Matt Jones on the state of Kentucky Basketball after Tennessee game
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- KSR Host Matt Jones talks about Kentucky's 103-92 loss to the Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday night.
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Spot on Matt, none of us wanna feel this way about our coach, players and program. We love it to much and means to much. If we didnt feel the way we do, we wouldn't care and this wouldn't be Kentucky.
Omg our coach? Grow up!
Cal does less with more than any Div 1 school in the country!
@Casn521 stop that bs, look at his first year 😂😂😂. Dude had John Wall and lost to West Virginia 😅😅😅. Look at Shai year, we lost to Kansas St, Look at Tyler Herro year. Bro losing to St Peter's. Look at Fox, Monk, and Bam year lol. Idc what kinda bust you talking about dude has under performed without a doubt. We missed the tournament twice. Lost to UNCW, Lost to Evansville, twin saved us with 3 buzzer beaters to get to the final four, lost With Devin booker on the bench😂😂😂. You are a 🤡, the writings been on the Wall. He's a good recruiter, and a bad coach. I remember Bol Bol wanting to come to Kentucky and Cal left him off the U18 Olympic team😂😂😂. Trae Young was a lock for Kentucky, and Cal ran him off. Dude had no more Recruiting power when Coach K started recruiting 1 and dones.
@@loverboy4479 just watch him...on the side lines. Make a casual comparison to the coaches who 'beat' cal. Barns, Florida Coach, SC coach, and you will get to watch another Tue night...in Stackhouse (Vandy Coach). Forget the team on the floor, watch those 'coach' comparisons. On one side you have a clown, running on court, waving his arms...yelling loudly...at the players at the refs...what a freaking child. and compare that to the calm demeanor of the opposing coach... Watch it carefully, Barnes and Stackhouse are some of the greatest examples...calm...collected...'coaching'. Calipari is a 'cheerleader' at best, he would probably do himself a favor and just wear a skirt to the game...
That just might be the best way to put it that I've heard yet. Well done!
@@loverboy4479cal sux
We looked like children against men last night
Boys vs men
@@philgoodpaster3161You all should be used to that its the same result when Kentucky plays Tennessee in football. Its like men playing aginst boys.
That is exactly what it is every year we have the youngest players versus grown men who are 22-23 years old. These older guys do not wanna lose to Kentucky yet alone some 18-19 year olds.
Nobody fears this team! Teams know they are going to be able to score whenever they want to! Ridiculous how many points this team is giving up!!
Back in the1990s, Pitino and Joe. B. Hall and Adolph Rupp played more highly competitive teams than John calipari in playing tougher teams to be ready for sec conference and the sec tournament and NCAA tournament
Fans showed up at 4am, and Cal didn't even stay after the game.
Maybe he wanna to go and examine all that went wrong and correct somethings snd he has a family also...Maybe he was mire focused on talking to the team to prepare them for other games etc smh...If you gonna support support stop expecting to be the center of attention all the damn time! You creeps are like spoiled children smh
WOW🤯
I'm tired of Kentucky just being a production line for NBA players. Where is the legendary UK that wins national championships? The disappointment each March is getting old.
I felt the anger through the TV, unreal. Cats are in trouble.
6 losses but they in trouble lol
Bro they fucking suck. Cal is awful.@@MikeJones-js5bt
i'm a forever Cat fam from all the way back to larry Conley and Rupps Runts. i used to be able to name every player on the team forever or at least remember them when mentioned. i would never miss listening to Cawood Ledford on the radio while watching them on the tv. which i still do. i couldn't tell you very many of Cal's players because one year and they are gone. i can barely stand to watch anymore. I wish Rick Pitino never left and i would take him backin a second.
I miss Rick. The only Italian for Kentucky basketball.
Imagine Cal recruiting and Rick coaching these boys
Add 5 more ships right there!!
You couldn't beat Rick Pitino with the players we have now.
All this shit about Rick Pitino and he went down in flames and is a has been just like Cal
It's already miserable ! Cal needs to be let go excuse after old tired excuse. I just can't believe 10 million a year to set records for loses! He needs to go! What was Kentucky thinking with lifetime contract!! I knew that was ignorant I mean isn't this the truth didn't they give this bum a lifetime contract ????
