Matt Jones on Kentucky's 1st round loss to Oakland

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  • Matt Jones talks Kentucky's opening round loss to the Oakland Grizzlies on Thursday in Pittsburgh.
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  • @awacsmye3
    @awacsmye3 Před 2 měsíci +70

    Im really, really, really going to miss Antonio Reeves. Such a privilege to watch him play at UK. He's the one I feel the worst for because he did his job last night. He is the epitome of what I love to see in a wildcat uniform. Walk softly and carry a big stick. Without a doubt, the season MVP.

    • @KMY-te9xp
      @KMY-te9xp Před 2 měsíci

      I personally thought he was the best player in collège basketball uniform this year he came back and redeemed himself for last year he was incredible makes it really frustrating for antonio

    • @audrichvuneo181
      @audrichvuneo181 Před 2 měsíci +1

      As a UK fan you should be used to goodbyes after a year.

    • @wramsey2656
      @wramsey2656 Před 2 měsíci +3

      I agree Reeves has played with excellence and unfortunately it will be somewhat tarnished because the loss in the first round. He has my vote for best player on the team and then some. I hope he has a good career in the NBA he earned it.

    • @AetiusUS
      @AetiusUS Před 2 měsíci

      Agreed. Hell of a player. Wish we could have a guy like him every year.

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +2

      The two older guys did their job. i wish he had went smaller with Mitchell, Adou, Reeves, Dillingham and Edwards and rotate in Shepherd. The 7ftr's added nothing on offense and little on defense.

  • @captainmarvel9610
    @captainmarvel9610 Před 2 měsíci +28

    What broke me with Coach Cal when he lost the 1st game of SEC tournament. "He leans back smiles and said "I took them Bowling: he doesn't care at all anymore about winning! He has to be fired

    • @jt1765
      @jt1765 Před 2 měsíci +1

      He’s gone full on grampa cal. Next he’ll be giving them candy bars and soda and watching reruns of who’s the boss with them in the film room!

    • @virgil5650
      @virgil5650 Před 2 měsíci +2

      You are smoking crack if you think Cal or any other coach doesnt care about winning

  • @troyjustice7073
    @troyjustice7073 Před 2 měsíci +48

    This loss finally broke me. I have been optimistic after each of the last few years when it didn’t go our way. This year has done it for me. I am broken. I am done until a change is made. I will always love uk basketball but my stomach is turning right now.

    • @dwphillips42
      @dwphillips42 Před 2 měsíci

      same here

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      I think UK is at a real ‘soul searching’ moment in time. Id encourage the entire department to shake the foundation loose and start over.
      Decide that you want to build an awesome program, and that players are to work towards a degree. If you’re only interested in churning out NBA talent, I think your program will continue to falter in March. Invest in players that will be around 4-5 years, that gel with discipline, routine, working with one another- and develop upperclassmen who successfully work with underclassmen. You cannot depend on the frosh who are eyeing the NBA. You need to be Kentucky focused if you want your program back.
      G Evans, M.Ed.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      Btw, as a former educator who very much encourages college students to commit to the distance of a degree, please check your spelling.
      Whomever typed the UK banner ‘Time For A Seperation?
      It’s spelled ‘Separation’.

    • @martinward3084
      @martinward3084 Před 2 měsíci

      @@GraceEvans-us7uyunfortunately no one learns to spell anymore. That’s not going to change. Smart phones have taken us back 50 years. Everyone’s face is always in a phone that has spell check and auto correct. It’s a shame

  • @willdathrill1085
    @willdathrill1085 Před 2 měsíci +35

    As a resident of Southern Indiana and a highschooler. It’s hard to keep believing in this team when you get made fun of every time we lose to terrible teams. Evansville, Saint Peter’s, Oakland. This has been terrible, my dad keeps on talking about the days in the 90’s and I wish we were still there.

    • @brice6018
      @brice6018 Před 2 měsíci

      Your dad is right the 90s were awesome I also struggle being from southern indiana

    • @willdathrill1085
      @willdathrill1085 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@brice6018 I really appreciate that man! Good to know there are people out in Indiana that rep Big Blue!!

