I am just getting around to passing on the highlights of Geno Auriemma's acceptance speech on behalf of Maya Moore when she was named the winner of the Naismith Trophy.

Moore headed home with her teammates Monday morning so she could not be on hand to receive either the Naismith Trophy or the WNBA Player of the Year awards.

Auriemma didn't have to search very long to find the right words to say on Moore's behalf.

"The energy, the passion she brought to the program, how fortunate she was to play with great teammates," Auriemma said when discussing Moore's best attributes. "How you can be best player in the country and be a team player? How you can score 3,000 points and still lead your team in assists? I think that is a quality that very, very few players have. I saw Maya when she won the high school Naismith Award and she gave a much better speech than I just did. I feel fortunate because she represents me about as well as I could ever hope to be represented."

When Moore was announced as the winner of the WBCA award, they had a video presentation with Auriemma, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, former UConn star Diana Taurasi and Orlando Magic all-star Dwight Howard among those who said a few words about Maya.