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Sorry, but anyone who votes anything OTHER than 5* is out of their minds. I know he says stuff that might irritate some people, but I strongly feel all his comments are made for the betterment of the program and not the detriment. The man has won almost 200 games in just six seasons. He has coached us to 4 Final Fours and two National Championship games and coached us to our 8th title. He has had 19 NBA 1st rounders, three #1 picks which is an NBA record, 13 lottery picks, and 24 players drafted overall. Not to mention that he has coached us to 2 perfect SEC regular seasons, coached us to only our second ever perfect SEC season overall (including tournament championship), 3 SEC regular season championships, 3 SEC tournament championships. Has gone 7-1 vs. Pitino and Louisville, including beating them twice in the NCAA tournament. Has gone 4-2 vs. UNC, 3-0 vs. Kansas (including the 32 point pummeling they took last season), 11-5 vs. Florida, 9-2 vs. Tennessee among others. He's coached us to two AP #1 finishes, as well as being ranked #1 for 68 games of the 228 games he's coached at UK (having the #1 ranked team in America for a staggering 30% of his games at UK).
As far as I am concerned, as long as he keeps doing what he's doing, he can say whatever he wants.
People who call other people IDIOTS for not agreeing with them on rating Cal as the supreme being are just flat out stupid, dumbass, MFers in my book. Unless your being sarcastic...3s, 2s,1s are just trolls. People voting 4 are idiots in my book. There is only one answer, 5.
People who call other people IDIOTS for not agreeing with them on rating Cal as the supreme being are just flat out stupid, dumbass, MFers in my book. Unless your being sarcastic...
I don't think #4 as worded has anything to do with on court results, but maybe the OP can correct me if I'm wrong. I have yet to vote, but obviously would/will vote a 5. The stuff he says is pure marketing, and does not bother me. I'm very educated and get who he is talking to. I think Cal appeals to the very intellectual UK fans, not the everyday average portion of the fanbase. I can see why some of those types get all excited with some of the things he says.
I don't think what he says matters as long as the production is maintained. Especially when what he is saying directly leads to that success.I still don't understand how being 100% satisfied with his on the court success, but not agreeing 100% with everything he says and does is an idiot. So you agree 100% with every single thing he says and does?
I voted 4. Not because of what he had said. But more of...I don't agree 100% with everything he has done coaching. So if 4 is about only the "best day ever" and "player first" type stuff. I gotta change to 5.No #4 is only about Cal's statements regarding "Players first" and the draft being so important to him. I know many have a problem with all of the things he says, that's why I included that one.
lol @ people complaining about what Coach Cal says.
I know we got a great coach when we are complaining about what he is saying instead of what he is doing on the court.
You should probably reread my threads. I have made ZERO against Cal. Still doesn't mean I should accept everything 100% he says or does. He is human, he is capable of making a mistake. I'm pretty damn sure, he would admit he has made at least one mistake.It's just that your argument has absolutely no basis. With his results, anything less than a 5 is simply moronic.
Lol u so butthurt
All you idiots saying 2,3 blah blah blah. STFU
Even if he has "failed" to win the title the years he should have he still has been to the FF 4 out of the last 5 years which is literally the most successful coach of the past 5 years sans maybe Coach K
I swear some of yall must be #Downs
Only a dumb ***k votes for 4. Sorry if that offends your ***** ask.
I'll attempt to be polite here. You can't read. I never said Kentucky was the favorite every year, I said every year Kentucky exited the tournament they were the best team left in it. If you're going to be arrogant then don't simultaneously be stupid. It clashes.I'll attempt to be polite here. In the four Final Fours under Cal, Kentucky has lost wearing White Uniforms once, which means in the eyes of the NCAA seeding committee at least, Kentucky lost as the favorite once, won as the underdog once, lost as the underdog twice and won as the favorite twice.
To say Kentucky was the favorite every year because it had more NBA talent displays a lack of understanding of the sport. A very high percentage of those NBA talents were freshmen. I think it is fair to say that a very good junior or senior in the Final Four like Kemba Walker or Frank Kaminsky is at least as valuable or more valuable than a more talented freshman.
Are you playing dumb, or do you really not see the logical fork in the road?Well that certainly explains it.
As for other coaches, so what?
