Puts them in the “one foot out the door” mindset, right off the bat.
Cal names 3 team leaders to deal with “non negotiable’s”
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Cal should just do his job. I get trying together the guys to have some ownership of the team, but if you have to force it then it’s likely not going to work.
If they can self regulate, so much the better. It's part of growing up and Cal doesn't need to spend time putting up with brats.
I hope this works. A coach getting on a player and correcting is one thing, your teammate is another.
Your teammates calling you out sometimes has a greater effect. We'll soon find out.
Your teammates calling you out sometimes has a greater effect. We'll soon find out.
I could see Askew. For as bad as he may have played, he took his lumps in stride. And we'd all agree that he's maybe improved the most so far? That to me says "leader".
He does keep improving.I hope the kid sticks around because I think he will be really good.
Absolutely.
IDK why people here think he wont. IQ, Hagans, both stayed multiple years. Herro and SGA just blew up to the point that they really had no business coming back. But they were designed to be multi-year players. FWIW SGA was a 4th round fantasy pick, and Herro was just outside of fantasy drafts. We can moan all we want, but those two were studs, and likely top10 recruiting class players if they had to re do it.
I keep hearing that we no longer get the John Wall's and the Demarcus Cousin's, sure.. but why expect every player to leave after one year like those first 5 years, when we had Hagans, IQ, EJ and Nick on last year's team? Lower talent will continue to return.
I think a lot of you are miss reading this. I think the non-negotiables are those that are reverting to hero mode. They can’t seem to pull away from their belief that only they can save the team. The Harrison’s struggled with this. There is a big change in mindset needed. You have to go from “I’m gonna beat your ass” to “me and these other guys are gonna beat your ass”.
I agree, from cals pre game press it sounds like he’s talking about players that don’t want to follow the game plan.
Thank you. I've been saying the same thing about having Pro Day on a College Campus before a College Season. This is part of the problem and culture that has changed us from being a BASKETBALL PROGRAM to being a PRO TRAINING CAMP! Give us back our BASKETBALL PROGRAM. We'd love to keep you Cal if you want to run a BASKETBALL PROGRAM, if not I think we can find a Coach that will!!
Yeah, because there are literally people demanding that Cal should trash a player on social media.
Nice reach man. Jeez
Boy, I wish I could delegate duties within my job description to college kids to get them “off my plate”:
“I just told them, I’m going to have fun with this,” Calipari said this morning. “I’m going to enjoy myself. We named three guys to be leaders to do away with all the non-negotiables, attitudes, how you accept coaching. I’m not dealing with any of that. The players are going to deal. So that’s off my plate. Trying to get them to be more in control of how we’re playing offensively and less of it me.”
But I suppose we don’t want to overburden the $10 million man.
“I just told them, I’m going to have fun with this,” Calipari said this morning. “I’m going to enjoy myself. We named three guys to be leaders to do away with all the non-negotiables, attitudes, how you accept coaching. I’m not dealing with any of that. The players are going to deal. So that’s off my plate. Trying to get them to be more in control of how we’re playing offensively and less of it me.”
But I suppose we don’t want to overburden the $10 million man.
I'm waiting to see when Boston will start following a game plan. So far, all I've seen from him is me-first and AAU ball.
I wonder what Allen and Fletcher are thinking as they're watching Boston jack threes at 20% accuracy while they're picking splinters out of their rectums.
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He’s got to give the 3-4 year guys a chance to play. He can’t just keep them on the bench while the 5 stars get to miss shots and make mistakes.
Good point. The question I have is, where the F are his assistants? It's like they're not even there.
I thought Barbee had been given a different role. I’ve seen him court side at every game
In this situation, I don't like it. You have guys that haven't been in the program but 5 minutes that will be in charge.
That's like having a recently adopted 8 year old in charge of your 7 year old, while you play Angry birds on your phone.
You know what this is going to do? It's going to divide the team even more than it already is. It's going to cause resentment and turmoil. This is a bad idea.
He's worthless. You can see it clear as day in his interviews. The guy brings nothing to the table and is clearly learning how to coach.
I hope Cal never gets ejected again. If he does, just turn the tv off.
