This is so damn stupid. People act like Cal was just playing the hand he was dealt. The team is 19 by design. He literally called Bam, Fox and Monk into his office after the UNC game last year and told them to leave because he was bringing in a whole new bunch of guys to take their place. This is how he has chosen to operate this program. He has opted to sacrifice talent for experience. (It'd be nice to have both, but I guess that's just being selfish.)
If you choose to move to Alaska, don't ***** about the cold.
(Also, hit your free throws.)
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I don't pretend to know what it must be like to coach at an elite level, nor am I a psychologist, but I have this gut feeling that Cal's "ending generational poverty" maxim is partly a crutch to his insecurities as an in-game coach.
He knows what his criticisms are. He knows what the headlines will be if he loses to some of these jackwagons. He's a competitive sonofabitch just like anyone in his position is. He knows he has to win big and he wants to. He knows how he'll be judged and it must eat at him when he falls short. Regardless of what he says, being judged all the time, especially in this spotlight, has to affect his confidence/overall psyche. So why not build in some excuses to take a little bit of heat away? Hence the, "We're young." "It's not always about winning a championship. It's about ending generational poverty." and stuff like that. He's trying to find a silver lining, moreso for himself than the fanbase, maybe.
It is honorable that he cares about these players and their futures. And it is genuine, no doubt about it. But at the end of the day, these guys are ending generational poverty on their own merits, not Cal's. If they went to Grand Canyon and played for Majerle, they'd still wind up in the League. Let's be honest.
I don't know. I'm full of crap probably. Thinking out loud, wandering through the mall all confused, yet determined because I smell Cinnabon off in the distance.
He’s flat out a better in-game coach.
DJ just drove it 489 yards in Austin.
Dropping bombs in Austin.DJ just drove it 489 yards in Austin.
Kind of like that former Memphis coach ol’ what’s his name used to do.The in-game coach stuff is overblown, imo. Cal’s biggest coaching issue to me is his reluctance to embrace modern b-ball, floor spacing, etc. This insistence that you must have a center, basically a dying position in the NBA.
His determination to develop Richards is exhibit A. This team should have gone to small ball day one, 4 out 1 in with PJ on the block.
The Duke "quick [and incredibly fake] huddle after a foul" might be one of the most annoying things in sports.
Duke floor slap on defense is way worse
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