Cal throwing players under the bus

[CROCAT]

Every year Cal needs to give a fat cut of those 8 million to Anthony Davis, plain and simple...Thank God for that man otherwise we'd be celebrating the 20th anniversary of our last title right now

 

[jrpross_rivals]

A 2 seed. Give me a break. They will probably be 19-12 come tourney time.

 

[fisherscatfan_rivals101526]

Wow...says it’s on the players to call that timeout!

Wow Cal screams and micro manages every aspect of the game routinely—except the last 20 seconds.

 

[Ineverplayedthegame]

And then said he has to have a dental procedure on Monday and won’t make the coaches show. And going to do some recruiting.

Root canal would definitely be better than this ish.

 

[Stonewall12]

I don't know why everyone is complaining. It's not like Seton Hall is a mediocre team. They're really, really good. They'll probably end up as a top 2 seed when it's all said and done.

Plus, it's only December. This is a process, even when our team has four veterans in its rotation. Can't expect these guys to play with cohesiveness yet.

They are not good
They have one good player who their coach set play after they lay for and Cal did not adjust because he sucks.

What do you think is going to happen at Auburn or at Knoxville? It will not be pretty
We are a bubble team in December depressing

 

[UK_fan_41102]

They are not good
They have one good player who their coach set play after they lay for and Cal did not adjust because he sucks.

What do you think is going to happen at Auburn or at Knoxville? It will not be pretty
We are a bubble team in December depressing

Look 3 posts up from yours.

 

[westerncat]

Can't wait until the bus drops him off outside Lexington on a one-way fare.

Who do you want to replaced him ????

 

[CalsKittens]

People Cal does what’s necessary to make his team better. Sometimes it will come at the cost of a loss. Early season loss is not greater than post season wins!

 

[TankedCat]

People Cal does what’s necessary to make his team better. Sometimes it will come at the cost of a loss. Early season loss is not greater than post season wins!

is that what you saw in today's game?

 

[fisherscatfan_rivals101526]

People Cal does what’s necessary to make his team better. Sometimes it will come at the cost of a loss. Early season loss is not greater than post season wins!

Losses to mediocre teams like Seton Hall cost dearly in March due to seeding.

 

[lennyd250cat]

Seton Hall a 2 seed???Lol. They will be in the NIT. They’re a bad basketball team. They were 5–3 and unranked. UT would have beat them by 30 points. It’s going to be a very long year.

 

[buck8113]

what will this board be like after UL beats us. Everyone was so busy laughing at them and talking about how bad they will be and now I think they look better than us. At least they are playing hard and their COACH is COACHING them during the game instead of just yelling at them

 

[Emarc]

Seton Hall a 2 seed???Lol. They will be in the NIT. They’re a bad basketball team. They were 5–3 and unranked. UT would have beat them by 30 points. It’s going to be a very long year.

Insert PT Barnum quote here.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

Wow...says it’s on the players to call that timeout!

So why is he paid to coach. He has said previously it is the players who decide who plays and when they sub out.

 

[Mr_GG]

People have always talked about Cal always taking the blame for his players. Here we have one incident when he doesn't, and you would think Cal is always "throwing guys under the bus". Interesting.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

He’s still throwing players. Not addressing that he could have done some things as the coach to win the game. Really bad to throw freshman and Sophs under the bus and not address his short comings as a coach. Says the “kids” should have called the timeout. Says nick forgot what to do in the last 10 seconds. This is his lowest point can’t believe how he just dumped on his players. You can’t say “they’re young” then say “they need to call timeout” you’re the coach cal. You need to help these guys get
Through the growing pains.

What exactly did Richards not do.

 

[rupp876]

Can't wait until the bus drops him off outside Lexington on a one-way fare.

Total idiocy.

 

[LadyCaytIL]

Louisville is playing under their 3rd coach in 3 years and much less talent..... and yet they are better than us

 

[bleedingblue2767]

So why is he paid to coach. He has said previously it is the players who decide who plays and when they sub out.

So does this mean any player who wishes to enter the game go to the scorers table. You would think everyone sitting on the bench would want to play. Guess not.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

This is how the end begins. It started at the end of the Wisky loss, but this is how it really begins with Cal. I can see him walking away sooner than I thought.

Kentucky is not for everyone.

 

[jrpross_rivals]

People Cal does what’s necessary to make his team better. Sometimes it will come at the cost of a loss. Early season loss is not greater than post season wins!

