What's One Thing You're Thankful From Each UK Coach

[jedwar]

What is something that you're grateful or thankful for from our coaches beside a championship. Make it a postive one even though it may be hard for one.

Rupp-making UK the basketball empire it became
Hall-becoming a great ambassador for UK. Kind of like the papaw everyone wanted
Sutton-coining the phrase "little brother"
Pitino-restoring the UK basketball machine from a dark time and being just ate up with obsession of winning
Tubby-being a great leader of young men
BCG-this one is hard but maybe being so grateful and appreciative of the opportunity but just wasn't ready
Cal-bringing the passion and energy when it was really needed when he got here. I think he got us then.
Pope-truly understanding the assignment as he says. He gets it. Will be relentless in this pursuit.

 

[BlueSince92]

Rupp—Kentucky basketball as we know it. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Pitino—Everything he did while here plus talking up the Pope hire to us bigtime.
Tubby—Every single inbounds play that man ever drew up in his life. Basket.
Billy Clyde—PPat. Miller. Liggins. Harrellson.
Cal—That rat bastard finally left. Thank you.
Pope—Everything.

 

[MegaBlue05]

Rupp - setting the standard
Hall - 1978
Sutton - coined Little Brother for Louisville
Pitino - resurrection
Smith - 1998
BCG - he left
Cal - 2012
Pope - returning the program to the people

 

[Bkocats]

Rupp… set the standard
Joe B…Not the best coach, 1978 notwithstanding, but he was a most excellent ambassador for the program
Sutton…I’m having a hard time with him, so I’ll just go with him coining Little Brother
Pitino..resurrected and redeemed our program
Tubby- probably the nicest coach we’ve had up until now.
BCG…I try not to remember those years but he DID bring us some all time favorites in Miller, Liggins, Patterson, Harrelson
Calipari…all the players. He did bring us back to prominence for a few years
Mark Pope…he’s the embodiment of what UK basketball is

 

[BlueBomb]

BCG: This ain’t the University of Jody Meeks!

 

[UKWildcats1987]

What is something that you're grateful or thankful for from our coaches beside a championship. Make it a postive one even though it may be hard for one.

Rupp-making UK the basketball empire it became
Hall-becoming a great ambassador for UK. Kind of like the papaw everyone wanted
Sutton-coining the phrase "little brother"
Pitino-restoring the UK basketball machine from a dark time and being just ate up with obsession of winning
Tubby-being a great leader of young men
BCG-this one is hard but maybe being so grateful and appreciative of the opportunity but just wasn't ready
Cal-bringing the passion and energy when it was really needed when he got here. I think he got us then.
Pope-truly understanding the assignment as he says. He gets it. Will be relentless in this pursuit.

Rupp: made the program.
Hall: kept it going and beat IU in 75.
Sutton: drunk that made 1 elite 8. Damn lsu.
Pitino: put UK back on the map and the 1997 title game run without DA. Impressive.
Tubby: 2003 team was an amazing coaching job. Stupid injuries and s wade.
Bcg: 12 and 4 sec run first season to make ncaa.
Cal: 4 final four appearances and 5 elite 8 appearances in first 6 seasons. That will be hard for anyone to duplicate for that short period of time. Then idk what happened.
Pope: he gets UK basketball and back to winning top 25 games consistently so far. Cal had a drop off there as we know.

 

[blue cincy]

RUPP - Agree with above posts (making UK the basketball empire) (4 ships).
Hall - Getting some great players and winning a ship in 78 with a couple of local products.
Sutton - Thankful he took his drunk butt out of here.
Pitino - Rupp 2.0 (making us one of the most relevant teams of the 90's and starting empire strikes back. Ship
Tubby - For his ship and leaving when he did.
BCG - Not thankful but was glad he took his drunk butt out of here as well.
Cal - He brought us players and with all those players he got us 1 ship. Then glad he left. So so happy he is gone.
Pope - Thankful he loves KENTUCKY BASKETBALL AS MUCH AS US UK FANS!!

 

[anonymous_2011]

Rupp: The foundation amd tradition
Hall: Keeping the tradition alive
Sutton: eh?
Pitino: The first title of my life time
Smith: 98 title
BCG: The most exciting time following UK basketball in my life.
Cal: 2012 and John Wall and AD
Pope: TBD

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

Rupp - establishing the program

Hall - perfect steward

Sutton - being so bad so quickly so we could get Pitino

Pitino - taking us from probation to #1 in the nation in two years

Smith - kept the program above water

Gillispie - failing quickly so the fallout was brief

Calipari - stockpiling one of the only areas that UK didn't dominate the other bluebloods: the NBA

Pope - everything so far

 

[TucsonCat]

Rupp started it.
Hall showed it was more than one coach.
Sutton said it was the best job. Also 86
Pitino rebuilt it, but also made it the best again.
Tubby early 2000s was great.
Billy G showed it wasn't for just anybody.
Cal for making us the greatest again. And flirting with greatest in 2015.
Pope for putting emphasis on fans.