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Name me a coach in any sport that has done less with more and is still employed at the same place

I’ve been thinking about this for some time. I cannot think of any coach that has lost his job doing what this clown has gotten away with. The knock on Tubby Smith was that he got lazy, complacent in recruiting. I’m sure sitting in attendance last night probably had him shaking his head at what he was watching unfold. Tubby believed in game preparation and being strong defensively. John could care less about either one. If there’s nothing that can be done, and we have to ride this out to 2028 or whenever then I’m going to note the period between 2009 and 2028 and the period of laziness and missed opportunities. We won a title in 1978, took us 18 years to win another one. We won in 2012 so I guess we are looking at second season that a new coach is here before we see another one. Just getting my bearings here so I don’t accidentally set my goals for Kentucky Basketball higher than they should be.

Pitino took losses personally....

I've been thinking about it since I saw that Pitino thread yesterday. When I first saw the thread, I thought what a loser for posting something like that. I would never want to go back to the traitor.

Then I thought about it....

Each time Pitino would lose, you could tell he was just as pissed as the rest of us. His heart was in it. Calipari could not possibly care less. The season, and the tourney games are just moments to kill time in between recruiting and draft day.

I've went from never Pitino to.... It's complicated. In every interview he's come as close to apologize for leaving as he could have, I gotta give him respect for that.

I want heart and pride in the program. It's not there now and it's obvious.

The Zach Edey Whistle

Against my better judgement, I am watching basketball.

Can anyone name me a player who gets a more favorable whistle than Zach Edey? It is sickening.

Just got the two most egregious calls in his favor that I have ever seen.

Here are just a couple so far. There are more including a foul on a rebound in OT that fouled out a Wisconsin big. The first one was at the beginning of OT.

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*** Official CatsIllustrated Kentucky v Texas A&M Postseason Prediction Contest ***

Welcome to the Official Kentucky v Texas A&M Postseason Prediction Contest! (I'll update as our opponent becomes clear)

Follow the rules below and make your prediction. I'll publish the results after the game. You can put any comment you would like below your score prediction (put '***' after your prediction to make it easier to separate the comments) but try not to put anything above as my scripts may not be able to find your prediction. This is the 3rd of three prediction contests this season: the OOC Contest, the SEC Regular Season contest, and the Postseason Contest.

Whoever predicts the score closest to the actual score wins. I take the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the Kentucky score and the actual plus the absolute value of the difference of your guess of the opponent score and the actual. There is a penalty for picking the wrong winner. That penalty is the worst score among those who predicted the correct winner. In case of a tie, the tiebreaker is used. In case of a tie in the tiebreaker, we have more than one winner.

I will be awarding points for the first 10 places, including a 3 point bonus for a perfect prediction. I will track cumulative point totals and the number of games you make the top 10. This contest runs through the postseason until Kentucky loses in the NCAA or wins the championship.

Your post should look something really close to the example below. Remember the ":"s and the word "Tiebreaker:"! Do not!! use a "-" as a separator because some of our tiebreakers will be negative.

This game's tiebreaker is Kentucky 3 Pt FG's.

Kentucky v Texas A&M game:

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Kentucky: 87
Texas A&M: 79

Tiebreaker: 12
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Just cut and paste everything between the lines above into your reply and then modify the scores and tiebreaker as you see fit. If you don't know how to do that, type very carefully. Remember to type in the word "Tiebreaker:" so that I can find it. Anything my scripts can't figure out will not count.

Don't edit your post or try to post a score after the game has started.

BTW I really would prefer exact names for the teams, but will try to be accommodating as long as it doesn't create too much work for me. If we are playing Louisville, just about anything not obscene will be OK.

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