    • @raymondpicardjr3069
      @raymondpicardjr3069 Před 2 měsíci

      Oakland is not TERRIBLE…these kids play with the same PASSION, DETERMINATION, PREPARATION and DISCIPLINE! Only fans that’s NEVER competed at a high level would say such a thing…Get use to not being in top anymore KENTUCKY

  • @dodgeram5098
    @dodgeram5098 Před 2 měsíci +17

    Perfectly said. The time has come to go separate ways.

  • @joeishmael9217
    @joeishmael9217 Před 2 měsíci +63

    I’ve defended Cal over the past couple of years because I believed the run in the first half of Cal era earned him some slack. I also felt that he would be as good as whoever we got to replace him. No longer. That was an absolutely pathetic performance. Absolute coaching malpractice. We were completely unprepared. I watched 5 minutes of Oakland and knew exactly what they were going to do to us and we were lost from the tip. He has to go. Has to

    • @korykappes
      @korykappes Před 2 měsíci +11

      I feel 100% the same.

    • @ajmcquillen3627
      @ajmcquillen3627 Před 2 měsíci +5

      This 100%. Been a supporter even after St. Peter’s. This season tested us and he failed. It’s just time.

    • @B-Eazy999
      @B-Eazy999 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I agree 💯 , he had a lotta good will banked with me after the first 7 yrs and I was one of the few who was still defending him after St. Peter’s and I vehemently went against my fellow UK brethren and went to bat for him , I would have been ok not happy but lived with losing to NC State but this is it , I can no longer defend a loss vs 14# & 15# in 2 of 3 seasons , I felt we could have won this game with player 7-12 in our rotation only playing ,but I’ll deal with a rebuilding phase if that’s what it takes better to get it over with now than later, I agree I’ll be a UK fan no matter who the coach is but it’s tuff because the good times wit Cal were some of my greatest memories and on the same hand some of my worst .

    • @Traveling-D-World
      @Traveling-D-World Před 2 měsíci

      Come to the state of NC to watch how college basketball championships are won😀

    • @melissawinterod8081
      @melissawinterod8081 Před 2 měsíci

      "coaching malpractice" perfectly said

  • @korykappes
    @korykappes Před 2 měsíci +64

    Cal has done something even Billy couldn't do.... have 7-10 of our worst losses ever. The record books at UK will not favor Cal except for # of pros. That's all he has. Worst tourney losses ever, worst home losses ever, most in a row since Rupp was built, etc.

    • @ctrlaultdel6608
      @ctrlaultdel6608 Před 2 měsíci +5

      When Coach Cal goal is sending highly touted recruits to the NBA and not winning March, you get these results. His goal should be developing players and winning March basketball.

    • @MS12182
      @MS12182 Před 2 měsíci +1

      He does have a title as well. But I guess banners don't matter anymore.

    • @KingHampton-ul1iw
      @KingHampton-ul1iw Před 2 měsíci

      @@MS12182 12 long years ago, but sure he does

    • @MS12182
      @MS12182 Před 2 měsíci

      @@KingHampton-ul1iw dude claimed all he had as the number of pros. That's false. The national title destroys that idiotic statement. It doesn't matter how long ago it was.

    • @weallknowchris205
      @weallknowchris205 Před 2 měsíci

      Billy had 3 seasons cal is like the second longest tenured coach with the most parity in college basketball ever

  • @bdisaac1
    @bdisaac1 Před 2 měsíci +35

    When I saw he didn’t start Reed or Rob….i knew we were in trouble.

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +7

      At minimum one of them. DJ lost confidence in himself.

    • @ImMe20127
      @ImMe20127 Před 2 měsíci +4

      I mean I don’t think started Reed would’ve been a good idea after the way he played…and we actually weren’t down 10 to start a game lol probably cause the Golhke kid started on the bench

    • @timmyglass4869
      @timmyglass4869 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Reed Sheppard shot 5 shots 3 from three and 2 from two, he had 3 pts, how did not starting him hurt us

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +1

      ​@@timmyglass4869The way they played defense and pushed our guards out to the parameter, without a plan to consistently get it inside really showed the lack of coaching prep.

