Seth Greenberg thinks we're upset because we haven't won every single game.

RedwoodHigh

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You guys aren't consistent at all with this stuff lol. Not everything is a conspiracy against UK.

Seth Greenberg is a "Cal guy"..........He's been highly critical of UK this season. If he wanted Pope to continue to coach at UK so that UK continues to suck, why on earth would he be critical of the team? He'd be out here kissing our feet, speaking highly of Pope. I'm not seeing that at all when he talks about us. He's always been negative this year, every chance he's gotten. The second we are down by double digits, the identity crap gets pulled out. That's on a knock on Pope, not praise.
This board has been saying the same thing about Ky’s performance this year. But Greenberg put BBN down = That’s a step too far - Right ? We can complain about our team but Heaven Forbid if those ACC CLOWNS say exactly what we’re saying.?
Ky has mostly sucked this year & certainly underperformed the expectations of a $22million NIL team at the Bluest of the Blue Bloods. . Hated hearing what was said about Ky Hoops & BBN BUT the TRUTH hurts.
 

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It amazes me that anybody watches gameday without it muted. I can't even listen to most games. Everything and everybody is so agenda driven. I don't need to be told my opinion on anything. Especially sports.
 

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Funny, Tang was in an elite 8 2 year ago, but they don’t say Kansas St. fans are extreme. They say Hubert’s seat is hot after a final four and better results. UNC fans aren’t extreme. Put it together it’s easy to see what this is.
Tang made the Elite 8 three seasons ago and has been at KSU three and a half years. Hubert had been at UNC four and a half years. Neither is comparable to Pope who has been here one and a half years.

The whole “everyone hates us” crying is so old.
 

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I don’t expect every game but I want teams to fear us. When the brackets are made, I want teams to get worried when they see we are on the same side as them
 

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I think he’s pretty much on target.
UK fans are “we are with you win or.. win.”
Not like the old days where UK fans supported and tried to lift the team up during tough times. Those fans gave UK the rep of having the best fanbase.
 
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Spoken by a coach that only knows mediocrity about a fanbase that knows excellence. Why should we care about his opinion again? What has he ever done? Let’s pretend like this was Duke… how much losing would be acceptable for Seth?

Do we want to win every game? Of course! Do we think it's realistic and expect to? Of course not! We're a knowledgeable fanbase, not stupid. Not playing with effort, and consistently being down by 20 is absolutely unacceptable for UK standards.
 
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Except for Oats because he really seems to like trolling Pope lol. Pearl has been way more diplomatic on his criticism. I think both of them are signaling that your coach is weak and Im happy to talk.
Oats is a used car salesman. He’d trip his own mother to win a race. There’s a reason he’s still at Alabama. Not a high character guy. Just like Drew at Baylor, neither respect the game. All they care about is getting the win. Not many people in the coaching circle hold either guy in very high regard.
 
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Oats is a used car salesman. He’d tripped his own mother to win a race. There’s a reason he’s still at Alabama. Not a high character guy. Just like Drew at Baylor, neither respect the game. All they care about is getting the win. Not many people in the coaching circle hold either guy in very high regard.
Yes having a coach who wants to win is awful. I would take a Belichick over a Dungy everyday for a coach. I would hire Dungy over Belichick if I was hiring a pastor.
 
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He is a Cal Homer, but there is a little truth to what he says and everyone knows it. That’s why he said it and why folks around here get upset when talking heads say things like that. They know it’s true and don’t like to be called out on it.

This fan base has unrealistic expectations.

It is nearing Bama football nutcase levels. Always been the elite institution and standard bearer, but haven’t had that level of insanity of fan. Until recently.

Which is why the masses of casual fans cannot stand them, or SEC football in general, and why IU Miami was one of the biggest ratings boondoggles. People were worn out with SEC football fanaticism.

The financial reward doesn’t come from UK fans rage “clicking” it comes from the above mentioned masses of casual fans watching, clicking, consuming…because it’s a good product, story, with approachable/tolerable features, people, etc…
 

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He was my coach a couple different years at the fantasy camp that cal would have each fall.
I have stayed in touch with him over the last handful of years.

I did text him last night and let him know that this is not uk basketball, what we are seeing under Pope. Yes last night was what we have been waiting for but there is a much bigger issue on hand. Pope stirs up very little passion and energy on that sideline and it carries right over to his players. Feels like we have been down 15+ points for the majority of of the season and he is just quietly pacing the sideline with that “I’m in a sandstorm” eye squint.
I’m happy we won last night, but I was also happy after the second half of St. John’s, and the team proceeded to come out next game and look like ***….again.
And again. And again.

