If by having WWW “influence “ players to play for John Calipari, then I somewhat agree about him being “ahead of the game” . But in reality, John Wooden used that model decades ago.
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When we got ahead of UNC by five points after getting Roofereed in the first half. Roy calls timeout and UNC goes up seven by playing zone. Cal tells on himself after the game, saying he told his assistant "I bet he's going zone." If you knew that, why didn't you adjust? You never act. You react after the damage is done.
Honestly, he does have some coaching skills and even some good coaching skills if I'm not speaking in hyperbole.
But he also has a lot of bad coaching skills. Tearing down players without building them back up and forcing round pegs into square holes in a lot of different ways. And his notorious micromanaging.
What I'm getting at is that in some ways we would actually be better off if he just rolled the ball out. Let the players use what they learned in high school and AAU and as far as what they needed beyond that, just figure it out themselves on the court and in team meetings.
It would be hyperbole for me to say we would be better off if Cal really would just roll the balls out. But as far as whether we wouldn't be better off in -some- ways if he did that? I'm gonna be a hard sell there.
But he also has a lot of bad coaching skills. Tearing down players without building them back up and forcing round pegs into square holes in a lot of different ways. And his notorious micromanaging.
What I'm getting at is that in some ways we would actually be better off if he just rolled the ball out. Let the players use what they learned in high school and AAU and as far as what they needed beyond that, just figure it out themselves on the court and in team meetings.
It would be hyperbole for me to say we would be better off if Cal really would just roll the balls out. But as far as whether we wouldn't be better off in -some- ways if he did that? I'm gonna be a hard sell there.
Seems like a tough standard when you win 38 in a row and then one loss is considered proof you are a very poor bench coach.
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I think the guy could coach but the game has passed him by. He was never a great x and o guy. Sure, as one poster pointed out, there’s been times where he has outcoached his opponent but those times are the exceptions to the rules. There’s been far too many times, where an average X and O guy would’ve won games Cal lost. For the most part, he needs the talent to overcome his deficiency. He’s stubborn and arrogant. Those traits that once worked for him now hinder him.
Can't put that one on him. Tigers missed something like 9 free throws in the last 2 minutes. Not sure what the coach can do about that 🤷♂️
Cal definitely has his flaws. Every coach does.
His last several years have been excruciatingly disappointing as well. Heck, I still have nightmares about the 2015 game for that matter.
I can't understand why some want to pretend he has always sucked though.
The games you cited. Taking the UMass team to the Final Four. Owning Pitino.
A lot of evidence to suggest that at one time, he was a very effective coach, and even an innovator.
It sure doesn't seem likely at all to me at this point, but I still pray he finds a way to innovate again and get us back on top where we belong!
I may be crazy, but I also still think if this year turns out to be a bust, that he'll pack his bags and leave on his own.
Hopefully, we are phenomenally successful and never have to find out. 🙏
2013 I realized his system doesn't really work and I expected no more titles from him at that point. Being a bad coach is a new thing for him. I'd say I realized that in 2014. He became fat, happy and lazy.
He doesn’t roll the balls out but it was obvious that his actual in game coaching and planning became stale and bad was in the summer games losing to Canada and 1 player while never switching defenses or changing anything. It’s like he thought if he let The kid destroy em, he’d come to UK LoL
