Some great comments on his thought process in recruiting a kid and some of things that will make him stop recruiting a kid.
http://kentuckysportsradio.com/bask...y-gets-recruits-that-are-supposed-to-be-here/
It’s all about me, I don’t need to be coached, play a 2-3 zone, I’m good.” Hey, in the process of recruiting, they just don’t come here. Or we figure out who those guys are during the recruiting process, and we kind of shy away. What shying away means is that we just don’t call as much, we don’t see them as much. I’m not trying to tell a kid, “Well we didn’t think he was any good,” no. We just see it. I just tell my staff that we can’t be recruited. We’re supposed to be recruiting, which means that we’ve got to get the information. You need us to be a hat on the table, and you’re spending my time and money – well, the school’s money – for me to travel to see a kid who just wants us to be a hat on the table.”
Calipari brought up a recent conversation he had with an elite recruit to drive home his point.
“I talked to a kid the other day, asked him what he was looking for,” he said. “[The recruit said] “I want the ball, I want to be able to do what I want to do, I want to be able to stay out there, do this and this.” I said, “Okay, tell me where you want your life to go?”
“I want to be an NBA player,” the recruit said. “I want to be a top-five pick.”
“Really? How long do you want to be in the league?”
“15 years.”
“Well why are you talking to these other three? They don’t even have any other NBA players? So they’re going to tell you they’re going to let you do whatever you want.”
http://kentuckysportsradio.com/bask...y-gets-recruits-that-are-supposed-to-be-here/
It’s all about me, I don’t need to be coached, play a 2-3 zone, I’m good.” Hey, in the process of recruiting, they just don’t come here. Or we figure out who those guys are during the recruiting process, and we kind of shy away. What shying away means is that we just don’t call as much, we don’t see them as much. I’m not trying to tell a kid, “Well we didn’t think he was any good,” no. We just see it. I just tell my staff that we can’t be recruited. We’re supposed to be recruiting, which means that we’ve got to get the information. You need us to be a hat on the table, and you’re spending my time and money – well, the school’s money – for me to travel to see a kid who just wants us to be a hat on the table.”
Calipari brought up a recent conversation he had with an elite recruit to drive home his point.
“I talked to a kid the other day, asked him what he was looking for,” he said. “[The recruit said] “I want the ball, I want to be able to do what I want to do, I want to be able to stay out there, do this and this.” I said, “Okay, tell me where you want your life to go?”
“I want to be an NBA player,” the recruit said. “I want to be a top-five pick.”
“Really? How long do you want to be in the league?”
“15 years.”
“Well why are you talking to these other three? They don’t even have any other NBA players? So they’re going to tell you they’re going to let you do whatever you want.”