Next game will tell us all we need to know. How do they come out to start the game against Oklahoma? Are up 15-5 early and keep it going or do we get down out of the gate looking like we are on pace to score 45 for the game?
Lack of star recruiting, lack of energy on the sideline, crazy *** sub patterns like he has no clue what he is doing…he is in over his head.

Pope is not for this sideline. He just isn’t.
I hope we have more good moments than bad the remainder of the season and then go get Pearl.
 

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Seth was a failed coach in the game and too much of a Cal slurper for me to listen too. He does not understand Kentucky basketball and his opinions matter very little to knowledgeable fans.
 
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I get it. He's a Calipari mouth piece. But you read this and you'd think we're this upset over losing only 1 game all season. In reality, we're down double digits in most of our games vs quality teams. We're coming off a 25 point blowout in which our team clearly wasn't prepared.

No one expects us to win every game. We expect to compete. We expect to play hard. We expect to not consistently be down 15+ points at half time.

I'm honestly suprised Seth could form full sentences given how deeply embedded in his throat Calipari is.
You need to remember, given Seth’s career he fully believes 22-12 is a successful season.
 

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He has been critical of UK all season and their lack of identity. Problem with mouth pieces is they don’t face any rebuttals, they just got to mouth off and go on about their day.
I mean, that’s a fair criticism. Thing is, being critical of the fanbase and their expectations isn’t fair.
 

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"Boo the Hell out of this until we are in Final Fours"...for a Coach that has been here a season and a half and a S16 in his only complete season despite starting without a single player on the roster...yeah, Cats fans aren't absurd...

Cue the Clown music...
It’s the coaches job to put the roster together. That same coach also has 19 losses in a season and a half. The process matters. Paying $22M for this roster matters. Talent level should be better. Being completely non-competitive in better than half of those 19 losses matters. The S16 and all the T25/Q1 wins matters too. They’re the reason he will get a third year.
 

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It’s the coaches job to put the roster together. That same coach also has 19 losses in a season and a half. The process matters. Paying $22M for this roster matters. Talent level should be better. Being completely non-competitive in better than half of those 19 losses matters. The S16 and all the T25/Q1 wins matters too. They’re the reason he will get a third year.
19 losses in a season and a half starting from scratch with one of the toughest schedules in basketball
 

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19 losses in a season and a half starting from scratch with one of the toughest schedules in basketball
Keep. Making. Excuses. Again, the process matters. A lot of the 19 losses matters how they lost.

In this era rosters are rebuilt every year. Hard to believe you couldn’t build a better one spending more than anyone else. At UK. Again, the process matters.
 

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Keep. Making. Excuses. Again, the process matters. A lot of the 19 losses matters how they lost.

In this era rosters are rebuilt every year. Hard to believe you couldn’t build a better one spending more than anyone else. At UK. Again, the process matters.
Crying and complaining after a big win
...troll
 

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I mean, that’s a fair criticism. Thing is, being critical of the fanbase and their expectations isn’t fair.
Definitely a fair criticism on his part. Guess what was not made clear is the fact he can chastise the fanbase without facing any rebuttals. Doesn’t make sense that he sees things to criticize but the fanbase should be perfectly fine.
 

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Definitely a fair criticism on his part. Guess what was not made clear is the fact he can chastise the fanbase without facing any rebuttals. Doesn’t make sense that he sees things to criticize but the fanbase should be perfectly fine.
It’s almost like he’s a hypocrite because he can’t get his lips off Cals arse. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

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Greenberg was also very vocal about BBN wanting Smith to move on years ago. He was at best a mediocre coach himself. He expects the same from others.
 

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I think he’s pretty much on target.
UK fans are “we are with you win or.. win.”
Not like the old days where UK fans supported and tried to lift the team up during tough times. Those fans gave UK the rep of having the best fanbase.
Theres a lot of truth to this. Think part of it is just the nature of social media and all day all time media in general. Back then only a few games were on TV and little discussion in between games other than an occaisional radio talk show and magazine article. So you still had pride in the Cats but it was more of a pride/affection/support kind of thing, and that pride wasnt on the line every day all the time.

Now since ESPN and social media made sports viewing and sports talking a 24 hours a day and in the national spot light on the national stage, part of what came along with that was todays fan sees their pride and own notoriety on the line all the time and on the national stage all the time and its made for more of a "whats in it for me" type of fandom. On top of that everything is hyped up so much more today so the intensity of the vicarous pride fans feel is ultra sensitive. You win the go over the top with "look at as, look at what we did" jubiliation, but if we lose, its "you suck, you justu cost me a chance at some vicarious notoriety you loser". The support part has kind of gotten left behind. And I confess, I'm as guilty of it as any.
 
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You can tell this was a satisfying win last night. The Bennies can only complain about the refs, announcers, and pundits.