Sorry Ed, I'm not homosexual...maybe try Grindr and/or invite Bass...
Stop with this take
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I’m with you. Before the Louisville game someone called in and said “how much longer are we gonna let Cal destroy UK basketball”? Dave and Cameron acted like he was insane. “Now Billy Gillespie, that’s a guy who destroyed Kentucky Basketball”. Yet they have very similar records over Cal’s last three seasons. Both with unfathomable losses and zero postseason success. Just so many excuses and justifications for losing. That’s not who we are.
But yet you trolled anyway huh...can't help yourself...
And, that is problematic, in itself. Yes, it was a very young team. But, the FR on that team were plug & play ready & we were preseason #1 for a reason. That team was loaded with talent & it was a pretty complete roster, too. We had size/length everywhere, elite post scoring, rebounding & rim protection. We had a solid, 6-6 PG, who could run an offense & keep defenses honest on the perimeter. We had ample shooting with Aaron Harrison & James Young.
I’m not saying they should’ve gone wire to wire, in the top 5 all season. But, in NO world should that team have had to worry about seeding & end up scraping by as an 8. But, that’s what happens when you go 1-6 against ranked teams, with a cpl bad losses, entering the tournament. What we saw in that NCAAT should’ve been the standard quo from late December, on. It ended up being a great season bc we got hot at the right time. But, if Harrison doesn’t make one of those late game 3s, 2014 would’ve been an abject failure, right on the heels of the 2013 implosion.
Just another example of a UK media member toeing the company line. That’s all it is.
Of course u would. Who wouldn't?
Majority would take that bet about the Sweet 16
Should have ended in the second round…..maybe. But it didn’t. If my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. But she doesn’t.
That’s my favorite season in the last 10-20 years and we didn’t even win the title. I wouldn’t change one damn thing about it (except the last game).
It’s kids playing ball. Anything can happen and you should expect it to. VCU went from the first 4 to the final 4. Some old lady from Loyola made a run once.
If you are pinning the hopes of this season on another miracle run like the one in 2014 then, you are indeed grasping at straws. BIG difference in talent levels between the two squads, the '14 team had some alpha's and a lot of luck.
Also, somewhere between then and now, Calipari apparently had his head surgically inserted up his own ***.
Also, somewhere between then and now, Calipari apparently had his head surgically inserted up his own ***.
They've been pinning the hopes on a 2014 miracle run for the last 5 seasons
I wish the 2014 team had never happened to be honest because it created the December games don't matter BS that Cal fans spout, along with the Cal has them ready for March
It was as people have said, a miracle run, fun, exciting, but not likely ever repeatable, yet people have been holding on to that - more than that, much worse than that, some of them are completely invested in that being our model for running the program - and its why only now, after way too many horrible losses are they finally coming around that maybe Cal has lost his way.
It really isn't any different than when Tubby was on the hot seat and former players went on the radio and defended him. Mills never played for Cal but he wants the best for the program. He will most likely support Cal until he leaves and will support the next coach as well.
As always, I find myself in the middle somewhere. I agree that Cal has failed but I also know that until the boosters act or when Cal decides to leave nothing is going to change so I might as well be as optimistic as I can.
If Cameron Mills wants the best for the program he needs to stop gaslighting the fanbase. Cal is NOT what's best for the program. Don't fool yourself.
There are more chins between them than Shanghai phone book
I just wonder how much, if any, is due to Jeff Sheppards son playing for UK next year.
I agree with supporting players and keeping their heads up, it is not their fault that their leadership is not putting them in a position to succeed. I do believe the talent is there to make a run if....CJ and Antonio can start making shots and relieves pressure on Oscar, if Toppin continues to improve all this would clear space for Wheeler to come in and give a different look for a few minutes while they get a breather. The thing I am most disappointed in is that Udo has not been developed how many times have we seen over the years a back up center for another team come in and play crucial minutes in Tourney and play like a veteran, cant see this coming from Udo. In my OPINION Cameron is just trying to keep some positivity going as the support crumbles...most of us are sick of Cals methods, but we have to live with it a little longer.
Another one that doesn't understand the point of my post. Sigh…
Again, how many times have you seen a team hit miracle shot after miracle shot in 4 games during a tournament run?
Thinking this team can go on that kind of a run from the 8-11 seed line, is just not realistic.
This isn’t an "if my aunt had balls" thing, the fact that you said that, tells me you didn't understand what was said.
Do I think this team will go on a run like that? No. Do I think they can? Absolutely. Because anything can happen. That’s my point.
But the point of this thread is to make people understand that depending on that to happen, is not a good plan and it's not something that we should depend on.
Yeah, I noticed that too. I like Cam and his positivity, but he does tend to get some facts out of sorts at times. I can count at least 4-5 different occasions when I've heard him say St. Peter's was a Sweet 16 team (trying to make a point that we weren't the only one to lose to them). They were actually an Elite Eight team that beat Purdue in the Sweet 16. Not a big deal... but noticeable I suppose.
Ed’s just a bad poster who knows nothing about basketball. Best to disregard everything he says.
That is a very consistent trait of Cal first fans.
The 2022-23 team does not have near the talent as the 2013-2014 team. Different team; different coach. That was a young, hungry team looking for recognition. Our current team seems confused.
As thrilling as the Michigan and Wisconsin finishes were that year, we could have easily lost either.
As thrilling as the Michigan and Wisconsin finishes were that year, we could have easily lost either.