K and 1AD validated by ESPN; begs the question...

[Ky_Bred_Cat]

Will K be able to produce similar results as he has in the past with more 1AD players on his teams? Does K attempt to get multiple elite players and their egos to fit his system or does he adjust to what these players do best?

K seems to be more of a system guy than a adjust-to-his-players type. Every year he seems to put a couple of elite players on the floor surrounded by what seems to be 15 or so 3-point shooter's. It's worked well for him so far.

If K does adjust his style each year to fit his new players, can he do it at the level Calipari does? I think not. I think K will fall somewhere in between; molding his insatiable desire for control, his not-so-subtle need for accolades, and his preferred style, with the uneven skill set of his new 1AD teams. The results will be good, very good at times, but uneven. We may never know how K performs long-term with the 1AD since he seems to be nearing retirement, but I don't think, over an extended period of time, that he would come very close to Calipari.

What do you think?

 

[kyjeff1]

Looks like K is doing just fine with this one and done thing. Those young guys fit right into his system last year. The guy knows how to teach the game and his style of play. Having better, more talented players only makes him more dangerous.

 

[slford00]

K is a legendary coach, arguably the greatest of all time (*barf*). We don't have to like it, but it's true.

He will do just fine with 1AD and will be a thorn in our side/serious competitor for titles as long as he continues to coach.

 

[reddickulis81]

The best know how to adapt. That's what makes Coach K great. Rick Pitino never learned that.Things are always changing, rarely stay the same. The great one's can see it and adapt. Imo

 

[docholiday51]

For the most part he will do fine,there will be years(just like with Cal) that things don't work out so well.How will he deal with those years,his window is closing he has a limited time left.

 

[nookam]

Coach K is perhaps the greatest ever. I have no gripes about him copying Cal's one and done system.

Cal got absolutely fried by the media and fans, experts figuring a way to change rules. Google Calipari ruining college basketball.

I'm glad Coach K doesn't have to hear it. Many of these so called exerts should man up and apologize for biased hateful, personal attacks. This had to wear on Cal and his family

Bill Self has been attempting to do the same, he is sending messages to recruits who are already pros that they don't have to go to UK/Duke

 

[Ky_Bred_Cat]

So, how does everyone feel about K's ability to manage the 1AD system now that he's gone up against the best at it? I still maintain he will have varying levels of success because he is a great coach, however, he's to rigid and inflexible to maximize a new crop every year. During last nights game, K spent 3/4 of the game sitting quietly on the bench and he appeared to be frustrated to say the least. That frustration likely stems from his new reality; that, in order to keep up with the times (UK), he now has to start and play more freshmen that he hasn't had the chance to 'mold' into his own image yet. And, that he knows he'll no longer be able to take a couple of years turning his best players into 'system' players.