SIAP: A little panic in Fayetteville
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Don’t buy any of this either but I will say this…
Arkansas is getting the Cal speak a lot of UK fans hated near the end, the excuses, the weird tweaks, the odd distant same ole same ole story from the beginning. Whereas, as UK when we first met Cal it was a breathe of fresh air, lots of good post game comments and it sold us for years because it was original. Now it’s old for them already
Arkansas is getting the Cal speak a lot of UK fans hated near the end, the excuses, the weird tweaks, the odd distant same ole same ole story from the beginning. Whereas, as UK when we first met Cal it was a breathe of fresh air, lots of good post game comments and it sold us for years because it was original. Now it’s old for them already
I honestly can't think of a bigger coaching decline and fall from grace. Part of it was the game changing from a style that he was perfect for, to a style that he wasn't good at.. but he more so just wouldn't change. He made no adjustments, never really understood what the fanbase wanted, and the more time passes, the more I think he just became embattled with the fans and media to the point he was almost doing things out of spite.
I think we've seen coaches who snuck in some success, but they were kind of one hit wonders (Chris Beard types).. and you've seen coaches decline because of age or a younger generation of the game that they don't align with (Bobby Knight, Izzo).. But I don't think we've ever seen something quite like this. Cal could clearly coach at a high level for 25 years. He's not THAT old yet, and there's no reason Cal can't still be successful if he just changes a handful of things.. and he just, would rather do anything BUT that, including watching his legacy go fully down the drain. It's self-destructive.
And it is very sad. I was a big fan. I would love to see a turnaround from him.
You basketball Bennies probably don't even know the change Cal made at halftime? Anyone? If you don't know then Cal's not gonna tell you.
Their AD could ask me and I would tell him they are wasting years on their program. They need a younger coach with energy that isn't stuck on doing things from twenty years ago.
Just keep in mind guys, part of the DNA of Cal's current garbage is they will look like ass for a few games, then, when you think they're toast, the stars align and the conglomerate of pieced together players, pulls a crazy win out of nowhere. He won @ UT and @ Auburn last year.
That's going to happen this year and Hog fans are going to come at us and tell us we were wrong, but then disappear when they look totally lost the next game and lose at home to the worst team in the league.
His players first thing isn't set up for consistent team winning.
That's going to happen this year and Hog fans are going to come at us and tell us we were wrong, but then disappear when they look totally lost the next game and lose at home to the worst team in the league.
His players first thing isn't set up for consistent team winning.
I was never much of a fan of Cal's coaching style *or* his personality. But when he let Shaedon Sharpe sit on the bench while the Cats lost to 15 seed Saint Peters in the first round of the 2022 tourney I was more than done with him. In fact, the entire Shaedon Sharpe episode defined Calipari's stay at Kentucky. Cal wasn't here to coach Kentucky basketball. He was here to channel players to the NBA. Kentucky basketball was just a tool that he used. Anyone who want's to feel bad for him will have to do so without any assistance from me.
Same here. It really felt like he wasn’t putting in the effort necessary to win at a high (or any) level.
I would have too but he like you said he is spiteful. You would think after failing with the same stuff over and over he would try to reinvent himself. He adopted dribble drive at Memphis to change. Why not adopt a new style now?
Yeah that season did me on as well. Especially the “get to the game early and see Shaedon warm up!” He’s gonna play tonight BS.
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