Still Think Cal Is A Great Coach?

[ZaytovenCat]

Because he's not! He's an excellent recruiter who is a "C" bench coach at best. He's stubborn, won't make obvious moves that need to be made and the moves he does make a lot of times hurt more than help.

We will have to have a totally stacked roster to get 9 and even that doesn't give us an overwhelming chance at it.

And to the smartasses, no I don't want him gone because there's nobody else available that's a better option. But he could be so much better than he is but refuses to be out of pride/stubbornness.

 

[ZZBlueComet]

He wasn't tonight, he was against Kansas, Louisville and Duke.

Lee and Skal are killing us, they give us absolutely nothing this year.

 

[W2R]

Because he's not! He's an excellent recruiter who is a "C" bench coach at best. He's stubborn, won't make obvious moves that need to be made and the moves he does make a lot of times hurt more than help.

We will have to have a totally stacked roster to get 9 and even that doesn't give us an overwhelming chance at it.

And to the smartasses, no I don't want him gone because there's nobody else available that's a better option. But he could be so much better than he is but refuses to be out of pride/stubbornness.

Huh. Stacked roster?

If you talking about last year we win 38 straight and he coached us through a lot of close games.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

OP, you've averaged about 1 post/week now since the season began. Please don't tell me you're going to up your averages now that UK is struggling. That's just weak.

Spare those of us who have actually ridden this one out with the team all season.

 

[screwduke]

Absolutely he's a great coach. His win/loss record and tournament runs say he is. This roster is not stacked, are you kidding me? Our front court is horrible.

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Huh. Stacked roster?

If you talking about last year we win 38 straight and he coached us through a lot of close games.

OP is still apparently basing his assessments on pre-season rankings.

 

[Louis_Skunt]

Yes. He's the best in the country. Show me a coach with a better run the last 6 years.

 

[Montana81]

Dear god... Yes. He's one of the 2 or 3 best in college basketball.

No other team in college deals with the type of road atmospheres we do though. 81 free throws in the last 2 games for our opponents. I doubt that has happened for any other team in college this season.

And it's not because our guys foul that much. Look at some of the stuff that was called a foul on our guys tonight. Briscoe's 4th, Ulis guarding the post, Willis arms straight up. It's every road game because college officials are old and can't check their emotions in that those of atmosphere.

That stuff isn't Cal's fault unless you fault him for making us THE SHOW in college basketball even when we're not that good.

 

[W2R]

Edgar Padilla

OP is still apparently basing his assessments on pre-season rankings.

i guess. He still thinks Newman would make a difference when our backcourt scored 51 and that's with briscoe in foul trouble.

 

[billCgmx]

Yes

 

[jedwar]

Yes I do think he's a great coach. But man he's stubborn.

 

[rodgerblue]

Because he's not! He's an excellent recruiter who is a "C" bench coach at best. He's stubborn, won't make obvious moves that need to be made and the moves he does make a lot of times hurt more than help.

We will have to have a totally stacked roster to get 9 and even that doesn't give us an overwhelming chance at it.

And to the smartasses, no I don't want him gone because there's nobody else available that's a better option. But he could be so much better than he is but refuses to be out of pride/stubbornness.

What "obvious" moves would you make? Name 3. Please be specific.

 

[JRS_OH_Cat]

Because he's not! He's an excellent recruiter who is a "C" bench coach at best. He's stubborn, won't make obvious moves that need to be made and the moves he does make a lot of times hurt more than help.

We will have to have a totally stacked roster to get 9 and even that doesn't give us an overwhelming chance at it.

And to the smartasses, no I don't want him gone because there's nobody else available that's a better option. But he could be so much better than he is but refuses to be out of pride/stubbornness.

Yes I do. Now please go away.

 

[deplion]

Tonight was another horrible loss, and like anybody Cal has strengths and weaknesses as a coach.

There is literally nobody in the country I would rather have though.

Period.

 

[stuway]

Zaytoven is cut nets son

 

[JohnBlue_]

People post dumb things when they're upset, I'm thinking this is one of them. He's a HOF coach, you don't get in there without being a "great" coach. You might as well be arguing that a basketball isn't round.

 

[TheKentuckyKid]

 

[PowerofPelphrey]

Because he's not! He's an excellent recruiter who is a "C" bench coach at best. He's stubborn, won't make obvious moves that need to be made and the moves he does make a lot of times hurt more than help.