It's like being shot and bleeding and you need the bullit out first thing! To be better you need the bullit out. Cal is the bullit
What has bothered me with Cal is that he has no passion for this program to win National Championships. He's more worried about being these 5 star players AGENT then he is COACH. I really feel it's time for both us and him to part ways. 15 years with ONE Championship doesn't cut it
Exactly. And I'll never forgive him for taking a knee. He has to be man enough to apologize for that. He is such a narcissistic SOB!
It's hard to win a championship...You think things are bad now let Cal leave and watch what happens lol....The best players are going where Cal goes...I'm sure a lot of program's would love to have cal! The top ranked players come to KY b/c their goal is the NBA! You're complaining about Cal being "an agent" b/c he cares? No top player would ever come and play for someone like you genius! B/c you obviously don't care, you're goal is to use them only to benefit yourself.
@@cima5878You do know that plenty of programs are winning without crops of 5 star recruits every year?
Recruiting is only part of the job, and you don’t need the best high school recruiting class to win.
@@PelafinaLievre They aren't winning anymore than KY generally! Wth are you talking about!?Top Players sell tickets and bring prestige to a program! It makes even these old players want to transfer to your school. Furthermore most of Cal players are young and they stopped knecht! These are 18 /19 yr old playing against sometimes 25 yr old! They'll most likely be way better than these old players in college you are hyping up 🤣 They are way better than them now when does guys were they age! You obviously don't know anything about B.B. just parroting what you've heard 😉
@@cima5878 I just want a team that gets past the Sweet 16.
Edit: forget past. To the sweet 16 would be nice for a change.
Also top players don’t sell tickets. Wins do. And I don’t care how good the individual players will be in the NBA in five years.
OAD was fine when it worked. Now it isn’t.
Honestly, I don't even think Cal really cares which is the saddest part. I never understood the hype around this team to begin with, they were always going to be too young to win a title and unlike other programs like Kansas and UNC, we never get our fringe NBA level talents to come back. This team was built to send a shitload of guys to the league after one year and that's all Cal cares about. We'll have the same problems next year when we have another mass exodus in the off-season.
His title team was younger than this. This team is extremely talented and if they could play defense they would be as good or better. Saying they are too young is just dumb.
When Big Z returns to the rotation, this team will have twice as many freshmen in the main rotation than the title team (6 for this team, 3 for the 2012 team). The 2012 team also brought back 50% of minutes played from a final four team from the year before, this year's team returned less than 19% of minutes played from the previous season. Also as good as some of the freshmen are on this team, nobody is a difference maker on the level of Anthony Davis. This year's team has already lost 3x the games as the 2012 team did and there is still 10 regular season games left.
Who is going to coach them on defense? Cal won't, lazy
For 3 years we have been hyped from
the previous year, “just wait till next year” then fall to mediocrity by the 2nd month and have mid season blues come February. There is one common denominator of all of this, Cal.
I have said it before and will say it again; Calipari will go done as the coach who has done the least with the most talent. As a fan it is insufferable to see these talented young men seem to get worse as the season goes on. Thank you for your service Coach, but it is time we moved on !
Our defense is horrible, no rebounding, ball watching, no excuse, it's all on Cal
Cal is a great coach...He could be more creative with the lineups at different points in the game is my only critique.
It's Not all on cal . Some players are playing through injuries and can't move as fast as they normally would, some are young and are still learning to dig deeper, some are quite frankly, exhausted like Rob who expended a lot of energy offensively and defensively guarding players like Zeigler and knecht. the same with Reed, abd one of your best players are out who could give 15 to 29 some points any given night.
@cima5878 is nothing new. Everyone goes through injuries and is not as talented . 7 years of nothing but excuses.
@@BBN-MJ Everyone doesn't go through injuries to the same extent, such as thr number of top layers batttling injuries at a time etc. That's why some teams win! Those teams that deal with such injuries, to a greater extent usually don't win championships smh you're just typing something you heard someone else say.
I disagree. I suspect coaching issues here. Iv been watching this a long time and Cal won't even teach them how to not get scored on from an inbounds play. Go ahead and try to tell me it ain't his fault sucker. It's been happening for years!!! Years dude@@cima5878
Cal makes the excuses but never really excepts the responsibility.
Well said. Great recruiter. But how do you have all of those NBA players, past and present, and not have better results?
