Sure, the UConn women beat Providence by 37 points on New Year’s Eve. Yes, they did it without their starting point guard. That didn’t preclude Geno Auriemma from using words and phrases like “stupid” and “lazy” and “makes you want to stab your eyes out.” A little dramatic, a little over the top maybe? Okay, it was way over the top, but Auriemma had just gotten his first look at his top-ranked team without KK Arnold on the floor running the show, and he saw enough to know he didn’t want a second look. “In KK’s case, there is nobody else on the team that would be able to replicate what she does,” Auriemma said after Arnold returned from her one-game absence in an 84-48 win over Seton Hall on...
