Epic. About the 7 minute mark he goes off on Dan Patrick.

http://www.danpatrick.com/2015/06/04/joh...st-season/

I do agree - he didn't play 10 guys in order to "keep them happy". He played 10 guys because they all deserved (and were good enough) to play. If his 9th and 10th guys were Calvin Godfrey and Avery Woodson - no offense to either - UK would've went 8 deep. BUT, their 9thand 10th guys were NBA players...so I get what Cal is saying there.

Taking shots at Patrick's playing career - low blow. But what else would ya expect from that POS.

"Coach, I have coaches who won national championships (to talk to)..." - DP fires back LOL. Classic.

(06-04-2015 04:00 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  

Not obsessed, it's just an epic rant. Probably top 10 coaches going off on journalist level.

Where's HD to profess his Calipari love?

FORMER MEMPHIS HEAD COACH

THREE-TIME CONFERENCE USA COACH OF THE YEAR

(06-04-2015 04:03 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I do agree - he didn't play 10 guys in order to "keep them happy". He played 10 guys because they all deserved (and were good enough) to play. If his 9th and 10th guys were Calvin Godfrey and Avery Woodson - no offense to either - UK would've went 8 deep. BUT, their 9thand 10th guys were NBA players...so I get what Cal is saying there.

Taking shots at Patrick's playing career - low blow. But what else would ya expect from that POS.

"Coach, I have coaches who won national championships (to talk to)..." - DP fires back LOL. Classic.

You mean the Woodson that led us in minutes played ?

(06-04-2015 04:05 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  

(06-04-2015 04:00 PM)gotigers1 Wrote:  

Not obsessed, it's just an epic rant. Probably top 10 coaches going off on journalist level.

That was pretty hilarious, it certainly did not take him long to get very defensive...

(06-04-2015 04:17 PM)Brother Bluto Wrote:  

(06-04-2015 04:03 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I do agree - he didn't play 10 guys in order to "keep them happy". He played 10 guys because they all deserved (and were good enough) to play. If his 9th and 10th guys were Calvin Godfrey and Avery Woodson - no offense to either - UK would've went 8 deep. BUT, their 9thand 10th guys were NBA players...so I get what Cal is saying there.

Taking shots at Patrick's playing career - low blow. But what else would ya expect from that POS.

"Coach, I have coaches who won national championships (to talk to)..." - DP fires back LOL. Classic.

You mean the Woodson that led us in minutes played ?

Thats the one

Calipari just went on national radio and reiterated why he locks down top talent. His program is not about national titles... its about putting kids in the NBA. He had a national radio show host telling him to sacrifice playing time for titles and he again deferred to player development. Any parent who had a HS kid capable of playing at that level, would want their son to go to a "development 1st" kind of program. Oddly enough, its the development 1st programs that often win at the highest levels.

Its hard to argue with anything Cal does. I'm with the rest of you and can't stand him for what he did here, and yes we would have a NC by now, although likely vacated, but the guys transgressions against this program are past now. I am moving on I have spent too much time despising him for betraying us after everything was said and done. He jumped ship before the boat crashed and took everything of value we had paid for with him. Its old news now and everybody knows what he is made of but when it comes to college basketball today, Cal is Boss.

He was here for awhile and it was a fun ride, may as well focus on those good times and try to get back there, instead of hating on this man for getting the jump on the NCAA posse. Those years he coached here were some of the greatest teams ever and perhaps the greatest run ever in college basketball. We can get back there, we just have to have the right players and coaches in place. Unfortunately we missed one opportunity with the Joe Jackson class but we still have a chance if these kids ever learn about effort. I'm thinking one of CJPs biggest mistakes was not keeping Richard Hogans around. I wonder how things would have played out had he kept some continuity and a Memphian on staff.

I'd take a season like Cal had last year every year, he was almost flawless with all that youth and dominated teams. We on he other hand were busy getting drummed way too many times. I'd say Cal has earned the right to coach however he wants with his run.

(06-05-2015 08:07 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Calipari just went on national radio and reiterated why he locks down top talent. His program is not about national titles... its about putting kids in the NBA. He had a national radio show host telling him to sacrifice playing time for titles and he again deferred to player development. Any parent who had a HS kid capable of playing at that level, would want their son to go to a "development 1st" kind of program. Oddly enough, its the development 1st programs that often win at the highest levels.

That's the only they miss by going to UK. A year's worth of development.

(06-05-2015 09:02 AM)MuchLuck Wrote:  

(06-05-2015 08:07 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Calipari just went on national radio and reiterated why he locks down top talent. His program is not about national titles... its about putting kids in the NBA. He had a national radio show host telling him to sacrifice playing time for titles and he again deferred to player development. Any parent who had a HS kid capable of playing at that level, would want their son to go to a "development 1st" kind of program. Oddly enough, its the development 1st programs that often win at the highest levels.

That's the only they miss by going to UK. A year's worth of development.

Well I guess everyone needs a hobby

(06-05-2015 09:02 AM)MuchLuck Wrote:  

(06-05-2015 08:07 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Calipari just went on national radio and reiterated why he locks down top talent. His program is not about national titles... its about putting kids in the NBA. He had a national radio show host telling him to sacrifice playing time for titles and he again deferred to player development. Any parent who had a HS kid capable of playing at that level, would want their son to go to a "development 1st" kind of program. Oddly enough, its the development 1st programs that often win at the highest levels.

That's the only they miss by going to UK. A year's worth of development.

None of that matters when you're getting unlimited Sno-Cones from Ellen Calipari.

Ntr

No hate,guy is just a prick.

(06-05-2015 09:42 AM)tigerderek Wrote:  No hate,guy is just a prick.

Most of the better coaches are

It's great, if you watch the video and the more Cal becomes a d!ck, the little text infographs go from things like "Former National Champion" and "Former coach at Mempshis. Three time CUSA Coach of the Year" to ""72-112 as Nets head coach."

(06-05-2015 10:26 AM)salukiblue Wrote:  It's great, if you watch the video and the more Cal becomes a d!ck, the little text infographs go from things like "Former National Champion" and "Former coach at Mempshis. Three time CUSA Coach of the Year" to ""72-112 as Nets head coach."

He knows Dan don't work for ESPN nomo

(06-05-2015 09:02 AM)MuchLuck Wrote:  

(06-05-2015 08:07 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  Calipari just went on national radio and reiterated why he locks down top talent. His program is not about national titles... its about putting kids in the NBA. He had a national radio show host telling him to sacrifice playing time for titles and he again deferred to player development. Any parent who had a HS kid capable of playing at that level, would want their son to go to a "development 1st" kind of program. Oddly enough, its the development 1st programs that often win at the highest levels.

That's the only they miss by going to UK. A year's worth of development.

Who prepares kids for the NBA better than Calipari?