Rick Peteiner is ready to take over, he will leave no stone unturned..... he always had his teams ready to play and they knew how to play defense...I miss badly the Ricky Pitener days they was fun to watch............full court press, jabbing defense..and he took no shit from players whining
I totally agree
Idk Rick is 71. I say we first try to throw all the money at Bill Self, Jay Wright, and if neither Hurley. Kevin Sampson and Bill Pearl would be decent backup options
@@95thewu Bill Self isnt a great coach... he is Kansas's Calipari... he has the same issues.
I remember a couple games the other team couldn't even pass the ball inbounds, our D was so ferocious back then
A saying use to be prevalent in boxing, sometimes a fighter all of a sudden, ages in the ring. Look at rival coaches, Denny Crum, Bobby Knight, Both with multiple National Championships. In time people and styles come and go. Sometimes, its as simple, as the game sneaks up on them, and passes them by.
It’s all on the coach
Games look like a bunch of boys playing men because the competition is experienced and the Kentucky players are one and done they just want a stepping stone to get to the NBA
I feel so bad for these kids. They are so good, and deserve more. I know they have to take responsibility for their lack of action, but everyone else has to take responsibility too. My question is don’t high school coaches teach defense? If not, then that should been the first thing covered on the campus. These kids know how the fans feel. If you keep putting them down, what do you think they feel? Who picks them up and takes them down the right path.
I feel like Calipari has lost his own competitive edge. He tries to influence these players to compete and play with that fire but he himself doesn’t seem to be motivated or have that fire to out coach other coaches. Where is his resilience and ability to work together with his coaching staff to evolve and be better everyday as a unit?
Watching this team isn't healthy for me anymore. I was literally shaking both my fists at the TV because of their defense and rebounding. If I'd been at the game in person, I'd have been arrested as a crazy person or something. This team is so frustrating. So close and yet so far.
Me too, me too.
No way Cal keeps his job if we lose 8-9 games and lose n first or second round of the big dance right?
We just can’t afford anymore excuses. Defense has to improve fast! They need to get some basic defensive schemes that can be switched up at timeouts, etc. If they don’t they may play themselves out of a tournament bid. I don’t think that will happen, but it is absolutely not impossible at this point.
I kinda think this loss has brought out a villian character within the whole team. After the quadruple double +6 triple team technical or whatever the refs called, Bradshaw come back in and played defense with a vengeance. I'm hoping and praying that this has brought out a villian arc.
I hope they play angry too. Its about time.
Because talent doesn't beat seasoned teams that play excellent defense being a veteran team makes all the dif
How much would it cost to get Cal out? I'm in for a contribution.
Good luck with that... If you want our program to fall completely out of relevancy... Get rid of Cal...
So there is no other coach on the planet who can do better? We are just STUCK with this mediocrity and that’s just what Kentucky is?
@@user-ws1mi4nx5r there are plenty of coaches that can coach... can they coach at kentucky... not really. And if you consider how no program has won more games since Cal has been at Kentucky... idk... maybe thats not mediocre... MAYBE your expectations are out of wack... MAYBE there is parity in college basketball with players playing 6 years... and NIL, and being able to move whenever they want...
Matt does it again. Spot on!
This isn’t trying to be a smart ass Tennessee fan, but when will you Kentucky fans realize that Rick Barnes is one hell of a coach? OK, so he hasn’t fared well in the tournament. Barnes is one hell of a recruiter and a coach
Because the Tournament actually matters to UK fans...why tf do you think we're this angry with Cal?
Kentucky fans do realize he's a great coach...in the regular season. Has never done anything worth noting in the tournament that matters. This year may be the year though, Tennessee looks good.
Team is embarrassing
If this team gets bounced early in the tournament, Cal will be under extreme pressure and his next years recruiting class might not have this kind of offense.
If Cal is bounced early it should be OVER!!
That lifetime contract.....
I have no Faith in UK as long as Cal is the coach of the Cats. Sorry but he has a worse record in his last 10 years than Tubby had in his 10 years. Tubby on one hand was ran out of town with For Sale signs in his yard by the fans. Cal on the other hand is still being treated as a god. Tubby never recorded a losing season in the SEC nor did he give up this many games at home. Unfortunately its not going to end until Cal is gone.
As for media outlets you guys should also be furious with the university and Cal. Why because his results are making people stop watching, Dip in the pocket when the drop off of viewers come. I for one will be watching less UK Media. I know I'm just one person but think about if 10% of your views leave. Cal needs to go on so many levels.
