And I bet his parents are acutely aware of that. Jeff has to be sitting there thinking "how do you NOT get past the first round with that many guys who can score?".
'Calipari mulling changes' - ESPN
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Calipari was hired for one reason and that was to win games at Kentucky and he is all in putting players in the NBA. I am afraid he will be back next year with the same old sing and dance routine.. He is so hard headed that he will not do what is best for UK. He thinks he is better than the University. I wish he would be gone by this afternoon. He is just not that good of a coach.
I never thought I would see a dumber AD be manipulated by Cal to the detriment of the institution more than RC Johnson was at Memphis.
I was wrong.
Thanks for bailing us out even though we had to endure the Derrick Rose probation, take Josh Pastner off your hands, and fall for Tubby’s retirement journey too.
I was wrong.
Thanks for bailing us out even though we had to endure the Derrick Rose probation, take Josh Pastner off your hands, and fall for Tubby’s retirement journey too.
I started to post yesterday that I fully expected UK to lose yesterday but I knew I would receive death threats. I have absolutely 0 percent faith in cal as a coach. He is limited to being a great recruiter.
These emotions aren't simply knee jerk reactions. This is the culmination of years of early tournament flame-outs, mediocre teams with 10+losses, loosing back-to-back-to-back games at Rupp, horrible on court performances, and seeing this guy cash checks at the expense of the program. So when does it go from "emotional" reactions to solid reasoning to rid this program of Calipari?
An AD would not take a chance on Cal right now …not based on the last few yrs. He’s way too expensive , etc . It’d potentially cost an AD his job if he didn’t perform as fans would expect . You’d also need a school with fairly loose admissions to get OAD’s all in….def not Michigan
RE: Cal's pay - pay him $6 million per year NOT to coach (a good deal, imo), but why do we have to pay someone $8M to replace him? Hell, the Oakland coach makes $330k and coached rings around him. There are plenty of good basketball assistants or coaches at lower levels who, with the enormous resources UKBB has, would win as much or more than Cal at much less salary. I don't think it's imperative we hire a 'name' from another major school and overpay. It's about the Jimmys and Joes and UK has the $$$ and fanbase to make sure our BB coach can recruit top 15+ talent every year. With a coach who is much better at preparation, in-game situations, etc., he'd win here. Let's say we hire the next guy at $4M/yr. That's only an increase of $2M which I think the boosters/athletic dept could pretty easily absorb.
DJ Wagner, Kahlil Whintey, BJ Boston, Devin Askew, Justin Edwards, Ugonna Kingsley, and Sahvir Wheeler, Jacob Toppin are the best players in th ecountry?
It really doesn't matter who comes in if we still have this staff. - It will be a 10 or more loss season and early exits from the tournaments.
Cal "mulls changes", he does not make them.
After he said he was thinking of changing then after that he said he will probably just keep it the same because he likes the group coming in. May pick up a veteran or two, like he always has. So the frustration will just continue next season waiting all year for these kids to grow up playing against 24 year olds. That tells you winning is not that big of a deal compared to making kids rich. Because if he was serious about changing and winning he knows he has to go get a few good portal guys and cut back on the freshmen some. Can't imagine another year of this off and on stuff.
Because people are GREEDY. The next coaching candidate's agent will say "but Cal got this much, we're not okaying this until we get...."
Not necessarily. The new coach could say "this is how we're going to run things. You're going to be responsible for teaching this, and you're teaching that". I get the feeling that Cal has been the type who says "I am the one who will be doing these things, you guys will deal with the player's camps and families, and coddling guys, and DON'T TELL ME NO".
Like the changes he made at halftime last night. Start Bradshaw, problems solved.
Brilliant.
Sorry, I was referring to the players Cal will bring in. And I tend to agree with you comments. GO CATS!!
Thats just it. If Cal would drop his pride just a little bit and stop acting like in game coaching is for Nerds and Bennies and start focusing on things he could do to make a 6-8 point difference himself once every game tips off . . . the whole landscape changes for the better for him and the program.
Ive said it over and over again, in todays climate of spread around talent and parity the coaching has become EVERYTHING. The majority of games will come down to single digit battles no matter what you think your talent level is vs them and if the coach himself makes a 6-8 point differene in his schemes, bench management, play calls, mathups, situational adjustments, defensive and offensive adjustments. . . . it's 6 -8 more wins a year.
@ralphdaltonfan how bout "we can't hide you here." Well, Cal, we can't hide you either. Your deficiencies are glaring!!
Right. Our program is the middle man, the place holder for John Calipari and his 5 star recruits. We are being used at Cal's disposal, and when it's all said and done, he can gloat about ending generational poverty for x number of young men. Meanwhile, the program is in shambles. This is where we're at.
He already owns a house in the neighborhood just down the street from Vandy. Paid $2.8MM for it.
The athletic department won't be absorbing anything. As a whole it profited $5 million last year. That's after everything, all the money the football and basketball team made and the SEC media payouts. The athletic department won't be finding any money in its own coffers for Cal's buyout or the next coach's salary. It will have to come from external sources.
The Crafts just gave the school $7.5 million for renovations to Nutter Field House. I dont know how much more they'd be willing to give, and you'd think boosters are going to want a slam dunk hire before they pony up for Cal's buyout. Spending $33 million to hire a coach that doesn't move the needle is a big ask.
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