Geno Auriemma doesn’t shy away from saying what’s on his mind, and he made good use of his time on the microphone Saturday morning while speaking to reporters in Fort Worth. Auriemma pointed out that the scheduling of this year’s Sweet Sixteen boggles the mind — and may be preventing players from performing at their best.
Auriemma read off three-point shooting from Friday, a list that wasn’t exactly impressive. He then noted that each of the teams with lower than typical percentages typically average “over 30 for the season.” So what was the problem Friday?
Auriemma pointed to the tournament’s schdule. His team and the Louisville Cardinals were both forced to show up the arena at 6:30 and 7:30 in the morning, but didn’t have practice until the evening. That left several hours between media call times and game times for players to essentially do nothing…