I like both the coaches, but I think it's cool that you're willing to use Aunt Sally fallacies to bolster your point.
Derek Anderson is right
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I have no issue with acknowledging that Cal one-upped Pitino in the Kentucky-Louisville years.
I do have an issue with the fact that fans like you keep pointing to a run that ended at least five years ago and that your commentary on Cal's greatness no longer extends to the present tense.
Don't you think that's a bit problematic? Living in the past doesn't help our program.
and yet here we are. Talking about DA posting about a game from 27 years ago.
I do think Cal is making improvements and we'll see in the postseason if he refuses to revert to rock fights. Postseason rock fights have proven themselves to be mistakes.
A historically great Kentucky team against a Historically bad LSU team. Results of a great team playing a completely terrible team and we're holding it up as proof of what?
Anderson just pointing out the obvious. Pickup basketball vs a coached offense and defense.
I’m not trying to hate on him. I loved Anderson as a player as well but sure is strange to use LSU while trying to make a point.
Met him in an elevator in Louisville. He was wearing his NCAA ‘97 runner up ring. He let me take a look at it. He said it should’ve been a championship ring.
The Cal haters aren't exactly factual. They just do whatever it takes to try and make him look bad and brush off any success. It's a miserable group.
That team could take the court and be the best team in the country in 2022 as well.
Excellent point. Yet we have a ton of people on this board that keep schlurpin’ Cal and his ‘NBA Draft Night is #1’ philosophy. I don’t get it.
I was there. Epps crying was hard to watch. Some guy in this thread said I don't value our history when I've been to more final fours in my life that he's been to regular season games. See ya soon, enough fun for today.
I agree but the goal should always be winning championships … not the NBA.
I remover stomping of to my room that night highly pissed off. I was getting “too old” to tear up at a loss (t newly ten aged boy and all had to play it cool), but I was pissed. And it’s part of the reason t9 this day I don’t mind seeing Zona go down in flames. I take. I take much glee in it actually.
I will consent that it was one of the dumbest things CL ever said, but I also think it’s been taken off context too. Cal is here to win, but he’s so stubborn at times that he sometimes puts development in front of winning games. I think that’s changing a bit for him this year though.
Wow.....taking a dump on a UK legend....nice job
I saw a different Final 4 game than you apparently.
If you're talking about the November '95 matchup, Pitino had Delk at PG, a mistake he quickly fixed.
Not very. We wouldn’t have pressed or set tempo.
Which is what he did with Askew. We agree on this. Putting development over winning games is a terrific and accurate way to put it.
I believe he’s done this with multiple players over the years and he’s done it even when to the detriment of the team. Briscoe constantly getting the nod over Hawkins comes to mind. Great point
He’s the consummate teacher. I can’t fault him for that. But sometimes you gotta sit a kid on the bench and win a game.
Yep. If not for that, UMass wouldn’t have had a shot. That UK team was so deep. Was still trying to figure out rotations. Cal didn’t have those options with that UMass team. Their starting 5 was a no brainer.
You've been to over 50 final fours?
This is why this guy is just a troll. How many UK fans were hoping that UofL beat UK? The answer is zero. Apparently he rooted for Massachusetts against Kentucky in 1996 though.
Just to play devil's advocate. Do you apply that same metric to all UK players? What about Hall of fame coaches? Can we not be critical of anything these people say and also love what they did for us?
If you know anything about Kentucky history you would know that game was an awesome display of power. But since you started about the time Brad got his last earned not given tattoo, you have no idea.
People get taken to task here on a daily basis for questioning Cal. Literally everyday.
That Kentucky team probably shot that percentage on a few different occasions that year. Matter of fact, I’m almost sure of it. Regardless, 84 points in a half is unbelievable for a college team, especially on the road.
Shot 63% at Vandy later that season. But would also have games where they would shoot .45. Which isn’t awful. I do remember that team either Being insanely hot or mild at times. It was a team that could come lay 120 on you and then the next game get 73. Lol. Which was still enough to beat you.
9-16 is pretty fvcking factual and that's the only fact I really need.
Best team I’ve ever seen. Our 2012 and 2015 teams were also great. Would still take that 1996 over any team I’ve seen play.
One of if not the best team in college ball history. And a lot of those guys were from Kentucky. Just something that was a real one time thing where everything just clicked. And they just happened tl be from the Commonwealth. We still have good players in this stage, but nothing like that.
Not a great way to endear yourself to a coach or team. Also not a way to get other college coaches to give you a shot. Bad play.
I think there is an element of bitterness to it. It’s no secret that DA has wanted to join our staff in the past …but to no avail. Cal wants his guys, not former Pitino guys.
The tweet is true, but not the wisest thing to do if you’re looking to get in with the current staff.
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I used to have the schedule with final scores printed out from that season. This was before I could go google it like now. Lol.
It was a crazy number of games that we topped 100 points. I think we hit 110 plus in at least 3 games.
I do remember outside of losing the SEC championship game to Miss St, we beat every SEC team except one by double digits including that Miss St. team.
Tubby Smith coached Georgia played us under 10 at least once maybe twice.
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