We will have to have a totally stacked roster to get 9 and even that doesn't give us an overwhelming chance at it.

And to the smartasses, no I don't want him gone because there's nobody else available that's a better option. But he could be so much better than he is but refuses to be out of pride/stubbornness.

I just wish he was not so stubborn about playing Zone sometimes.

 

[LetsHang#9]

Yep.

 

[catman111]

Cal is great. This team is not.

 

[Stonewall12]

What "obvious" moves would you make? Name 3. Please be specific.

Here is two

Play zone defense just a little.

Get you best 3 point shooter open for a 3 /Willis

Did neither.

 

[FiveStarCat]

Saving this post for later so I can get OP's thoughts post NCAA Tournament.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

There's just not a whole lot a coach can do about inconsistent post play. What's missing are the defensive stoppers we had last year underneath. We don't have that and for that reason we're getting killed by FT's. UT stayed in the game the first half at the line and it eventually beat us.

 

[Stonewall12]

Tonight was another horrible loss, and like anybody Cal has strengths and weaknesses as a coach.

There is literally nobody in the country I would rather have though.

Period.

This is a good post.

 

[true blue1]

I really don't know what to think anymore.

 

[Wildcat_girl]

Barnes is a pretty shitty coach to. This is all on the refs.

 

[.S&C.]

Cal allows his teams way too much rope. That's the real issue. After he watches a lead disappear he just screams and shouts, instead of calling a simple timeout to settle the team down.

That's the biggest issue he's got right now. Is that even debatable?

 

[Stonewall12]

Barnes is a pretty shitty coach to. This is all on the refs.

False...

You are in over your head.

 

[Wildcat_girl]

What has Barnes ever won?

 

[Stonewall12]

Cal allows his teams way too much rope. That's the real issue. After he watches a lead disappear he just screams and shouts, instead of calling a simple timeout to settle the team down.

That's the biggest issue he's got right now. Is that even debatable?

This is a big problem. I can't stand to see him act like a madman. He is cool and collective when out recruiting but acts like a lunatic when coaching.

 

[Stonewall12]

What has Barnes ever won?

The game that just ended. And that is enough/too much.

 

[new era cat]

Tonight was another horrible loss, and like anybody Cal has strengths and weaknesses as a coach.

There is literally nobody in the country I would rather have though.

Period.

No shit! Considering he is the youngest of the elites.
People forget that.
He IS seriously stubborn, don't even try to deny that!!!

 

[LmdCat]

He wasn't tonight, he was against Kansas, Louisville and Duke.

Lee and Skal are killing us, they give us absolutely nothing this year.

Our play against KU was more about the way they played us defensively in the first and less about a great coaching strategy by Cal and tonight's poor showing proved it. Unlike Cal, Self made the necessary second half defensive adjustments and his team took care of business. Maybe if Cal yelled less during the games, it would free him up to think about helpful adjustments to help his team win. It should be obvious to all that Cal must have considerably more talent than his opposition to win and as tonight showed, a victory still isn't a certainty.

 

[BourbonBalz]

What "obvious" moves would you make? Name 3. Please be specific.

Teach and play a damn zone when opposing teams are driving the lane at will. He refuses to do so and it has cost us BIG.

 

[rbky53]

and you would replace him with who?

 

[MWes11]

He's an A+ recruiter, but a B x and I'd coach. I wouldn't take anyone over him though but I can see your frustration in his stubbornness. It gets extremely bad at times. But I will reiterate, I would take him over anyone else in the country as a recruiter/coach combo.

 

[BigRedMachineBigBlueNation]

 

[JohnBlue_]

Here is two

Play zone defense just a little.

Get you best 3 point shooter open for a 3 /Willis

Did neither.

Willis passed on a half dozen open 3's at least. It wouldn't hurt if he could create his own shoot too but I realize that's asking too much from him.

 

[ace on the river]

Yes I do think he's a great coach. But man he's stubborn.

YES! to a fault. he costs us games with his stubborness

 

[.S&C.]

That's another thing. Cal acts like he's above zone when clearly his recruiting 1/3rd of the time calls for it. Stop acting like you've got an all defensive team and taking pride that "I will never play zone". It makes him look like an asshat sometimes.

This game could have been avoided. Call a timeouts when a 21 point lead shrinks to 14, mix in a few defenses besides man, and we win. I would bet the house on it.