Shots fired at a certain former coach?? 🤔
Barnhart comments and praise for Pope
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Shots fired at a certain former coach?? 🤔
Which is exactly what Cow would do.
Cow-ardness would miss on top targets and take whatever he could get as long as they were high ranked.
Didn't matter if they could play defense, didn't matter if they could shoot, and it didn't matter if they fit together.... No they just needed to be in the top 50 and he would take them.
Cow-ardness would miss on top targets and take whatever he could get as long as they were high ranked.
Didn't matter if they could play defense, didn't matter if they could shoot, and it didn't matter if they fit together.... No they just needed to be in the top 50 and he would take them.
NBA Draft > UK wins
This guy needs to go too our football program is gut wrenching to watch and cal saved his ass by breaking his contract last year or he would still be here no fan here of barnhart
I wish Mitch would evaluate the current football coach he recruited.
That's about the only way I can interpret it, and it's about as straightforward as I've seen Barny's smack talk at that.
Not only is it a shot, it is also a very accurate shot that best describes Cal.
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Yep. When Cal came up short in 14 and 15…and 17 to an extent; he realized he missed his opportunity to Pass K, Rupp, and Wooden and he would never be the GOAT college coach or even the GOAT UK coach….. that’s when he went ALLLLL in on his legacy being purely tied to how many NBA players “he produced” and “I want the whole all star game to be Calipari guys”
It’s always been about Cal’s Ego. He once thought he could go down in the college basketball GOAT convo and that is what drove him to win in college. After reality hit that ship had sailed, then his ego was only fed by being an NBA factory and we stopped trying to build a cohesive team and he stopped coaching any real adjustments or strategy beyond “get better at 1v1 skills and showcase your individual ability”
There is zero doubt that was a shot at Cal.
You don't have to be a fan of someone in order for their statement to be correct. The same ones killing Barnhart for giving Cal the contract are the ones who would have been angry at him if Cal left because of not getting the contract.
Not to mention Mitch is the athletics director who is responsible for the entire department. Top to bottom, that department is the best it has ever been. Stoops is the most successful coach the football program has ever had with results most fans never thought possible. It’s easy to look back and question Cal’s contract now but at the time (using the information at that time) that contract was also the right decision. No one would have ever imagined Cal would lose it like he did. Hindsight is great but you have to remember what was actually going on when decisions get made.
I really don’t think recruiting or evaluating talent was Cal’s problem. Sure, there were some misses, but apparently everyone who scouts missed on those same players. (I.E. guys like Bradshaw & BJ Boston being rated so high).
My main problem with Cal was his lack of game plan or player development. Lazy.
My main problem with Cal was his lack of game plan or player development. Lazy.
That’s the way I looked at your post for sure. Such a well thought out response. No wonder you posted what you posted. Makes total sense now.
No offense you startled me that you're still praising cal and barnhart for that diabolical contract he got unbelievable you're justifying it but that's your opinion but I disagree wholeheartedly
Evaluation was certainly his problem. Just because a player is a 5-star athlete doesn't mean he is right for your system. So yes, Cal failed to properly evaluate recruits before signing them. Cal was guilty numerous times of trying to insert a square peg into a round hole. As stated by Barnhart, any good recruiter can bring in great players, but if they are not right for your system, what good are they to you?
Without knowing the future, would you have been pleased with Barnhart if Cal left because of not getting the contract?
Yes it is, but uk is lucky ccc screwed himself, otherwise the fans would still be suffering for barnharts stupid contract just like the football program.
I for one would have been fine if he went to UCLA at the time. I was over the one and done, and complete rebuilds by then. Everyone remembers 2013 loss to Robert Morris immediately following a championship!!!
That game was a who gives a crap game n to season where we lost our whole championship team essentially and our best player got hurt. I remember the 2014 and 2015 runs way more than a meaningless game no one on UK, including us fans, cared about.
I remember the Oakland and st Peter's and 9 and 16 way more. Maybe it's recency bias. Idk.
Im not praising anyone. I said at the time based on the events then it was understandable. It’s easy to look back now and question it but when it was done, I would think every single AD in the country would have done the same as Mitch to keep Cal.
I think he struggled with roster construction. His highly talented pieces rarely complimented each other.
