One and Done is accepted now

[nookam]

How many articles and sports media, rivals fans were on constant blast on how John Calipari and Kentucky were ruining college basketball. What happened to all those articles? Calipari is human and he was on blast for ruining a sport. This had to some extent take a toll on him, I'm thankful he is a fighter and doubled down and really started cranking them out.
Calipari did change basketball, Duke, Kansas and others have bought in to the system. Where is the criticism when K won with 3 one and dones ? Is K ruining the game? Self?

Calipari was a step ahead of the competition,they copied him.
Find an article blasting OAD, post the link because there are plenty.

 

[bkr5]

you can say that again.. oh you did

 

[Xception]

It's been sanctified by K on high , CAN I GET AN AMEN !!!!!!!!!

 

[KyFord]

It's accepted for Coach K

 

[kyjeff1]

Cal has always had more supporters than enemies with the media. However, it's the negative comments that everyone remembers. I'm not just talking about UK fans either, the negative stuff is all everyone wants to chatter about .
But now these detractors are seeing what's happening and they now see that there is so much more positive thsn negative with Cal's system. It hasn't hurt anything.
It doesn't hurt that K does it now too. They won't criticize him.

 

[ymmot31]

I don't think Cal let it get him down when people were talking bad about one and done. He stuck with his mantra the entire time and even made fun of those people several times.

All Cal is guilty of is getting the best players he can get. If they leave after one year, that's their decision. Cal just goes out and gets the best he can get the next year. Cal does his job and then some. He's guilty of being a badass.

 

[KopiKat]

OAD as applied to Cal and K is more than just test group - control group, active-passive reactive judgment turned acceptance type stuff. It is just more proof that the prevailing culture will use anything to further itself. You can't make saints without demons. The real nasty piece of business is the failure of the common observer to understand the conditions that make it happen, but I won't digress other than to say it just pisses me off for all time when after all the criticism our program and coach has endured the media will sing the praises of somebody like Jordan Speith, who worse than just being a one and done quit his team in the middle of his sophomore season, robbing his Texas golf team of a chance for back-to-back national titles, and turned pro. Somehow that was a virtuous, selfless, sacrificing, noble thing for Jordan to do. At this point the only way for the media to not be hypocritical on such matters it to remain hypocritical.

 

[bigblueinsanity]

It became accepted as soon as K jumped on board; as we all knew would be the case.

 

[lacocat]

all the cool kids are One and Done. #

 

[Bkocats]

It became accepted as soon as K jumped on board; as we all knew would be the case.

yep - once the great Krzyzewski spoke, all was well

 

[Ugoff]

So college basketball isn't being ruined after all? What a relief.

 

[BoulderCat]

What's the phrase, something like imitation is the best form of flattery. Many are doing exactly that including K at Duke of course. Now that he's won another title primarily by using OAD's it's officially OK, and Cal is no longer ruining college basketball. Yea, what a relief.

 

[Wildcat-in-STL]

People were afraid UK was going to run away with college basketball so they fought back any way they could............. Now that KU and Duke are also recruiting in a similar fashion, UK no longer looks to be controlling college basketball so its accepted.

 

[Friedas_Boss]

I don't think it is accepted as the OP says, but I think because the issue was forced, those that want to compete for championships have to do it. Most still think it's a farce and goes against the idea of student athletes, but it is what it is.

The worst thing about it is the fact that most of these kids are barely even college students. The rare OAD kid treats their freshmen year seriously, but most take the minimum requirement classes and some don't do anything the entire second semester.

The other negative is for the fans of the schools that don't get to watch these kids grow up over four years, but I bet that is a sacrifice fans are willing to make.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

Don't tell Booby Knight that...
He may punch someone.

 

[Smashcat]

Leave it to the ACC. One and dones and institutionalized cheating are no big deal anymore because of Duke and UNC.

 

[BlueBlood66]

Leave it to the ACC. One and dones and institutionalized cheating are no big deal anymore because of Duke and UNC.

UNC?

 

[Ugoff]

Is it just me or is "recruiting one and dones" code for "not holding players back". How many times have you seen a stud freshman at Duke, KU, or UNC and think... why the heck is he only getting 4 minutes a game?

 

[JRS_OH_Cat]

Not everyone has bought into the One and Done. In the Big 10, the commissioner wants to make freshmen ineligible. I guess some people will forever be stuck in the 1970s.

 

[BlueBomb]

I wonder: Has Bobby Knight go on TV and said the Duke's players last season did not go to class the final semester?

 

[nookam]

"You can have those prima-donnas, they have zero connection to the school" "We develop our players"
"Mercenaries"

 

[kyjeff1]

Not everyone has bought into the One and Done. In the Big 10, the commissioner wants to make freshmen ineligible. I guess some people will forever be stuck in the 1970s.

That BIG10 commissioner would make a huge mistake if he made freshmen ineligible. What top players would ever go to a BIG10 school? They would only get 3* talent. I hope he does it. The BIG10 would fall to the bottom in basketball.
I wonder if he would make that rule for all sports. Huge mistake.

 

[GLR5555]

Not accepted....its expected now.

 

[Ryan Lemonds Diary]

Don't tell Booby Knight that...
He may punch someone.

Which raises the question if he will slam his disciple Coach K about kids not going to school like he did Cal.

 

[nookam]

Which raises the question if he will slam his disciple Coach K about kids not going to school like he did Cal.

I just sorry for Calipari. He was under constant attack by more than Knight. Nearly all the sports writers, other programs, every had a solution idea etc. Remember when K wouldn't even recruit one and dones?
It is an NBA rule but he got 100% of the blame.
Now the other coaches are so smart and special because they adapted to the times using that sand NBA rule to their advantage.
Other teams fans who were just as bad with their attacks are now silent as they build dorms etc to chase these very players. I guess they do have a connection to the program, are not "hired mercenaries", nor a d-league team. Best of all, theirs are not ruining college basketball.
I'm not worried, Calipari is innovative, always a step ahead, I imagine he is thinking of the next thing he can do to change the game and ruin it once again. Glad to see Duke and Kansas with their elite programs and coaches playing "Calipari Basketball"