One and done players are a handicap because they never learn the fundamentals. Look at UConn and Purdue as examples. They are not going after those one and done players. Yet they are easy the best teams in the country because of the multi-year guys that developed into great players.
I'm already out with Cal. He can't win me back over. Jimbo Fisher got fired, so never say never.
Team is embarrassing on defense right now no doubt but Matt Jones is no basketball God. He’s on Stoopes jockstrap when the football team wins 7 games
And he’ll be on Cals jockstrap again when he pulls in five 5⭐️’s. Just like every year. Same story Matt Jones
He recruits guys who think they are already the best, and dont have to work for it anymore. No heart at all. Its a sad thing.
100% on Point!!!
I'm a Vols fan but I think one thing that is going to make it hard to compare what is happening now to the what happened in the past is NIL and how it is going to level the playing field. There are new incentives for good players to go to schools that aren't traditionally powerhouses, so it would make sense for the level of competition to be harder than usual for Kentucky. The days of never losing at home are probably just done.
Not at Kansas, UNC, U Conn or Duke.
That but also from top to bottom the SEC is a tougher conference to play in as a whole in bball nowadays. The other blue bloods...with maybe the exception of Kansas...have pretty much a cakewalk until they get to the tourney.
@@shawnroberts8650 Bro... Duke lost to Arizona at home this year already. lost to Pitt at home already... Uconn has played exactly 1 big game at home... and UK has been to Kansas in the last 3 years, and beaten them by 20... shut your hatin ass up...
@dantheman1984 this is very true but it just exposed that we were getting by on superior talent alone for a long time. If Rick Pitino had the players Cal had over his time he would have had 6 titles at least.
@@codyrockarano5220 Well, I don't think Cal is a good coach. I think he uses the prestige of the name alone to draw in recruits but once he gets them he really doesn't know how to assemble them or moreover coach them; however, consequently, by you stacking the deck with a bunch of five stars you are actually hurting yourself because most of those five stars are one and dones and there is no player development. A good coach will help convince even the best 5 stars to stay to help develop them.
Amazing how things changed in just 30 days
Cals system is not working because we always too young going up against Veterns who are smarter and stronger. Our one and dones are not physically ready for riggers of conference . But we will start all over next fall with a new crop young boys, probably with the same results
grew up listening to Claude Sullivan call Cats games. Terry Mobley, Thad Jaracz, Conley, Kron, Riley, Dampier. Cotton Nash, Ted Deeken. I recall Cal saying after the 2012 Championship "I'm glad we got that one out of the way. Winning National Championships is not my goal." his goal is getting kids into the NBA where they can make millions. that's his recruiting pitch. It looks like the game has passed him by. Losing to Gardner-Webb at Rupp. Losing to UNC Willmington at Rupp... it's humiliating. Like someone once said about Pitino: "if he loved us as much as we loved him, all would be forgiven."
Reminds me of the gangster cop in "Taken": "it was business..." Cal is all business. Time to move on. Breaks my heart.
Mandela effect here for you. He did not say "winning championships is not my goal." You literally just added that part yourself. And Cal wasn't here when we lost to Gardner Webb, that was Billy G.
I couldn't agree more. Cal deserves a pay cut.
When a team inbounds the ball under their own basket you just know it’s gonna be a dunk or layup for the opposing team and that drives me crazy just like our defense on the pick and roll. But hey UK has 7 former players in the NBA all star game. Maybe Cal can say that’s the second greatest moment in Kentucky basketball history behind the time those guys were drafted.
Insert Dillingham back into the starting five. It's too late in the season for the BS experimenting. The coaching is suspect at this time.
All this complaining is pointless. We need to realize we have fan power. We can form an organization, hold press conferences, hold protests and get a social media campaign. We can make it so uncomfortable and embarrassing for Cal that he will have to leave. It's waaaay past time. We need a young coach with something to prove and fighting spirit in his gut who is hungry for a NCAA title. Together as true blue fans that want to save this program we can organize and let Mitch and Cal know that we will no longer tolerate this shame on our legacy.
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Do it... then enjoy what happens next, when we struggle to win 5 games... when no good coach will come here.. when no talented players will play here... DO IT... just enjoy what comes next.