I'll attempt to be polite here. You can't read.
what is a ****ask? Since you are such smart****!Only a dumb ***k votes for 4. Sorry if that offends your ***** ask.
I will disagree. I love Coach Cal, love his results, but don't agree with everything he says or does. Does that make me out of my mind?
Get lost you gutless coward.and?
I think many of us would be unable to answer this as a single question. I think the better inquiry would be split into three questions: How happy are you with Cal's performance (a) As a recruiter? (b) As an ambassador for U.K. basketball? (c) In actually coaching the individual players and the team in playing the game -- generally, and in game-by-game preparation, and in in-game bench coaching?
We'll my statements were only referring to UK fans. I took it as common knowledge that non UK fans wouldn't want Cal here. I figured everyone would understand that and I didn't need to explain it. However I know that we have a segment of our fan base that isn't happy with anything and my original reason for conducting this survey was not to call out trolls from other schools that lurk here but to see what our fans would say, even those that aren't pleased with anything. Maybe I didn't clearly explain that in later posts.
Look, you can think and vote how you want, but the guy has never said anything derogatory about the program. Just because he feels the way he does about things like the SEC tournament and his feelings regarding the NCAA Championship vs. having a bunch of players drafted to the NBA, doesn't mean that it should diminish him as our coach in any way, not even in the slightest. The fact of the matter is that despite what he says sometimes, he cares deeply about winning, the UK basketball tradition and he wins. Not to mention that he has made UK relevant again in a major way, so he deserves the highest vote he can get in my opinion.
I don't think it diminishes him as a coach and I am a huge Cal supporter. I wouldn't want anyone else in the job. The choice specifically says that I love Coach Cal, just wish he would do/say some things differently. I don't understand how picking that choice makes people out of their mind or not a real fan. I 100% understand why he says things, but I also feel that we're at a point now where the results in putting guys in the NBA speaks for itself.
If the question was, "On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, how do you think Cal has done at UK?" and there was no description next to the numbers, I would vote 5. The description next to 4 best describes how I feel in this poll.
I guess I finally see were some of these posters are coming from...if you read the OP's initial post; I think he meant for #5 to be you want Cal here forever and #4 to be Cal is OK but needs to get in line more and maybe he shouldn't be here forever.I don't think it diminishes him as a coach and I am a huge Cal supporter. I wouldn't want anyone else in the job. The choice specifically says that I love Coach Cal, just wish he would do/say some things differently. I don't understand how picking that choice makes people out of their mind or not a real fan. I 100% understand why he says things, but I also feel that we're at a point now where the results in putting guys in the NBA speaks for itself.
If the question was, "On a scale of 1-5, 5 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, how do you think Cal has done at UK?" and there was no description next to the numbers, I would vote 5. The description next to 4 best describes how I feel in this poll.
I guess I finally see were some of these posters are coming from...if you read the OP's initial post; I think he meant for #5 to be you want Cal here forever and #4 to be Cal is OK but needs to get in line more and maybe he shouldn't be here forever.
I agree with you (I think). I want him here until he retires or goes insane. But, that doesn't mean that I have to agree with 100% of everything he does. As I posted earlier, I guarantee that if asked, Cal. would admit at least one mistake he has made while at UK. Because, he is human.
now, can we start arguing about something else?
Dude, NO UK FANS ON THIS BOARD ARE UNHAPPY WITH CALIPARI. Read!
You - "I feel this thread has shown us all that there is a segment of BBN that is totally out of touch with the reality of CBB today and that was it's purpose (sadly enough)."
You said it yourself. Theres a "segment" (not really true) of this fan base that is totally out of touch (not really true). Then you go on to say that was the purpose of this thread, was to show that exact thing.
Sorry buddy, you didnt get what you wanted. There's no real meaningful segment of the UK fan base that is out of touch when it comes to Calipari. Even voting under anonymity, you get nearly 100% of fans supporting him, and even a rival fan voted a 3. LOL. You did in fact take the votes of a bunch of trolls and count it toward your "segment".
Stop running in circles and just own it. BE glad your poll shows everyone is pleased with Calipari.. I understand you can't always please the pumper crowd, but nonetheless, a 4 is support, and everyone is a 4 or 5. It's done.