    • @interlude44
      @interlude44 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Reed was garbage at that game

  • @Vega3001
    @Vega3001 Před 2 měsíci +16

    This was one of Cal's best teams, with his best seeding and easiest path to the Elite Eight.

    • @coltsyanx1615
      @coltsyanx1615 Před 2 měsíci

      yea jeez i had them in the final four based off how the bracket laid outt

    • @user-tq5cs2bs7v
      @user-tq5cs2bs7v Před 2 měsíci

      Nahhh...the Committee knows Cal like a book. They know exactly what gives his teams problems. A mature mid major, with good offensive execution and plays zone. Same song. Basically Cal is being out coached.

  • @chestermarcol3831
    @chestermarcol3831 Před 2 měsíci +65

    Kentucky can't afford to NOT fire Calipari. It will cost them more in the long run to let him stay...

    • @lancestoops975
      @lancestoops975 Před 2 měsíci +3

      75% of his contract would be due which right now, stands at $33 million. Expensive risk to take for them…

    • @indigomarine91
      @indigomarine91 Před 2 měsíci +1

      He just needs the shy away from his whole mentality of one and done. If he wants a build app a team, he has to expect that we might not be good for a couple years. Because we need seniors, we need good "college" basketball players not just one and done nba players

    • @johnbernacki6155
      @johnbernacki6155 Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@indigomarine91cal is a great recruiter but not a great coach

    • @GoatedAtNFS
      @GoatedAtNFS Před 2 měsíci

      that’s an excuse, because Texas A&M DID afford Jimbo Fisher. you can eat $33 million unless you couldn’t afford it. get rid of him. who cares if we are bankrupt. i rather be garbage than have expectations every fkn year and come up well BEYOND short

    • @joelspaulding5964
      @joelspaulding5964 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@indigomarine91Antonio Reeves has entered the chat.

  • @sherrykelley2038
    @sherrykelley2038 Před 2 měsíci +27

    Remember this quote, “Kentucky is a basketball school”

    • @22trem
      @22trem Před 2 měsíci +4

      Still is. Cal just needs to change his philosophy on recruiting and NIL.

    • @Kentuckywildcatelite
      @Kentuckywildcatelite Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@22tremcal even said in his interview he isn’t going to change! Its over UK basketball is dead with Cal!

    • @jasonmilly3320
      @jasonmilly3320 Před 2 měsíci +1

      Rifle school

    • @heartbreak25
      @heartbreak25 Před 2 měsíci

      Kentucky is Klutch Sports at this point.

    • @ManCrew
      @ManCrew Před 2 měsíci +3

      He has the players and the NIL support. He isn't getting it done on the coaching end. This was a great team. They deserve better. They deserve a coach who knows how to teach defense and holds them responsible. Ditch Mitch for giving anyone a lifetime contract and Calipari has to go with him.

  • @TheTallhillbilly
    @TheTallhillbilly Před 2 měsíci +12

    We gave Tuby 10 yrs, Cals had 15...
    It's time.

  • @Dapper1948
    @Dapper1948 Před 2 měsíci +16

    They had a coach actively adjusting game plan in real time and Calipari is hoping he sounded good during the CBS timeout interview.

    • @jimmyjames6882
      @jimmyjames6882 Před 2 měsíci +2

      he couldn't even talk, he knew he was in trouble during that timeout.

  • @JamesVass-qx3gg
    @JamesVass-qx3gg Před 2 měsíci +18

    I have been a fan since 1962, but as of now I am putting that on hold. I will become a fan again when Calipari is replaced. You could dig up Rupps bones, put them on the bench and the team would not be any worse than a Calipari coached team is.

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +3

      Same here. Me since 1969. Seeing a coach fall decline more each year and getting watching 18-22 year being taught to bowl and not defense is not worth it.

