Staff shakeup?
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I also think at least 1 will return. Cal is not gonna get rid of all his yes men.
Cal will keep them all unless they want to leave. Piss on UK is Cal’s mentality
I’ll buy Barbee a train ticket, dude is useless
I think Justus and Barbee should hit the door. Justus missed on some good recruits and hasn't put a great team together yet with recruiting.
I think Bruiser can stay for a few more seasons.
Bring Derek Anderson and Coach O back.
I think Bruiser can stay for a few more seasons.
Bring Derek Anderson and Coach O back.
I think Cal is trying to talk Ronald McDonald into joining his staff.
At least that clown could bring Cal some Big Macs.
At least that clown could bring Cal some Big Macs.
Shake it up. Head man on down as far as I'm concerned.
Justus and Barbee need replaced! Something has to change!
Our only hope is to shake it up. We must to get at the root of the problem
Personally I've never cared for Justus or Barbee. Hated the addition of Flint this offseason as well.
Jai Lucas was a homerun hire. You add another recruiting monster next to him and then get a player development/modern thinking basketball guy to the staff and things can turn positive quickly.
Things are never as great/bad as they seem on any team, but great thing about basketball, doesn't take long to turn things around when it is this disgusting.
Jai Lucas was a homerun hire. You add another recruiting monster next to him and then get a player development/modern thinking basketball guy to the staff and things can turn positive quickly.
Things are never as great/bad as they seem on any team, but great thing about basketball, doesn't take long to turn things around when it is this disgusting.
I wouldn’t be calling for anyone to leave immediately; allow time for everyone to process this season and to reflect on the last few months.
Personally, I think Tony receives a lot of unfair criticism—all for reasons I can not understand. I believe much of that stems from his unsuccessful stint at Auburn. He has done a nice job recruiting and really helps develop a solid defensive game plan for the team.
Cal has surrounded himself with “his guys” that have always been there for him. This will play an important role as—at least I hope this occurs—these are the guys who Cal trust and can really help influence him to make some necessary changes offensively and recruiting in terms of his overall strategy.
Recruiting personnel and offensive strategy is the most-important aspects for this offseason.
Personally, I think Tony receives a lot of unfair criticism—all for reasons I can not understand. I believe much of that stems from his unsuccessful stint at Auburn. He has done a nice job recruiting and really helps develop a solid defensive game plan for the team.
Cal has surrounded himself with “his guys” that have always been there for him. This will play an important role as—at least I hope this occurs—these are the guys who Cal trust and can really help influence him to make some necessary changes offensively and recruiting in terms of his overall strategy.
Recruiting personnel and offensive strategy is the most-important aspects for this offseason.
Cal is loyal to assistants — he will not fire anyone
Probably will add grad assistant Brad Calipari, but don't worry his spot on the staff with be earned not given.
Just like Tubby.
Brother @ralphdaltonfan, what do you think of Danny Manning as a potential add to the staff? I believe I've heard he and Cal are fairly tight, and he's had good offensive teams as a coach, plus having someone with (recent) head coaching experience on the staff is never a bad thing, and his being a big man with a legit NBA career, could he be a help in player development? Seems like he could check a lot of boxes of what we'd need in an assistant coach, but I defer to your knowledge in this department if you have any insight?
I'd be surprised if Cal makes any changes. The old days of Cal cutting the dead wood is gone. He doesn't think there's a problem, as it was all the players fault.
These guys say whatever Cal wants to hear. You really think freaking Tony Barbee is going to oppose anything Cal says?
“We should just sub at random with absolutely zero rational”. “Yes coach great idea I’ll pat whoever’s butt heads out there!”
It’s egregious for anyone to assume this; without definitively knowing or being there you have no idea what is said or discussed amongst the coaching staff.
This is the greatest tradition in college basketball and the number-one program in the country that suffered what is arguably the worst season in program history. Do I think there will be some difficult decisions made and tough conversations had? Absolutely.
It’s ***-nine for anyone to assume this coaching staff doesn’t care or are not angry about the result of the season.
After this season everything is on the table. I trust what needs to happen will occur, and I’m certain if something needs to be said it will be.
There definitely needs to be a shake up on staff and we've all seen that for awhile now. For those saying including Cal, ain't gonna happen so get over it. The buyout alone keeps him here for awhile yet. We need to back Cal and the kids, adjust the staff and get back on track. Crying about Cal isn't going to get you anywhere, sorry.
We need to take some assistant coach's heart and replace them with a 5 star assistant coach. We have 3 star-level assistants right now.
This is an honest question. What does Derek Anderson bring to the table as an assistant coach? I think it would be great to bring him (or someone like him) in as the Director of Basketball Operations and let him work his way up, just like Strickland did. Just don’t think you bring a guy in with zero experience as an assistant at UK
Barbee + Justus in recruiting = Bustus.
Justus and Lucas are both fantastic recruiters. If you want them gone you don’t know what it is they are doing. Barbee and Flint are free game, could be moved for sure.
DA would add some new blood, and some enthusiasm
Plus he has NBA experience as a player under different coaches
He could improve this horrible offense
He would be an energetic recruiter
Any and all of these things would be an improvement over the present group
Yeah I wouldn't mind these guys heading on. My guess is nothing happens to Barbee til his kid is out of high school if it ever does. I'm ok with Bruiser. Justus has always felt like a goober to me.
I just cringe at the idea of giving someone an assistant coaching job at Kentucky who has no prior experience coaching or recruiting. I think having someone like DA around the staff would be great. Justus was thrown to the wolves way too early as a coach. I don't want to make that mistake again.
Hey, any of this group of could write their own ticket for next year. With this year on their resume, the sky is limit.
Barbee is very knowledgeable about zone defenses. If we had played that against Mississippi State we would have won going away. Mississippi State, other than one guard, is not a great outside shooting team and we could not defend the paint. So if we almost never utilize an obvious defense for games like we just played there is zero reason to have Barbee sitting on the bench.
***-nine?
A little sensational spelling to keep the mood light
But, in all seriousness, I believe the staff will address what is necessary this offseason.
If they do not, then discussions over who should be Cal’s successor should legitimately begin. We don’t need our own “Jim Boeheim” here...