It a shame that a bobby knight type coach is not around. I'll bet we would prepare to win & win if such a coach exists.
I agree Matt
I agree some needs to happen
caint deny a word you said matt.
We played much better before the 7 footers hot back. Since the Big Z Georgia game we have lost 3 of 4 and 2 of the games we only scored in the 60s. We have random players missing games all of a sudden as well. I think there are some internal issues. Not enough minutes and too many players.
I would revert back to small ball and run. We have to push our offense capability to the extreme because this defense isnt any help at all.
Don't we have this conversation every year ad some point.
No defense. I have never seen a UK team that bad on defense
Defense is terrible other than a few instances during this game but the 7 footers while great to have, are killing us by slowing us down. This is ridiculously obvious that when we were running and gunning nobody could keep up. Soon as they got healthy we went back to half court offense and slowed way down. If we played all game like we did before they got to playing or like the last minute of the Tennessee game nobody could keep up.
Same thing I keep saying!
Tennessee didn't start a 7 footer and they had no trouble putting up over a hundred points.
UK has enough talent to run and gun even with a 7 footer in the game. It's Cal who slows them down. It's also Cal who doesn't teach them how to play defense. He's possibly the best recruiter ever but amazingly bad at actual coaching. His teams are only as good as their natural talent will allow them to be. UK's offense is so good because the players are naturally gifted scorers. No matter how Cal runs the offense they end up scoring alot of points. But they are horrible at defense so they need a coach to teach them. There lies the problem. This will end up being yet another one of Cal's NBA loaded teams that underachieve because of his lack of coaching ability.
@@mikeg.2240 Aidoo is a 7 footer.
Sheppard cannot guard the inbounds throw.. absolutely cannot. Put someone with size on the ball
Using the excuse that some one is exhausted because they don't play enough or they are too young is pathetic. Pinto teams
play with enthusiasm even when they are "exhausted". Sounds like physical conditioning another problem as well as defense.
Is there any positives about calipari ? I can’t think of any.
Fans like you are toxic for this program. Cal needs to get his stuff together no doubt. You’ll be on his jockstrap when he pulls in all the 5⭐️’s. Just like every other toxic UK can. Same story every year
so.. real talk.. ive never like you.. or KSR.
But.
everything you just said was 100% facts.
I can't stand Matt...not because of politics or anything like that...just his personality. But he's dead on here. Hell, if anything, he was late to the party...which makes all these folks on social media going at him kind of funny...there were people pointing out consistent issues with Cal and his more recent teams several years before Matt finally woke up and realized some of us were right all along. People want to act like "crazy" UK fans just want a title every year or they want the coach fired. That's just an easy, bad faith bullshit line to keep attention away from the fact Cal has been underachieving with the talent he has in an extreme way for YEARS now. Just basic, fundamental basketball is a challenge to his teams....not boxing out, continuously being beat on backdoor cuts and baseline plays....defense that makes standard middle school defense look like an early 2000's Knicks team. Combine that with Calipari never being able to refrain from being a sensitive, arrogant a-hole....and we've got trouble.
i think its mostly young ppl that dont know UK without Cal. they think Cal made UK.. lol which is crazy. @@KClouisville
@@kentuckyjones7242 I would bet that's definitely part of it. They might not remember that Tubby had very similar results in regard to wins and losses....and he felt the heat and split. Hell, even in his last few years Tubby's teams actually had a bit more success than Cal's when it came to the tournament. And forget the SEC....UK has gone from almost perennially winning either the regular season or the tournament (SEC) to a team that no teams in the conference are even that scared of anymore. I never thought I'd live to see that be a regular thing.
💯💯💯💯
You got beat by a good coach and a good basketball team. You have your shot at revenge in Knoxville. Wouldn’t surprise me a bit if Kentucky won in Knoxville
Give me Pitino with all his faults
Something to think about, we were at our best when Mitchel was playing the five spot, and before we had our bigs available to play. Maybe just a coincidence but we've trended down since that point. Everybody was anticipating the addition to the lineup but we haven't been the same since.
