I see he was on CBS radio earlier so some of what he says may bet repetitive but will try to post what he says with Leach
Cal on radio in a few...
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--Did ind. work today...weight training, shooting
--I might go to a movie tonight
--I go to bed at 9!
--The guys says they stay up that late...'we're good'
--JV possible...nice to have one more guy
--He can at least spell when foul trouble
--Gives us one more
--Wanna see if JV can play...got a couple more days so we'll see
--Their leading scorer hasnt played but says he'll play against us
--Now we have to prepare with and without him playing
--Why watch tape unless you KNOW you will be playing them
--KS is physical
--Leads league in steals
--The attack you
--They have a post game and do pick and rolls
--When UC got beat I had the team come over and told them you cant just show up
--Loyola beat UT and Cincy and UT beat us twice
--K State has played their best basketball the last 2 games
Leach: What has clicked lately?
--They hated to lose and they finally realized how bad they need each other
--We didnt panic
--Had to finish games
--Developed much more clarity on how to play
Break
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--I might go to a movie tonight
--I go to bed at 9!
--The guys says they stay up that late...'we're good'
--JV possible...nice to have one more guy
--He can at least spell when foul trouble
--Gives us one more
--Wanna see if JV can play...got a couple more days so we'll see
--Their leading scorer hasnt played but says he'll play against us
--Now we have to prepare with and without him playing
--Why watch tape unless you KNOW you will be playing them
--KS is physical
--Leads league in steals
--The attack you
--They have a post game and do pick and rolls
--When UC got beat I had the team come over and told them you cant just show up
--Loyola beat UT and Cincy and UT beat us twice
--K State has played their best basketball the last 2 games
Leach: What has clicked lately?
--They hated to lose and they finally realized how bad they need each other
--We didnt panic
--Had to finish games
--Developed much more clarity on how to play
Break
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He is on a roll! Swaggy Cal to the max! I love it!
Where's Richie?
Can't be a captain if you want to be hurt all the time!
Can't be a captain if you want to be hurt all the time!
Question: What's atmosphere like in locker room now?
--Their entire day prior to the game you gotta prepare
--They're learning what servant leadership means
--Be more about your mates instead of yourself
--Still having to call too much stuff but Shai getting better at calling stuff
--The FB Inside the Madness was great....hope all fans watch it because it shows how we dealt with the 4 game L streak
--These are well-spoken, smart kids
--A lot of you dont have FB...People over.....?? age joke LOL!
Caller: Who do you see stepping up this next game to help us win
--Like to see Quade make baskets...stop driving all the way to the rim...ur not big enuf
--Love what Sacha and Wenyen are doing
--Gotta get Nick there now
--I thought Hami was ready to have a big game
--DO NOT TRY TO STEAL THE BALL IF your man has it...steal it when they try to pass it to him
--Drive the ball...dont settle for jumpers
--How great was Hami last game?
--You're not Steph Curry! Steph not you either...use your athleticism
--Cant determine their roles early in season since I've never coached them before
--SEC trophy time they asked for captains...Cl: I dont have captains
--What if I pick a cap. and he's hurt all the time
--Or if my guy has poop stains in his pants,,,cant be a captain
--Shai is a leader who works harder than anybody else
--Theiy're following Shai
--What if Quade didnt get hurt...we might not have know how good Shai is
--Sacha doing great! Youngest soph in country
--More disciplined...he's growing up before our eyes
--Thanks the fans but so many want guys from KY on the team..."Where's Richie!?" LOL!
--I know very few fans thought we'd come around
--Media so agenda driven they HOPE for our demise
--Our fans the greatest...they travel....There were fans in BOISE!
--Dont be unhappy with the kids....be mad at me!
--Staff is taking so much off my hands
--I try not to be around because the guys tense up when I come in
--I'm 49...(he's 59) Why are you laughing
--We should've won 3 NCAA Titles!
--How many league tourneys have we won?
Break
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--Their entire day prior to the game you gotta prepare
--They're learning what servant leadership means
--Be more about your mates instead of yourself
--Still having to call too much stuff but Shai getting better at calling stuff
--The FB Inside the Madness was great....hope all fans watch it because it shows how we dealt with the 4 game L streak
--These are well-spoken, smart kids
--A lot of you dont have FB...People over.....?? age joke LOL!
Caller: Who do you see stepping up this next game to help us win
--Like to see Quade make baskets...stop driving all the way to the rim...ur not big enuf
--Love what Sacha and Wenyen are doing
--Gotta get Nick there now
--I thought Hami was ready to have a big game
--DO NOT TRY TO STEAL THE BALL IF your man has it...steal it when they try to pass it to him
--Drive the ball...dont settle for jumpers
--How great was Hami last game?
--You're not Steph Curry! Steph not you either...use your athleticism
--Cant determine their roles early in season since I've never coached them before
--SEC trophy time they asked for captains...Cl: I dont have captains
--What if I pick a cap. and he's hurt all the time
--Or if my guy has poop stains in his pants,,,cant be a captain
--Shai is a leader who works harder than anybody else
--Theiy're following Shai
--What if Quade didnt get hurt...we might not have know how good Shai is
--Sacha doing great! Youngest soph in country
--More disciplined...he's growing up before our eyes
--Thanks the fans but so many want guys from KY on the team..."Where's Richie!?" LOL!
--I know very few fans thought we'd come around
--Media so agenda driven they HOPE for our demise
--Our fans the greatest...they travel....There were fans in BOISE!
--Dont be unhappy with the kids....be mad at me!
--Staff is taking so much off my hands
--I try not to be around because the guys tense up when I come in
--I'm 49...(he's 59) Why are you laughing
--We should've won 3 NCAA Titles!
--How many league tourneys have we won?