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One of the first guys that comes to mind when you're listing off the list of players that needs a "non negotiable" talking to, is BJ Boston.
Keep in mind, this kid is a projected lottery pick. he has a status and he knows his future is set. What he does at UK doesn't matter one bit and thanks to Cal, he knows this.
So, which one of these dudes is going to go up to BJ and tell him how it's gonna be??? That should be a fun conversation huh? How do you think that's gonna go?
I have a very good idea of how that's gonna go down. Like a fart in church.
Keep in mind, this kid is a projected lottery pick. he has a status and he knows his future is set. What he does at UK doesn't matter one bit and thanks to Cal, he knows this.
So, which one of these dudes is going to go up to BJ and tell him how it's gonna be??? That should be a fun conversation huh? How do you think that's gonna go?
I have a very good idea of how that's gonna go down. Like a fart in church.
You must have missed Askew screaming at Flint when he came out to critique him.
Cal's a master at lightening his load. Everything from leaning on athleticism to not be bothered with Xs and Os, to 3 empty seats on the bench, to providing structure within the program itself. I'm sure there's more if we look. $10mil for a skater and this aint even the NHL.
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Exactly. Do those three decide the minutes from here on out or do they just get to give dirty looks and tell the players acting poorly to grow up?
I hope this means Cal realizes he has taken his approach to far and needs to overhaul his system to build a team and not a collection of athletes. Color me skeptical and I think this is just more bullshit from Cal. But you don’t know how bad I hope I am wrong.
And the 3-4 year guys have to be patient and be satisfied with only getting 5 or less minutes as Freshmen and Sophomore while they learn.
Problem is, this is a instant gratification society. If they can’t get minutes the first year (really the first month or week) they go back home or transfer somewhere else where they can play.
I’m not sure where you’re seeing “doing all he can” in that quote.
Did you read the whole quote? He didn’t say that he was also making it the players’ responsibility, instead his words basically relieved himself of responsibility with lines like: I’m not dealing with it anymore, it’s off my plate, the players have to deal with it now, I’m just gonna have fun and enjoy myself, etc.
I must say, those lines struck me as odd under the circumstances. I mean, how many people when their job performance is being criticized come back with a response along the lines of “OK, then I’ll work less hard by having college kids perform my duties instead of me....”
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I won’t comment on individual’s board business. Hope you understand that.
Yep I read it. Just stating how I felt about it. Perhaps with a little of what I hope of why he’s doing it thrown in.
We'll see. This isn't a revolutionary concept. Its really one of the fundamental reasons why we gripe about not having upperclassmen. You've got to have vets telling you how to handle your business off the court. Its not just about having experienced guys on the court. UK is a monster. Guys whove put in the time should be out there and they shield the youngins while they learn and grow mostly behind the scenes until its their turn.
You've got a sophomore who's barely got experience and two transfer seniors who are new to this UK insanity as well. Hopefully it does work in creating a bond and accountability. If we were building rosters normally, frankly, stuff like this wouldn't even need to be done or said, because its part of how those rosters already operate. But I digress.
You've got a sophomore who's barely got experience and two transfer seniors who are new to this UK insanity as well. Hopefully it does work in creating a bond and accountability. If we were building rosters normally, frankly, stuff like this wouldn't even need to be done or said, because its part of how those rosters already operate. But I digress.
You can have young guys, but you need to be careful with the young guys that you recruit. You need to put more time on other aspects of a player, other than how high he can jump, how fast he can run, or how many stars he has by his name. These guys that rate these players have an agenta too. Some of these guys are friends with the kid's parents. Some of these guys are paid by the shoe companies to steer players to certain schools. Some of these guys are buddies with these aau coaches, and are looking for a slice of the pie from these kids. Politics are as involved with these rankings every bit as much as how good the kid actually is.
I couldn’t have been more critical of Askew after the first few games and during the UNC game it was the first time I feel like I actually saw an improving player with a little more confidence in what he was doing.
Cal is averaging $10 million dollars per win right now and has no one to answer to without substantial fans in the seats due to Covid.
Sounds like fun to me, too.
Sounds like fun to me, too.
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