    • @lindawray6685
      @lindawray6685 Před 2 měsíci

      Me too. I will not be watching anymore Kentucky games with him as coach or waiting for Big Blue Madness. I have a granddaughter going to University of Alabama in the fall. Who knows? Maybe "Roll Tide".

  • @billisaacs702
    @billisaacs702 Před 2 měsíci +19

    I love this roster. But I haven't thought much of Cal for years now. Bring back Rick if you want to win

    • @joireland
      @joireland Před 2 měsíci

      Chris Beard took over Texas Tech from Tuby Smith and in 3 short years became Big 12 coach of the year and took them to the March Madness finals. He then took over Texas from Shaka Smart and in 2 short years turned them into a Big 12 champ and made the Elite 8. In his 1st year at Ole Miss he took them from a 12-21 record and flipped it into a 20-12 team. Chris Beard gets it done quick and he's one of the best defensive coaches in the nation. Now imagine that combined with Kentucky level recruitment and NIL.

    • @billisaacs702
      @billisaacs702 Před 2 měsíci

      @@joireland Kind of tough to argue with that one.

    • @wramsey2656
      @wramsey2656 Před 2 měsíci +2

      I would vote for that, even if Rick only puts in a few years before retiring, you know he will have the program turned around in 12 months.

    • @joireland
      @joireland Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@wramsey2656 Rick Pitino would be good too (for 3-5 years) but I was talking about Chris Beard (who's got a whole career ahead of him).

    • @kykrazy6050
      @kykrazy6050 Před měsícem

      Thing about Rick, is if he was hired again he wouldn't take even a split second for granted. If he had stayed he would've more than likely had a dynasty unrivaled by ANYONE.

  • @billrice370
    @billrice370 Před 2 měsíci +14

    If you recall when Cal 1st got to UK, he said that he's not here to win, he's here to change lives. That has stuck with me ever since. We knew then and there what his priorities were. The last 4 yrs, or so, have been terrible, from a fan standpoint. Giving someone a "lifetime" contract is ALWAYS a mistake, because you remove any incentive to excel. Cal has definitely gotten lazy, he doesnt want to coach defense. We saw it all yr. but we dismissed it because the team was scoring 100pts/game. Another telling point about Cal is that he says the SEC tourney doesnt matter. Hey, Cal, it DOES matter. All games matter and the SEC tourney prepares you for the NCAA. We saw that today, his team wasnt prepared.

    • @Leroy-qh9wx
      @Leroy-qh9wx Před 2 měsíci

      Really? It sure didn't help bama last year. Cal is right in changing these kids families lives with financial security for the future. Uk isn't going to do jack after they are done bringing in millions into the program. He won't have enough time to turn off his phone should he is fired.

    • @lesleymaner2851
      @lesleymaner2851 Před 2 měsíci

      @@Leroy-qh9wxlet him deal with that. He hasn’t produced in years

  • @woodriverfishing
    @woodriverfishing Před 2 měsíci +14

    Boys among men. Cal’s paradigm is outdated and broken.

  • @MrBrady505
    @MrBrady505 Před 2 měsíci +12

    “I recruit talent over experience” how’s that worked out for you Cal?

    • @keithdarnell5500
      @keithdarnell5500 Před 2 měsíci

      i am not a big collen herd fan but this is a good show and he brings up the fact that calapari has said a few times that he is not about winning championships but he is about putting players in the pros. czcams.com/video/c-7evuhfU1o/video.html
      THE HERD | It's time to move off him - Colin calls for Kentucky to move on from John Calipari now
      Write to Cary Lynn Dowdy

  • @williamswinney2444
    @williamswinney2444 Před 2 měsíci +12

    Imagine Ricky boy with the roster Cal had this year. He’s a recruiter not a coach, that’s blatantly obvious. The only reason I even followed them this year was because of Reed. I just hate that this may be the last game he plays as a Wildcat and go out this way. I understand why he’s probably going on and I don’t blame him but at the same time he’s going to have to live with that the rest of his life if that’s what he decides.

    • @dennynutt
      @dennynutt Před 2 měsíci +1

      Rick superior coach, Cal superior recruiter.

