Tucker wasn't critical and still was cut out. Or was never in. He uses secondary people who get him info--hint-usually why he sucks up to certain players. I'd tell the Washington Huskies beat writer, to ask Kyle for Wheeler/Brooks numbers-they'll spill the beans.
K. Tucker not happy with Cal
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It appears that the final nail in the coffin is the fact that he has pissed off all the big donors that would help contribute to NIL.
Evidently alot of that money is going to football.
Point is,its only a matter of time before the money dries up thus seals his fate!
Evidently alot of that money is going to football.
Point is,its only a matter of time before the money dries up thus seals his fate!
Maybe but they did lose 8 players to the portal. Many teams lost multiple players to the portal. Those teams have recruited the portal much better than Cal, so far. I do believe we will pick up players within the next few days.
Now that only scraps are left we might pick up a scrub or 2.
This is where I have to ask if that's the case, then why the hell was Barnhart upset with him when he was getting deals done for players last offseason? Why would Barnhart care where the NIL is coming from as long as the players are satisfied? Kentucky players made very good $ too, so this seems like an odd hill to attack a guy who has several other aspects of how the program is operating that should be open season.
It was known Kentucky got players paid. They just don't sell that as the reason you come here-it's basically "NIL is going to be there for you, but we won't promise a set $ amount". I respect that selling point because majority of the teams in CFB and CBB are full of crap and getting far less than promised. Andrew Slater even wrote about this earlier this offseason about asking for what you get, not the potential $ which is often the lie.
Damn, I hope you’re right.
It's good to know Cal is winning the morals war.
You make too much sense to spend time on this board but, I thank you for doing so.
They aren’t saving spots, they’re out improving their roster.
It's not a bad sell. He's getting some awkward MFer's paid. I mean Antonio Reeves Illinois State transfer made 6 figures and guy has a personality of paint drying on a wall. Is that Calipari's fault? Was he getting that at Illinois State? Apparently Memphis thinks they can make him the face of Fed Ex or some crazy nonsense.
At some point you have to realize your worth and that another program promising you things is going to end up the same because.....you are not going to sell anything. If I'm in Memphis, I am going to get JA Morant--hell I'd ask him to do a Gun Shop ad and maybe Reeves can get in as a guy filming him and getting him suspended by NBA or something but is he going to draw anything other than same type of $ he got at UK? Doubtful.
I'm not defending how Cal is operating the program but I don't understand the talk of NIL issues when Barnhart was pissed off at him for doing his own deals for the team/players last Summer? If the guy is taking care of that, why would the AD care?
This specific area is one I place far more blame on Barnhart rejected and not embracing NIL which UK media had warned the fans was going to set them behind other programs before another mediocre season took place.
To fix the program you have to fix everything, not just one aspect. Some things right now at Kentucky are not Calipari's issue, they are the program's issue and will be after he leaves.
Stay out of politics. Both sides are awful agenda-setters. Think for yourself.
If so, Stoops is gonna be expected to win something that matters at some point like the sec or make the 12 team playoff. 7 and 5 and losing at home to vandy with that big new contract won't cut it with the boosters if they are coughing up the NIL.
I also wonder once calipari leaves what happens if Stoops hasn't won at a bigger level. I assume money back to basketball.
He isn't as much of a kiss ass as some think. I've heard him bash parts of program for months now.
Yeah, KU lost 8 players to the portal/ draft, but how many scholarship players do they currently have?
More than 7? Asking for a friend.
always remember and don't ever forget he landed Jamal Murray in late June... so he could have an ace or 2 up his sleeve...relax and let the hate go
They are completely loaded. Maybe the deepest roster I ever remember them having . On paper at least
Lmao Biden is a POS. Worst POTUS we’ve ever had. Fvcking loser, dog faced pony soldier!
Yeah, but it doesn’t happen at Kansas every season. This shit has been going on at UK for 14 years now, or however long Cal has been here. It’s fvcking absurd.
What do you think he was trying to do with his tweet today? Or bringing in the #1 recruiting class. Just because things haven't worked out doesn't mean he's actively trying to burn the house down or even let it burn. The off-season might be a failure so far, but it hasn't been on purpose.