I really hope that you’re right. Cal’s has teams take it on the chin all year and then defy the odds and make a final four run. It’s not impossible. I just don’t have the optimism now that I did a few years ago. I had assumed that would happen with the 16 & 18 team and they just petered out. If it happens again this year it’ll be 3 of the last 4 years that we were never really in the running.

 

[CincyUKFan]

Kentucky is not for everyone.

Boom!

I like it. It wasn't for his son this year. It's not for Cal anymore either.

 

[jc2010]

what will this board be like after UL beats us. Everyone was so busy laughing at them and talking about how bad they will be and now I think they look better than us. At least they are playing hard and their COACH is COACHING them during the game instead of just yelling at them

Do you mean they run an offense and a defense?

 

[nerdcat_rivals308595]

I'll give you 10-1 SH is not a 2 seed.

Do you have a sarcasm meter?

 

[Wildcats1st]

What exactly did Richards not do.

Set a screen cal said he just ran the floor

 

[Wildcats1st]

I really hope that you’re right. Cal’s has teams take it on the chin all year and then defy the odds and make a final four run. It’s not impossible. I just don’t have the optimism now that I did a few years ago. I had assumed that would happen with the 16 & 18 team and they just petered out. If it happens again this year it’ll be 3 of the last 4 years that we were never really in the running.

It’s happened one time in his coaching history. One time.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

He said all of that blamed his team left and right then said he’s heading out to recruit next week. This game was a killer for recruiting

No one game has any affect on recruiting.

 

[JC43]

I am not listening but if he doesn't own up to it being a mistake not calling a time out, then don't point fingers at the players. You wanted this Cal, it a process remember?

Amen!!!!

 

[CincyUKFan]

No one game has any affect on recruiting.

National TV? You don't think kids weren't watching this game? Watching that first half? Wondering exactly how many PPG they'll average when the team manages 31 in a half?

 

[jrpross_rivals]

It’s happened one time in his coaching history. One time.

I count 2011. They lost 8 and were a 4 seed. They put it together enough to beat the #1 overall.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

So does this mean any player who wishes to enter the game go to the scorers table. You would think everyone sitting on the bench would want to play. Guess not.

I don’t know. He said it when a player was winded, that if the player needs a break, he should sub out and then go back in when he was ready.

 

[kevcat]

Not showing up for the radio show Monday....shocker

Really?

If I’m Mitch, he has zero choice but to show up for it.

 

[DonkeyDwayne]

National TV? You don't think kids weren't watching this game? Watching that first half? Wondering exactly how many PPG they'll average when the team manages 31 in a half?

No I don’t. Kids are not fans of teams and do not live on the couch. They are playing the game at school, the local gym or playground.

 

[Blueworld_3.0]

I'd just like to see a Calipari coached team dictate the tempo once...ONCE! We always play to what ever tempo the opposition sets. Except now we don't have superior talent and it is biting us in the ***.

 

[bnewt]

Seton Hall a 2 seed?

Guess ul is a 1 seed since they beat sh last week

 

[Nubb16]

I don't know why everyone is complaining. It's not like Seton Hall is a mediocre team. They're really, really good. They'll probably end up as a top 2 seed when it's all said and done.

Plus, it's only December. This is a process, even when our team has four veterans in its rotation. Can't expect these guys to play with cohesiveness yet.

Seton Hall a 2 seed [laughing]

 

[kevcat]

I'd just like to see a Calipari coached team dictate the tempo once...ONCE! We always play to what ever tempo the opposition sets. Except now we don't have superior talent and it is biting us in the ***.

This.

 

[JRCAT14]

Wow Cal screams and micro manages every aspect of the game routinely—except the last 20 seconds.

I think the first part has a greater negative effect than the latter. Maybe it will work out in the end, but I afraid he has destroyed this team mentally. These same players in the Bahamas looked like they knew how to play the game and now they look clueless. After two months "coaching" they have regressed to this. Competition has absolutely nothing to do with it either. We've looked this way against everyone since the season started.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

Plus they were killing us in the lane after Reid went out. Took cal til 2.5 minutes in OT to put nick in and after that they couldn’t get in there.

Nick should have started in OT just to get the tip. But when you think everything is OK you don't really do any thinking.

 

[anon_013cn8yrfncx2]

People Cal does what’s necessary to make his team better. Sometimes it will come at the cost of a loss. Early season loss is not greater than post season wins!

What was that thing he did today?