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della

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You guys seem to be under the weather, My group has done all they can do for you and you look worse. So I'm having you see a specialist in Nashville at Vanderbilt. The appointment is 8:30 Pm Tuesday and don't complain, it was the best I could do with little notice. I think they should be able to fix you up.
 
I'm good. Had a busy day today, since I took the whole day off yesterday to watch basketball.

I bet you have an extra skip in your step today.
 
I'm good. Had a busy day today, since I took the whole day off yesterday to watch basketball.

I bet you have an extra skip in your step today.
Yeah, I had this game circled. It was great to win, but would have been awful to lose.

I'm glad you're better today.
 
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You guys seem to be under the weather, My group has done all they can do for you and you look worse. So I'm having you see a specialist in Nashville at Vanderbilt. The appointment is 8:30 Pm Tuesday and don't complain, it was the best I could do with little notice. I think they should be able to fix you up.
The better question is how is your husband today? We all know after that Super Bowl win he had a long night😂
 
Yeah, I had this game circled. It was great to win, but would have been awful to lose.

I'm glad you're better today.
Yeah, I still have a thing I have to deal with, but it’s helping me keep my mind off of the trainwreck that is UK basketball.
 
Yeah, I still have a thing I have to deal with, but it’s helping me keep my mind off of the trainwreck that is UK basketball.
Sounds like the thing you have to deal with is personal and that should be your focus. At the end of the day CBB or CFB don't pay the bills or increase your income. It is nothing but a fun distraction.
 
Sounds like the thing you have to deal with is personal and that should be your focus. At the end of the day CBB or CFB don't pay the bills or increase your income. It is nothing but a fun distraction.
Nah, it's business related.
 
Y'all just need to focus on your defense. You don't need to be great, just decent.
Well, I believe I could coach the defense to be far better than it is right now. Heck, I have no doubt in my mind I could do that. It’s like he's purposely trying to he bad, at least, that’s what it look like to me.

I have no idea what Cal is doing. This team is worse defensively than it was in November. He refuses to play zone and it's because the NBA doesn’t play zone and he is preparing these kids for the NBA. That tells you all you need to know about his priorities.

I would go zone, it's not going to.make UK great at defense, but with their length, it would make them at least decent.

The only thing that gives me hope, is that the offense is elite, good enough to carve up any defense on a neutral court. If Cal would just let someone else coach the defense, good things can happen.
 
Well, I believe I could coach the defense to be far better than it is right now. Heck, I have no doubt in my mind I could do that. It’s like he's purposely trying to he bad, at least, that’s what it look like to me.

I have no idea what Cal is doing. This team is worse defensively than it was in November. He refuses to play zone and it's because the NBA doesn’t play zone and he is preparing these kids for the NBA. That tells you all you need to know about his priorities.

I would go zone, it's not going to.make UK great at defense, but with their length, it would make them at least decent.

The only thing that gives me hope, is that the offense is elite, good enough to carve up any defense on a neutral court. If Cal would just let someone else coach the defense, good things can happen.
There have been many times when I thought we should play a zone if for no there reason to change the pace of a game that is going against us. Barnes would rather have his arms torn off than to do that.

I watched the post game interview of Dillingham (the guy that didn't miss.). He did not seem upset about the loss in the least. I think that is y'all's problem. You have some great players, but maybe though don't buy into the team concept. They are just looking forward to the NBA?
 
Well, I believe I could coach the defense to be far better than it is right now. Heck, I have no doubt in my mind I could do that. It’s like he's purposely trying to he bad, at least, that’s what it look like to me.

I have no idea what Cal is doing. This team is worse defensively than it was in November. He refuses to play zone and it's because the NBA doesn’t play zone and he is preparing these kids for the NBA. That tells you all you need to know about his priorities.

I would go zone, it's not going to.make UK great at defense, but with their length, it would make them at least decent.

The only thing that gives me hope, is that the offense is elite, good enough to carve up any defense on a neutral court. If Cal would just let someone else coach the defense, good things can happen.
Cal caring more anout the nba than kentucky? Yeah its been going on sinde he arrived there
 
Yep. We have played for a NC and made multiple final fours. Iowas history is better than Auburn and UTs combined, lol.

Ouchy
Has Iowa anything of note or won a national title in anything since you have been alive?
 
There have been many times when I thought we should play a zone if for no there reason to change the pace of a game that is going against us. Barnes would rather have his arms torn off than to do that.

I watched the post game interview of Dillingham (the guy that didn't miss.). He did not seem upset about the loss in the least. I think that is y'all's problem. You have some great players, but maybe though don't buy into the team concept. They are just looking forward to the NBA?
It’s every year, these players are going to the NBA, why should they care if they win or lose, as long as they do their jobs individually?

Don’t get me wrong, I'm sure they would rather win, but those massive NBA contracts are more important, that’s life changing money, so why wouldn't they?

Also, Cal breeds that attitude. No other coach would start and play Edwards, Cal does it, because he has NBA potential. Everything is oriented towards NBA draft night and NBA futures. I realized this many years ago and for a while, I was one of very few that called it out, now there's a large portion of the fanbase that sees it.