Obviously , you have forgotten the lying , self-centered , divisive , ego-centric , full of sh... total disgrace who proceeded him .
"it’s time for Calipari to pinpoint the issue and fix it."
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Before the portal we might lose a player occasionally to transfer. We did lose, and are currently losing, players to the NBA. Never has college basketball seen transfers like we have seen the last couple of years. Roughly 1500 to 1800 players entered the portal this year alone. I do think we get players within the next few days but college basketball, as a whole, is losing its pull for me.
Who are we getting in the coming days?Jones going to Memphis and Kaluma very unlikely.
This is a perfect illustration of the level of mismanagement and malfeasance by Calipari. A side-by-side comparison of the stark differences between responsible and intelligent stewardship by Duke coaches, ADs, and Universities compared to that of UK. Pretty sickening. How much does our HOF fraud of a coach make again? He sells snake oil and EVERYONE now knows it. Barnhart's defense of Cal is equally sickening but what else is he going to do but circle the wagons. They're all guilty and that's pretty sad.No amount of spin can change the fact that Calipari and his staff have failed to make a single move to improve next season’s roster since last season ended. That inaction looks even worse when compared to Kentucky’s blue-blooded peers.
Duke’s two draft entrees are projected first-rounders, the Blue Devils did not lose a single player to the portal, they added four five-star freshmen and got former five-stars Kyle Filipowski, Mark Mitchell, Tyrese Proctor and Jeremy Roach to return. Kansasis returning three key starters — Dajuan Harris Jr., Kevin McCullar Jr. and KJ Adams — signed a top-10 freshman class and added three of the top available transfers in Dickinson, Arterio Morris(Texas) and Nicolas Timberlake (Towson). That looks like carefully planned roster management. What Kentucky has done so far looks a lot like a lack of planning.
It’s probably also time for Calipari to take a long look in the mirror and ask why he struggles so much with roster retention. Why don’t players without clear paths to sticking in the pros not want to stay and play at one of the premier programs in college basketball? Is it something about the way they’re being coached or developed? A lack of relationships between the staff and players? It has been suggested that a major factor is other programs promising huge NIL deals while Calipari refuses to make such guarantees — and that seems like a cop-out. Anyone who has been paying attention knows Tshiebwe cleaned up in NIL money, even as he had to navigate student-visa red tape. Several Kentucky players have raked in six figures.
The complete disintegration of last season’s roster, when the Wildcats badly need bodies, suggests a deeper problem. Whatever that is, it’s time for Calipari to pinpoint the issue and fix it. In the meantime, tweeting out a 202-word statement, which reads like that famous “this is fine” meme from inside a burning house, probably won’t do much to quiet the ever-louder alarm.
Tucker: How worried should Kentucky fans be about this roster? Very
Defections to the draft and the transfer portal have left the Wildcats with seven scholarship players — five of them freshmen — on June 1.theathletic.com
Welch has to be thinking why did I come here.
After our usual 2-3 injuries we will have games where Canada actual has to play real mins.
After our usual 2-3 injuries we will have games where Canada actual has to play real mins.
Cal is done berating the out of control, hillbilly fans. Now he is blaming the out of control, nosy parker media. It's a common refrain of all coaches that have lost it.
No, Tucker lit up Cal a few times during last season. You're wrong on that. One time that comes to mind is right after the South Carolina loss. He got back on board around SEC tournament time and was putting out Wheeler propaganda.
Lmao a thousand times the POTUS punkass Biden is. No debate.
Even the brain-dead leftists know that's completely true in the darkest recesses of their black hearts.
Mean tweets, no war, cheap gas, roaring economy, safe border... things were just awful!!
that tweet was solely out of self preservation. Shoring up the last remaining supporters with the "this is how we knew it would go and we are prepared" statement to keep them lined up.
Not disagreeing with you. Again, it still doesn't mean he's looking to "Burn Rome to the ground" on his way out.
It’s amazing, isn’t it? Pretty funny, none of them can even refute it. Like I said, it’s not debatable.
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