Break
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Caller: Why are we getting no respect? 11th pick out of 16 teams
Cal: Is that their hope or their opinion?
--Tickets are a tough get
Break
Cal: Is that their hope or their opinion?
--Tickets are a tough get
Break
Question: Magazine had us with a 50% chance of making to FF...what does Cal say?
---Staying in the moment
--People trying to get clicks
--Cal wants to go to the Patton museum
--Watched Shawshank Redemption on plane home
Question: How do you get your teams to peak in March?
--Wanna have fresh legs and minds now
--Try to keep them in the moment
--Every experience helps in March
--This team more prepared than everybody else because of regular season
--Opponents sometimes plays better cuz they have nothing to lose
--But now everybody has something to lose...not just us...we're used to it
--We use the SECT to get better
--Trying to get the kids in a certain mindset
--2014 team landed hard on the runway but still righted the plane in time
Break
---Staying in the moment
--People trying to get clicks
--Cal wants to go to the Patton museum
--Watched Shawshank Redemption on plane home
Question: How do you get your teams to peak in March?
--Wanna have fresh legs and minds now
--Try to keep them in the moment
--Every experience helps in March
--This team more prepared than everybody else because of regular season
--Opponents sometimes plays better cuz they have nothing to lose
--But now everybody has something to lose...not just us...we're used to it
--We use the SECT to get better
--Trying to get the kids in a certain mindset
--2014 team landed hard on the runway but still righted the plane in time
Break
--Stoops stopped by the office today
--Our coaches are great people
--Mitch done a great job hiring coaches
Question: By keeping NR in starting line to help his confidence?
--Cal: Yes! But he has to break thru himself
--The most rewarding season I've had here
--We could lose and it wouldnt cahnge that
--Still wanna coach a 40-0 team
--Almost did it
--K State tough
--Gonna be a hard game to win
--My guys gotta fight to win
--Just fight for 40 minutes
That's it for tonight
--Our coaches are great people
--Mitch done a great job hiring coaches
Question: By keeping NR in starting line to help his confidence?
--Cal: Yes! But he has to break thru himself
--The most rewarding season I've had here
--We could lose and it wouldnt cahnge that
--Still wanna coach a 40-0 team
--Almost did it
--K State tough
--Gonna be a hard game to win
--My guys gotta fight to win
--Just fight for 40 minutes
That's it for tonight
That takes a lot of effort on your part. It's really appreciated.
LOL we have been cleaning up on the boards considering we are missing JV. When JV plays we outrebound every body by 15-20 . Also with how good our offense has become we miss less shots so we have less offensive rebounds.
I use that gif all the time, Core. Always makes me laugh.
Interesting Cal believes we should've won three national championships. Wonder what other two years he's referring to. I can count four or five years we probably should've won the title.
Edit: Allow me to elaborate: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
Edit: Allow me to elaborate: 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2017.
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Mainly on long rebounds from jacked 3s. They are almost like loose balls, but I agree the other team comes up with them too often.
Other than that I feel the defense and defensive rebounding has been better.
On the poop stains comment, the full thing is something like:
“Or suppose you’re in the military and the commanding officer brings everyone together and says, ‘we have to take that hill’. So he picks a guy to lead the charge, and as the guy is running you see poop stains in his paints. And you’re thinking, ‘I’m not following that guy.”
More or less. Heh. His point is you can’t randomly pick a leader or captain until you really know who can handle it.
And I wasn’t listening when he said “we should have won 3!”, but going by the notes above, my guess is he’s talking about what some of our fans think and say about him.....
“Or suppose you’re in the military and the commanding officer brings everyone together and says, ‘we have to take that hill’. So he picks a guy to lead the charge, and as the guy is running you see poop stains in his paints. And you’re thinking, ‘I’m not following that guy.”
More or less. Heh. His point is you can’t randomly pick a leader or captain until you really know who can handle it.
And I wasn’t listening when he said “we should have won 3!”, but going by the notes above, my guess is he’s talking about what some of our fans think and say about him.....
We have gotten better. Seems like Diallo is on a mission to rebound now. And now that SKJ is getting minutes he brings help in that area too. Second chance points hurt though and that's one area I feel we need to clean up. That and quit leaving their feet on every shot fake.
That's why Rodman's method was so effective....follow the ball in flight and learn the angle it was going to come off the rim and get there first...
I'd bet he is talking about 2010 and 2015.
11 was an unexpected run and the NCAA kept us from being the favorite with the Kanter decision.
14 was another historical run that nobody expected.
17 we probably win if not for Higginsgate episode 5
But overall 11, 14, 17 weren't extremely dominant teams the way 10 and 15 were
I would bet ‘14 and ‘15, considering we played for a title one year, and won 38 straight the other. Of course we never would have had all those guys back in ‘15 if we won it in ‘14.
But anyway, it doesn’t matter. Cal is just being Cal, taking everything his detractors can throw at him and making it his own. “You say I should have won 2 more titles? You’re right. I blew it. Blame me. Now let’s go get this one.”
I think he's making fun of what people say about him. The tone tonight has been one that would fit that. He's enjoying proving doubters wrong.
For the record, I'm not doubting Cal in any way. I know there were several factors keeping us from winning titles other than anything Cal did or didn't do. I think he's the best coach in the country.
Me too. It's one of those that never fails to make me chuckle.
Whenever people mention Cal on the championship issue, I like to refer them to our final games of 2011, 2015 and 2017 to see if there’s a common denominator. (Hint: carries a whistle). That’s 3 right there, maybe that’s what he has in mind?
(I certainly agree 2010 had a great chance, too . . . oh wait! Same ref officiated the game prior to WVU and it was a battle riddled with questionable calls, close to the final 90 seconds, despite the final score . . . wonder if that affected our team when they lost 2 days later?)
