Cal's Bench Characteristics....

[Mr. Blue Sky]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

 

[Lempface]

Without doubt? Nice sample size you have for such strong words.

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

South Carolina, Arkansas, last night at Mississippi St. Is there a time it didn't happen that way?

 

[Kats23]

We were talking about the amount of screaming and berating he does on the sideline last night before the game. One thing I always have given Cal credit for early on in his UK career was how he always seemed to know who needed a kick in the *** during the game and who he has to coddle. The last few years, his strategy feels more like I’m going to scream at everyone until my lungs go out.

I know...I know...the older fans are going to say these kids need to get used to it, with countless examples of how their drill Sargent or coach used to berate and drive golf carts over their backs for missing a blocking assignment but there becomes a point when the screaming just becomes noise.
The players looked relaxed last night after Cal got tossed. I hope Cal maybe considers toning it down in game for a while to see if it makes any difference

 

[theoledog]

I have only been to 3-4 games live during the Cal years.... FYI for those of you that only watch TV Cal. It’s much worse live..... I had no idea he was that bad till I heard him in a game and boy can you hear him.... Acts a fool OMO.

 

[HagginHall1999]

He is 329-82 in games where he yells from the sideline at KY. He is 3-1 in games where he's been ejected at KY.

There you have it, his winning percentage is better when he is yelling.

 

[Cats_2010]

I agree with the premise of the OP. I do think players tune him out for the most part but nothing good comes from his antics at all abs knowing cal isn’t sitting over there with his trigger finger players do play a lot more relaxed..

 

[Trinity45]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

I am not sure he is that great a practice coach. If you coach your practices to teach them what they need to do in a game, you should not have to constantly yell at them to get them to do what you want. In my opinion all that yelling only confuses the kids and makes them tense.

 

[fs-ripcord65]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

I agree with all of this post, except for half of the first clause of the first sentence. I think Calipari is probably a great practice coach of man-to-man defense. Beyond that, Calipari is an average practice coach and a below-average bench coach. He doesn't attempt to play any zone defense, and particularly not the full-court zone-trap press - the latter presumably because he doesn't know how to coach it. And his U.K. teams have not shown that he knows anything about coaching offensive basketball.

With that said ... OP, you're exactly right - particularly about the NBA guys simply being unwilling to put up with Calipari's wild-man in-game performances.
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[theoledog]

I am not sure he is that great a practice coach. If you coach your practices to teach them what they need to do in a game, you should not have to constantly yell at them to get them to do what you want. In my opinion all that yelling only confuses the kids and makes them tense.

He’s part of the show... Lot of showbiz in basketball and now the Refs are wanting camera time.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

I'm not arguing with your post, or for or against Cal, but you do realize the NBA has tried to get him multiple times and that is part of why Mitch did the lifetime contract to keep the suitors away. It was just a year or two ago where every year most of the fanbase would hold their breath as a new team tried to talk Cal into leaving. Just saying. It might not work in the NBA, but I think the NBA would give him another chance if he wanted it.

Again not saying Cal would succeed in the NBA or anything like that before people skip reading my post and jump to conclusions. Just saying that isn't an accurate statement by the OP that, "May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!"

 

[gwjenning]

I’d rather listen to the Miss St cowbells an entire game than Cal!

 

[KyFaninNC]

I'm not arguing with your post, or for or against Cal, but you do realize the NBA has tried to get him multiple times and that is part of why Mitch did the lifetime contract to keep the suitors away. It was just a year or two ago where every year most of the fanbase would hold their breath as a new team tried to talk Cal into leaving. Just saying. It might not work in the NBA, but I think the NBA would give him another chance if he wanted it.

Again not saying Cal would succeed in the NBA or anything like that before people skip reading my post and jump to conclusions. Just saying that isn't an accurate statement by the OP that, "May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!"

Exactly what NBA team wanted to hire Cal the last 5 years? Love to see a link to that effect.

 

[Rideordiewildcat]

Exactly what NBA team wanted to hire Cal the last 5 years? Love to see a link to that effect.

I'm not going to spend a ton of my time on you, but it is pretty common knowledge there have been NBA teams tried to lure Cal away. Is there actual contract offers, no, but even in this the writer says, "At this point, Calipari is Federer-like in his deft ability to backhand coaching rumors. This latest conjecture seems about the 15th time Cal’s name has been linked, even if casually, to an NBA gig. He has insisted all along that he’s not going to leave UK for the pros. He coached the Nets from 1996-99, and it was disastrous, ending with his firing only 20 games into his third season."

1st article that came up: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...cans-rumors-and-theres-reason-to-believe-him/

This was the very first thing that came up when I googled Cal to NBA. Now, who knows how much is rumor or what, but it's hard to believe anyone doesn't think years back that the NBA was trying to lure Cal away, but whatever. If Cal is turning down offers of course they will never be more than rumors.

 

[Trinity45]

He’s part of the show... Lot of showbiz in basketball and now the Refs are wanting camera time.