Hey Mat, it was brutal loss alright. I had to go to Knoxville today, afraid and ashame to show my face. You can rehash this all you want but the blame is entirely on Calipari. A little history here: Adolph Rupp overstayed his time at UK and was road out of time on a rail. Joe hall, stayed there 13 years forced to leave, Tubby Smith, same thing, now Calipari, same thing also about 13 years and losing his effectiveness. Rick Petino, there 8 years left before he was forced to leave. Matt, you sure do speak the truth.when you say they’re not going to get rid of him, that’s depressing, no way out. I think they will if it costs a hundred million dollars.😅
You can come to Knoxville anytime and wear your hat or colors.. Knoxville welcomes all people to our city and things will get better for BBN ... you guys got to much history to just completely fall apart long term... yes I'm a Vol fan, we do hate losing to you guys but Vol Nation very much respects Kentucky basketball...
I know z was sick for this game. But he said the last game he has to figure out how to play defense when he is in the game. How did he not know he couldn't play defense before then? Did he not see him play all the other months he wasn't eligible to play? Also the baseline out of bounds defense is absolutely mind blowing why they cant figure out how to stop that.
It’s okay to lose to a superior team guys it’s not the end of the world for you
I'm a basketball fan and not necessarily a UK fan. I will take Kentucky's top 7 over any team in the country. Sheppard is an absolute star but a liability on defense. Why don't teams play more zone these days?
People that like basketball see that... Our stupid fan base... nahh... they hate our coach.
I go to vmi knowing that we put that much on ky is kinda crazy
Don’t forget. My Vols are a very experienced/mature team. Grown men usually beat fab freshmen. This is Rick’s best team. Go Big Orange!
Your right Matt no excuses for this bunch it's pretty bad they should be embarrassed but these kids aren't and Cal has no answer and I've had his back he can't play for them but he's failed miserably!!!
Cal is past his prime. nothing but disappointment until we get a new coach.players will always want to come here as long as we get a good coach. If we win 50% of the rest of the regular season I will be surprised.
I Love Cal. He has done so much for the State of KY. But, I wanna win.
I for one accept zero excuses as a fan of sixty years of this ball club. Whatever Cal's good points and he has plenty of them, he does not care about long time fans of Kentucky, and is down in writing as having said so, although not in so many words. He is burning up a century of excellence and tradition in order to, according to him, change young mens' lives. Well hell, he can do that just as well at a Boys Club of Pittsburgh. So that dog don't hunt. I don't know what Cal's scam is, exactly, but I say that it's clear he's running one of some kind. Or maybe he just doesn't care and has never cared, but I don't think that's likely either. Whatever animates Cal, it isn't what animates Kentucky fans. That is a fundamental mismatch. And we as fans would be playing poor defense not to demand he step down as coach.
Am I the only one who misses Rick? I bet we could get him back. I'd take him.
Imagine having Cal recruit and Rick coach these boys
Why can't Kentucky just say Tennessee beat u in your own house
Been downhill since Robic left
No lies told brodie
Agree 💯. He just needs to leave. I'm sick of his excuses. He's a dinosaur
I want John Pelphry as the next head coach with Travis Ford as the guard coach and maybe Mark Pope as the big man coach. I’ve been calling for Cal to leave for 10 years.
As a cats fan I’ll say this. I didn’t care that they lost the game. I’m more mad that Tennessee’s best player didn’t get his points and it ruined my parlay.
When I finished my round of golf, I was in the club house talking to the fellas about the game tonight, they all agreed that Kentucky was going to lose that game! and I felt it too! seems like they don't want to win? IDK what's going through their minds!
The home losses get UK fans ready for a short post season.
Look at the coach, he’s inside the court waiting to be called a technical! Contributing for an obvious loss.
These million dollar coach buyouts are insane. That's the real issue here.
UK being the NBA waiting room has run its course. One title during this experiment. One. And after that one, busted in the first round of the NIT
J.E. need to drown-out the fans and play his game by being more aggressive and live with the results! These so called basketball experts in KY hating on Rob the same way early in the season...Glad Rob was able to find the confidence to play his game and drown out the noise.
I’m a UT fan so I’m sure I’ll get blasted but I think UK can score with anybody. Good shooters who can make tough contested shots. Defense is primarily effort and will. Defense is a fixable thing and is more want to. As a Vol fan I’m not writing the wildcats off. They seem to always get better the last month of the season.
Players first ain’t working and never has never will
Cal continues to recruit some of the finest talent in the country and then he doesn’t coach them.
Best recruiting class in the country, nearly nearly most of the years he's been there and he's won one championship? Adolf was probably drunk half the time and won Just about everything
Rupp is rolling in the grave watching this shit
@@mattmaccaronio5990You got that right!
