I'll bet you 20 bucks that Hurley can't get 6 first round draft picks though. I guess back to back championships will be an okay consolation prize for his guys missing out on draft night.
Its amazing what a well coached team looks like...
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Sutton's first team remains one of my top 10 favorites...loved that team.
F-ing Ricky Blanton
We haven't seen well coached here in a long, long, long time.
I’m just amazed at how well your doing with cals genitals cutting off 88% of your air way
“Last year we started the season with a goal,” he said, via Kentucky Sports Radio. “You may think that goal was to win the national title and win all the games and be… It was to get eight players drafted.”
Straight from the horses (ass) mouth. If your main goal is to get players drafted then by definition that is more important than winning titles. Cals players are getting drafted with or without him, same as 55-58 other players every single year.
The real shame is that cal doesn’t put in half the effort in coaching his teams as he does in trying to prepare the ones he feels will move on. Even then he has his pets like DJ and Justin who he coddled all year long as they quickly fell in the mocks behind Reed and Dilly. I feel he would have done the same with Aaron if not for his injury. If Cals main priorities were winning he would play his best players and game plan around them but caring about winning and prioritizing winning are two entirely different things. Cal certainly does not prioritize winning which should be tops on his list. Everything else falls into place.
Winning and coaching up players is hard work....much easier to recruit future nba players and watch them fail and bail at college ball while bragging about their nba accomplishments
The thing is is nobody is against getting guys drafted. However, someone that put up six points and four rebounds really shouldn't be leaving. It's maddening what they do.
If the constant reminders of how horrible the coaching staff is and how far the program has fallen bother you, don't read the thread, pretty fundamental. Guess you have the lack of fundamentals as the basketball team
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I’ve laughed several times already. But I’m also a simple man.
It’s almost like the goal was to win the basketball game, instead of worrying about hurting feelings, burning bridges with “handlers “ , and helping players draft projections .
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I get what you’re saying but , when forced to eat a shit sandwich some people will not say a word, some people will resist and complain, and some people will claim it’s the best shit sandwich ever and love the chef . Different strokes for different folks .
If sarcastic comments about the ineptness of our coaching staff are too much for you, I'd probably take a lengthy hiatus. Next season is going to be rough around here.
I bet Cal would love to hang banners for the number of draft picks we have every summer.
All the more reason to stop building your teams that way.
What’s sad….is not only is NBA success prioritized over UK winning games. But our Coach’s think the freshmen are incapable of running many set plays, numerous different defenses, & implementing a scouting report. The sheer amount of basic basketball stuff they think freshmen are incapable of mastering and implementing is staggering while still building teams year after year with freshmen cores. It’s a nasty Groundhog Day every year.
I go back and forth thinking their defense is incredible and their offense is incredible. Locked Bama down in the second half, and then go down the other end and get an easy dunk rolling to the basket, open three off a series of screens, fouled on a drive, etc. Just an amazingly effective team on both ends. And really not a single particularly flashy guy out there. Maybe Newton off the bench.
Yes. It’s a lazy way of running your program. Just make a few silly promises to these hot dog freshmen and their handlers and then just roll the ball out.
Actually reminded me of our 92 team in the sense of just being solid fundamentally sound basketball players.
I agree!! My reference was to the game day threads. Where it seems every time the opponent has a white player who is killing us someone or multiple posters refer to them with a comment like “ we are going to let this goofy white kid beat us!’
We had pelphrey, feldhaus, and farmer who would all 3 fit that criteria and I loved watching all 3. Not sure that team will ever be replaced as my personal favorite.
That team was like having multiple Reed Sheppards on it because they were playing for the name on the front of the jersey. Hawkins is another player that fit that mold to me.
... Draft Night Baby!! Winning these stupid college games is meaningless. Focus on Cal's "higher mission" and kiss your Program and Tradition good-bye. Everything Cal does is focused on these.
Most coaches have the feel of who should be on floor all the time instead of worrying about playing time. The better teams can play defense also. The better teams play hard all the time. The better teams are short on turnovers and more on assists. Most teams, whether they are good or not, start their best players. The better teams don't seemed to be micro managed all the time.
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