Geno Auriemma had a brutal roast for Paige Bueckers: ‘One’ championship

The relationship UConn Huskies Head Coach Geno Auriemma and prima defender Paige Bueckers stock is inimitable.

And yet, erstwhile nan projected first wide pick walked successful connected a gathering afloat of Auriemma’s erstwhile players, nan coach fto her cognize — successful jest — conscionable really she stacks up against nan program’s icons.

“Oh what, you sewage 1 [championship] truthful you deliberation you tin beryllium down present now?” Auriemma jabbed.

Former Huskie Rebecca Lobo was 1 of nan legends successful nan room, and she told nan afloat communicative to ESPN’s Sarah Spain connected her podcast, “Good Game pinch Sarah Spain.”

“It’s astir apt [2:00 a.m.] and [Bueckers] comes down — she’s sewage nan nett on, and her title chapeau on, and she comes complete and it’s each nan older players sitting around,” Lobo said. “And remember, this is conscionable a mates hours aft we saw [Auriemma] crying and hugging her and telling her he loves her.

“And he looks astatine Paige and he points astatine maine and he said, ‘go beryllium adjacent to her, you guys only person 1 [championship successful common].’”

Auriemma, nan all-time leader successful wins (1,217) and championships (12) among NCAA women’s hoops coaches, has earned nan correct to talk that smack.

Breanna Stewart and Jessica Moore were among nan different iconic Huskies successful nan room astatine nan clip erstwhile Auriemma teasingly humbled Bueckers — and Lobo, for that matter — for their lone championships.

They some person rather a spot much hardware: Stewart won 4 titles successful 4 years pinch Auriemma; Moore won three.

While Auriemma’s comments could beryllium taken nan incorrect way, his players cognize it’s each successful bully fun.

“That’s who he is, you know?” Lobo said of nan interaction. “I felt for illustration I was successful a clip warp. Like, 30 years agone it was maine he was giving crap to. [That night] it’s Paige.”