$9million per year. 🤢

[bluefaithful]

Continue to ?

Make minimum wage.

Live is a river
It's all flowing
It's not a piece of pie
There aren't just so many pieces.

If you want it, go live it
It's for everyone
This country is free
It's not Russia.

Go make them millions
Don't hate on someone who does
Hell Troy Aikman makes 17.5 million just to call 1 game a week

 

[Montana81]

I haven’t seen anyone say they want rick barnes.
Tennessee has a really good team this year. probably barnes best in some time. But his tourney results are putrid. Cal is a better coach. But barnes is taking his lunch money head to head. 10-7 but 6 of the last 9. including the last two matchups in the sec tourney.

Tennessee has had the better team maybe twice during barnes tenure at tennessee. out 7 years yet he has a 3 game lead on cal. consistently beating someone head to head that has better talent and a better team than you is owning.

 

[ManOfManyNames]

I'll address your first paragraph.

Yes - half the travel time.

82 game regular season. 41 road games. More if you're in the playoffs. Consider all the games played on opposite sides of the country. Cal doesn't have to face that except maybe two or three times a year. A guy like Vogel is going to have to coach through East coast road swings multiple times each season, and in some cases for weeks on end.

Kentucky, meanwhile, played 14 games away from Rupp this year. Many of those were regional and relatively close to Lexington.

14.

+1 SEC Tourney locations = 15 road locations.

Even if they play all 6 tournament games (three of those being in the same gym as the game before), that's about 40% of the actual game travel time as the NBA (not counting NBA playoffs).

And comparing an NBA road game experience on an opposite coast of the country to watching a recruit in a gym somewhere is a bit unbalanced. Cal probably takes 15 to 20 recruiting trips per year. He sends his assistants for the rest. Recruiting trips vs. NBA road trips is like comparing a solo road trip to that of being a youth pastor and taking a bus load of kids to summer camp. It's totally different from an emotional and responsibility standpoint.

Even if we're liberal, Cal's taking 20 recruiting visits per year, plus 15 road games and three (at the most) road locations in the NCAA Tournament = 35 travel trips per year. Plus, the college season is done two months before the NBA season. Cal has to spend a few days in the summer recruiting, but it's nothing earth shattering.

😂 Cal has posted 15 - 20 recruiting trips in 1 month. Cal is constantly on the road at different aau and tournaments events, meeting recruits in homes, meeting recruits before and after practices. He often leaves the team after games to go an a recruiting visit. You're incredibly naive if you honestly believe he just takes 15 - 20 visits per year.

Half the NBA season is meaningless. As long as you stay playoff eligible is essentially what matters. They allow 20 teams in now when you factor in play in games it isn't exactly hard.

Again, NBA coaches don't really have to recruit or build a new over the summer. They get to take it off. They aren't limited as to when and how often they can practice. They don't have to deal with NCAA rules and sanctions. They don't have to deal with the school aspect and eligibility. They don't have to deal with disgruntled parents and adolescents. They get the luxury of coaching series in the playoffs and not 1 and done matches.

If the college coaching experience is as good as the NBA, why do so many college coaches aspire to coach the in the NBA?

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

😂 Cal has posted 15 - 20 recruiting trips in 1 month. Cal is constantly on the road at different aau and tournaments events, meeting recruits in homes, meeting recruits before and after practices. He often leaves the team after games to go an a recruiting visit. You're incredibly naive if you honestly believe he just takes 15 - 20 visits per year.

Half the NBA season is meaningless. As long as you stay playoff eligible is essentially what matters. They allow 20 teams in now when you factor in play in games it isn't exactly hard.

Again, NBA coaches don't really have to recruit or build a new over the summer. They get to take it off. They aren't limited as to when and how often they can practice. They don't have to deal with NCAA rules and sanctions. They don't have to deal with the school aspect and eligibility. They don't have to deal with disgruntled parents and adolescents. They get the luxury of coaching series in the playoffs and not 1 and done matches.

If the college coaching experience is as good as the NBA, why do so many college coaches aspire to coach the in the NBA?

