Who are you pulling for pitino or cal ?

[Wildcats1st]

If that game happens it will be interesting to see who bbn pulls for. Who will you be pulling for? I’m not going to point out how good a human cal is because his ego pushed him to stay 5-6 years too long and was just pushed out less than a year ago. Would have been awesome if that bracket had been at rupp. Who you pulling for??

 

[Ky-troutbum]

Neither!

 

[billoliver40]

Too soon. If you had asked that question Pitinos first year at Louisville the answer would be vastly different.

 

[southvillecat]

Pitino 100%

 

[UKWildcats1987]

Cal won't be there. It will be KU.

 

[TTTblue24]

Kinda surprised there needs to be a poll lol, I know Pitino has done his damage with bbn and finally swallowed that humility pill lol. But I think things would be different with cal had he gone to a team not in the SEC atleast.

 

[westerncat]

If they meet I hope St. John's run them off the court !

 

[UKBrassowTipIN]

Two brick laying teams, st John is the better defensively tho and better overall but they rank 338th from 3 and 295th from free throw line

 

[The_Answer1313]

1) Is this a legit question?

2) Who is the one person that voted Cal? lol

 

[The_Answer1313]

Two brick laying teams, st John is the better defensively tho and better overall but they rank 338th from 3 and 295th from free throw line

Yes. They are a terrible shooting team.
Flipside is their offense doesn't turn it over at all and they are 9th in offensive rebounding %. So they can afford a low FG% because they take many more shots than their opponent typically.

Sometimes their best offense is similar to our Cal teams in the early days..........a missed shot, rebound, putback lol.

 

[Coach Marrow]

I guess Pitino over Self

 

[Wildcat Sheli]

If/when Pitino wins the first round, he’ll then face a coach who has been to the Final Four 4 (Self) to 6 (Cal) times in second round. And Pitino has been in it 7 times. Should make for some intense first and second round games.

Anyone know how many times 2 coaches who have played against each other twice for the Title have met again in the first round? The Cal vs Self matchups are usually entertaining.

 

[Fox2monk]

Kinda surprised there needs to be a poll lol, I know Pitino has done his damage with bbn and finally swallowed that humility pill lol. But I think things would be different with cal had he gone to a team not in the SEC atleast.

Cal should have taken the ambassador role or better yet hired a real staff and made changes to keep winning for the school after the year 2019 instead of making it all about NBA contracts.

 

[screwduke1]

Why do we have to pull for either one of them? I'll be too busy pulling for UK.

 

[MachineHead1]

Johnnies by eleventy billion

 

[AshWilliams]

All Pitino did was flip off some fans. Cal shoved Shaedon Sharpe down our throats. Unforgivable.

 

[NociHTTP]

Kinda surprised there needs to be a poll lol, I know Pitino has done his damage with bbn and finally swallowed that humility pill lol. But I think things would be different with cal had he gone to a team not in the SEC atleast.

Not here in this household. Calipari is slime. He's Mr My NBA Legacy who tore down the UK program for his own benefit, and the benefit of a bunch of clowns who cared nothing about UK but their own pockets. Piss on him forever and ever, Amen!

 

[NociHTTP]

Cal should have taken the ambassador role or better yet hired a real staff and made changes to keep winning for the school after the year 2019 instead of making it all about NBA contracts.

Even in an ambassador role he would have continued doing damage to the program. I think they are relieved it didn't happen.

 

[TheAnonymous13]

Cal can be a grating personality and frustrating coach, but he is a decent human being.
Rick? Well, he is not a frustrating coach.

I will root for Cal.

 

[cat tat2]

I can’t see myself pulling for JVC ever again, no matter who his opponent is.

 

[flacat22]

1) Is this a legit question?

2) Who is the one person that voted Cal? lol

The OP

 

[Son_Of_Saul]

One man left us with seven rotation players from a national championship runner-up team, coming off of back-to-back 34+ win seasons and firmly entrenched as the top program in the country.

The other left us with no players whatsoever, stole three incoming recruits, stole three returning players, and left after failing to win more than one NCAA tournament game in a five-year stretch.

Is this a real question?

 

[jr40831]

I guess I'd be fer that Peteener feller

 

[BC_Wader]

Two brick laying teams, st John is the better defensively tho and better overall but they rank 338th from 3 and 295th from free throw line

Their losses were by a combined 7 points. They're a good team. I say they whip the Hogs if they play.

 

[BigBlue1992]

Unpopular take but I’d personally pull for Cal. Just because Pope is our coach doesn’t mean I all of a sudden love Pitino lol. I honestly don’t get that but to each their own and hey that’s cool for those pulling for Pitino.

As far as the Cal leaving no players situation, that’s part of the game. Heck Pope was trying to bring most of the BYU current players and recruits with him here too. There’s nothing wrong with it.

I’m not sure that Arkansas beats Kansas but if they do I just don’t see them beating St John’s.

 

[Gametown_baller]

Im pulling for pitino, and self over calipari. Because at the end of the day, they are going to compare popes success in this tournament to Arkansas. Especially our fans. If Arkansas advances farther, trolls will be in full effect. I do not think the same thing is true if the Johnnie’s advance farther

 

[pauled]

Cal has to get by Kansas, which I doubt happens!

 

[ArtLaibsGhost]

I DON'T CARE!!

 

[chevyman 50]

No way I can pull for Cal, Pitino all the way.

 

[65pacecar]

Pitino, he have us the greatest era of UK Basketball since Rupp.
I will never pull for Cal, can't stand him and I was sick of him when he still coached Memphis and never wanted him at UK. Hope he loses every game.

 

[TheAnonymous13]

The OP

Me

 

[buster3.0]

Pitino.

Pitino-St. Johns-His comeback is a great story. Cal at Arkansas is a sad story.

 

[blue cincy]

Personally I do not like either guy. Pitino has been gone much longer so it is easier to say St Johns over Arkansas. Hope Arkansas loses by 30 to Kansas (And I really dislike Self).

Hope UCONN is out game 1, Kansas game 2, UNC game 1, Ark game 1, Duke game 1 (which wont happen) and so forth. Want UK to win 6 but only expect to win 1 and then we will see who is next up. GO BIG BLUE.

 

[Cats192]

First and foremost:

Thiero is doubtful for round 1. I don't think they win without him.

I also don't think the Boogie Fland return helps them a ton. They have too much redundancy at the guard spots. They actually played better without Fland. Not because he's a bad player, but because it allowed them to simplify the guard rotation.

Kansas is bad. Arkansas without Adou is worse.

If I'm wrong (and I certainly can be), I hope Pitino wins.

 

[Kycatspaws]

Pitino.

 

[JimBR]

I can’t see myself pulling for JVC ever again, no matter who his opponent is.

Roll the clock back a few years and you had a lot of company saying the same about Pitino.

 

[cat tat2]

Roll the clock back a few years and you had a lot of company saying the same about Pitino.

Just speaking for myself. I respect Pitino for his work on the court. I respect Calipari for his work off the court. The damage he did to Kentucky basketball, over the last several years, I can’t forgive.