Man He's Boiling Tonight!
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we lost last nights game at foul line wasn't lack of talent when one goes to line all night long it makes it so much harder to win
When it comes to criticizing coaches, Matt is Monty Pythons Black Knight
"adjust a little" = "merely a flesh wound"
The reality is if Cal doesn't get the right pieces from day 1, then the team will develop and improve throughout the season, but when the tournament comes they are still an incomplete puzzle that can't overcome what is necessary to win 6 (or 4) straight games.
I'm not confident enough to get on here and talk about the exact things that need to be done, but then again I don't have to. I"m not a highly paid coach in real life and I don't play one on TV. But even a casual fan can see that the repeating cycle we are in is not a approach that will deliver the expected results in the tournament.
Its a lottery ticket approach to winning a championship and lately it seems the odds are about the same.
"adjust a little" = "merely a flesh wound"
The reality is if Cal doesn't get the right pieces from day 1, then the team will develop and improve throughout the season, but when the tournament comes they are still an incomplete puzzle that can't overcome what is necessary to win 6 (or 4) straight games.
I'm not confident enough to get on here and talk about the exact things that need to be done, but then again I don't have to. I"m not a highly paid coach in real life and I don't play one on TV. But even a casual fan can see that the repeating cycle we are in is not a approach that will deliver the expected results in the tournament.
Its a lottery ticket approach to winning a championship and lately it seems the odds are about the same.
This group of players has not gelled together. I believe it can happen if....
1. Nick and EJ pull their weight. We have got to have those guys compete better down low.
2. Play inside out. Probably not gonna happen because this is not what Cal wants to do.
3. I believe Sestina is the key to this team. He's no superstar but he can be the glue to hold this team together.
4. Last but not least is hit some damn shots!! No secret here. We have to be at least avg in this area
1. Nick and EJ pull their weight. We have got to have those guys compete better down low.
2. Play inside out. Probably not gonna happen because this is not what Cal wants to do.
3. I believe Sestina is the key to this team. He's no superstar but he can be the glue to hold this team together.
4. Last but not least is hit some damn shots!! No secret here. We have to be at least avg in this area
We often find ourselves in this position with a role player that has a breakout game.
If we rely on Sestina to be the difference maker in the game, then we are a fragile team.That isn't dogging the kid, I love him as a player even before yesterday, a vocal veteran player is exactly what a bunch of freshmen need-but he was brought into fill a gap
If we rely on Sestina to be the difference maker in the game, then we are a fragile team.That isn't dogging the kid, I love him as a player even before yesterday, a vocal veteran player is exactly what a bunch of freshmen need-but he was brought into fill a gap
They won't stick around...
My point was more about filling out the roster...
When you try to go with 10 players, you can't afford to "miss" on any recruits.
A few of our freshmen just aren't ready to compete at a super high level.
Well for right now he seems dedicated to proving that little gem.
Once again, with the rather predictable circle weave offense Cal teaches, next year's guys will do what this (and all the years past) year's guys do: pass it round on the perimeter until either (a) the ball handler can find a way to dribble through the zone or (b) throw up a prayer with 5 seconds left while the big guys fight for positioning at the free throw line or behind the backboard.
I noticed at least twice in the game that Juzang would hind behind another player when doing something stupid. Think Cal noticed?
So does experience without talent mean much? The last 3 classes by scouts have been considered some of the least talented outside the top 5 or so players that's come out of high school in years. Yes we are returning players that still aren't that talented or skilled. Our biggest failure the last 3-4 years have been the inability to land at least 1 difference maker big.
Not uncommon among such progeny. You can pick up more than just a random hint of old Carpathian people in Matt Jones. And besides, Calipari isn't exactly the sort that doesn't go about giving strong hints. Such as when he flatly tells you that new freshman will always be more important than the winningest program in the history of men's division 1, or when he comes back 20 lbs. heavier after finally winning that long sought after national title. Heck, anybody can be a gypsy.
It's almost like Cal spends more time on the freshmen rather than developing returning players. I guess that's why so many of these marginal players like Baker, Quade, Wiltjer, Marcus Lee, etc transfer. They know he's trying to recruit over them and they won't get developed.
There is no 'almost' . . . that is John Calipari 101. Advanced programs are self-studies. Except for those "special needs" students he never is willing to give up on until some odd point after their performance has improved well enough for him to be unsatisfied (e.g. Briscoe, coming soon to a theater near Richards).
The main thing about Calipari is he has needs of his own, and he depends hugely on player ability to satisfy those needs. Unfortunately, it is becoming more and more difficult for UK fans to resist accepting that JC's needs intersect with his coaching skills, which do not appear to be as elite as the talent he is frequently able to collect.
I agree Anthony Davis is the best player ever at UK. Calipari won a title with him. I also agree that 1996 is our best team ever. We lost 2 games that year, both to teams that also made the final four, one of which was led by the next best player ever recruited by Coach Cal, Marcus Camby. These are once or twice in a lifetime players. He goes through a lot to get to them.