Anytime somebody be starts with “1st”, you know they’re a windbag
From a Hog/SEC/ basketball fan.
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Hey, I appreciate the kindness and attempt at decorum, and the apology for the idiots who have inundated the board with nonsense tonight. I do have a suspicion, however, that you're either the very poster who created about a dozen screen names to flame UK fans here tonight or one of their pals. I'm sure we could look at IP addresses to confirm that first option (if I'm right)
As for the supposed rivalry between UK and Arkansas, there never really has been much of one. There was a bit of one back in the mid-90s when both of our teams were very good and the best in the SEC. But since then it's been back to very little rivalry because Arkansas hasn't been good enough most of the time. I'm sure Calipari's presence in Arkansas will make the games next season especially intense. Maybe we'll have a short-lived rivalry for a few years. Who knows?
Calipari is exactly like a used car salesman in multiple ways. He has a gimmick he uses to bring in recruits. It goes like this: bring in top 30 freshmen, promise them starts and minutes, get them lots of attention and NBA scouting, get them to work on their NBA game to make them most appealing, recruit next season's crop of freshmen over the current team, push the guys to be one and done, send them away to transfer if they aren't good enough to be drafted, rinse and repeat. He sees player "success" (i.e. making the NBA) as a higher priority than program or team wins. You'll see it eventually even if you turn a blind eye to it right now.
His spin on this is that he's a "players first coach and program." Arkansas fans will love the talent initially and expectations will soar, but when Cal can't produce wins at crunch time of the season, eyes will be opened.
Calipari can't coach from the bench very well. If his initial game plan isn't working, his team will struggle. He plays man to man, exclusively, regardless of how a game is going and regardless of whether his team is struggling to stay in front. He's stubborn. He hates criticism. Claims he's above it and ignores it, but he soaks it in and wears it, and will likely bring it up after a big win in a very cringe way. He downplays the SEC tournament, so don't expect much there. If something doesn't dramatically change for Cal with this move to Arkansas, he will be forced to retire in the next 5 years.
I was all in with Calipari when he came on board. His first 6 seasons were some of UK's best ever. I ignored much of the "players first" talk and even the bragging about the NBA draft being the biggest day in UK's history. But something changed after that 2014-15 team lost to Wisconsin, robbing him of a perfect season. And then the lifetime contract changed him again, followed closely by the Covid fallout. He's not been the same. I'd likely still be ignoring his flaws if he was still winning.
As for the supposed rivalry between UK and Arkansas, there never really has been much of one. There was a bit of one back in the mid-90s when both of our teams were very good and the best in the SEC. But since then it's been back to very little rivalry because Arkansas hasn't been good enough most of the time. I'm sure Calipari's presence in Arkansas will make the games next season especially intense. Maybe we'll have a short-lived rivalry for a few years. Who knows?
Calipari is exactly like a used car salesman in multiple ways. He has a gimmick he uses to bring in recruits. It goes like this: bring in top 30 freshmen, promise them starts and minutes, get them lots of attention and NBA scouting, get them to work on their NBA game to make them most appealing, recruit next season's crop of freshmen over the current team, push the guys to be one and done, send them away to transfer if they aren't good enough to be drafted, rinse and repeat. He sees player "success" (i.e. making the NBA) as a higher priority than program or team wins. You'll see it eventually even if you turn a blind eye to it right now.
His spin on this is that he's a "players first coach and program." Arkansas fans will love the talent initially and expectations will soar, but when Cal can't produce wins at crunch time of the season, eyes will be opened.
Calipari can't coach from the bench very well. If his initial game plan isn't working, his team will struggle. He plays man to man, exclusively, regardless of how a game is going and regardless of whether his team is struggling to stay in front. He's stubborn. He hates criticism. Claims he's above it and ignores it, but he soaks it in and wears it, and will likely bring it up after a big win in a very cringe way. He downplays the SEC tournament, so don't expect much there. If something doesn't dramatically change for Cal with this move to Arkansas, he will be forced to retire in the next 5 years.
I was all in with Calipari when he came on board. His first 6 seasons were some of UK's best ever. I ignored much of the "players first" talk and even the bragging about the NBA draft being the biggest day in UK's history. But something changed after that 2014-15 team lost to Wisconsin, robbing him of a perfect season. And then the lifetime contract changed him again, followed closely by the Covid fallout. He's not been the same. I'd likely still be ignoring his flaws if he was still winning.
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Um, u DO understand we r happy he's yalls now, right? And don't worry bout us hun, we just unloaded 30 odd million pounds of shit onto a bunch of idiots who r grateful for it lol god bless y'all lil pig hearts...
“Pigs sleep and root in sh-t. That’s a filthy animal”.
Well hello, fellow SEC fan.
There is NO WAY this is an Arkansas fan ... she counted to 6 ...
That staff doesn’t watch film so no big deal in that regard. Get real familiar with the phrase “I just worry about my guys doing what theyre supposed to do”
RUN
FIGHT
GO
That's the extent of Cal's coaching without robic. H
Although he did remember the one lob play that every coach knows he's running when they go to a box set.
Yeah alot of the excitement going forward for me is just to see some actual coaching taking place by a prepared staff each game.
This was his biggest fail here at UK. He didn’t have anyone that scouted hence what happened in the Oakland game
You can look at anything you wish I have nothing to hide. I live in AR been here for 52 years.
This is the only post I made and have really no interest in making more.