You're a 1st Team All-American when it comes creating strawmen and going with it as if you're addressing a real point someone made.

Look at your last sentence, read it again, and then show me where I've made such an argument.

There are very few college jobs in America that are as good or better than coaching a middling LA Lakers or a middling Toronto Raptors. Kentucky is one of them. How this is news to you is baffling, especially for someone such as yourself who claims to love and understand Kentucky basketball.

 

[KYCAT78]

Let’s see. Oats didn’t win tourney championship. Drew didn’t win championship. Pearl didn’t win championship. Mussel man didn’t win championship. Hotlzmann didn’t win championship. Who else you got?

You left out Cal for last 2 years, How many of these guys can say that.

 

[ManOfManyNames]

You're a 1st Team All-American when it comes creating strawmen and going with it as if you're addressing a real point someone made.

Look at your last sentence, read it again, and then show me where I've made such an argument.

There are very few college jobs in America that are as good or better than coaching a middling LA Lakers or a middling Toronto Raptors. Kentucky is one of them. How this is news to you is baffling, especially for someone such as yourself who claims to love and understand Kentucky basketball.

Do you struggle with reading? My last sentence was a question I posed to you. Where did you honestly get I was insinuating you said that? 😉

You don't know what a strawman argument is, do you? 🤦‍♂️

How is coaching at UK better than the Lakers or Raptors? These are two of the better franchises in the NBA. Both teams have a championship in the last 5 years.

You're just reaching bud. Nurse isn't leaving Toronto anytime soon and definitely not for the college ranks. And Vogel, while likely to be fired from LA, isn't coming to UK or to coach in college.

Also, why would you really want either if you think they are only capable of coaching middling programs in the NBA? Vogel has Lebron, Davis, Westbrook, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony on the same damn team and likely isn't going to make the 20 team playoffs. That's astonishingly bad.

So, again, if we were to replace Cal this season, do you have any realistic names that would actually be likely improvements over Cal or at least able to maintain?

 

[davekersey]

I want a better basketball message board. So I'm going to put a bunch of people on ignore. Enough is enough

 

[Elliott Tim]

Make minimum wage.

Live is a river
It's all flowing
It's not a piece of pie
There aren't just so many pieces.

If you want it, go live it
It's for everyone
This country is free
It's not Russia.

Go make them millions
Don't hate on someone who does
Hell Troy Aikman makes 17.5 million just to call 1 game a week

I agree with you. I just didn't understand
continue to.
Some seem to think money guarantees
success and happiness and even championships.
I've been poor, never rich and well off, but blessed enough to have my needs met and even help others.
I couldn't care less how much Cal makes.

 

[bluefaithful]

I agree with you. I just didn't understand
continue to.
Some seem to think money guarantees
success and happiness and even championships.
I've been poor, never rich and well off, but blessed enough to have my needs met and even help others.
I couldn't care less how much Cal makes.

You are a true fan and blessed. I grew up on a family farm in Western KY. I served my country in a war and traveled a lot. I am back home now. My dad is self made minister and raises 130 acres of tobacco. He is retiring from being a minister of 2 churches for 15 years He taught me Kentucky Widcats. There is nothing better. I do not speak badly about people and kids in our program. It's just gave me so much joy over the years.

Go Cats!!!!!

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Do you struggle with reading? My last sentence was a question I posed to you. Where did you honestly get I was insinuating you said that? 😉

You don't know what a strawman argument is, do you? 🤦‍♂️

How is coaching at UK better than the Lakers or Raptors? These are two of the better franchises in the NBA. Both teams have a championship in the last 5 years.

You're just reaching bud. Nurse isn't leaving Toronto anytime soon and definitely not for the college ranks. And Vogel, while likely to be fired from LA, isn't coming to UK or to coach in college.

Also, why would you really want either if you think they are only capable of coaching middling programs in the NBA? Vogel has Lebron, Davis, Westbrook, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony on the same damn team and likely isn't going to make the 20 team playoffs. That's astonishingly bad.

