

U.S. women’s coach Geno Auriemma isn’t apologizing for the Americans’ romp through the Olympics. (Getty Images)

As the coach of the 11-time national champion Connecticut women’s basketball team, Geno Auriemma has answered countless questions about whether the Huskies’ dominance is bad for the sport.

The coach of the U.S. women’s Olympic team is doing the same in Rio, where he has the Americans heavily favored to win a sixth consecutive gold medal. The United States next faces China on Sunday in Group B play.

Following a reporter’s question about Team USA’s romp through the field on the heels of an 81-51 victory over Canada the other day, Auriemma responded in part:

“We live in that Trumpian era where it’s okay to be sexist and degrade people that are good, just because they’re the opposite sex. We are what we are. We’re never going to apologize for being that good.”

Support for Auriemma continued on social media, where Julie Foudy, formerly of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, became the latest to weigh in.

Auriemma's entire response is beautiful. "We’re never going to apologize for being that good." Amen. https://t.co/1gc38LGx2z — Julie Foudy (@JulieFoudy) August 13, 2016

U.S. women’s player Diana Taurasi also offered her feelings.

Well @DianaTaurasi said if you don't like the @usabasketball dominance go watch rowing. Well the @usrowing is just as dominant women 8 wins — Doug Feinberg (@DougFeinberg) August 13, 2016

Taurasi is seeking her fourth gold medal in what may be her final Olympics. So, too, is starting point guard Sue Bird. Both played for Auriemma at Connecticut.

Here’s a bit more from Auriemma:

“We got a guy in the pool with a USA swim cap on who nobody can beat, and if he wasn’t in swimming, there would be a lot of other guys with gold medals, so it is what it is. The world needs times when such great, great teams or great individuals are doing great things, that other people can talk about and other people say, ‘Wow, wouldn’t it be great to be at that level?’

“So, what are we supposed to do? Just go out there and win by a little? We’re not bad for women’s basketball; just like I say at U-Conn., we’re not bad for women’s basketball. What’s bad for women’s basketball is when nobody’s great, because then you could say, ‘You know what? I don’t think anybody really knows how to play this game.’ ”