I might be mistaken, but I believe the talk was that his age would require him to play two years in college.
"They [the UK fans] are going to be ready to burn Lexington down!" - Randolph Childress
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You don’t get what we’re saying. There’s certain talent that’s so good even Cal can’t mess it up. that’s how the dude has a title.
I don’t know either. We won’t know because he can’t beat duke for a recruit so.
But will he play that lineup because it is the most effective or to throw it back in the face of the fan base if we lose? History says the latter unfortunately.
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Hell ... "Coach" and "Cal" in the same sentence is an oxymoron ... now that I think about it.
I could seriously see Michigan coming after him
I'd say up until the Georgia game most UK fans and quite a few national media personalities had UK slotted as a sure fire FF team.
Z hit threes for a night....then the dang wheels fell off.
Remember the guy with the “please go to Texas sign “ ? They may be looking for a coach again pretty soon .
Seriously? Just two years ago Duke had Banchero leading them to a Final Four. Now they've got Flagg coming in.
Banchero made the All-Star team in just his second NBA season after leading Duke to a Final Four as a freshman. You don't think that constitutes being a "difference-maker?"
Cal recruited him for over a year and got schooled by K. Now Scheyer schooled Cal for Flagg. Rinse and repeat.
Quaintance has to play two years somewhere before entering the draft because he's not old enough.
I could see Cal taking him and the 2025 class to Southern Cal or UCLA.
After all the luck Cal has had with west coast kids, it’d be kind of funny to see him coaching out west.
I actually think this is his backup plan. If UK bottoms out, he'll flee to USC or UCLA. He'll recruit at the highest level, too, because his Achilles heel in recruiting (like you said, west coast), would be shored up. He'd finally get those kids, plus all the other kids he's landed for years from the Midwest, South, and Northeast regions.
Cal would have a loaded squad in his first out there. Maybe more talented than that 2017 team.
Already been stated. The 2012 team refused losing. Cal had nothing to do with that title.
Cal almost screwed that team. They were running with Kansas and destroying them in the open court. UK got up by about 15 points, and Cal called off the dogs, which allowed Kansas to get the lead down to 4 before the MKG block.
To be fair Flagg was never ever coming here, but Duke is owning him on the recruiting trail for sure
We could say that about every guy Duke has beat us for. At some point in the recruiting process, they outsold us, outperformed us, and outworked us. Whatever the reason, we're not getting the elite of the elite when going against Duke.
That's the issue.
A big part of those misses. Was cal thought it was cool to offer guys last second. Thinking they'd commit just off the name alone. He got reality checked. That's why Lucas left. He wanted to recruit guys early.
I could be wrong, but I don’t see that being successful for either of those programs. It’d probably benefit Cal, as he could load up on more draft picks; but we’d see the same issues we’re seeing as UK fans. I also don’t think Cal would fit in on the west coast, at all.
The big issue is cal waits way to late to establish interest with these players
If Z played for Kansas he would average 20 a game. No doubt in my mind Self would have him an AA by next year.
Legit question, if UK makes a run to a Final Four this year and loses a close game to a legit contender does that take all the heat off Cal? I mean March is what matters. Fans would sort of look stupid saying they want a coach gone when he just made the Final Four (especially when BBN already has the reputation of unrealistic expectation)
Yes,
Self really did, just run out of time. That stall ball sole coaching tactic of Cal's has lost UK SO many games, not to mention his refrain from actually coaching or letting one of his many assistants coach... Can anyone imagine, Cal tried using mathematics or calculate possessions to get wins by points instead of just drowning his opponent. Saw many posters try justifying his stall ball cause..."It works"...
Cal did get me passionate again, passionate about seeing his arse GONE. (The thing is I believe in his mantra, ending generational poverty. The thing Cal never understood is he could have done BOTH things well. No need to be a one-trick pony... His mentality sickens me... (And he doesn't care but that's okay, I won't care when the Cow and Barn Door are.........................GONE...
Sure would love Tyler Ulis to get a chance just to see what he could do.
I bet that kid would retire with UK if given a chance. All Killer Cat in that young man's mentality...
