Players first. It’s literally his motto for the whole program.
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It's good to see that not holding players accountable is finally coming home to roost for Cal. For a few years there I thought I was losing my mind.
Yep. As much as people want to blame Cal for the lack of NIL guarantees, I feel like this is our biggest issue. What legit transfer is going to want to come here when you have guys at the same position still deciding on a return?
This culture of being held hostage by draft decisions for guys who are NOWHERE on the NBA draft radar has existed here for a while and it is ponderous.
All while Cal acts like it's by design and not an issue. Not only by design, but is the virtuous manner in which to handle running a program because it's "all about these kids".
“Oh, you’re exploring your options? That’s perfectly fine, but so are we.”
This is too hard, I guess.
This is too hard, I guess.
-When I was in Amsterdam we had a hooker tell us she was gonna kick a camera up our buddies ass and had to piss in a literal hole in the floor at a fairly nice bar. So let's just pump the brakes on these folks leading us to Utopia.
-Weird that roster management and ability to land players is undoing Cal when he seemingly couldn't miss for his first 7 or 8 years. Oh, well. I'm not getting all bent at every decision during the spring and summer and resigned to us struggling Nov/Dec. This is just what we do now. Maybe we can make it the 2nd weekend one of these years, who knows?
-Don't forget, we're starting a grueling week in the Giro. Should be intense.
-Lot to cover in the Succession finale. Caint wait.
-Weird that roster management and ability to land players is undoing Cal when he seemingly couldn't miss for his first 7 or 8 years. Oh, well. I'm not getting all bent at every decision during the spring and summer and resigned to us struggling Nov/Dec. This is just what we do now. Maybe we can make it the 2nd weekend one of these years, who knows?
-Don't forget, we're starting a grueling week in the Giro. Should be intense.
-Lot to cover in the Succession finale. Caint wait.
I’ll also add:
“Our NIL speaks for itself” when literally every player but one has left or tried to leave the program this year.
“Our NIL speaks for itself” when literally every player but one has left or tried to leave the program this year.
Did you guys not see him take a picture with Little Wayne??
This stuff matters big time.
This stuff matters big time.
He just can’t go four full quarters anymore with 20 years of season play plus another couple seasons of playoff games. Dude has basically played 22+ years. As they say Father Time is undefeated. Not fun watching a great fade athletically, especially when he’s still leading his squad to WCFs still. He needs help and AD can’t do it all.
I’d go to the Ky all stars roster and pull as many as I could convince to play for their home state.
Side note about this years coaches, LMAO at Jeff Morrow coaching Iroquois. It’s been awhile since I’ve followed HS Hoops around Louisville but that’s a far cry from his days at Ballard or even J-Town. Been there 10 years and has them winning in a way I don’t ever remember Iroquois winning.
Side note about this years coaches, LMAO at Jeff Morrow coaching Iroquois. It’s been awhile since I’ve followed HS Hoops around Louisville but that’s a far cry from his days at Ballard or even J-Town. Been there 10 years and has them winning in a way I don’t ever remember Iroquois winning.
Why would any good player want to come play for this lunatic who has shown a propensity to stall not only games but players and their games. How many players have left here and blown up in the NBA? Booker, SGA, Herro, etc. the list is endless. Too many other options for the transfers and probably don’t want to listen to Cal yell incessantly every game.
Cal on Dan Patrick
Not sure if you guys saw Cal's interview on Dan Patrick from a couple of weeks ago, but it was astoundingly tone deaf when it comes to NIL and roster management in general.
First, Cal says that he's had "about 10 guys" transfer out of UK over his time here. I haven't gone thru the years, but there is no way we've had less than 1 per year. Does he actually believe that shit or is hoping everyone is too stupid to recognize how big of a liar her is?
Secondly, his response to why you shouldn't guarantee NIL money at UK is to reference how many of his players have gotten max contracts in the NBA. Do you actually think guys like Dickinson and Johnson were considering a transfer to UK at this point in their careers and have designs on one day getting a max contract in the NBA? Also, have ANY of the max contract guys under Cal played more than 1 season of college basketball? I can't think of a single goddamned one of them.
The more Cal talks, the more he reminds me of a geriatric whining about how they know more than their GPS.
Not sure if you guys saw Cal's interview on Dan Patrick from a couple of weeks ago, but it was astoundingly tone deaf when it comes to NIL and roster management in general.
