The Most Overrated Coach in the History of College Basketball

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To comment on the thread title -- Easily Wooden. Never won a lick before financial support from Gilbert. Suddenly recruited all star teams by paying them more than the NBA did in an era where nobody else paid basketball players.

Cal is not the greatest X-O coach for sure, but he went to a FF with Marcus Camby and some rec league players.
The irony is palpable.
 
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I know, reading must be very hard for you. It's okay! We don't judge here.

When you can't read the title of an article and a few sentences:
 
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I watch it regularly myself. Good content. Sometimes die laughing.
For some strange reason he's one of the only YT guys who doesn't buy the "John Calipari is a basketball savant/genius" narrative. He's probably just joking, though. He probably thinks John Calipari is a better coach than Popovitch deep down. 🤣🤣🤣
 

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For some strange reason he's one of the only YT guys who doesn't buy the "John Calipari is a basketball savant/genius" narrative. He's probably just joking, though. He probably thinks John Calipari is a better coach than Popovitch deep down. 🤣🤣🤣
I don’t take him seriously like that. If you watch regularly, you know everyone gets the smoke from Awful Coaching.
 

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I don’t take him seriously like that. If you watch regularly, you know everyone gets the smoke from Awful Coaching.
Not true at all. He focuses on the NBA, which is obviously much denser than CBB; it's rare he does a CBB video. Everyone has bad nights in the league, and he does plenty of positive videos too. I'm not saying it's a film session, but there's no need to be defensive over it, either.

"And the feckless ******* media refuses to say anything." I felt that.
 

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To comment on the thread title -- Easily Wooden. Never won a lick before financial support from Gilbert. Suddenly recruited all star teams by paying them more than the NBA did in an era where nobody else paid basketball players.

Cal is not the greatest X-O coach for sure, but he went to a FF with Marcus Camby and some rec league players.
No coach has won without outside financial help.
 

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Not true at all. He focuses on the NBA, which is obviously much denser than CBB; it's rare he does a CBB video. Everyone has bad nights in the league, and he does plenty of positive videos too. I'm not saying it's a film session, but there's no need to be defensive over it, either.

"And the feckless ******* media refuses to say anything." I felt that.
Ok man.
 

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For some strange reason he's one of the only YT guys who doesn't buy the "John Calipari is a basketball savant/genius" narrative. He's probably just joking, though. He probably thinks John Calipari is a better coach than Popovitch deep down. 🤣🤣🤣
No one calls Cal a savant or genius. He’s been the most hated coach in basketball for decades. Y’all are so full of hate you make up BS to hate more.
 
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A lot of gullible people were tricked by him, and I find it funny. Sure, we aren't great, but I'd rather go 0-30 than have that sleazeball as our coach. You could say what's happening to us right now is karma, frankly.
100% you weren't saying that circa 2012
 

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Who cares they are down 20 in that clip. He has a title team and we have an nit title team
Cal seems to always have a title team but it his title team misses that stands out to me.
When you look at the talent he had at UK and only one championship to show for all that talent, not sure I would be bragging.
 
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A lot of gullible people were tricked by him, and I find it funny. Sure, we aren't great, but I'd rather go 0-30 than have that sleazeball as our coach. You could say what's happening to us right now is karma, frankly.
You worship filth and have the nerve to call a sleazeball. Real sleazezeballs make up lies to attack others.
 
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No one calls Cal a savant or genius. He’s been the most hated coach in basketball for decades. Y’all are so full of hate you make up BS to hate more.
Plenty of people do. He's seemingly loved by all now that he left Kentucky. Even our fanbase buys into these lies due to sellers remorse. Read the thread.
 
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No coach has won without outside financial help.
It's different when everyone is paying players (even if it is under the table). In Wooden's day, Gilbert outpaid everyone, including the pros. Far cry from Anthony Davis getting an alleged 200k, or even Zion / Bagley and that infamous house.

We're talking ONE TEAM paying the college kids NBA salaries (think 10M+) while the rest are paying nothing, maybe like $50k tops
 

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It's different when everyone is paying players (even if it is under the table). In Wooden's day, Gilbert outpaid everyone, including the pros. Far cry from Anthony Davis getting an alleged 200k, or even Zion / Bagley and that infamous house.

We're talking ONE TEAM paying the college kids NBA salaries (think 10M+) while the rest are paying nothing, maybe like $50k tops
Alright, since you acknowledged my point, I will acknowledge yours: I agree with you.


But just keep in mind, Bob Knight called out Calipari as well....
 
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