Well I remember some calling him in the best coach in America not too long ago, guess they'll be eating their words right about now. Cal's taking his shine, and the top recruits all seemed linked to Kentucky nowadays, Florida's in a tough spot.
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If I had reached Thorpe, I would have told him that Deron Williams was to the Jazz like Bill Clinton was to the economy. People will always argue about whether or not he was responsible for all that success. But one thing's certain: He could have screwed it up, and didn't. - Henry Abbott
meh, I mean dude won back to back championships, the cupboard was emptied after that run. Sure it was disappointing not making the tourney the past 2 years, but that can happen when you lose you starting 5 and some more, as well as Assistant Coaches.
Sure he lost some recruits, who doesn't? Specially recruiting from UF which although its become a good basketball program, definitely does not have the tradition and history of the heavy hitters.
People love to panic nowadays and there's no need to, at least not yet. (Sure could use some type of BIG inside tho.)
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yes, he's SUPER...thanks for asking
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"It was the sort of monastic lifestyle that suited Young, who described basketball as his 'love' and his girlfriend as his 'mistress.' And she knows that,' he added last week" -Scott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal on former PITT star Sam Young.
..and this guy gets picked 36th in the draft, SMH. Prove 'em wrong Sam and Dejuan, prove 'em wrong!
I don't believe any objective observer ever believed he was a great coach.He's a good coach who has recruited a lot of good players.If he doesn't have a talent edge he's going to struggle,but if you took away Calipari's talent he'd be too sleazy to get a job in the big time.
I give Cal 5 years at Kentucky, if no title, they'll turn on him. He can bring in all the talent in the world but if they dont win he's gone!
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If I had reached Thorpe, I would have told him that Deron Williams was to the Jazz like Bill Clinton was to the economy. People will always argue about whether or not he was responsible for all that success. But one thing's certain: He could have screwed it up, and didn't. - Henry Abbott
Not at all. Billy D made Florida basketball. Billy D is Florida basketball!
He just has to start from scratch. His 3 lead assistants all got hired for head coaching jobs after the two title runs.... His top 6 rotation players all went pro or graduated in '07.... His best young talent, Spieghts, went pro the following year and Jai Lucas left because he didn't want to play behind Calathes. And now Calathes, i guess tired of losing and playing with no talent, decided it would be better for him to take his game elsewhere....
It's just been like the great depression. A rough stretch of tough breaks, from injuries to transfers to guys going pro, but he'll be back on top. If he can land some key recruits in the coming years we'll be back. We already have the top PG in '11, Austin Rivers, locked up so the future is looking up.
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It's just been a bad stretch for Florida basketball. Donovan is far from a bad coach. Bad coaches don't win back to back national championships, it just doesn't happen.
If I had reached Thorpe, I would have told him that Deron Williams was to the Jazz like Bill Clinton was to the economy. People will always argue about whether or not he was responsible for all that success. But one thing's certain: He could have screwed it up, and didn't. - Henry Abbott
Wow croco, I'm shocked that you would say that. It's possible but not likely. You never know. We are about to see a brand of basketball never before seen in the Bluegrass State. Anybody with any basketball knowledge knows that big things will happen for UK... they just don't want to admit it.
Am I the only one who thinks that Kentucky squad might be one of those too good to be true type stories waiting to happen? I mean gotdamn they're stacked.
And BB, as a Gator/PITT fan if we beat y'all ONE game, it will make my season, i wouldn't even care if we went 1-28.
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"It was the sort of monastic lifestyle that suited Young, who described basketball as his 'love' and his girlfriend as his 'mistress.' And she knows that,' he added last week" -Scott Cacciola of The Commercial Appeal on former PITT star Sam Young.
..and this guy gets picked 36th in the draft, SMH. Prove 'em wrong Sam and Dejuan, prove 'em wrong!
UK is going to have staying power in the top 10 for a long time, or until the NCAA hands down punishment on Calipari. The last two seasons at Memphis were the first two with truly elite recruits on the roster (Rose, Evans) and both were top 10 teams. Calipari and Worldwide Wes are always going to bring in elite prospects. UK is here to stay hate it or love it.
That said i'm looking forward to a good Wildcat/Tar Heel matchup for once.
Wow croco, I'm shocked that you would say that. It's possible but not likely. You never know. We are about to see a brand of basketball never before seen in the Bluegrass State. Anybody with any basketball knowledge knows that big things will happen for UK... they just don't want to admit it.
Shocked ? Come on Blue Baron, there is no reason to be low key about the goals for the year. Calipari didn't come to Kentucky to slowly get things rolling again, the roster is stacked and ready to win. Everyone knows that he is aiming for the highest and I'm sure as do the players. No screwing around when you recruit possibly the best guard and big man in the class.
Billy the kid's lost his shine
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