First, Cal says that he's had "about 10 guys" transfer out of UK over his time here. I haven't gone thru the years, but there is no way we've had less than 1 per year. Does he actually believe that shit or is hoping everyone is too stupid to recognize how big of a liar her is?
Secondly, his response to why you shouldn't guarantee NIL money at UK is to reference how many of his players have gotten max contracts in the NBA. Do you actually think guys like Dickinson and Johnson were considering a transfer to UK at this point in their careers and have designs on one day getting a max contract in the NBA? Also, have ANY of the max contract guys under Cal played more than 1 season of college basketball? I can't think of a single goddamned one of them.
The more Cal talks, the more he reminds me of a geriatric whining about how they know more than their GPS.
He’s old. And he got old in a hurry and out of nowhere.
Kentucky basketball fandom is an absolute CHORE right now.
RIght now- even if he can pull the kid from Northwest Dick- we still need two more to actually be able to scrimmage.
I assume he could just drop the guys off at the Johnson Center and they can call next.
I assume he could just drop the guys off at the Johnson Center and they can call next.
I'm as pissed as anyone at Cal at this point, but this is stupid.
They were 18 & 19 years old when they were here. Literally every player in the NBA has "blown up" compared to what they were as freshmen in college.
I assume we still have Horn, Darbyshire & Watkins as practice bodies. (along with Canada)
Or have they all entered the portal as well?
Chill, everyone. Lunardi just posted his up to date bracketology and we are a 5-seed!
If we don't have 10 legit scholarship players on the roster when we start playing for real, I swear I'm gonna update the Bitch Bus. Don't make me do it, Cal.
Or have they all entered the portal as well?
Chill, everyone. Lunardi just posted his up to date bracketology and we are a 5-seed!
If we don't have 10 legit scholarship players on the roster when we start playing for real, I swear I'm gonna update the Bitch Bus. Don't make me do it, Cal.
What kind of NIL deals does Northwest Dick offer?
Thank goodness for Joe Burrow and the burgeoning central KY standup scene. That’s all that keeps me going these days, honestly.
-if only folks had seen this coming 5 or so years ago, that would've been great.
-I'll be ecstatic if I this uberclass of children somehow leads Cal to glory...and will eat *all* the crow. *But* nothing is gonna be any different until the dude leaves.
^in the meantime I'll root for the BB cats, but my time/energy/cash is gonna go to the breadwinner. Stoops and Co are putting in work...and they *deserve* BBN. The other guy doesn't.
-go cats.
-I'll be ecstatic if I this uberclass of children somehow leads Cal to glory...and will eat *all* the crow. *But* nothing is gonna be any different until the dude leaves.
^in the meantime I'll root for the BB cats, but my time/energy/cash is gonna go to the breadwinner. Stoops and Co are putting in work...and they *deserve* BBN. The other guy doesn't.
-go cats.
Maybe a few of the Delts played some high school ball and be practice players for a year so the team can at least scrimmage?
HEY, THURSTON, PASS THE BALL TO PRESTON. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
HEY, THURSTON, PASS THE BALL TO PRESTON. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Pretty simple. D1 college ball is on par with International and G-League ball. If you look at those leagues players hop around all the time looking for the next best deal. Yeah, it makes for a crap product, but if you take 2/3 of our coach's salary and give it to the talent we'll have a significant advantage over other teams.
Oh, shit…Willy said calm down, everyone. As long as we have ten players on scholarship (he didn’t clarify talent level of the scholarship fillers) we should all just sit back and let the cake bake.
It’s Hot damn Kentucky Basketball and we’re going to take solace when we have 10 scholarship players.
Well.. Touch that noise.
It’s Hot damn Kentucky Basketball and we’re going to take solace when we have 10 scholarship players.
Well.. Touch that noise.
Really liking the start that Richie is off to today.
Dang, didn’t mean to offend you Willy. Everything is fine and Kentucky’s status in CBB is just as it’s always been. The Gold Standard.
The point was that Cal and his maniacal demeanor doesn’t help. CJ comes in after lighting it up at Iowa and couldn’t buy a basket here. Juzang was berated and didn’t produce. Transfers to UCLA and was the star of the tournament a few years ago. Guess it’s just coincidence.
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I want my guy back who unapologetically dogcussed Terrence Jones midgame on national television.
“You SELFISH MFer!”
