So we’ve gone from offseasons of Cal’s name being mentioned with every NBA opening to now Texas? This seems like one of those things started on Twitter that has grown out of control.
I do get a chuckle thinking of Cal living in Texas though.
I do get a chuckle thinking of Cal living in Texas though.
COVID hurt some programs more than others for differing reasons. Obviously with ALL new players minus Brooks...not being able to interact on campus in summer & play together really put this group behind. There is no other explanation. It's not because Cal just all of a sudden sucks. You know that but I guarantee you you're one of those that was fed up with Cal before this season ever started; THEREFORE, you're blinded by your bias & spin & interpret this bad season equals....Cal sucks at coaching now.
MSU was a preseason top 5 team. They had to make a big run to close season to just barely make tourney & then lost.
Depending on the state & circumstances of your program which differs from team to team...some benefitted from COVID protocol & others were hurt. Seems like most of the teams with a lot of returning pieces really thrived with others being down.
Well...that's pretty stupid. "You went 38-1 & lost in final 4 Cal! I'm through with you!"
How stupid & foolish is that? Most years the best team does NOT win the championship. Things have to really go really well,, certainly a big luck factor. An unfortunate call here, a lucky shot there, a single costly turnover....winning a championship is very difficult, which is why we only have 8.
Look, if cal cannot win a title with a 38-0 team, with the best defense since 1987, he’s not winning another. He was up 4 with the ball, UW players were tired with their hands on their hips and cal played stall ball.
He’s not coming back to college anytime soon IMO. Everything I’ve ever heard about him says he hates recruiting and the college game. Very happy in the pros and no reason to think he won’t get another job even if Boston gets rid of him.
Ok...but he also had no business being in the final 4 & title game in 2014 as #8 seed. That's the nature of a tournament. You can be the clear-cut favorite, even a dominant team & lose a game & be gone. 2015 UK team was not the first & will not be the last. 2012 he had the best team & did win it.
Other years you may not be that dominant team & yet it all works out to pull out a string of games & overachieve: 2011, 2014.
Again you're not being objective....just emotional, irrational reasoning.
I know all of this but look, that is a team that any other high level coach wins with. You think K is losing that game? Roy? Jay Wright?
Please read your own post about why we sucked this year.
What part of "ALL NEW PLAYERS" do you not understand is the reason fans are upset with Cal.
This is no way to actually run a basketball program. Cal has turned the top basketball program in America into a G-league basketball camp for NBA wannabes.
IT IS NOT ABOUT ONE BAD YEAR!!!
It just took this year for many fans to actually understand the state of the program and what will happen when Cal leaves and the cupboard is bare. Or, Cal stays, and continues to miss on recruits.
Same result. That is not where UK fans want their program to be at risk every single year, having to endure 2-3 months of unwatchable basketball, losing to lower level teams that should not even be on UK'S schedule, and left hoping we can get in the NCAA.
Most fans finally understand the true state of the program.
You obviously still do not. Yet.
Who put UK in that 38-0 position for you to complain about in the first place?
Louis......he’s not doing that anymore. He choked in 2015. That’s the bottom line.
Yes! They have a lost tournament games to teams they were MUCH better than. Coach K's best team lost to UCONN for title
You haven't answered, who put UK in the position at 38-0 for you to complain about?
Thats like crying how Jordan lost 10 games in 1996. Who do you think put them there?
I can affirm! Yes...Texas wants Cal! Rumor is there are 2 alumni that would gladly pay Cal's big buy out & not lose sleep. And they will match his salary. Have no idea if Cal is intrigued or not.
Dude, yes cal put us in a 38-0 position i am grateful for that. I am also going to ask you....who put us in the position to go stall ball up 4 with the ball?
Amen!!!!! People still upset over 2015 are nutz. Same people are still upset over a tweet by chapman.
Alan Cutler better start stretching his hammies and put on his running shoes.
We need a camera on The Door....
We need a camera on The Door....
Shaka is headed to Marquette. There may be something to this after all.
Typical fan. When they lose its the coaches fault, when they win its a players glory. Stalling the game is normal procedure for EVERY coach thats ahead with a couple of mins to, its text book, its to limit the number of possessions. Every coach does the same thing.
So u want to blame Cal that they couldn't get a shot off, which isn't Cal's fault...Wisc was playing exceptional defense. Having the clock run out isn't any coaches game plan and i think you need to realize that coaches dont control players like they can on Playstation.
It was a great game. The best teams dont always win, especially in a short 40 min game with 2nd rate refs.
Cats lost when the refs counted the Wisconsin basket after the shot clock expired. An entirely different energy came in and that was it.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/coach-cal-blew-it/amp/ Agree with you on the shot clock. The look on the Harrison’s face when they counted it is something I will never forget.
Shaka to Marquette and Texas fans are convinced they are going hard after Calipari.
Hope it doesn’t happen but it would make some clowns here really happy.
Hope it doesn’t happen but it would make some clowns here really happy.
Please let this be true. I can't imagine any significant program would hire him at this point, though.
Where is the anonymous guy?
I remember a quote of his regarding someone thinking Cal would be here 10 more years. He said something like "some of you will get your wish much sooner than that."
I remember a quote of his regarding someone thinking Cal would be here 10 more years. He said something like "some of you will get your wish much sooner than that."
He has had 6 years to turn the ship around...going to get harder to fix the problem after this year's disaster.
But are they willing to pay a guy $9 million a year plus $1 million every year after he retires till he dies? I’ve heard NBA guys laughing at how ludacrus a lifetime contract is.
There is no buyout if Calipari walks away or takes another job. The only buyout is if UK wants to fire him. Nice try though.