course right: make some suggestions and then get as far away from the process as possible. Sit on the Atlantic City beach and trade jokes with EDD about why she decided to leave UConn after 1 day.
Auriemma said he would be willing to give the UConn hierarchy a few names to consider, but he does not want to pick his successor or even be involved in the process.
“The search should be worldwide,” he said. “Worldwide. It’s going to take somebody who has tremendous confidence in themselves, has a track record of winning or maybe you want to start all over and hire a young person and there is something to be said for that. Some people hire from within and always keep it ‘in the family,’ that has worked some places, and it has failed miserably. I don’t think you automatically say, ‘We’re staying in-house.’ That would be a tremendous mistake. Don’t limit yourself to that, and don’t ask me who the next coach should be. How do you know I’m doing it for the right reasons?”
It's a great article and for some reason it's not behind a paywall...
www.courant.com/2024/03/22/as-geno-auriemma-turns-70-more-march-madness-beckons-and-hes-not-ready-to-walk-away-as-uconn-womens-basketball-coach/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20search%20should%20be%20worldwide,to%20be%20said%20for%20that.
