Update on Cal from MJ
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J Wright recruits 3 stars and develops them, sometimes he misses tournament
Wright would be a fool to act interested-string it out to get more money-IF he is really interested.
Jay Wright has won 2 NC coaching those 3 stars SINCE 2015.
Cal has NEVER missed the tournament with all his 5 stars......Oh Wait....
Cal recruits 5 stars, they leave after 1 year, and he sometimes misses the tournament with a 9-16 record.
I’m not saying I agree to keep Cal but it’s very ho hum hire imo. Drew will be no better than Cal so it seems silly to waste this moment on him.
Not defending Cal here, Drew just isn’t the answer. He wasn’t the answer before the loss to Clemson. If it’s him, it’s gonna be more of the same with lesser recruiting
We better have a HOMERUN HIRE coming in here next year to be able to keep some of the recruits and able to pull some top transfers in for next season. It better not be a Gillipsie hire by Barnhart. We do have a nice recruiting class coming next season plus trying to pull a couple of the Top Transfers to Kentucky next season. I don't trust Barnhart on hiring the next head coach. It took 2 or 3 other Kentucky people to convince Barnhart to give a Calipari an interview back in 2008-09 before hiring Calipari.
I think they mended fences a few years ago. Pitino publicly thanked Cal for reaching out and being kind to him. But I do agree: that would certainly motivate Cal!
Remember how Cal would let Joe B sit on the bench, attend practices, and be a part of mentoring players? Wouldn’t it be something if Pitino offered a little Xs and Os instruction?
Not gonna happen, I know, but we’re desperate for some change.I would not be happy if we have had to fire Cal (warranted) and replaced him with a coach that gets us to the round of 32. Even if consistently.
If that happens then we’re definitely in Indiana territory. 100%.
We have made the round of 32 one time in 4 years.
We are already in Indiana territory..
If it was as good as it needs to be to wow all of you, he'd never leave there like how Izzo didnt leave MSU and Few didnt leave Gonzaga etc. Look at Cal and Pitino's post seasons before UK ...
Yeah, and he's going to leave that job where he has ESPN in their back pocket, all the mega wealthy boosters from Conn to Boston and and administration that is all in on basketball where Barnhart is football first...... You better start knocking on doors and getting together BBN to try and get Mitch ousted first and a basketball first AD hired first... then maybe try for Hurley.
He’s not who I want but I try to consider that he’s not at a great basketball school. I can name several coaches I’d rather have
Absurd. Indiana has been to the second weekend three times in the last 20 years. We aren’t even close to Indiana territory.
Regardless, being in “Indiana territory” isn’t something that matters anyway. UConn went 9 years without making the second weekend before last year. Things changed almost immediately because they hired the right coach. That’s really all that matters these days. The coach.
Indiana is where they are because they can’t find the ride coach and keep getting stuck under multiple buyouts at once so they need to hold onto bad coaches for longer than they should.
Hey dude, you got me! I confess. He would be nice to look at on the sidelines. I just might have trouble concentrating on the game!!Oh now Susan. You just have a huge crush on Jay!
If he wins his second in a row at UConn it will be hard for him to leave just saying..
Yep that’s the Mitch way of doing it. Sounds like what they will be doing with the women’s team.
I bet you’ve been listening to the kid rock song picture a lot lately. Sejonesy put Cals picture away….sat down and cried today
This is so true and I said when Pitino left Cal would drop off. Also, there was a big article in SI about Cal where someone who knows them both well (either Dick Weiss or Sonny Vaccaro) said that Calipari making the Hall of Fame would change him because "he no longer has to chase the ghost (Pitino)".
We would be a laughing stock in the National news every week.
The usual suspects are online trying to get cal back because they think we can’t live without him
Assuming the big 3 say no, MY next call would go to Pearl ; I just think he would knock it out of the park here, I really do, and he can handle the pressure, IMO.
Drew? Not so much.
Drew? Not so much.
I agree with Pearl. I know people don't like him for whatever reason but he is a good coach. I mean he's literally made Auburn relevant in basketball. That program was in the crapper.
My God, I wasn't kidding him, I think UK fans patience would wear thin or maybe we are more patient than Villinova
. He nearly got fired at Villinova