The UConn Huskies continue to be one of the teams to beat in college basketball. That’s going to be the case for as long as legendary head coach Geno Auriemma is calling the shots.
Also, with a future WNBA star like Paige Bueckers leading the way, the Huskies have become must-watch television. Even so, coach Auriemma isn’t that impressed with his superstar.
Following his team’s win over Marquette, the hard-hitting coach called out Bueckers for looking devasted after one missed free-throw, even though she already had 19 points, eight assists, and was close to winning another conference title.
Geno Auriemma says Bueckers is too dramatic
“I thought it was a little maybe it’s because it’s Oscar night it’s a little overdramatic. I thought it was a little much the reaction to missing the free throw I just turned around (and) started talking to my staff,” Auriemma said.
Notably, that’s pretty much the entire opposite from what he had said about his superstar guard in the past, as he had praised her for being a little ‘delusional’ at times:
“There’s a delusional side of Paige that I love,” Auriemma said. “‘(Paige says) I have never missed a shot; if I do miss, it’s because something happened. I have never fouled anybody in my life; the refs are always wrong.’ So there’s always this back-and-forth between me and her because I know what kids want.”
Then again, that’s just good old coach Geno Auriemma. He’s gonna tell it as it is, and he’s never going to shy away from calling out his players with some old-fashioned tough love.