Agree, Tech is gonna zone us and they are tough, can shoot, and I don’t expect us to win this game.
Time for Pitino to retire.
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Why would you call me Brad?
I'm just stating that Arkansas has a damned good roster, and they should have been better in the regular season.
So you agree with taking out the Big East player of the year the last 5 mins of the game? You agree with not going zone to force them to take 3s. I guess you taught me something - you can't win in the tourney unless you have NBA players and have been relevant. Now who has the dumb take???
I get the feeling that Pitino won’t quit until he has to for health reasons. I don’t see him as someone to just pick up a hobby and fiddle around the house. It’s in his blood and I don’t think he would be happy doing anything else. Just one of the best coaching minds period and he could have accomplished so much more.
Getting St. John's to a conference title and a two seed is pretty good.
No one had talked about St. John's since the Eric Barkley and Ron Artest days.
No one had talked about St. John's since the Eric Barkley and Ron Artest days.
The absolute legend he would be now had he stayed at UK. The Cats have posted 2 Natty's since he left but he would have doubled that had he stayed. Also, at UK he would not have had to have assistant coaches throw sex parties to get recruits.
That was always my complaint about Rick. He’s always been a master of scouting and pre-game preparation, the best basketball coach I’ve ever seen in that regard. He consistently has/had a stellar Plan A for every opponent, but on those occasions when it wasn’t working, there never seemed to be any Plan B at all.
Pitino has always been outstanding with pregame preparation, not so much in game adjustments.
And every Uk fan watching had the same thought… just try a zone it’s confused Cal for a decade we have witnessed it
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Wonder why every team doesn’t play zone if it was that easy? Kansas ran zone and they didn’t beat cal
He took this roster
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to a 31-5 record and 2-seed. Why tf would he retire. He's clearly still a great coach. That coach who "outcoached" him had the more talented team and they are finally starting to play the last month or so more like they should have all season.
Clearly one of the better coaching jobs in his storied career.
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to a 31-5 record and 2-seed. Why tf would he retire. He's clearly still a great coach. That coach who "outcoached" him had the more talented team and they are finally starting to play the last month or so more like they should have all season.
Clearly one of the better coaching jobs in his storied career.
Truthfully I could say any coach going against Pitino that day would not have set his best player, therefore I stated he was out coached. Pitino I think is a much better coach than Cal could hope to be but I think during this game he let his emotions override common sense. As we get older many people react more negative to situations and become more stubborn. I think he took his frustration out on his best player having a bad game. But I have no idea why any coach would not have went zone considering how poor Akry was at 3s and how Kansas made their comeback. I don't think we will ever see post wanting Pitino back at UK after that loss. But of course Pope helps squelch that also.
Understand.Truthfully I could say any coach going against Pitino that day would not have set his best player, therefore I stated he was out coached. Pitino I think is a much better coach than Cal could hope to be but I think during this game he let his emotions override common sense. As we get older many people react more negative to situations and become more stubborn. I think he took his frustration out on his best player having a bad game. But I have no idea why any coach would not have went zone considering how poor Akry was at 3s and how Kansas made their comeback. I don't think we will ever see post wanting Pitino back at UK after that loss. But of course Pope helps squelch that also.
I must be an exception.
I'm 73 and pretty much mellowed out .
When they were in zone they made a big run and jumped in front then the Rug decided to go back to man and that is when Squid attacked him but he is clueless against a zone
Nothing! st John’s missed 15 layups! That’s what got them beat! I wouldn’t give Cal much credit for that!
Man, some of you guys have such PTSD from the Cal years you are blinded - you refuse to give credit even when it's obviously due. How about this: his leading scorer missed the game entirely, his second leading scorer got 6 points, he beat a 2 seed as a 10 seed and 2 freshmen led the way. He had his team playing tough minded and resilient and they didn't fade at all under Pitino's pressure. The dude has won almost 900 games, he has 6 final fours and a title, and was a first ballot hall of famer while still in his 50s, something less than 10 coaches in history can say. He wore out his welcome here, he's lost his fastball, was coasting and should have left at 10 years as he always said he would. I understand the hard feelings. But he's one of the best coaches ever (that's what hall of fame means) - and if you say that's only because of recruiting i) recruiting is part of coaching and in fact the most important part and ii) you didn't pay attention to the first half of his career. All of this "he's a terrible coach" stuff is dumb.
We have a great coach now! Don't understand the continued pre-occupation with John Calipari. He's Arkansas' issue now........
We have a great coach now! Don't understand the continued pre-occupation with John Calipari. He's Arkansas' issue now........
Pitino didnt get out coached. come on people, the team shooting 28% and 9% isnt something you can just coach around, everything tried just resulted in bricks.
