UCLA fans think they have a shot at Calipari.
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Cal is more about creating millionaires than dealing with em, think his time with nets soured him. Here Cal has control of roster makeup and development, nba not do much.
Think.Cal likes taking boys of high quality and turning them into men
Think.Cal likes taking boys of high quality and turning them into men
If you're UCLA and looking to hire a great coach, it makes sense to float rumors that a great coach is "interested." It's completely intangible, you can't be embarrassed or proven wrong, and it makes the job look more interesting.
They know they aren't hiring John Calipari. They're hoping to hire someone as close to him as they can get, though, and getting that guy to believe a coach like Cal might be interested is way better than admitting that Eric Musselman is the best you can do.
They know they aren't hiring John Calipari. They're hoping to hire someone as close to him as they can get, though, and getting that guy to believe a coach like Cal might be interested is way better than admitting that Eric Musselman is the best you can do.
It won’t be official till Rex mentions it. I don’t see why cal whould even entertain the idea
UCLA has a very weak fanbase. That alone would eliminate them.
One of his stated goals is to surpass ucla in championships. I don’t know how realistic that is at this point but he has said so.
UCLA will end up hiring Luke Walton away from the Lakers. His Dad Bill has been laying the ground work for this to happen.
Cal has the highest base salary. Who knows what each makes with bonuses and endorsements though.
UCLA needs one of those Hollywood makeovers, a program rebranding. Someone with a big personality to come in and get people at least semi-excited about Bruin Basketball again. Say what you will about their base, but we all know when the W's are consistent people will come out and get interested again.
They need the right hire, why schools fawn at Coaches who have floated around forever (Like the Alfords of the world) without great success is beyond me. Especially a school with their resources and History.
They need the right hire, why schools fawn at Coaches who have floated around forever (Like the Alfords of the world) without great success is beyond me. Especially a school with their resources and History.
I think Bruce Pearl is an interesting choice.
UCLA would be less challenging than Auburn - easier to recruit, you don't play a killer schedule in conference and he'd consider it the pinnacle of his coaching career.
I'm scared he be Jim Harrick Part II for them though.
UCLA would be less challenging than Auburn - easier to recruit, you don't play a killer schedule in conference and he'd consider it the pinnacle of his coaching career.
I'm scared he be Jim Harrick Part II for them though.
Cal is a competitor People that have a competititive bone in their body do not like #1, #2, #3, #5 Other than that good argument
There are so many reasons Calipari wouldn’t even consider that job. Many have been stated already. It’s just not even on the radar. I would be willing to bet Cal might work it for a raise at Kentucky but that’s even a stretch given that he is already at the top salary wise. Just not going to happen.
I think they will struggle finding anyone with a solid record to even consider it. Likely have to pull someone from a weak school or a mid major. Very won’t look at it either. Cronin might consider it but I doubt that too.
I think they will struggle finding anyone with a solid record to even consider it. Likely have to pull someone from a weak school or a mid major. Very won’t look at it either. Cronin might consider it but I doubt that too.
I will be the UCLA coach before Cal will be. Zero chance he goes to UCLA.
Give me a break. You make it sound like those coaches didn't deserve to get fired. Alford missed the tournament in 3 seasons. Never won a conference championship. Lavin? Are you kidding? One conference championship (first season). 10 wins his last season. That clown got 7 years!! He was and still is an awful coach. Recruits started figuring that out in the end. Hazzard was brutal. One tournament appearance. Harrick got "busted" and was fired. Only guy you could argue about is Howland but he missed the tournament 2 of his final 4 years (one losing season). That program was unraveling. Local recruits didn't like him. UCLA tolerated Lavin for 5/6 years? Alford for 6 seasons.
Kentucky fires a coach who won a national championship and fired Gillispie after two winning seasons (Was not going to get it done at Kentucky by the way). Kentucky never would have tolerated what Alford, Lavin , and Howland did. They would have pulled the plug on those guys way earlier. You know it and I know it. Don't act like that would have never happened. Bunch of hypocrisy. Kentucky is worse. Hell.. North Carolina fired their own "blood" Matt Doherty after three seasons because they knew he was not going to get it done.
Good catch. Thanks. Tubby didn't get fired. He was having so much "fun" at Kentucky because of the " patient" and "understanding" fanbase that he decided to resign.
If Ucla could get any coach they wanted, they would have never hired Steve Alford.
Uh yeah, that's the point. UCLA is a shit job. Every coach fails there. There's no hypocrisy, yall can fire whoever you want.
BTW, Tubby Smith wasn't fired, do you even follow college basketball?
It’s what we’re here for. (^;
The only coaches to get fired from Kentucky basketball in the last 80 years either got the program put on probation, had a drinking problem, were caught diddling the coeds or some combination of 2 of the 3.
No he wasn't fired. If you read my second post you would know that. UCLA is such a "terrible" job they still have the third most players in the NBA. They were coming off three consecutive final fours when they had their last competent coach. The coaches who have failed are the ones who never should have been hired ((Lavin, Hazzard, and Alford) Now if you want to say it's not a great job because they don't pay "right now" that's fair. We're going to see what it stands at on this next hire. If they're going to give Chip Kelly four million dollars a year at a basketball school what do you think they're going to pay the new coach?
These rumors happen every year at the same time. Coincidence I think not.
UCLA is always going to be second fiddle to the Lakers and the Rams. And probably USC football. Do I think UCLA can get a good coach? Yes. But he may not be the homerun hire UCLA fans think they will get.
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