The NBA is all about winning, but at this level (college basketball) winning doesn't make you happy. You can win, and play lousy, and in my program, feel lousy. To me it's about: How good can we be.
Geno AuriemmaBottom line, you're either a risk taker, or your not, and if you don't take risks, you'll never win big.
Geno AuriemmaI don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.
Geno AuriemmaIf you are getting into coaching right out of college, you're not one of the coaches because you're not really, like, a coach yet. You're someone who's in limbo all the time. Navigating that is not easy. If you try to be too much like a player, then the coaches are like, You're not too serious about coaching. If you're going to be too much like a coach, the players are not going to confide in anything.
Geno Auriemma