Pretty sure anyone with a face tattoo don't gaf what others think.
Did you really think Cal was teaching the players anything? Maybe how to step on the baseline or I’m sure he was the play caller for the inbounds plays and of course he taught them how to squeeze the ball with the weave and then get off a prayer. We saw it too much not to be taught by Cal.
He is (or at least used to). There's a reason Kentucky guys have been making such big impacts in the NBA. I don't remember exactly where I heard it, but there was something from an NBA GM that says the vast majority of college coaches don't teach guys how to play actual basketball, they're just teaching guys to run set plays and things like that. He said Cal was teaching guys how to play basketball, think on the go, things like that. And maybe that's not the best strategy for a college team, but he was teaching them.
Honest question. Let's assume Pope is the home run we all think he is and is here for a few decades. Was getting Pope worth those down years at the end of Cal's tenure as he hung on too long? Knowing who we have as coach now, I think I would make that trade.
Cal just taught toughness and tried to play guys to be one’n’done whether they deserved the minutes or not.
I would say no because we could have gotten a great coach that would be retiring soon then Pope could take over and also to all our brothers and sisters in BBN that passed away these past 5 years, wasting years is taking for granted the precious little time we have on this earth.
I hate to lose lol, when I was coaching and playing but for sure hate seeing UK lose like we did over the last 4-5 yrs. I am thankful for coach Pope and he’s our guy & in a perfect world I would want cal gone and gotten the Pope we have now lol.
Yeah, my dad passed away last year. Would have been nice to have someone to fill the gap between the two coaches.
Fox saying he didn't care about winning is one thing, but not even teaching the game? Brutal.
Kinda what we already knew about Cal. He’d rather be a players agent than a HC. I don’t know why he sticks around doing this. He has ruined his legacy. His heart is not in coaching anymore and that’s been obvious the last several years.
I don’t think as much of the fan base would have cared if he left for UCLA as you think. There was already smoke back then from fans they were growing tired of what was happening, myself
the "true" UK fans knew that ccc wasn't teaching the game. That is why very few players improved, except thru their natural abilities.
Yeah , I just wish he had been down low helping on Dekker when he was using our guys like a bitch. Wasn’t his fault though, Cal always loved the “switch everything “ scheme.
There were a lot of us disappointed when he stayed.
This. Cal is hyper focused on developing INDIVIDUAL skills. His philosophy is that when each individual reaches max development....the team benefits.
Yeah and also the way the game has changed due to the emphasis on shooting and good sets has equalized the playing field and limited the impact stud freshman have on the game. There are still great freshman who contribute immediately but from a team aspect it helps to have experienced guys who can get and knock down quality shots.
