In the past 4 seasons, Kentucky and Pitt...
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No doubt that statistic is true.
But it is not like the UK admin is going to replace Calipari now is it?
I remember a few years ago Paul Zeise, during one of his radio shows, talked about how long it had been since UK had made it to the final 4 under Calipari. Zeise even asserted that the UK machine will eventually get rid of him if he doesn't eventually produce another run.
I was not sure about that then or now. UK may never get back to the final four under Calipari, as crazy as that seems, but I am thinking he will be there as long as he likes unless something really drastic happens.
Anybody have a different take on this?
But it is not like the UK admin is going to replace Calipari now is it?
I remember a few years ago Paul Zeise, during one of his radio shows, talked about how long it had been since UK had made it to the final 4 under Calipari. Zeise even asserted that the UK machine will eventually get rid of him if he doesn't eventually produce another run.
I was not sure about that then or now. UK may never get back to the final four under Calipari, as crazy as that seems, but I am thinking he will be there as long as he likes unless something really drastic happens.
Anybody have a different take on this?
A revolving door of great freshman as Duke showed this yr and Ky has in for the last few yrs doesn’t guarantee you final four success , but it sure is entertaining watching them play .
If Pitt had a few of their freshman there wouldn’t be many empty seats at the Pete .
If Pitt had a few of their freshman there wouldn’t be many empty seats at the Pete .
Once the NBA'a new rule kicks into effect and the one and done's are no longer available the college basketball world will get interesting as the blue blood program's recruiters will have to figure out which non-HS superstars are really better than others --but, not so much better that they will be two and done's. The recruiting goal will be to land recruits who are the best they can get but ones who will actually stay 3-4 years while being developed.
Maybe or maybe not . MSU showed that an experienced group of guys can beat these teams with the young buck superstars . So Duke now gets the guys the next rung down from the one and dones and they stay for three or four years forming teams that might be really hard to beat ! Guess we’ll have to see how this all plays out .
Ps .. everyone who enjoys or profits from college bb would’ve been losers had Zion gone directly to the
pros . He made me watch any Duke game I could .
Another dumbass take by Clay Travis. Does Saban has the roster turnover Cal does every year?
I was sort of surprised by the "lifetime"(ish) deal. Though they did not decline to a UCLA/Indiana level, his one national title is behind Duke, Nova, and UNC (and technically UConn but they're not heading in a good direction so I'll keep them out of it) during his tenure.
Of course the 2011-12 team shows if he has eight NBA players, he can indeed win a national title, and who else will recruit you that many? Will be interesting to see how he does post one-and-done. Probably an underrated motivator, good communicator, gets good defensive effort...but not a particularly strong offensive coach, and I wonder how his whole charm thing continues once he qualifies for social security.
Of course the 2011-12 team shows if he has eight NBA players, he can indeed win a national title, and who else will recruit you that many? Will be interesting to see how he does post one-and-done. Probably an underrated motivator, good communicator, gets good defensive effort...but not a particularly strong offensive coach, and I wonder how his whole charm thing continues once he qualifies for social security.
Cal brings in players that are fun to watch. His teams are compete for conference titles and built to make deep runs in March almost every year. Who else delivers that?
Being built to do it and doing it are different things. If Final Fours are what fans demand or the coach is fired, shouldn't that apply to him too?
4 Final Fours and 7 Elite 8's this decade, which is more than any other coach. Izzo has 3 Final Fours in that time frame... Self and K have been to the Elite 8 five times this decade.
I'm not saying I expected the guy to be fired! They keep reloading, he earned a chance to keep going. I was just surprised UK would give the highest paid coach in basketball both a 10 year head coach deal and a lifetime position.
That is up to the school. UK fans like Cal. Like I said, he brings in elite talent and the fans feel like they have a chance to be in the Final Four almost every year.
"infinitely more difficult sport"
Apparently that guy's not very good at math. There's 3 times more D1 basketball teams, and 10 times more with a realistic shot of winning a championship.
They can’t do better than Cal for their program and they know it. Almost every year they will make it to at least the Elite 8 with almost a completely new roster of players. Who else can do that accept Coach K and Roy Williams? He needs to win another championship or two but they probably have a run soon where they win 2-3 championships in a 5 or 6 year period.
