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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2039603, member: 289"] PART TWO The women’s team was taking on Florida State, the #7 team in the country who “had a chance to beat Connecticut”. The Seminoles his their first two threes;. “”That’s never a good way to start a game.” The Orangewomen ended the game losing 58-77, the entire margin coming from a 7-26 first period. They are now 13-7 on the season. 4-3 in the conference and 2-4 against ranked teams. Lou in Utica had listened to Jim listing his under-recruited players and wondered why Wendell Alexis was included, (he also wondered if anyone remembered him). JB: “Wendell was fairly well thought of, as was Rafael Addison, who we recruited at the same time. Wendell had the bets father of anyone we’ve recruited. He told me yell at his son more.” (Coach laughed at that story.) Jim filmed a commercial for the Infiniti Challenge with Fran Dunphy: [MEDIA=youtube]QtOD8V2EsH0[/MEDIA] Actually, he was never there with Dunphy. It was all done through editing. And some doubles, (“stunt men”) were used for anything that involved a change of latitude- up or down. Gomez asked him if he “got game”. JB: “If it looks like I’ve got game, that’s all editing. Dunphy doesn’t have game, either. No coach does. Once you’re done you’re done.“ When was the last time Coach dunked a basketball? “I’ve dunked twice in my life. One was in practice and one wa sin a summer game –and the basket was a little bit low.” Then came some NBA talk: Should Steph Curry have bene taken over Russell Westbrook for the All-Star game starter spot. “It’s a fan vote and they have a larger fan base. Westbrook or Harden is the best player in the NBA. D’Antoni has made Harden into a great point guard. Both Jim and Gomez were astonished that Russell Westbrook actually got called for traveling. Gomez said he took “5-6 steps and was pointing to guys saying “You go over there…You go over there.” [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kONYoYtF5cE"]Russel Westbrook's travel against warriors[/URL] Are the 76ers finally turning the corner? “They’ve turned a bit. They are on the right track. Joel Embiid is one guy who really is big-time. Simmons would help. He doesn’t shoot it great but he is a special player.” Carmelo and the Knicks: Once they gave him a no-trade clause they had to bring in the guys to make it work. He’s not going to approve a trade to Charlotte and the top teams won’t give up anyone good for him. The fan base won’t go for trading him for nothing. No free agents want to play there. Derrick Rose can still play. He plays great and then is out for a game or two.” After being blown out by the Warriors, LeBron James said that the Cavaliers didn’t practice enough. “That’s just talk. Golden State has an awful lot of firepower. They should have won their second title in a row last year. If Dramond Green hadn’t been suspended they would have won it in five games. Durrant has fit in well. He’s a great team player. They are stronger inside and getting better play from their bench.” Gomez asked about Roy Williams got the same speech JB made in the post- game presser. “We’ve been friends for 40 years and have played golf together. He’s one of the greatest coaches of all time.” Do coaches talk with each other during the season? “Not usually. We see each other during the Final Four. Trevor Cooney has signed on with a European team. How does the money they make in Europe compare to what they’d get in the D Leagues? “He’ll make about $200,000 his first year there. Demetris Nichols has bene there for several years and is making $500,000. In the D-Leagues you make about $30,000. The only reason to go there is if you have a direct path to the NBA.” What does JB think of Randy Edsall withdrawing this offer to a kid who turned down everyone else and was already planning his academic schedule at UCONN? “It’s always a bad situation when you have a change of coaching staffs and get different ideas. I’d try and go and talk with the kid and say that we’d looked at film and that he wouldn’t play much if he came here. To just call him like that is kind of heavy handed. Spring is letter-of-intent time for football. The kid had not signed yet. The kid or the school can walk away. It happens all the time. Our footballs taff has lost a couple of guys who changed their mind. That’s why we pushed for an early signing date. A kid shouldn’t want to go someplace where they aren’t wanted. What does Jim think of the baseball Hall of Fame selections? “Rodriguez was a great player. Bagwell and Raines were very good.” About Bonds and Clemens: “The Hall of Fame should step forward and say something. You don’t know about the players even today. They need to bite the bullet and ask “Do their numbers deserve it? It’s not up to the Hall of Fame to take care of it. It’s hypocritical. Rafael Palmeiro hit over 500 home runs and he’s not even on the ballot any more….Bonds saw other guys hitting 60-70 home runs and didn’t like it….What Curt Schilling says shouldn’t matter. There’s a lot of out-spoken guys in the Hall of Fame and a lot of guys who weren’t great people. What’s on Jim’s reading list? “Jack Reacher novels- he, (Lee Child) does a good job. Mike Connelly, Jim Patterson and John Gresham. “ NFL playoffs- “Aaron Rodgers is pretty good. It’s hard to go against him. I think Brady will get there. I like the patriots but don’t care about the others. I just want some great games. What about those locker room clips that went to social media? “What goes on in a locker room should stay there, although that’s harder to do with social media. We talk to the players and they take communications courses. “ Gomez asked a trivia question: What two players have played in a Final Four and a World Series. Jim couldn’t answer it. Can you? [/QUOTE]

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