  • @22trem
    @22trem Před 2 měsíci +21

    Sheppard was brutal.

    • @Don-md6wn
      @Don-md6wn Před 2 měsíci +4

      Why was he not only in the game in the last 2 minutes, but handling the ball and making critical decisions? It was obvious the moment was too big for him. He should have been sitting on the bench for the last 6-8 minutes at least.

    • @GrigsbySinclair
      @GrigsbySinclair Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@Don-md6wnthe same reason Cal left the Harrison twins in against Wisconsin so many years ago and stood there while it melted down. He coached the game like it was November, not March.

    • @happybuttersblast8334
      @happybuttersblast8334 Před 2 měsíci +3

      They were completely unprepared. the players , all of them looked like they had no idea what they were doing against a zone. Sheppard played neutral.. didnt kill us but didnt do anything good either. A team can survive that and should have 100% still beaten Oakland. The team couldnt handle Dill not doing much, the bigs not doing anything and Wagner doing nothing . The team just needed a 3rd person to step up beside the seniors and it didnt happen. its not Reeds fault as much as Cal's fault for not better preparing the team

    • @user-tq5cs2bs7v
      @user-tq5cs2bs7v Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@happybuttersblast8334 Nah...Sheppard was NOT neutral. That was bad. Not terrible, but it was definitely bad. Its not Reeds fault, but he wasn't "neutral".

    • @happybuttersblast8334
      @happybuttersblast8334 Před 2 měsíci +2

      @@user-tq5cs2bs7v Reed had the most assists with 4.... had 2 steals... was 1-3 from 3pt range.. He only gave up one 3 on bad defense by falling for a head fake. If you mean bad as in we needed 12+ pts from him and he didnt do that.. ok.. but bad is generally doing more negative than good and he didnt do that many bad things on the court.. he just didnt do anything good other than 4 assists and 2 steals

  • @dalepress1581
    @dalepress1581 Před 2 měsíci +5

    Remember when he called Kansas State's Markis Nowell "that little kid" and that "kid" sent him packing? It's like he doesn't scout at all!!!

  • @user-yb6fl8bo7u
    @user-yb6fl8bo7u Před 2 měsíci +29

    Is BBN really shocked and surprised by this? I'm certainty not. He was completely outcoached, and is more often then not. The team couldn't outplay his poor coaching.

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +1

      And the other coach said what they were going to do. Crowd the shooters and ignore the 7ftrs.

    • @ebhsports6251
      @ebhsports6251 Před 2 měsíci +5

      UK wasn't even prepared to play this game. Dillingham's post game comments totally proved that they overlooked this team. Calipari's teams are never mentally prepared to play teams that are hungry and want to WIN.

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci

      @@ebhsports6251 But their bowling game was better.

  • @distortionfreak
    @distortionfreak Před 2 měsíci +13

    I don't watch the NBA. I don't care about the NBA draft. UK is no longer feared and why should they be? They have no will to win. Glass jaw. This place just isn't for Calipari. It's not for everyone. 😐

  • @robertpennington7737
    @robertpennington7737 Před 2 měsíci +3

    It’s so real to hear there fans in the background. Hurts. No, it’s agony.

  • @andrewcarroll1910
    @andrewcarroll1910 Před 2 měsíci +2

    The worst loss was 2015 with Booker and Ulis on the bench.

  • @Dave-zl2ky
    @Dave-zl2ky Před 2 měsíci +9

    So has Calipari's plane to anywhere left yet. dollars vs no fans? Cal or Barheart or both need to go.

  • @tadpoleshow
    @tadpoleshow Před 2 měsíci +14

    Matt this team was fun but what's not fun is being a Kentucky fan. I'm actually glad this roller coaster of emotional highs and lows is over.
    Kentucky has become highlights of teams setting records against us. Kentucky can definitely make you famous!

