Look, I am not unsympathetic to the situation Cal finds himself in
but its not going to change.
but its not going to change.
Cal press conference: "I'm overrated as a recruiter"
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He's technically only got one top ten guy signed I wouldn't bank on the other top ten guy until he signs on the dotted line.......
well ok. But that's kinda silly. We've had guys not sign LOIs before.
I see no reason to think he's not coming.
Completely necessary post. Three thumbs up. A++++ would be pointless again.
Isn’t it sad that morals and doing things the ethical way is punished and frowned upon? Sad indeed.
Just who do you think you can get that is better? Until a name can be produced, all this whiny sniffling is like a billionaire crying because someone got 1.1 billion. People need to grow up. This is what we got. It is NOT changing. Support the program or go find someone to whine to that can make a difference.
“Are Maxey and Whitney that bad, cmon. This is silly.” - 2018
“So what if we didn’t get Dwight Howard or Josh Smith. We got Rondo-Crawford-Morris!” - 2004
Step off the cliff man. Cal has had what, one or two years or not fielding a final four team? Next year he already has some elite recruits signed. Cut the man some slack. Two months ago we were all watching him fly all over the country working harder than any other coach in college. Like he said, he won’t win them all. It isn’t like he is sitting around twiddling his thumbs. The man works his ass off.
He's gonna get open first and not stand around. That has been Cal's offense with shooters standing hearing him yell.
ah, team turmoil, the memories...what could of been if Rondo and Bradley didn't ban* ,err um the door. That was effed up.
Btw josh smith is in China burning it up.
Like they say,
Yep. That press conference was really one of the least "swaggy" Cal moments ever. A VERY different demeanor than the one he conveyed in his early years here. He's starting to seem a bit deflated and burnt out.
Cals, you're just constantly bashing! I can see where people would think that honestly. We all want what you want.....championships! But there is a reason we've only won 8 in our history. It's just that hard to do. Soooooooo many things have to play into your favor, just to sniff the FF, let alone win the damn thing. Do I agree with everything Cal does? Hell no but I support him and realize that he knows a hellava lot more than I do. Maybe we missed out on alot of the top guys for damn good reasons? Nobody mentions that but there have obviously been alot of top guys asking for stuff and alot of their names have been included in the scandal, including Zion. So, I'm just going to trust my guy Cal knows what he's doing and I'm gonna cheer my team on. I find that makes me happier than constantly bitching and moaning about shit I know nothing about.
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Cal says things for a reason. Maybe this is for the idiot fans that freak out over every player we lose out on.
That's what I wonder. Don't now what to think really. When everyone started to embrace OAD it seems the recruiting changed for him.
The landscape changes, nothing is going to be constant.
The issue at hand is - is Cal willing to adjust or adapt his approach to recognize the current situation, or is he so invested in his approach that he thinks the blue blood programs can't keep landing classes better than he can.
Love how Cal stays in headlines by, "I'm over rated", when the headlines should be talking bout Penny getting the #2player of 2019. How the article's all state that Cal has had at least the number 2 class each of his seasons at UK...
Way to stay in headlines.
Go Big Blue!!!!
Way to stay in headlines.
Go Big Blue!!!!
You’re getting 2 of the top 10 recruits. What are you all crying about? You’ll have a top 3 to 5 recruiting class. You’ll have guys coming back next year that will be better than this year. You should have a team that’s good enough to make the final four and from there you have a shot
Cal is great. I don't want anybody else. BUT ... he does need to change a few things up.
I'm all for him getting the right kids and not lying to them. That is fine. What we cannot do is get the "second tier" One-and-Dones. If you are recruiting OAD's only (and that is basically what we are doing), then you have to get the best-of-the-best. If you don't you will NEVER win another National Championship and we are just a feeder system to the NBA. And I'm going to bet 99% of us want National Titles, not NBA roster guys.
So either get the elite OAD's OR change your recruiting philosophy and get a few 3-4 year guys (i.e. Darius Miller) who will build the program. The total roster turnover every year is getting old.
I may have felt different had we gone 40-0 and won it all in 2015 ... but you know what ... Cal never called timeout and told Andrew to throw it to Karl every time down, we got the shot clock violations and we lost.
I'm all for him getting the right kids and not lying to them. That is fine. What we cannot do is get the "second tier" One-and-Dones. If you are recruiting OAD's only (and that is basically what we are doing), then you have to get the best-of-the-best. If you don't you will NEVER win another National Championship and we are just a feeder system to the NBA. And I'm going to bet 99% of us want National Titles, not NBA roster guys.
So either get the elite OAD's OR change your recruiting philosophy and get a few 3-4 year guys (i.e. Darius Miller) who will build the program. The total roster turnover every year is getting old.
I may have felt different had we gone 40-0 and won it all in 2015 ... but you know what ... Cal never called timeout and told Andrew to throw it to Karl every time down, we got the shot clock violations and we lost.
"Cal is great. I don't want anybody else."
That's the trick we've all fell for.
That's the trick we've all fell for.
Cal is tired and the season just started. Not the typical Cal swagger
Dean Smith was at UNC 36 years and won only 2 championships. That is how hard it is to win a championship. And for most of those years you had to win your conference to go to the tournament which meant it was much easier to win because fewer good teams were in the tournament.
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Not win at any costs, but if players like RJ and Zion want guarantees on PT and starting spots they're definitely worth guaranteeing to secure those type players.
If we are not going to get one Top 3 kid in a class then we need to return 5 of our Top 8 guys every year.
I'd agree with that, but Cal needs to get in front of this. The UK fan base doesn't accept coach speak as a substitute for performance.
For people saying tell the recruits whatever to get them, him challenging them and telling them that had to compete and share the ball was what almost literally every big time recruit we got here said they came for. Everyone else was telling them they would get all the shots and be the face of the program. It's this obvious shoe company corruption that's hurting us most.
It might do Cal good to be humbled a bit in recruiting and coaching. I’m all on the Cal train but I do think he’s lost an edge since that loss to Wisconsin. I think we’ve seen spirts ofnthe old Cal when he sensed a run from his teams like the Fox/Monk team. I believe he’s adjusting and I think we’ll keep more holdovers. Changing the 1 & done rule may be the refresher he needs soon.
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