I don’t really blame him for shoving it back to the fans to some degree. Confident personalities will always react in that way.
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I don’t really blame him for shoving it back to the fans to some degree. Confident personalities will always react in that way.
I think we got close enough in 17 and 19 for Cal to still think playing this way and succeeding is possible.
Now whether that's true or not remains to be seen I guess.
And what’s he done the eight years after that? 2 final fours? A lot of coaches could do that at UK. We survived after the greatest coach in our history left in Rupp I’m sure we will be fine after Cal leaves. I like Cal and would just like to see him adjust and adapt to the times. Play a more exciting brand of basketball and not 4 out of 5 guys on the floor who can’t shoot
And confident fans will blow it right back. It’s a two way street.
The only line of defense for an indefensible coaching atrocity this season.
Surely you can do better, Gandalf.
Work up some magic in your defense of Cal. The gates of Mordor have opened, and you have nothing but a broken staff and a weak Indiana reference to aid you.
Just saw another ky boy lighting it up at Kansas 14 of there 18 the McNeil kid from union who wanted but never got an offer. Stay the course Cal Askew/Boston/Clarke will lead us to number 9
And you think its smart to make decisions about a coach based on 6 games. Who's the moron
Only problem with that mentality is the coach, especially this coach, holds the power. $25MM of power just in cash but the blowback in the game would be even more money to the University and program. When it’s all said and done it would cost the program $40MM and for what? One really bad start in 11 years? Doesn’t make sense. Typical emotional reaction and lack of emotional maturity with fans. Some fans we can expect because they are under age 12. Others are too old and should know better.
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OP here..... my post was more to show that a large number of ‘replies’ to his post were really strong calling him out. That used to NEVER happen. Finally we’re seeing fans that are tired of his BS. Obviously I’m not a Cal fan but I don’t care about his IG post (I’m used to it) but I can’t believe fans are finally tired of it.
Be honest though, do you think we'll ever see the types of players that were on the teams that went to those final fours? I'm talking transcendent and generational talent.
I don't.
Both....10 mil a year and lifetime contract....what would have to be worried about...Barnhart gave away the farm to Cal
The pulse of the fans in this program is not the same as it is on this and other boards. The average Kentucky fan isn’t calling for Calipari to be fired and replaced. They are irritated that this season isn’t going well but they know Calipari has earned the right to correct it over a couple seasons.
Barnhart needs to go too perhaps
So honest question for you. Is there anything that you criticize Cal for do you believe everything he is doing is right?
You mean like UK did when Rupp left and they gave the job to one Joe B Hall.
Underachieved big time with the talent he had here period, he needs to man up the University and donors gave him everything he needed to win period! When you make the Salary Cal makes and don’t deliver you’re going to get called out!!!!
Honestly.........no.
But I worry because I'm of the mindset that regardless of whatever system Cal chooses, the playing field is getting more and more level and thus it's going to be even harder to win titles in the future.
I mean the two best teams in basketball right now are Gonzaga and Baylor lol. Where are the other bluebloods at?
I really hate to say that when this is all over we might look back on 10 and 15 and be like damn.........those were the shots are multiple titles.
But it is what it is and I'm going to root for this team regardless of what system or coach we got
As much as I love Hall, he didn’t actually set the world on fire. Comparable to Calipari at this point.
Ignore button guys....use it. I have him on ignore. Problem solved.
These complainers obviously didn't play any ball. I had a lot of yelling coaches over the years (my dad included) but my college coach was beyond vocal.
What has Cal accomplished that Hall didn't outside of 1 FF? Hall followed the legend of UK. Recruited at a very high level. Maintained UK's success under Rupp and enhanced the program.
List how well coaches at Bama did after Bear Bryant. Tom Osborne at Nebraska. Wooden at UCLA. Knight at IU. Hall carried the weight of following Rupp his whole career.
You may be right about some but not me. I’m not really a “Calipari fan” but I recognize the shit hole we were in before he arrived. That includes the shit hole Smith pulled us down for several years. Talk about mediocrity......I digress.
What I’m hearing is let’s go recruit the one or two marginal 3 stars Kentucky produces annually and then find 10 or 11 other 3 star marginal players around the country, try to coach them up over 4 years with the hope that we might....might get a shot at making it past the sweet 16 every 5-6 years. Honestly, as a fan, I’m not interested in watching a bunch of players that should be playing at WKU or Alabama or Ole Miss develop over 4 years and POSSIBLY give us some excitement in the tournament 1 out of 4 years.
Every coach on the planet knows you go after the best possible talent and athletes you can find to give you the best opportunity to win year in year out, not some feel good story about a Kentucky kid who outshined all others in high school because the others won’t be getting any D1 offers, much less high D1.
I can see someone doing that coming off 2012 but Cal hasn't even made the Final 4 in 5 years so he might want to tone it down.
I know. I don’t get it at all. My best coaches at all levels were the most vocal and we all thought they were certifiably insane.
Hall
3 final fours
1 runner up
1 NIT title
1 title
Calipari
4 final fours
1 runner up
1 NIT appearance
1 title.
pretty comparable results.
Hall had 3 NCAA final 4s with a title, runners-up and an NIT title when that was more than it is now
8 SEC titles in 13 years (2nd most ever)
Talking about Tubby do you realize his last 5 and Cal's last 5 are almost identical?
I mean why is a dude his age on Instagram?
I tried to fix that post and in the middle of that I hit post on accident. That all wasn’t directed at you so sorry about that. My phones been acting up this evening and I’m not the best on them either.
You build teams not just on talent but based on what you need and what fits your system. No matter how many stars are by their names. Scouts aren’t always right and we see that every year.
As I said, comparable. Are we really excited about SEC titles in today’s game? Not me.
You're acting like it's an either or situation. outside of dook, nobody else is trying to do what Cal is doing.
How is it other schools are winning titles then? Why are they able to win at a high level and not having a new roster every year?
Yes I know, Self, Williams, K, etc are not coming to UK. Who is pining for them? But to act as if UK can only win with Cal and the way he is trying to do it is just plain ridiculous.
The difference is at the start of every Smith season we knew we had no chance. With Calipari the last 5 years, there has always been a buzz preseason, middle season and tournament time.
