Pretty petty / ill timed comment from Rick . Attention seeking .
Pitino recognizes Sheppard’s greatness
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I doubt that, Rick is a Sheppard family fan. Shep is one of the best college players this year. Despite what anyone thinks of Rick, he is giving props to a UK player that earned it.
Everyone knows I can’t stand Triple C. Despise him … but … Reed plays so smart, sees things before they even happen. I think Reed knows Cal loves his game but doesn’t have to flaunt it because Reed is like a coach on the floor and a few of our other guys need to be praised a little to get the best out of them.
Can we assume you can throw stones because you are without sin?Pitino is an amazing man. Considering at his age he has the dexterity to post this tweet while atop a prostitute is simply remarkable.
Yeah, I agree with you. Cal did praise Reed, by the way. I just watched the post-game interview. Early in the interview, he was bragging on Reed, said "He just plays to win." And then he went on about not fouling at the end or calling timeout. But then he came back to the original question about Reed and said, "He played unbelievable..." and then he said "He made some ridiculous plays." So, he did compliment Reed. But I agree with you, he uses these media opportunities to build up the guys he thinks need to hear some positive comments, because he knows they're not getting as much positivity from anyone else around the team. Media members are on those players. And look on this forum and you'll see Wagner gets dogged on here regularly.
So, that's how Cal thinks. Reed has a great support system. He not only has his family at every game, he gets praised by the fanbase and Cal gets attacked if he doesn't play enough. I was listening to the KSR postgame last night and there was a lady who called and was complaining about Reed not getting enough shots and upset that Dillingham takes bad shots, turns it over, and makes dumb fouls (and she's right about that). She wanted more of Reed. Matt Jones laughed at it a bit and says "You know, he played 35.5 out of 40 minutes and took 14 shots, and had the ball on every possession of the 2nd half." But she wants more. And that's how it is here, also. We want more of Reed Sheppard and less of DJ Wagner. Cal knows this too, so he tries to encourage the guys who aren't hearing that same kind of support.
Was that Shep or Mills? Either way, I wasn't too bent out of shape over it. Players should support their old coaches, so long as they don't turn their back on the program to do it.
I've asked before. How many teachers are on here? Teachers, if they're good, have learned how to motivate a wide variety of students. Who to praise. Who can work on their own. Who to scold.
People are different. Film at 10.
People are different. Film at 10.
actually I looked it up and he was saying he wasn't a fan of Calipari's one and done , This was in 2013 when his one and done was 7 years old.
I suspect he's changed his tune. It wasn't much of a dustup to begin with
so the Pitino stuff might have been with Mills
If DJ had that game he would have talked about him nonstop the whole post game. I’m not a Cal hater but is obvious he has his favorites. Those favorites are usually his highest rated recruits. Promises are made to their camps. Reed and dilly outplaying them puts him over a barrel. Plain and simple. He can’t keep his promises to them and start Reed, Dilly and Z. He CHOOSES to keep those promises at the expense of putting the best players on the floor.
Oh he looks pretty good Everytime Reed plays good. Wtf does it matter if 5 stars? You show low IQ when you post things like that. Do you honestly believe cal cares who makes him look good?
Have you ever thought maybe he talks about certain ones because they need to hear positive reinforcement? Why would you think he's talking to fans? A good coach knows who needs it and who doesn't. Rick Pitino was the master of this.
Rick Pitino just thru his entire roster under the bus in a press conference. Basically said they screwed up evaluating cuz these guys suck. Lol. That’s not positive reinforcement.
He played unbelievable. He made some ridiculous plays.
Those were comments about Hubbard the Mississippi State player.
He said Hubbard in the middle of that but it was hard to hear.
I was referring to the Pitino that was a good coach. Unlike most on here I know those days are over. He was mediocre at Louisville.
Any 70 year old man that wears all white suit is all about himself
Yep, you're right. I stand corrected. I just rewatched that interview. He said "he played unbelievable, Hubbard, he made some ridiculous plays." So, the only direct comment on Sheppard he made was "he plays to win." So, I was wrong on that. Sorry.
No problem. I knew you wanted to be accurate with your comments.
Maybe. But we've seen plenty of times over the years where certain players have a much longer leash than others and Cal will go out of his way to heap praise on the chosen ones, even when they suck, while downplaying anything positive the others do.
How was he not is a better question. I was even on the receiving end and took it personally. Did you not?
You know, people always say that but how do we know he wasn’t giving that to a heckling fan ? I’m betting he was getting a lot of verbal abuse walking towards that tunnel, lol . I’m pretty confident that bird was intended for a heckling individual. There’s no way to prove either way because Pitino is the only one that knows and……….he lies .
DJ never shot 40% from 3 point land at any level, Cal just makes shit up to protect his player
A lot of truth here. Pitino was this way with Pelphrey. Derrick Miller once had a terrible first half. So who did Pitino lay into at a timeout? His best player Pelphrey. Miller came back and had a great second half. He said he was thinking "man, if coach is mad at Pel I need to get my stuff together."
I think it’s pretty obvious when cal says shit like he did in the presser. I think Cal makes a lot of mistakes, but the guy is a master motivator and knows when and what a kid needs to hear, and how he needs to hear it. Not a big deal on this one.