  • @nathanharvey2568
    @nathanharvey2568 Před 2 měsíci +24

    Just think, the $9,000,000 per year want a be coach, just got manhandled by a $396,000 per year actual coach.🤯

    • @indigomarine91
      @indigomarine91 Před 2 měsíci +2

      No experience vs 6 year senior type of experience. The one and done needs to end.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      That’s why I think UK needs to shake its foundations & start rebuilding teams with talent & experience. Set aside the NBA player chute.

  • @MrBrady505
    @MrBrady505 Před 2 měsíci +43

    Don’t worry cat fans, it’s not about winning titles, it’s about how many players you can get into the NBA.

    • @velocitydaemon
      @velocitydaemon Před 2 měsíci +6

      Built for June

    • @billyremmert7679
      @billyremmert7679 Před 2 měsíci +2

      This reminds me how the baseball Cardinals do you have a coach that loses 91 games that you give him a 2-year extension

    • @jvamerica1703
      @jvamerica1703 Před 2 měsíci +1

      😅😅😅😅😅 way too soon😅😅😅😅

  • @JasonRyanWilson410
    @JasonRyanWilson410 Před 2 měsíci +5

    We need Jay Wright!!

  • @larrytucker222
    @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +10

    They should have practiced defense and a zone offense instead of going bowling. 50+ year fan saying it is time to go.

    • @Dapper1948
      @Dapper1948 Před 2 měsíci +5

      I respect your endurance, sir! I’ve got 30+ years. What’s worse than wasted potential? These young men deserve an actual Coach!

    • @larrytucker222
      @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@Dapper1948 Their coach tipped their plan earlier in the week. Crowd the shooters and ignore the three 7 footers on defense. Cal fell for it. He should have went small. Reeves, Dillingham, Edward's, Mitchell and Adou with Shepherd /Bradshaw coming off the bench. On defense they had to do one of two things. Stop the shooting guard or everyone else. They did neither.

  • @tfajsh
    @tfajsh Před 2 měsíci +5

    Oakland, Michigan, never knew it existed.

  • @joshhines6280
    @joshhines6280 Před 2 měsíci +2

    That was very well said Matt.

  • @DrEmilSchaffhausenIII
    @DrEmilSchaffhausenIII Před 2 měsíci +4

    Everyone hits record 3 pointers against Kentucky. This is not by the opponents luck, it is because we had no defense.

  • @maxwellcharron36
    @maxwellcharron36 Před 2 měsíci +9

    I’m still numb.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      I’m not from KY. So when I saw so many fans holding their hands or towels over their faces, I didn’t quite get it.
      Now, knowing of your last dozen years or so, I understand those fan reactions now.

  • @evanpenn1
    @evanpenn1 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Callipari is charismatic and a great recruiter. He's no better than an average coach. I think he's gone.

  • @RedlovesThunder
    @RedlovesThunder Před 2 měsíci +26

    If Cal doesn't leave...........because a deal can be made (!), it proves Cal is who he has turned out to be, a turd

  • @gregoryroland8152
    @gregoryroland8152 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Very well said Matt and ty .GO BIG BLUE !!!!

  • @Dapper1948
    @Dapper1948 Před 2 měsíci +10

    I like all of BBN watched every game this season and this 1st Round loss fits perfectly with the previous 32 games. After barely sleeping ultimately, came to grips with the fact that with John Calipari as our “coach” this will be the norm going forward. A team is a reflection of their coach. Buy the guy out and show the world that Calipari’s goals no longer align with UK hanging banners!

    • @tabo01
      @tabo01 Před 2 měsíci +1

      3 straight home losses and getting bounced in the SEC tourney made this loss not unexpected.

  • @joireland
    @joireland Před 2 měsíci +2

    Chris Beard took over Texas Tech from Tuby Smith and in 3 short years became Big 12 coach of the year and took them to the March Madness finals. He then took over Texas from Shaka Smart and in 2 short years turned them into a Big 12 champ and made the Elite 8. In his 1st year at Ole Miss he took them from a 12-21 record and flipped it into a 20-12 team. Chris Beard gets it done quick and he's one of the best defensive coaches in the nation. Now imagine that combined with Kentucky level recruitment and NIL.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      Watch wonderful film ‘My Many Sons’ about late winning coach Don Meyer. He insisted team get their degrees, and he built great teams at same time.
      Btw, I think Coach Calipari ought to give back the rest of his contract earnings if he leaves UK. That would be the classy, winning thing to do.

