Wow, making excuses already. We know even you pumpers don't really believe Cal can pull this off. LOL
He obviously has been to a shrink . That’s one of their lines .Made myself watch the media session on Cal's patio after the bracket was announced.
I'm paraphrasing, but he said something like "what are you guys worried about? What's the worst thing that could happen?" ............long pause.............
"Me getting fired? I've been there- I'm not worried about that"
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Actually, Cal, we're worried that you'll sh*t the bed in the NCAA tourney, AGAIN.
Yea I agree about the Reed situation but I still remember the way he treated Dontaie Allen after he won us a game. And the way he treated Derek Willis like he was a second class citizen behind Wenyen. Or the way he treated Jemarl Baker after fouling on a three point attempt in the tourney. He had no problem treating these guys like crap because they weren’t the chosen ones.
Yeah, you weren’t paying attention then. Cal screamed like a mad man practically the whole game. Reed wouldn’t shoot in the 2nd half. Edwards disappeared. Multiple unforced turnovers, missed free throws by players who normally don’t miss. It was not a fluid effort by any means but if you think so good for you.
I understand what you are saying. But if we miss the Final 4 again, we will go at least 10 years between Final Fours. This, after going 13 years between 1998 and 2011.
I see that you're already preparing where you're going to parachute out of the plane when it begins to crash. You are to deflections what John Wooden was to winning titles - you're absolutely the GOAT, man.
It's all good with MDWildcat. He doesn't care that much about losing. To him, UK having the most talent in their region doesn't matter. The tournament is just too random. He has no standard of excellence. UK could literally go another ten years without a Sweet Sixteen, and he'd still be on here spouting off some repetitive drivel about the randomness of the tournament.
Not sure I have ever been as pissed at cal as I was during the Alabama home game during Allen’s 2nd year. Bama came out firing on all cylinders hitting 8-10 from 3 point range. Allen came into play and after a couple of trips down the floor bama hit another 3 on his side of the floor making them 9-11 at that stage. Cal who hadn’t flinched on the first 8 made 3’s lost his freaking mind and damn near yanked Allen off the floor himself as it happened in front of uk’s bench. I have never wanted to jump through a TV and beat the shit out of someone as bad as I did cal at that moment. Not a players coach by any means, he is a “his players coach”. Cant wait until that prick is gone.
My question to people that are upset about one and done is "do you not take those players?" I think the teams that have older players have them because they weren't good enough to go pro so they stayed. Serious question, should we recruit more players that are not the top talent in the hopes that they will be really good in 4 years, or do you continue to recruit the best players? Perhaps so more balance between recruiting high school kids and portal guys? I don't know. But I think tons of teams are in the predicament that if you recruit the best, they are going to leave as soon as they can get drafted. Tyler Herro was a good example, so is Reed. When recruited no one thought they would play well enough to be drafted where they were or will be. Cal gets tons of shit for only playing his top recruits, but both Tyler and Reed debunk that theory I think. They were both probably the lowest rated recruits in their respective classes, but will both be drafted really high because they developed well while at UK to exceed what their rankings were.
You do realize that we are not always down 6-10 points with this starting lineup don't you. Sure it has happened, but it also happened without this starting lineup. While I see the argument that Reed should start, starting Rob would likely limit his minutes even more due to his propensity to foul. Letting him observe the flow of the game and how the whistle is being blown is good for a player like him.
Get 1 or 2 per class but the rest of the roster needs to be built with returnees and a couple of guys from the portal in an area of need. Those 1 or 2 per class also aren’t starting with a leg up. If they are good enough they won’t need it. The 1 or 2 you do go after need to be good all around players or at least really good at their position. No guards or wings who struggle shooting. No centers that need a good 40-50 lbs to be close to effective or have zero offensive ability. Build a team that the pieces fit together instead of getting a grab bag and figuring out from there. This years team goes together well as we have all the pieces, they just aren’t fine tuned to where they need to be. This year is an anomaly, not the norm of late.
That is not what he is saying. He is saying "you have to stay loose and not worry about negative possibilities, because that drags you down." I always gave my kids the same advice, "what is the worst that can happen" go have fun and try your best, but don't jump off a bridge if things don't work out the way you planned. Do focus solely on the potential negative outcome before the contest even happens is a recipte for failure.
He treated Derek Willis tough to teach him, and he learned. Baker and Allen both sucked, and ended up sucking everywhere they played.
Do you think Reed didn't shoot because he was afraid Cal would be mad? He yells at him for not shooting.
Maybe, but our lower ranked recruits have generally improved enough to get drafted, or transfer because they aren't good enough to get on the court here.
Your not really saying that Allen should have played more here are you? He wasn't very good.
Never said that. I said the team played tight and that was an example. My reply was to another poster who commented on a post of mine so not sure you really had a clue why I even stated what I did.
Dude. Stop commenting on my post when I’m not talking to you. You really aren’t following a damn thing.
It’s actually Greg McDermott that coaches Creighton. San Diego state’s coach Brian Dutcher has done pretty good when you look at his time as the head coach there. The Covid season they had a 30-2 record. He’s only been a head coach for 7 years and is one win away from matching total tournament wins with McDermott, who has been a head coach since the 90s.
That right there is why nothing changes, he’s got all the control man. He’s not scared because he gets it all even if he gets fired. Mitch should go with him for agreeing to such a dumb contract.
Yeah no cares in some regards, no cares in coaching will lead to another early exit. He won’t care who plays as long as he “doesn’t take their heart.” As long as they have 5 stars by their name. Joey Hart must not have a heart.
Cal is absolutely not getting us to Phoenix. His players might, in spite of his dumb self.
That’s one thing that is hard to argue against. While most coaches, especially those who want to keep their job will do anything they can to win. Cal is the only major coach I can think of who will limit team success to protect kids who were on the draft boards. Especially the 5 stars he had lineup up for the next year. It’s easy to see.
When you post, are you talking directly to someone or to the board? If you are talking to only one person, you should use the direct message feature, or at least start your post with their name, like a letter.
