Is Mark Few the best CBB coach in America?
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Beard followed a HoF coach in Tubby Smith and lucked into Jarrett Culver being from Lubbock.
Years 2 and 3 won't be the norm. Great coach but will have ups and downs
So are all the guys I listed. I didn't say he sucks but he's not an elite elite coach at this time imo.
Doesn't change...
What changes is the players
90% of coaching is to get the players to think correctly.
Therefore you could have the best basketball mind and be a sorry coach because the players aren't thinking like you....
Calipari's issues this year are young players who aren't doing the correct thing.
Usually Calipari has the NBA to get players to listen. What makes him an elite coach
He can pull out all the players he put in the NBA... The players are more inclined to listen to him if they want to play in the NBA
Calipari's issues are far from just this year. It's been a slow spiral since 2015 when he shit down his leg against Wisconsin down the stretch. Basketball has been changing quite a bit and Cal still plays the way it was taught in 1990
We are in disagreement here ...
The issue for Calipari is time. He doesn't have enough time with players and minutes are a premium. So doesn't want to give minutes to players who will stick around 3-4 and take them away from one and dones.
Calipari might want to start trying to mix one and dones with 3-4 year guys because of the G League though
Cal picks who he wants to recruit. Recruiting guys that only want to be here one year is on him. Recruiting guys who can't shoot so they have an offense that is awful to watch is on him. He's making 9 million dollars a year. Getting beat by KSU, Auburn etc without their best player in March is unacceptable.
I think Calipari rolls when he gets his hands on 1 or 2 big dogs. I think last time he had 2 was Fox/Bam and that team was REALLY good. It's easy to say oh if a coach gets top players it's easier and yeah that may be true but his track record with the top players is as good as anybody's. Not every coach can max out with the top players there is locker room problems and some guys hunt for their shot and may not play great D. Young players can also hit a wall. Or they've got one foot in the NBA by February. Just a lot of things can go wrong with top players, especially younger guys.
Calipari has always put a good defensive team out there and that takes collectivity to make that happen. Guys gotta buy into what he's putting out there. I think this year's team is just not the right mix and no top dog type of player though there is some talent there for sure. They always have great guard play not sure it's there this time.
It's a possible trend going wrong way but the bar was really high he really hit the ground at high level and stayed there for years with his approach.
Calipari has always put a good defensive team out there and that takes collectivity to make that happen. Guys gotta buy into what he's putting out there. I think this year's team is just not the right mix and no top dog type of player though there is some talent there for sure. They always have great guard play not sure it's there this time.
It's a possible trend going wrong way but the bar was really high he really hit the ground at high level and stayed there for years with his approach.
You are blaming him as a coach...
You aren't going to find many one and dones whose game is refine. Those come along maybe every 10 years.
Most of them are players with upside.
You are complaining about how he builds teams. But on the otherhand Kentucky may not be that interested in giving him time to develop a program with players that stick around
Yes, I put the blame on the coaches more than the players. Especially when the coaches recruit the players and make close to 8 figures. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
Nah but he’s up there with the best.
In no order I think these are the top guys.
Self
K
Wright
Bennett
Roy
Few
In no order I think these are the top guys.
Self
K
Wright
Bennett
Roy
Few
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