So, again, if we were to replace Cal this season, do you have any realistic names that would actually be likely improvements over Cal or at least able to maintain?

Is this guy seriously trying to convince readers that the Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, and Westbrook of today are relevant to any discussion about concerning coaching real talent?

Hilarious.

 

[JoeBeeHall]

Tn a true power house one sec tournament title since 1979.

 

[ManOfManyNames]

Is this guy seriously trying to convince readers that the Dwight Howard, Carmelo Anthony, and Westbrook of today are relevant to any discussion about concerning coaching real talent?

Hilarious.

All 3 of them are at least more than capable of making a 20 team playoff. Particularly when they have teammates named Lebron James, Anthony Davis. It's embarrassingly bad. Yet, something even more embarrassing is someone stupid enough to claim they want to hire that coach. 😉

You tried bud, but as usual....it's a laugher.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

All 3 of them are at least more than capable of making a 20 team playoff. Particularly when they have teammates named Lebron James, Anthony Davis. It's embarrassingly bad. Yet, something even more embarrassing is someone stupid enough to claim they want to hire that coach. 😉

You tried bud, but as usual....it's a laugher.

Serious question (and not meant as ad hominem):

Are you on the spectrum?

I only ask because you're a bizarre one.

* Your two dozen burner accounts (some of which mimic different posters here).

* Your devotion to posting gay pornography here.

* Your overdependency on contrarian perspective and strawman fallacy to get you through any conversation.

* Your predicable "laughing emoji" responses (you'll probably have a laughing emoji to this one, too).

You're a bizarre poster. Entertaining, for sure, but truly a weirdo by message board standards.

I'm okay with that, by the way. It makes this message board a bit more entertaining, but you should know I don't take anything you write very seriously. I don't think you take it very seriously either.

 

[ManOfManyNames]

Serious question (and not meant as ad hominem):

Are you on the spectrum?

I only ask because you're a bizarre one.

* Your two dozen burner accounts (some of which mimic different posters here).

* Your devotion to posting gay pornography here.

* Your overdependency on contrarian perspective and strawman fallacy to get you through any conversation.

* Your predicable "laughing emoji" responses (you'll probably have a laughing emoji to this one, too).

You're a bizarre poster. Entertaining, for sure, but truly a weirdo by message board standards.

I'm okay with that, by the way. It makes this message board a bit more entertaining, but you should know I don't take anything you write very seriously. I don't think you take it very seriously either.

Lol, so you didn't mean to resort to ad hominems, but you had to because your other argument was so bad? Well, at least you admit it. 😉

Why are the laughing emojis such a problem for you? 🤔

What approach have I taken that is contrarian or strawman? Is that what you consider someone who disagrees with you?

Well, it's an anonymous message board about UK basketball. I hope no one takes it seriously!

I posted porn?!?!

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Lol, so you didn't mean to resort to ad hominems, but you had to because your other argument was so bad? Well, at least you admit it. 😉

Why are the laughing emojis such a problem for you? 🤔

What approach have I taken that is contrarian or strawman? Is that what you consider someone who disagrees with you?

Well, it's an anonymous message board about UK basketball. I hope no one takes it seriously!

I posted porn?!?!

How can anyone take you serious when you won't acknowledge that you're Leadbelly?

Hilarious stuff.

 

[kats23]

Let’s see. Oats didn’t win tourney championship. Drew didn’t win championship. Pearl didn’t win championship. Mussel man didn’t win championship. Hotlzmann didn’t win championship. Who else you got?

How many championships had Cal won when he was hired?
Tubby?
Pitino?
You can’t use that as an argument why you wouldn’t hire someone

 

[ManOfManyNames]

How can anyone take you serious when you won't acknowledge that you're Leadbelly?

Hilarious stuff.

Who said I wasn't? But when did Leadbelly post porn?

 

[howercat]

No words for this. wtf happened to this team. Can't hit broad side of a barn. But great guards win titles?

 

[howercat]

And Cal preaches everything he does is to get ready to the ncaa...