Pat and Geno

[Wbbfan1]

http://opwrathofjohn.blogspot.com/

Blog entry is after Peyton.

 

[Icebear]

LADY Huskies!!! Grrrrrrr!!!

 

[Shenandoah]

"Lady Huskies"? sheesh.....that's getting old...

 

[cohenzone]

Worse than Lady Huskies is his reference to Griner as the "former 6'8" freak". Horrible on several levels. On the less egregious side, she is not "formerly" 6'8". I don't think her size has changed. I know the guy inartfully meant she isn't in the college game any more.

I suspect by using the word "freak" he meant to convey the thought that she had unusual athleticism for a woman of her height, because there have been several other women basketball players her size, or maybe he thinks they are all "freaks".

 

[ThisJustIn]

Worse than Lady Huskies is his reference to Griner as the "former 6'8" freak". Horrible on several levels. On the less egregious side, she is not "formerly" 6'8". I don't think her size has changed. I know the guy inartfully meant she isn't in the college game any more.

I suspect by using the word "freak" he meant to convey the thought that she had unusual athleticism for a woman of her height, because there have been several other women basketball players her size, or maybe he thinks they are all "freaks".

I can't imagine what he things of the gentlemen "freaks."

 

[Icebear]

Among sideshow performers "freak" is an embraced term for certain performers.

 

[CTyankee]

What do you know... A knowledgeable blogger if I ever read one (NOT). And with a fan base of seven (7) followers. It just shows that we have to take the internet for what it is... A forum where one can write anything... And be read by anyone and everyone... What garbage...

 

[pap49cba]

We probably just multiplied his page hits by a factor of x100.

 

[huskybill]

I can't imagine what he things of the gentlemen "freaks."

Has he ever been to our Boneyard meeting?

 

[Bayareahusky]

Not exactly a hard hitting piece..... I learned nothing new here... It was Pat-Geno 101, and most of us are past that

 

[meyers7]

Did anyone else catch his biggest mistake? Geno with 955 wins? That's about 100 off.

 

[terif831]

Worse than Lady Huskies is his reference to Griner as the "former 6'8" freak". Horrible on several levels. On the less egregious side, she is not "formerly" 6'8". I don't think her size has changed. I know the guy inartfully meant she isn't in the college game any more.

I suspect by using the word "freak" he meant to convey the thought that she had unusual athleticism for a woman of her height, because there have been several other women basketball players her size, or maybe he thinks they are all "freaks".

Made me cringe. And makes me feel sorry for him, that he thinks of a fellow human being this way.

 

[HuskyNan]

I can't imagine what he things of the gentlemen "freaks."

Actually, it's a good thing to be a freak in the mens' game. here's an example

Put freak and athlete into Google and you'll get a buncha sites devoted to hyper-athletic players of all sports.

 

[ndmb]

One of the most frustrating thing for me was the misunderstanding of the race for most wins. It's true that Geno has good odds of passing 1,028 but, if they continue to coach, Vanderveer, Hatchell, and Stringer have a good shot at doing it first.

 

[Fiftyish]

Among sideshow performers "freak" is an embraced term for certain performers.

I would guess you could count on one hand people that enjoy being called a "freak". And you are right, they are probably in the circus or carnival. Maybe it's my age but I can't imagine anyone desiring that appellation.

 

[Icebear]

I would guess you could count on one hand people that enjoy being called a "freak". And you are right, they are probably in the circus or carnival. Maybe it's my age but I can't imagine anyone desiring that appellation.

I have spent time with side show performers from time to time as a magic hobbyist. Freaks wear the label as something of the red badge of courage.

 

[EricLA]

Geno would like nothing better than to make Pat #2... Funny!

 

[Samanthabrown3]

Not exactly a hard hitting piece..... I learned nothing new here... It was Pat-Geno 101, and most of us are past that

He wasn't writing for us but for the seven others who read him.

 

[hoophuskee]

I would guess you could count on one hand people that enjoy being called a "freak". And you are right, they are probably in the circus or carnival. Maybe it's my age but I can't imagine anyone desiring that appellation.

LeBron James is a freak. Michael Jordan was a freak. Magic and Bird were freaks. Olajuwon and Jabbar were freaks.

 

[Fiftyish]

LeBron James is a freak. Michael Jordan was a freak. Magic and Bird were freaks. Olajuwon and Jabbar were freaks.

And you know for a fact that they all enjoy being called freaks?? Or is that just your opinion of them.

 

[hoophuskee]

And you know for a fact that they all enjoy being called freaks?? Or is that just your opinion of them.

Just my opinion.

Do you know for a fact that they don't like it?

 

[maddoggy]

One of the SNY excerpts -- the one on KML's meeting with Geno -- includes a quote from Stefanie Dolson, who describes KML as "a freak shooter."

While calling someone a "freak shooter" is certainly different than calling someone a "6' 8" freak" in that the act, not the person is the freak, Dolson's use of the word describimh a friend and teammate suggests to me that there's a pretty high comfort level with using the word in the context of athletics.

 

[Fiftyish]

Just my opinion.

Do you know for a fact that they don't like it?

No. Just like you it's just my opinion.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Secretariat, the greatest thoroughbred champion of all time, is still reverentially referred to "on the backside" and "in the barns" as a "freak". And he was. After he died it was determined that his heart was huge - about twice the size it should have been. No, it was nota heart condition; he had this gigantic pump to push blood through the lungs etc and make it appear that : "He's moving like a tremendous machine!"

 

[jsloanjr]

I think you are correct that Geno wants the All-time record in all College BB.....Most wins, Most NC and best looking in that order?