You can't win at this level when most of your guys are rental players (portal guys, or freshmen) and you damn sure won't win anything big if those rental players have bigger aspirations than college basketball. Why do these guys care aboit defense? The NBA doesn’t care as much about that.
 
Cal caring more anout the nba than kentucky? Yeah its been going on sinde he arrived there
100%. The difference is, from 09-17, he was getting transcendent players that could dominate on both ends of the court. Plus, he had guys like Liggins, Jones, MKG. AD, Miller, Noel and Randle that were incredible defenders right out of the box, no special training needed.

I really like this 23/24 team, they can score at an incredible rate, but Cal is failing. He gets $8.6m a year and this defense is getting worse by the game. The players are long and athletic, it's not like they're unathletic honkeys with short arms. This is on the coach.
 
100%. The difference is, from 09-17, he was getting transcendent players that could dominate on both ends of the court. Plus, he had guys like Liggins, Jones, MKG. AD, Miller, Noel and Randle that were incredible defenders right out of the box, no special training needed.

I really like this 23/24 team, they can score at an incredible rate, but Cal is failing. He gets $8.6m a year and this defense is getting worse by the game. The players are long and athletic, it's not like they're unathletic honkeys with short arms. This is on the coach.
hasnt yourbiffense been the issue the last 5 years to? Crazy the year you get an offense your defense now becomes a problem?
 
hasnt yourbiffense been the issue the last 5 years to? Crazy the year you get an offense your defense now becomes a problem?
Up until this year, it was always the offense. He was still running that old 1980's post up and iso shit and laboring to score 68ppg.

Cal brought a guy in over the summer (Welch) that totally changed the offense. Finally Cal realized he isn’t the offensive mind he needed to be, but he was always a great defensive coach. Well, now it looks like he needs to hire a defensive coordinator all the sudden.

Oh and btw, Cal gets the credit for being a great recruiter… haha, no. Compare UK's legit recruiting classes to the years Orlando Antiqua has been on staff. The years Orlando was gone, Cal's classes stunk.

So in reality, Cal is getting the big money and the credit, but he's not the one doing the hard work behind the scenes.
 
It’s every year, these players are going to the NBA, why should they care if they win or lose, as long as they do their jobs individually?

Don’t get me wrong, I'm sure they would rather win, but those massive NBA contracts are more important, that’s life changing money, so why wouldn't they?

Also, Cal breeds that attitude. No other coach would start and play Edwards, Cal does it, because he has NBA potential. Everything is oriented towards NBA draft night and NBA futures. I realized this many years ago and for a while, I was one of very few that called it out, now there's a large portion of the fanbase that sees it.

You can't win at this level when most of your guys are rental players (portal guys, or freshmen) and you damn sure won't win anything big if those rental players have bigger aspirations than college basketball. Why do these guys care aboit defense? The NBA doesn’t care as much about that.
I really can’t talk about Cal because all I know about him is what y’all say.

Did you know Barnes had Knecht running the bleacher steps in practice after scoring 36 pts against SCAR cause he wasn’t defending right.

What would Dillingham tell Cal if he told him to do that?

Cal is in a tricky situation.
 
I really can’t talk about Cal because all I know about him is what y’all say.

Did you know Barnes had Knecht running the bleacher steps in practice after scoring 36 pts against SCAR cause he wasn’t defending right.

What would Dillingham tell Cal if he told him to do that?

Cal is in a tricky situation.
Cal consistently puts himself in this position. His whole 'players first' crap, gives the players all the power and don't even get me srarted on Klutch. They told Cal he wasn't allowed to play Schaedon Sharpe 2 years ago and Cal followed those orders, because if he didn’t, he would have lost recruits. That's dome bullsh1t.

I'm tired if this whole thing. It’s way out of hand now.
 
I spent most of the day drinkin my sorrows away. Normally I'd be pissed because we lost to Tennessee, but honestly I'm just so damn ready for the Calipari era to be over. Enough of this horseshit,.
 
Cal consistently puts himself in this position. His whole 'players first' crap, gives the players all the power and don't even get me srarted on Klutch. They told Cal he wasn't allowed to play Schaedon Sharpe 2 years ago and Cal followed those orders, because if he didn’t, he would have lost recruits. That's dome bullsh1t.

I'm tired if this whole thing. It’s way out of hand now.
Well, be careful what you wish for. Cal is giving you top recruiting classes.
 
Well, be careful what you wish for. Cal is giving you top recruiting classes.
Nobody cares about recruiting banners. Look at the teams winning titles, they aren't doing it with a roster full of rental players. You get old and you stay old and you develop your players over multiple years.

Rick Barnes is doing it right. Blows my mind he doesn't have a FF yet with the rosters he has had.

Calipari has shown that his program actually works when kids stay for multiple years, the problem is the culture doesn’t allow that. These kids come here to leave and Cal gives them the motivation to do that.
 
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