  • @STONERCREEK1
    @STONERCREEK1 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Albert Einstein described what Kentucky Basketball is today years ago when he said, "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"

  • @deanmckinney1267
    @deanmckinney1267 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Out coach out played out classed -Had nothing to do with younger team

  • @Neilxtc
    @Neilxtc Před 2 měsíci +2

    I said it from day one and even after the championship… Calipari, is at best, a great used car salesman. Everyone gave me hell forever…
    Well. Welcome to the club everyone!

    • @PatrickMcCool
      @PatrickMcCool Před 2 měsíci

      Been saying it since he was at Memphis

  • @MarkJohnson-ou6xz
    @MarkJohnson-ou6xz Před 2 měsíci +1

    Nothing better than a Kentucky loss! Love it!!!

  • @lawrencegerst8564
    @lawrencegerst8564 Před 2 měsíci

    Thanks Matt

  • @Arkoin
    @Arkoin Před 2 měsíci +3

    The NCAA tournament is always one of the most divisive times for the biggest teams in college basketball. Most people expect these 10-16 seeds to come out and have the game of their life. That's what defines this tournament alot of the time. But at the end of the day the big teams are expected to win.
    This is the 3rd year in a row John Calipari has completely whiffed in the post season. This is the 4th year in a row Calipari has underachieved with this level of talent.
    Cal has always cared about getting guys in the NBA but until the end of the KAT teams season he cared about winning. After that 38-1 run he's put getting these guys into the NBA over anything else and it's seriously starting to hurt the program as a whole. I'm not gonna jump and say fire him but if I'm Mitch Barnhart I'm scheduling a 1 on 1 meeting as soon as possible and having a very serious talk with him.

  • @gregjones9807
    @gregjones9807 Před 2 měsíci +3

    Now is the time when UK has to confront grandpa with the fact he's no longer able to safely drive the car.

    • @jt1765
      @jt1765 Před 2 měsíci

      😂😂😂

  • @tombotkin2171
    @tombotkin2171 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Matt you are exactly right! Think about this, it would only take 330,000 people to chip in $100 to buy Cal out. There are 4 million people in Kentucky. Surely that many people in Kentucky live basketball enough to get rid of Cal!

  • @DonP.-we9cm
    @DonP.-we9cm Před 2 měsíci +2

    Love him or hate him the last really good coach Kentucky's had was Rick Pitino. I'm not a Kentucky fan and never have been but I know a good coach when I see one and I think Calipari is pretty good at getting some of the best talent, individual , but as a coach developing great TEAMS with that talent? I just don't see it. You can't just have good players you have to develop great teams. Think about the dominant college teams going back to 1960. Who we're their coaches. Plus the one and done isn't helpful -- now you have the transfer portal and NIL. I don't know how you can do it.

  • @damfs
    @damfs Před 2 měsíci

    The best part of all of this is watching one narcissist call out another narcissist.

  • @user-op7eq4vy9g
    @user-op7eq4vy9g Před 2 měsíci +5

    The " one and done" should be exited. We need Seniors and juniors not highly rated freshmen. God help us to
    find a different way.

    • @sardonicus76
      @sardonicus76 Před 2 měsíci

      Amen. I’ve been saying this for years. Every season, we have a stacked team full of AAU all-stars and we consistently wash out, early. What’s the actual point in having all of that “talent” if it’s just going to walk out the door every March, leaving the cupboard bare?
      There’s a reason guys like Pelphrey, Feldhaus, Woods and Farmer are beloved by the Wildcat faithful. They *wanted* to wear the uniform and represent the state and its people. They weren’t just playing to boost their draft stock. They were playing with pride and playing to win. Every. Single. Game.
      If Cal’s main goal is to build “generational wealth” for a select few, let him do it elsewhere. We need a basketball coach, not an overpaid babysitter/financial planner for a bunch of kids who won the genetic lottery.
      Sorry for the sour grapes but I’m thoroughly disgusted with the status quo.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      Absolutely unequivocally. UK needs solid upperclassmen to help lead and carve great players who are the new kids in town. When whatever’s not working keeps on not working, it’s time for major change.

