These are all valid as well. Be willing to play zone at times if personnel dictates. He is a stubborn guy in some ways. Even Coach K has no qualms playing zone with the young kids if needed. Not sure why Cal has such an aversion to it. The OOB plays drives me just as well. Even on full court press he won’t stagger the guards and have them pick and roll to the ball. He just has them run to try and get position.
But having said all of that, I still love Cal. He is a perfect fit for UK and I believe he will right the ship. I still strongly remember the BCG and even the latter Tubby years. I think Cal has been to an extent a product of his own initial success. No one could’ve expected the run he had the first five years. The last five have certainly been a downward trajectory, but in all fairness, there was really no other way to go. Those first years were unmatched by any other coach.
He will get it corrected. If anything else, his ego and competitor nature will insure that IMO. At least that’s my hope. Honestly, anyone calling for Cal to leave has no legit option for a replacement that is even in the same stratosphere as Cal. That’s the truth.
