Cal is too stubborn.

[Ripcord65]

He’s just not a micro kind of guy. He’s a macro, big picture guy. Idk, I’ve just kind of learned to accept the fact that his loose, emotion driven, motivation oriented coaching style is good enough to get past the first two or three games of the tournament, but when you get to the sweet sixteen and beyond you’ve got to be an above average x and o guy or have some veterans to lean on that can play without coaching. Cal has just lost too many inexplicable games where his teams have been leading, and/or have lost to teams with lesser talent because of odd mental mistakes and free throw shooting. It’s just happened too many times for people not to recognize a trend at Memphis and Kentucky with situational errors costing his teams in crucial moments again and again. It’s just who he is. Be happy with the ride, but don’t expect championships. If you’re a UK b-ball fan and have aspirations of being Alabama football and absolutely being the gold standard in a sport, you better leave those dreams at the door.

The bad part is that Cal generally gets far enough in the tournament to where he never really has to take a long hard look in the mirror and re-evaluate his coaching philosophy. If anything it’s rat poison that we made it this far, because it’ll only empower Cal to continue his “style” of coaching.

This thread/post is as good as any to point out that Calipari's hystrionics on the sideline during game time is a HUGE NEGATIVE FACTOR for the team. His wild carrying-on during the game VERY SUBSTANTIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE TEAM'S CONFIDENCE. He has always had the best players. If he would just stay in the locker room during the games, his teams would be near-undefeated !

 

[Elliott Tim]

How many FFs and National Championships has his teams missed out on because he refuses to value free throw shooting?

Has he ever said that publicly? I'm not being smart, just need to know.

 

[Elliott Tim]

This thread/post is as good as any to point out that Calipari's hystrionics on the sideline during game time is a HUGE NEGATIVE FACTOR for the team. His wild carrying-on during the game VERY SUBSTANTIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE TEAM'S CONFIDENCE. He has always had the best players. If he would just stay in the locker room during the games, his teams would be near-undefeated !

 

[Elliott Tim]

I can only imagine the amount of trembling some posters would experience in the tournament, I bet their arm would lock up half way and the ball wouldn’t hit anything. Teams miss free throws regularly in the ncaa due to pressure, the consequences of whether that free throw is made or missed causes them anxiety. Cal can’t control a players psyche, we were a good ft shooting team this year.

 

[jnewc2]

This thread/post is as good as any to point out that Calipari's hystrionics on the sideline during game time is a HUGE NEGATIVE FACTOR for the team. His wild carrying-on during the game VERY SUBSTANTIALLY AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE TEAM'S CONFIDENCE. He has always had the best players. If he would just stay in the locker room during the games, his teams would be near-undefeated !

I mean as far as big picture, motivational stuff there is no other coach I’d rather have, but there’s no denying that details aren’t his strength. There’s just no point in getting upset about it. It seems like the majority of our fanbase is happy with elite 8 finishes because, “hey, it’s better than Billy G, and it’s better than most other teams.” In today’s liberal, participation trophy society it’s just hard to expect championships. I wish we could be Alabama football, but we never will be. We’re beneath them. We’re just an also-ran program that has some sweet 16/elite 8 finishes and a bunch of guys going pro before they should, and hey, our fans seem to be okay with that, so what can you do? We’re just going to look back on this era 20 years from now and think about all the ‘what if’s’ and how we could’ve absolutely dominated the sport with 4 or 5 national titles. But hey, at least it’s better than Billy G, that’s what Matt Jones and Drew Franklin keep saying anyways.

 

[BourbonBalz]

You need to get this 411 to Cal ASAP

You can be a smart asshole all you want, but nothing I said is incorrect.

 

[JC CATS]

You can be a smart asshole all you want, but nothing I said is incorrect.

Why you telling me? You need to let Cal know that you have some coaching advice for him

 

[thebluestripes]

These numbers will make you sick. 14/27 from the free throw line in the Elite 8 game vs. WVU in 2010..lost 73-66. 4/12 from the free throw line in the Final 4 vs. UConn in 2011..lost 56-55. 13/24 from the free throw line vs. UConn in the National Title game in 2014..lost 60-54. PJ was 8/20 just by himself last year vs. K-State in the Sweet 16..lost 61-58. And today..12/21 from the free throw line..lost 77-71 in OT.

I think I see a trend there.....

 

[tapemaster8]

Amazing to me that the best free throw shooter on the team got no free throws in this game. I know he got bumped a lot, seemed like he should have got to the line at least once!

 

[jwphelps]

How many FFs and National Championships has his teams missed out on because he refuses to value free throw shooting?

I can't blame this one on Cal, this team was a good shooting FT all season, they just flat out missed them this game, poor timing to start missing them. I can blame Cal for allot of things in this game but not FT's.