Small update from MJ
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Afraid he would kill it somewhere else, LOL! Just when you think you've heard it all, just hang on.
Was anyone worried about Tubby killing it somewhere else?
I don't think so, so we take that step in life and deal with it and have a refreshed approach (whatever that may be) with our program.
I don't think so, so we take that step in life and deal with it and have a refreshed approach (whatever that may be) with our program.
If he is doing the show tonight then he is back. Write it down!
This is not true at all. I dont know how much college basketball you actually watch, but there are a lot of guards better than Sheppard and Dillingham. Go watch a team like Houston or Marqutte. Shead and Kolek are on a different level and completely control the game. Sheppard and Dillingham show flashes of brilliance, but there are other guards that are much better college players.
And that's the issue with Cal's system right now. We have teams full of prospects but not teams full of great college basketball players.
That is true, the buyout would be greatly offset from whoever picked him up. Like I said above there is no way in hell he is putting together a roster like he had this year or in the past at another school.It actually means our buyout would be relative peanuts if he goes elsewhere. Kills it? With what? Energy, devotion, work ethic, collaboration, humility, technical basketball knowledge![[roll]](http://l.yimg.com/j/assets/img/emoticons/classic/roll.r191677.gif "roll [roll]")
He’s out on the road “recruiting ”. That shows you how much he loves this place, how much he cares, you people are crazy! I think this will be the spin tonight.
However you wanna look at, the two most talented guards lol, we still had an all American guard as well did we not?
I’m literally going to laugh so hard that I cry if he gets on the radio and says. Yeah, I heard the rumors. No I haven’t seen Mitch.
The fact that the radio show is currently scheduled doesn't mean anything. If it gets cancelled before 6pm, then yea, that means something....
Everything operates on schedule as if he will be here next year, until he isn't.
IMO, he returns with some "concessions", commitments, and more oversight.
Or maybe he gets on the radio show and tells everyone he is retiring LOL.
Everything operates on schedule as if he will be here next year, until he isn't.
IMO, he returns with some "concessions", commitments, and more oversight.
Or maybe he gets on the radio show and tells everyone he is retiring LOL.
He always was. Some of you just don't like to accept the inevitable until it's too late.
So, he kills it,somewhere else. So be it. That happens with a lot of coaches Just look at Rick Barnes. He was let go at Texas but doing well at Tenn. Sometimes a change what is needed for a coach. The fact is he hasn't been killing it here.Why hasnt he just killed it here then?
Easy peasy.
That is some update. Let me squeeze the air out of it, eliminate the bullshit and translate it for the slow readers:
"I Have no clue."
"I Have no clue."
I think he’d have a small window where people say “he’s back!”, but by March it’d be the same issues we’ve seen the last 4 years at UK. This version of Cal is who he is now, doesn’t matter the location. Once you get into that comfort spot, hard to come out of it; especially for his age.
Wonder why Kansas didn’t fire Bill Self after he lost on the first weekend two years in a row. Nor is his seat even warm now after being preseason #1 and then losing 11 games and not winning the Big 12 or getting to the Sweet Sixteen.
This is the definition of simping? How could a grown man, with this much power, even consider this as a factor in making a decision?
Exactly, I'll never get that line of thinking. He might need a kick in the ass to get it going again, but he's not gonna get that kick in the ass here.
Define “kill it”… Because he didn’t “kill it” at UMASS, he didn’t “kill it” in New Jersey, he didn’t “kill it” at Memphis, and if you total up his entire career, and all the players that came through the program, and the absolute totality of it all, he hasn’t exactly “killed it” at UK!
Go woke, go broke, Mitch!
Go woke, go broke, Mitch!
I mean, I could see it. Cal would love the opportunity to stick it to the fanbase and sports media that he’s already focused on sticking it to in every postgame interview after a win. It would be the ultimate Cal Ego move take his class down the road to UL
Here he is gracing us with his presence. You know in case there are some slow readers. He’s so smart and tonight after Cals call in show he will be back to let everyone know he believes Cal is the man and we’re all not as smart as him and @Sejonesy. They are the dynamic duo saving the day on rafters. The Calipari lovers brothers fighting crime on the board with their super intellectual powers.
But that's what I'm telling you, we don't actually have as much college talent as people think. We have NBA potential. Yes we had one non-consensus third team all american guard who is also a massive liability on defense.
If you're talking purely from a college point of view Houston and Marquette in our region have more college talent. Our guys may be better in three years in the NBA, but not at the college level.
Did you actually watch Houston's game against A&M last night? Shead controlled that game in a way non of our players are capable of doing. Kolek is surgical in the way he picks apart defense. Newton at UConn is the same way. The main thing here is these guys are seniors and incredibly experienced. They're not going to disappear in a tournament game like Reed did against Oakland.
Should we have beaten Oakland? Absolutely. We have ten times the talent they do. But if we needed to play both Marquette and Houston to make the Final Four it wasn't happening. Both of those teams are more talented now.
I find it completely ludicrous that anyone with a dog in this fight would hesitate due to fear of Cal “killing it” elsewhere.
If that’s remotely factual, we’re in worse shape than I thought.
If that’s remotely factual, we’re in worse shape than I thought.
I didn't say I wanted him back. Just that's how it was always going to be.
The costs, Firing him and hiring a new, good coach would take over 80 million over the next 5 years. Not to mention the 4 - 5 million he is having to spend on womens basketball to fire and replace Elzy.
That would severely impact spending on other sports like football. If you go the route of accepting donor money to fund it, then where do you turn for NIL?
It's just cheaper and less impactful long term to keep Cal another year and hope for the best.
its a good point you make, but its the standard by which Cal is judged.
He said I'll beat you with talent, not experience
and talent is getting its ass kicked
by guys that look like they sell insurance
IF what is being leaked is true, it sure doesn’t sound like someone who was prepared for this situation. Mitch has struggled with every hire he’s made.
This is stupid, and I'm 100 percent certain that is not "the biggest issue."
Our concern is with what we control. Is this the right move for UK and, if so, how do we pay for it and who do we hire?
How some 65-year-old man does after leaving UK is an irrelevant concern.
He can go kill the competition somewhere else. I don't give a shit. As long as he isn't here killing our program.
Probably because he wins his conference almost every year (the Big 12 is better than the SEC in basketball) and just won a national championship 2022. It’s funny how you cal fans don’t use common sense in these posts you make.
Oh I'm not saying it to make excuses for Cal. This is the system he chose. But I do think people are confusing talent with potential when it comes to our recent teams. The college level talent hasn't been as high as people think. But that's Cal's fault and he's ultimately responsible for the roster, so the buck stops with him.