I'm old enough to know how Cal has been all the way back to the UMass days
I don't know why anyone thinks the dude will change. He literally brought the same staff to AR that he had at UK; literally the laziest staff in college basketball. Nobody really knows what Chin Coleman is supposed to be doing. Antigua wouldn't go with him. Enjoy the dribble weave into a high ball screen late in the shot clock... Or the floppy action for 25 seconds
Lol. Right.....
Then stop blaming some random Mizzou fan for something that is obvious to everyone that has an ounce of common sense......
You left out WHYYYYYYYY??
WHY DID YOU DO THAT!!
And, OH yeah, YOU SELFISH MOTHERF***ER!!
Two of Cal's best in game adjustments.
If he didn’t see the light after the past handful of seasons he’ll never see it.
Only one bone to pick
I only have one bone to pick about your comments. I really like Pope. I think he's gonna be one of the best coaches in the country at UK.
He has already shown he can put together a team. Obviously the proof will be can he win with that team.
Sure there are other coaches around who are top shelf guys, however Pope is an excellent x's and o's guy. And for me, he loves KY and knows the drill. We
For all Cal was, he wasn't that and it cost us a number of big games. I won't miss his BS rhetoric and lame ass excuses for losses. He is a con-man.
I predict people who under estimate his recruiting and coaching will be sadly mistaken.
Best of luck with ole Cal. You're gonna need all the luck you can muster.
Good post.
I only have one bone to pick about your comments. I really like Pope. I think he's gonna be one of the best coaches in the country at UK.
He has already shown he can put together a team. Obviously the proof will be can he win with that team.
Sure there are other coaches around who are top shelf guys, however Pope is an excellent x's and o's guy. And for me, he loves KY and knows the drill. We
For all Cal was, he wasn't that and it cost us a number of big games. I won't miss his BS rhetoric and lame ass excuses for losses. He is a con-man.
I predict people who under estimate his recruiting and coaching will be sadly mistaken.
Best of luck with ole Cal. You're gonna need all the luck you can muster.
Good post.
I don't GAF about any of that. If you do, you may not like some of the kids you get in the future.
Lol. Hit a little nerve, huh??
If you think that dysfunctional Arkansas team from last year is ok and .......normal.
Good on you. Fly your flag high. Homie don't play that way.
I can't decide which was my favorite.
RUN!!!!! was a great way to slow the game down.
FIGHT!!!! was a great way to throw up a brick as quickly as possible
GO!!!!! This was our most detailed offensive play. It was exquisite to watch them run it.
Arkansas fans are gonna love it.
Not at all, were you trying to? I don't paint my nails. Glad you don't either. I also don't judge. Are you like 80?
Cal's not going to change. Arkansas fans are going to learn the hard way. He won't change his philosophy, which is a shame. It's outdated, doesn't work, and easy to gameplan for. Arkansas fans can be excited as they want to have the #3 recruiting class. All that glitters isn't gold. We've had the #1 class how many years running....and what did it get us? We haven't even won the SEC since 2019. At Kentucky, that is pitiful.
Am I 80? And you don't judge? Lol. GFOH.
It doesn't matter how old I am. Truth is truth. I stand by truth.
That post is dripping in sarcasm and I hope you are just playing along with the interloper who created the thread.
You say you are here only to discuss basketball and apologize for negative Arkansas fans. Then you go on to insult our coach and players. You are like all Arkansas fans who are full of themselves and I don't like you. My least favorite school in the SEC remains Arkansas, thanks for backing that up. Now, don't come back!
Here is what you have.
Calipari is going to push transition, so his guards are going to start to break before they even have possession, giving away 80% of the 50/50 balls, and leading to 5 on 3 mismatches and open 3's.
He is going to play man defense, getting screened off for open looks, or switching to mismatched. If there are times he needs to go zone.. he is going to play man.
He is going to game plan for 10 games on his schedule, the other 20 he is going to try to win with talent alone. He won't know any of the players names until they take the court, he will spend the entire game screaming GOOOOO GOOOO GOOOOO. instead of actually coaching. All of which will lead to games being closer than they should be, and losses to bad teams.
Calipari is going to push transition, so his guards are going to start to break before they even have possession, giving away 80% of the 50/50 balls, and leading to 5 on 3 mismatches and open 3's.
He is going to play man defense, getting screened off for open looks, or switching to mismatched. If there are times he needs to go zone.. he is going to play man.
He is going to game plan for 10 games on his schedule, the other 20 he is going to try to win with talent alone. He won't know any of the players names until they take the court, he will spend the entire game screaming GOOOOO GOOOO GOOOOO. instead of actually coaching. All of which will lead to games being closer than they should be, and losses to bad teams.
Whatever happened to JunkyardHawg? He was always one of the better Arkansas posters who frequented this forum from time to time. He was very passionate about his team but always posted in a respectful manner and got along well with most Cat fans.
It's me. I've been banned for over a year and not even sure why. Said it was for a week but never got lifted. I had this one for the old Rivals Hog board but never used it and i'm a 247 guy now so i decided just to start posting under this handle. Would love to post under the old one but not even sure what Mod banned me so don't know how to reach out.
Just wanted to thank you for your school hiring away Cal.
You all can have the loser who puts NBA draft picks ahead of winning games.
Will someone please tell me why I just read this thread?
I liked JunkyardHawg and @ThreeHogNight
So surely the OP isn’t representative of fan base?
I liked JunkyardHawg and @ThreeHogNight
So surely the OP isn’t representative of fan base?
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