Cal in post-game presser: "I don't have the answers".
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Creed, I don't believe Cal would listen to anyone. He thinks he knows it all. He will point out how many he has sent to the NBA, and how much money they have made.
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After watching him fill in for Cal at several media obligations lately, I am impressed. I watched him a day or two ago and when he was finished I said to myself “ I’d trade Cal for him right now.”
I know that’s crazy but he sounded way more knowledgeable and level headed than Cal. And I have no doubts he has a better idea of how to implement and execute an offense and defensive game plan.
IMO it isnt on the players at all. They are not that bad ... no , they are not world beaters , not super , but this team -- had the lineup been playing all along , was good enough to be 16-8 or 17-7 , somewhere along those lines. But Cal rode Askew the entire season , he let Boston run wild , and just screwed the entire season up . We were good enough to be HORRIBLY coached and still be right there in nearly every game. Its mind boggling the lack of awareness in how badly this team was managed
It's been painfully obvious to anyone with a functioning brain and decent vision that this coaching staff whiffed big time on the evaluation of many of these players.
Cal put together a team this season that can’t shoot, can’t take their man off the dribble, can’t pass, outside of Jackson can’t rebound, can’t keep opposing guards from going by them, is soft and doesn’t have a player with the confidence to make game winning plays.
No wonder he doesn’t “have any answers” for this team!! How could a coach that has made his mark on college basketball by being able to EVALUATE talent AND develop players to their HIGHEST potential NOT be able to see this coming???!!!
Cal has a DEEP self examination to do after this mess of a season, which has been building for the past few seasons.
No wonder he doesn’t “have any answers” for this team!! How could a coach that has made his mark on college basketball by being able to EVALUATE talent AND develop players to their HIGHEST potential NOT be able to see this coming???!!!
Cal has a DEEP self examination to do after this mess of a season, which has been building for the past few seasons.
Cal didnt ride Askew all year to the detriment of the team ? Cal didnt Boston give unlimited minutes to the detriment of the team ? Just what part of my statement are disagreeing with ? We were actually coached well and its the players ?
I just always remember him saying he will take talent over experience every time and all of these teams that have less talent and more experience are kicking his ass. I wonder if he still feels that way? I never thought that was a smart thing to say when he said that.
Hall would have had Boston in the weight room 7 days a week.
Talent over Experience is one thing when talking AD, MKG (college version), Wall, Fox, Monk, Noel, etc....but when you are getting a team of SKJ, Stacey Poole, Tai Wynyard's--you take experience.
Cal doesn't have answers, here are a few:
1. Shake up your Staff--at least 2 guys need to go, I'd bump Robic into Administrative role and open up 3 spots.
2. Recruit guards who are fast/quick and can create offense for teammates
3. Embrace the 3pt shot
4. If a guy is from CA, don't recruit him--this applies to how things have worked in Cal era.
5. Watch film and get out to see players play. No more "surprises" as to how a player plays. This coincides with #1 though--if you have elite staff you can be surprised and entrust them to bring in talent that allows you to just coach what you have--but you want to keep this crew, you better go watch because 2 guys on staff have no concept of what is available to UK and can't close on players who should be in Lexington.
Cal doesn't have answers, here are a few:
1. Shake up your Staff--at least 2 guys need to go, I'd bump Robic into Administrative role and open up 3 spots.
2. Recruit guards who are fast/quick and can create offense for teammates
3. Embrace the 3pt shot
4. If a guy is from CA, don't recruit him--this applies to how things have worked in Cal era.
5. Watch film and get out to see players play. No more "surprises" as to how a player plays. This coincides with #1 though--if you have elite staff you can be surprised and entrust them to bring in talent that allows you to just coach what you have--but you want to keep this crew, you better go watch because 2 guys on staff have no concept of what is available to UK and can't close on players who should be in Lexington.
Cal doesn't have the answers, hell he doesn't have a clue as to the questions
Jimmy Dykes nailed it last night. Cal got caught without a star PG this year. Average guard play this year. That's on Cal.
Sometimes you need to get your head out of Cal's ass and face reality.
I can "get" that it may be impossible to really know if a young man you only see in HS or AAU is going to be a great college player. It's a big transition coming from playing random teenagers to playing "men" in Div. 1 college basketball. I also understand why UK would have "slow starts" to a season given the turnover in players.
However, I know for certain that with the competition that UK has faced this year, there is no reason on Earth why this squad could not have been "coached up" over the course of the preseason and season to be sitting on at least 12-11.
16-8 or 17-7 might be too much to ask of these players in this weird Covid year, but not even being close to "even money" with this schedule shows a lack of effort on the part of both the staff and the players.
Evidently 'tough love' is now called 'taking their heart away'! 🙄
To see just how bad this team is, pull up the '96 national championship game between Kentucky and Syracuse on YouTube. Watch the intensity and the ball movement.
There's absolutely no way that Calipari will ever have a team that comes close. He can't do it with freshmen and it can't be done without very competent development of players.
Calipari's whole approach to the game is a bad joke.
There's absolutely no way that Calipari will ever have a team that comes close. He can't do it with freshmen and it can't be done without very competent development of players.
Calipari's whole approach to the game is a bad joke.
Yep - watching footage of our teams from the Pitino and Tubby eras is almost startling. It's like watching a completely different sport.
That's coaching.
Not to fast paste are you? Read the OP’s post. He was pouring the piss, not me.
There is no answer for this team. It's just not very good. This is the most physically weak team UK has ever "courted" and the ripples of it are felt in every aspect of the game. It affects everything.
This was obvious to all early on as soon as we saw Askew play. He’s not quick enough to run Cal’s desired offense but the rest of the team is not up to Cal’s standards either. Hagans back would have resulted in a better record but not a significantly better team.
That only applies to Boston. Certainly not Allen.
Please please, don’t let Mitch find ou
That's because there are no answers. We have a team full of role players who should be the 7th or 8th man coming off the bench. The only answer is to recruit better players, and that can't be done at this point in the season.
Answers are 12 million. TNATFL, you win, my friend. That was funny af.
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This ! The damn pretender doesn't know what to do ! He's nothing more than The Wizard of Oz and this season has completed the pulling back of the curtain. A loud and vacuous fraud. No more and no less.
Don't put it past that stupid idiot because he will probably double the buyout too!