I could do without that part of the show

 

[KyFaninNC]

I'm not going to spend a ton of my time on you, but it is pretty common knowledge there have been NBA teams tried to lure Cal away. Is there actual contract offers, no, but even in this the writer says, "At this point, Calipari is Federer-like in his deft ability to backhand coaching rumors. This latest conjecture seems about the 15th time Cal’s name has been linked, even if casually, to an NBA gig. He has insisted all along that he’s not going to leave UK for the pros. He coached the Nets from 1996-99, and it was disastrous, ending with his firing only 20 games into his third season."

1st article that came up: https://www.cbssports.com/college-b...cans-rumors-and-theres-reason-to-believe-him/

This was the very first thing that came up when I googled Cal to NBA. Now, who knows how much is rumor or what, but it's hard to believe anyone doesn't think years back that the NBA was trying to lure Cal away, but whatever. If Cal is turning down offers of course they will never be more than rumors.

Appreciate the response but I submit not a single NBA team has contacted Cal about a coaching position.

 

[willyclyde]

They always say a team takes on the persona of it’s coach on the sidelines. And sure enough, we often play sloppy, frantically, and like maniacs.

 

[philstat]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

Cal wouldn't last more than a season in the league right now, the league has a ton of X/O coaches now, good ones, Vogel, Pop, Stevens, Kerr, Nurse, Spoelstra, Malone etc., he wouldn't have a snow balls chance competing with these and other coaches.

 

[JohnBlue]

You guys miss Bruiser screaming just like Cal last night? it was either him screaming or the Miss State coach and I doubt it was him.

 

[BluCroo]

Yeah,...I heard Bruiser yelling, "SHOOT ANOTHER ONE,..YOU GOT THIS!"

 

[Elliott Tim]

I think Cal might be a great practice coach and let him yell scream, curse all the things he does their in order to get players best efforts. However in game situation I think we are seeing without doubt players are more comfortable when he leaves the bench. He says the team rallies and defends him with their efforts when he gets tossed. I beg to differ Cal! I think once you go to the locker room a load is lifted off of the players shoulder and they become much more comfortable to play the game. I am not at all saying it is time for Cal to be replaced. What I am saying is being this is the third time a team has exploded offensively and became more aggressive once he was tossed. Maybe.... he should take a look at his tactics and character during game play! Something can be said for the bench behavior of Brad Stevens, Jay Wright, Greg Popovich and even Coach K( most of his anger and snarl is directed at refs) toward their players during games. May also be why Cal has not ever received a second chance as a coach in the NBA! Those guys just won't put up with it!

Why should they?

 

[Whoppercat]

You guys miss Bruiser screaming just like Cal last night? it was either him screaming or the Miss State coach and I doubt it was him.

Nobody screams like a lunatic like Cal.

 

[theoledog]

Nobody screams like a lunatic like Cal.
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the good news is.... from what little I saw and heard watching he doesn’t lay off anyone.... the star count didn’t seem to matter I do wonder how any of us would like to work for someone going at us like that...

 

[Mr. Blue Sky]

Great point! Can you imagine trying to do anything while someone is screaming at you like that? What if he manager at Kroger was screaming at the butcher while they were trying to cut meat!! Yikes!! I mean other than your wife screaming to take out the trash!

 

[willievic]

We were talking about the amount of screaming and berating he does on the sideline last night before the game. One thing I always have given Cal credit for early on in his UK career was how he always seemed to know who needed a kick in the *** during the game and who he has to coddle. The last few years, his strategy feels more like I’m going to scream at everyone until my lungs go out.

I know...I know...the older fans are going to say these kids need to get used to it, with countless examples of how their drill Sargent or coach used to berate and drive golf carts over their backs for missing a blocking assignment but there becomes a point when the screaming just becomes noise.
The players looked relaxed last night after Cal got tossed. I hope Cal maybe considers toning it down in game for a while to see if it makes any difference

kat, I am one of the older fans, at 81, and I sure in Hell do not approve of Cal's antics on the bench. Just the opposite! A drill Sargent know when to chew, and when to let up. Cal never lets up! Jumping up and down, and screaming like an idiot, does nothing to help a player. If your going to act like that, even though I don't agree acting like that anytime, then do it in practice, or take the player out, and in a calm voice, explain what you want done. In all the time in the Air Force, in instructing in Supersonic aircraft, I never raised my voice to a student. I do not believe in screaming and ranting. I believe in showing them what they are doing wrong, and helping them get it right. They are not eefffing up intentional.

OLD STOLL FIELD GUY!

 

[Stonewall12]

I kind of think he yells and acts like a fool to make it LOOK like he actually is coaching. In reality is just a mirage.

 

[katwest]

Each coach has his own style and he has been successful but I can't remember if he screamed and yelled at U MASS or Memphis like he does here. I don't think he did but he wasn't coaching mostly Freshman either. I don't think he has to do that to get results, a lot of coaches win and don't do that. Most kids today feel entitled and have been conditioned to clam up and pout when yelled at and do not have a clue what it's like in the real world because mom and daddy have always taken care of it for them. Maybe the kids need to toughen up some kids can't take his coaching style even though they would benefit from it later in life.

 

[LowCountryCat]

Great point! Can you imagine trying to do anything while someone is screaming at you like that? What if he manager at Kroger was screaming at the butcher while they were trying to cut meat!! Yikes!! I mean other than your wife screaming to take out the trash!

"CUT THAT MEAT!"