This team can't play a man to man defense. They don't block out. All the losses, look at all the offensive rebounds the other team has gotten. Cal has got to change defenses. Cal is a one dimensional coach. Great recruiter but can not coach. Change defenses, practice blocking out, practice free throws, and get this team fired up to play. That is a coach's job. Cal please make some changes. I don't get excited watching this team play. No motivation, no hustle, and what has happened to the bigs. None of them are scoring or playing defense. Where is Travis Ford or John Pelphrey? They could learn these guys some defense. I would even take Rick Pitino back. At least he knew defense.
Love that my team seems to have broken you. 😆
Cal’s full of BS and using excuses. They have enough talent to bridge a key player out, especially at home. Cal sucks as a coach. Looking like at least 12 losses.
I can handle all the missed press conferences or even the losses, as long as they play with heart and passion. But he has to admit that he don’t have the swagger he once had. And that lack of confidence reflects in his players. As a leader (coach) you have to take ownership (at some point) for the fact your teams start the year playing on fire and throughout the year, drop off the face of the earth. So I guess disappointment is really the biggest thing I am tired of. No matter how much I want to love Cal!
And should this year be the same.. you will hear his famous bait and switch speech of, “don’t blame the player, blame me! They’re just kids”! And if you listen you will hear me scream from my house, “NO S**T! No one has ever blamed the players!” 🙄
I’m a Cal fan he’s a great coach but he refuses to change defense when everyone knows it needs adjustment or even play zone its not player it on coach
In my opinion, the glaring downfall for Calipari is One-and-Done. It’s wrecked his reputation and ability to sustain program building seasons. He’s literally rebuilding every year and playing with fire. These are young kids who have no idea how to play together as a cohesive unit. How could they? They’re freshmen, with egos and only care about using UK to get to the league, just to fizzle out and end up in Serbia. The raw talent is obviously there but it’s just not coming together. With as much talent that has gone through UK, he should have several more final fours and natty appearances.
Duke is also suffering from this too - maybe not on the same level but it’s clear they’ve dipped in quality as well.
It’s a shame because UK is basketball royalty. I’m optimistic that it’ll be easier to right the ship the sooner Calipari is out.
If Rick Barnes had our players they would be undefeated. There are a few coaches i could also add to the list. Hall of fame coach Cal is way overrated., he can't win with 5 star players, what kind of record would he have if he had 2 and 3 star players. I feel sorry for the players, but then again the NBA is right around the corner, where they don't play defense either.
10 million dollar man refuses to play anything but man to man, and runs the same old chaotic offense where we dribble out most of the shot clock and take the hardest shot possible.
Coaching, the Lack of is our problem.
Who doesn't tell thier team to foul before the 3pt shot when your up 3 with seconds left.? The Fla. Game showed me how inept the UK Coaching staff is.
I'm done! Lifetime fan.
“But did you see many how NBA All Stars we had?”- John Calipari 🙄Been that way since the lifetime contract
Got your number Kenyucky. Got your number in football and we own you. Up to par in Basketball.
From the start, Cal told everyone that all he cared about when he was hired was "To be Kentucky's coach and win(A)championship. "
He fulfilled his goals, and now it doesn't matter he getting paid more than any other college coach out there😳. He knew he didn't have to do anything else once he got that lifetime contract.
Now for him, it's just how many of these kids can he get into the NBA and brag about it.
Hell, I just heard him bragging yesterday that there are going to be 12 former Kentucky players on the NBA allstars game....,like he had anything to do with how they actually turned out. Especially, since they only pretty much stay at Kentucky for a year😂.
Cal, has been washed up for a long time. His own staff will tell ya that he doesn't even do 60% of his job.
It's time for Cal to stop calling hisself a coach, so they can bring in a real one.
MAKE KENTUCKY BASKETBALL #1 AGAIN!!!!
1 title in 12 years gets anyone ran out of town. Zero excuses for that record. He has top recruiting prospects every year and still chokes. He can’t or won’t teach zone defense, maybe recruit higher iq players with ability. We lose against most pick and roll teams and get out coached most close games.he has left 2-3 titles on the table.
Why isn't Big Z playing....he's essentially sat on the bench since his first game, only minimal minutes since. No show in Tennessee game.