Yea I don’t get it man. I mean, I can see the ones on here that want Cal and UK to fail but anybody that knows anything about basketball doesn’t think Cal is really gonna have a hard time. Dude can coach!
Kentucky offers Calipari lifetime contract
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Yea I don’t get it man. I mean, I can see the ones on here that want Cal and UK to fail but anybody that knows anything about basketball doesn’t think Cal is really gonna have a hard time. Dude can coach!
Cal hasn’t had anyone in half a decade that would have skipped college for the league.
Some of these cats think that all the 5 star talent is going to go pro straight out of high school, and that’s not the case, at all.
The 3 you just named are all OAD's. That won't change. Anyone who comes to college and breaks out isn't just going to stay because they didn't enter the draft after high school. They'll have the same value as they do now.
Lol shai was a top 35 recruit, I love the skewed kitty cat narrative that he was some borderline top 100 prospect lol, dude was practically a 5 star. Yawn.
And he still left because he broke out. Anyone who breaks out after 1 year is still going to have the same value as they would now and will likely still be OAD. That won't change. The only thing that IS changing is entering without being 1 year removed from HS.
OAD will still exist for any player who has a phenomenal freshman year, or 2AD, or whatever. Doesn't magically mean a top 50 player is staying all 4 years. In fact, it probably will help their chances of being drafted because they get the chance to play against lower competition with all of the top 10 players likely skipping college.
I know the sarcasm is thick here, but If UK isn't elite, then:
1) I'd hate to see what you think about your own program.
2) There are no elite programs in college basketball.
That is not what they are saying. They are saying that Booker and SGA would not have stayed to be upperclassmen even if one and done did not exist. Which is probably true. But possibly not, the "culture" at UK has a lot to do with some guys going pro earlier than they normally would IMO.
I know he is hard to get used to but once you figure him out he's not really a bad dude at all
Yea, the same house is 4m in Lexington. And you’re not one of 2000 celebrities in Lexington. You’re the guy. Not some a college coach at a city university with no attendance competing on the evening news with Ibrahimovic, Lebron James and who Kardashians are banging.
I do agree it’s a no brainer. Calipari agrees to.
I must still be hungover. I was thinking in terms of the OAD rule going away and implementing the baseball rule. Still think Cal gets the best available.
I know that, and that’s my point. If they explode in their first year of college, they are going to be OAD still. That won’t change and will never change. The rule has no effect on those types of kids. If anything, it gives them a chance to shine even more without the elite elite talent.
Only thing that changes is the top top kids skipping college. Kids who go to college and breakout are still going to be OAD. The rule isn’t banning OAD, it’s removing the 1 year out of high school rule.
So, his 3 players didn’t really make much sense. Those guys are still gonna leave unless they obviously don’t have a productive year.
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I think taking out the 1 year out of HS rule will make OAD worse. Kids will have a greater chance at shining during their first year in a freshman forward program. The OAD has become so big that it will never go away. The kids who choose college and have big years will still leave. It’s the way it is now. They all want the quickest path to be a professional.
There is literally no one currently coaching in college basketball equipped with everything required to coach at UK besides Cal imo. There a ton of other stuff besides coaching at UK.
Yeah, the same Seth Davis that said PJ Washington wouldn't play in the Sweet 16.
Oh joy, to be the neighbor of Caitlyn Jenner would just be amazing!
Do they get their money back when they are put on probation? I’m sure he changed his tune since UMASS paying players, playtime for academically ineligible and prositutes. He should take the money and run. Lifetime contract is so pathetic in Kentucky’s part.
Let’s hear who you think is out there to come do the job he’s done, with all the outside stuff he has to deal with?
if Tubby were coaching Duke would the Duke fans have been happy with the results?
I get UK offering the lifetime contract; it's a smart business move intended to stop the annual Cal to _____ rumors, and placates the Coach and the concerned fanbase. I think the problem with it is it gives a false sense of security; it's not an unbreakable contract. It most definitely won't stop the rumors, and it mostly likely won't stop the UK administration from having to up the ante each time a "Cal is seriously considering" rumor makes the rounds. Does anybody really believe Coach Cal will tell any potential suitors "sorry, I'm under contract for life"; or that he will tell the UK administration, "no, I couldn't take another penny, I signed a lifetime contract"? So, I DO believe Cal will finish his career at UK, but I don't for a minute believe this will be the last contract UK HAS to offer him to theoretically keep him, or the last time UK fans will have to sweat out another "will he stay or go" rumor mill.
Well for me I’ve never had to sweat about him leaving because I’ve never thought he would. He’s made it clear over and over that he wants to be at UK because it’s the best job in America. A lot of people think UK done this because of UCLA but the truth is UK and Cal has been talking about this for a while.
He hasn't had to recruit that way for a long time and in 5 years at Memphis he went to 3 NITs before the OAD rule. He could very well be fine, but I wouldn't bet a lifetime contract on it until he proves he can adapt back to the pre OAD era of recruiting.
Its not about just going after the next best 5 guys, he can be all in on 3 5* recruits during an entire recruiting period and two of them could just say "eff it Im going pro now" and sink his whole class. Recruiting is going to be much different, I think with the new transfer rules, there will be a newfound emphasis on targeting grad transfers.
All the 'weighing in' in a thread about Cal by the U-6ers..... Laughing
