weasel123 - Look, anyone can win this game tonight and UConn just might win (I think they will), but to say Calipari is not a good coach is insane. You keep talking about the talent, but that is part of being a coach. You recruit that talent. How many coaches can take all these freshman and mold them to be a team? Not many. You have to be doing something well when you get to the final four 3 times in the last 4 years. It's not easy winning a championship. Boeheim has 1 in 30+ years at Syracuse. A lot of REALLY good coaches have 1 or no national championships. Look what he did 3 years ago. He took a 5 seed to the final four by knocking off the 2 favorites along the way that year (Ohio St and UNC). This year, he beat a VERY good undefeated Wichita St team (with all upperclassmen). Knocked off an upperclassmen and rival Louisville. Then a very good Michigan and Wisconsin team. You aren't even in those games without some kind of knowledge of the game.
As far as kids going to class ... just look it up. Many articles out there about UK players and class. Their overall gpa is something like a 3.4. UK has a top tier APR score. My nephew goes to UK. He said that when they won a few weeks ago and the game ended around 12:30 at night (didn't get back to Lexington until around 3:30am)... two of the players in his 8am class were there the next morning. EVERY player comes back to Lexington during the summer. Sure, they want to go to the NBA, but what college kid doesn't want to? Cal doesn't hold kids back. If they are a top 20 pick ... he doesn't try to convince them to stay (unlike most coaches). That is why kids want to play for him ... he doesn't hold anyone back for HIS own good. Calipari didn't invent the one and done. He goes after the top players just like every other coach does. Coach K has 3 "one and done" players coming in next year and recruited Rives, Irving and Parker ... I guess he is bad for the game as well.
You can hate him all you want, but the guy has been amazing for Lexington on and off the basketball court. He has raised over 1 million dollars for Haiti victims. He raised thousands of dollars for organizations such as Samaritan's Feet, Save the Children, Team Focus, City House, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, Hope For The Warriors. Gives millions of dollars to cancer research. Helped build new library and still gives money to Memphis
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...akes-right-calls-when-it-comes-to-charity-too
In regards to him paying players ... just stop. That is insane. If he was paying players ... don't think all the top recruits who didn't go to UK (that they recruited) in regards to Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins, Aaron Gordon etc ... would have said something? lol Or maybe other coaches offered them more money???
Why would he need to do that? Kids are wanting to play for him, he doesn't need to cheat. Look up the information on him. He has ZERO NCAA infractions. Derrick Rose took his SAT in high school when he was not even committed to anyone. Then, the NCAA came in the beginning of the year and said something may be up. The NCAA cleared Rose. Calipari asked them to look into again and they eventually cleared him 3 SEPARATE TIMES. What coach wouldn't play Rose if cleared by NCAA?
I actually kind of like UConn to win tonight, so it's not the homer in me talking. The guy is obviously doing something right if he can make the final four 3 times in 4 years.
As far as kids going to class ... just look it up. Many articles out there about UK players and class. Their overall gpa is something like a 3.4. UK has a top tier APR score. My nephew goes to UK. He said that when they won a few weeks ago and the game ended around 12:30 at night (didn't get back to Lexington until around 3:30am)... two of the players in his 8am class were there the next morning. EVERY player comes back to Lexington during the summer. Sure, they want to go to the NBA, but what college kid doesn't want to? Cal doesn't hold kids back. If they are a top 20 pick ... he doesn't try to convince them to stay (unlike most coaches). That is why kids want to play for him ... he doesn't hold anyone back for HIS own good. Calipari didn't invent the one and done. He goes after the top players just like every other coach does. Coach K has 3 "one and done" players coming in next year and recruited Rives, Irving and Parker ... I guess he is bad for the game as well.
You can hate him all you want, but the guy has been amazing for Lexington on and off the basketball court. He has raised over 1 million dollars for Haiti victims. He raised thousands of dollars for organizations such as Samaritan's Feet, Save the Children, Team Focus, City House, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, Hope For The Warriors. Gives millions of dollars to cancer research. Helped build new library and still gives money to Memphis
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...akes-right-calls-when-it-comes-to-charity-too
In regards to him paying players ... just stop. That is insane. If he was paying players ... don't think all the top recruits who didn't go to UK (that they recruited) in regards to Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins, Aaron Gordon etc ... would have said something? lol Or maybe other coaches offered them more money???
Why would he need to do that? Kids are wanting to play for him, he doesn't need to cheat. Look up the information on him. He has ZERO NCAA infractions. Derrick Rose took his SAT in high school when he was not even committed to anyone. Then, the NCAA came in the beginning of the year and said something may be up. The NCAA cleared Rose. Calipari asked them to look into again and they eventually cleared him 3 SEPARATE TIMES. What coach wouldn't play Rose if cleared by NCAA?
I actually kind of like UConn to win tonight, so it's not the homer in me talking. The guy is obviously doing something right if he can make the final four 3 times in 4 years.