“You SELFISH MFer!”
Just to intervene from your incessant late May ramblings about your HOF coach...
Best movie beards...
~Stallone in Nighthawks
~Pacino in Serpico
~Redford in Jeremiah Johnson
~Eastwood in The G/B/U
~Heston in The Ten C's
~Harden, Tatum, Lebron...a lot of 4th qtr FAIL spread around this highly paid crew.
~A tad over 2 months until the big 6-0....look great, feel great, and people will know it.
~If Ethan Suplee can lose weight, then anyone can....great story.
https://people.com/health/ethan-suplee-reflects-on-weight-loss-journey/
Now...back to your ice cream venting....
Best movie beards...
~Stallone in Nighthawks
~Pacino in Serpico
~Redford in Jeremiah Johnson
~Eastwood in The G/B/U
~Heston in The Ten C's
~Harden, Tatum, Lebron...a lot of 4th qtr FAIL spread around this highly paid crew.
~A tad over 2 months until the big 6-0....look great, feel great, and people will know it.
~If Ethan Suplee can lose weight, then anyone can....great story.
https://people.com/health/ethan-suplee-reflects-on-weight-loss-journey/
Now...back to your ice cream venting....
That version of Cal is not coming back.
And that's the problem UK is in. They don't want to fire him because of how he resurrected the program. But we're paying him for past production and getting apathetic, mid-major results.
That stat someone posted last week about SEC winning percentages in conference is humiliating. And yet, with no leverage on the athletics departments side, they have no recourse.
He's in the fat Elvis stage of is career and it appears it's going to end the same as it did for the King.
And that's the problem UK is in. They don't want to fire him because of how he resurrected the program. But we're paying him for past production and getting apathetic, mid-major results.
That stat someone posted last week about SEC winning percentages in conference is humiliating. And yet, with no leverage on the athletics departments side, they have no recourse.
He's in the fat Elvis stage of is career and it appears it's going to end the same as it did for the King.
“Let the cake bake.”
“Hey, man - we don’t have eggs or flour. What did you put in here?”
“Shhhhhhh.”
“Hey, man - we don’t have eggs or flour. What did you put in here?”
“Shhhhhhh.”
The John Calipari contract was basically the Angels contract to Albert Pujols
Also I've been beaten beyond repair with UK basketball. Godspeed Richie, fight the good fight.
I want to disagree and say that you're wrong, but that could very well be the case. I'm still optimistic but not without reservations.
Just when I thought I couldn't get more excited for my trip there in July. 😎
With NIL and the portal completely upending college sports to the point it's just an annual choose-em'-up, you have to think the market will eventually correct...
...why give a coach a 5+ year contract, let alone lifetime deal when you don't know who is going to be on the team year to year or if your coach can retain elite talent? As the employer why lock yourself into a long-term deal if your coach struggles to manage the new landscape?
Sure agents will push back but offer a two year deal with higher yearly compensation to allow yourself flexibility. Players and coaches have yearly options, it's time schools figure out how to regain some of their own.
...why give a coach a 5+ year contract, let alone lifetime deal when you don't know who is going to be on the team year to year or if your coach can retain elite talent? As the employer why lock yourself into a long-term deal if your coach struggles to manage the new landscape?
Sure agents will push back but offer a two year deal with higher yearly compensation to allow yourself flexibility. Players and coaches have yearly options, it's time schools figure out how to regain some of their own.
If we’re going to be forced to sit back and eat shit sandwiches from November through mid February that cake better taste pretty damn good come March ie 2011 and 2014.
Now the cake is burnt and tastes worst than the shit sandwiches.
Now the cake is burnt and tastes worst than the shit sandwiches.
Read it again, Richie. I was being sarcastic. I said Chill, Lunardi has us as a 5-seed in his latest bracketology. I think we all expect and demand better than that. I then listed guys that couldn't make Strokin's team that currently fill out our roster.
Sorry if I wasn't clear that I am not happy with that as our roster and that I am infuriated every year that we only have 10 or 11 legit scholarship players. Especially after injuries have killed us the last few seasons.
I think we are on the same page.
Huh?
Players generally get better as they get older. That's all I said. Sorry you don't understand that. Are there any players in the NBA that aren't better now than they were as college freshman?
Nothing else you are rambling about was mentioned by me.
At this point the only cakes he’s baking are central plot devices from “The Help”.
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