Why Geno Auriemma wants UConn centers to embrace ‘dominant mindset’

Just 48 seconds after UConn women’s basketball center Jana El Alfy checked in midway through the second quarter against Butler on Saturday, the redshirt sophomore picked up a foul that immediately aggravated coach Geno Auriemma. The foul was El Alfy’s second of the game, and though it was minor — some incidental contact while going for an offensive rebound that gave Butler an inbound — Auriemma swore in visible frustration on the sideline. El Alfy quickly followed up the error by scoring on a strong putback off a miss from star guard Azzi Fudd, but the damage was already done. Auriemma pulled El Alfy back out of the game at the first opportunity, less than two minutes after putting her on...