  • @raymondpicardjr3069
    @raymondpicardjr3069 Před 2 měsíci

    These big whatever programs are going to realize that other schools have great players and coaches as well…the parity is beautiful…get use to it Kentucky, Duke, UNC, Kansas…everybody’s time will come when your not on top anymore…I LOVE IT!

  • @robertpennington7737
    @robertpennington7737 Před 2 měsíci +2

    For the sake of this passionate, precious fan base. By all means FIRE Jon Calipari. I don’t care if it cost 50 million!!!!!

  • @the3goodlemons
    @the3goodlemons Před 2 měsíci +2

    everyone keeps saying the last four years.. it’s actually been one good team in 8 years..!! One..

  • @TWMobley
    @TWMobley Před 2 měsíci +5

    Mitch, please give Cal a raise. I’m scared somebody’s gonna come and take him.

  • @mgers75
    @mgers75 Před 2 měsíci +9

    Cal doesn't want to be here. He doesn't even live in Lexington April-October anymore.
    We love ya Cal but it's time for a divorce. Go to Michigan and have fun trolling UK by poaching every recruit we want and we'll figure out a way to manage with our plan b prospects with a coach excited to be hear and in his prime. Youre Denny Crum circa late nineties, Youre Bobby Knight circa Texas Tech yrs. Youre Bobby Bowden his last 5 years. I would say end of career Jim Boehiem, but i cant do ya that dirty! I dont want you to leave but you cant win with this loaded of a roster, youre not willing to put in the late nights going thru film sessions and studing the portal analytics and stuff you have to due to win and the players deserve

    • @slocumb1270
      @slocumb1270 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Sick of his pressers. Starts of with "Yes" like he's doing everyone a favor then goes into his 'you guys are dumb, I've been doing this a long time' schtick. The "these kids are not robots" thing is way old. Right, but maybe you are, Cal? Starting to have a visceral reaction to this guy.

    • @mgers75
      @mgers75 Před 2 měsíci +1

      @@slocumb1270 His press conference antics jumped the shark when he stopped winning. I wish the media would just walk out of every pre-game conference when he sends in one of the assistant coachs cause he cant be bothered!

  • @BS-dq1kz
    @BS-dq1kz Před 2 měsíci

    These keep popping up in my feed and I’ll comment on all of them. I can’t believe how torn up people are over losing the first round. Just reading a bunch of comments from fair weather fans irks me. You all have been wishy washy since I was a kid.
    Cal did his job. The boys said he had them fully prepared. They fell apart because of performance anxiety. They were anxious. They’re young and need to continue playing college ball to grow some like Reeves and Mitchell have. They’re older and they’re the only two who had nerves of steel and did their jobs. Why? Because they already had the experience.
    With all that said, I’m proud of the freshmen. They’re young and will grow and become more consistent. I fully believe they learned a lesson through this loss.

  • @dannymitsch8427
    @dannymitsch8427 Před 2 měsíci

    I usually never agree with Matt Jones’s politically or on Cal but this is very well said. It’s time for UK basketball to turn the page. Cal has brought a ton of great memories for me and this fanbase but it’s time. Let’s get Pearl in here and get a fresh start

  • @andrewsmith7523
    @andrewsmith7523 Před 2 měsíci +4

    Matt saying Tre Mitchell "kept them in the game" on Twitter shows how little he understands about the game of basketball. Just a complete basketball simpleton and always has been.

    • @KClouisville
      @KClouisville Před 2 měsíci

      Yep. Just looking at the basic stats. Oakland was completely willing and wanting to let Mitchell have an okay game stat-wise....it proved their strategy was working.

    • @ricknelms
      @ricknelms Před 2 měsíci

      He did

    • @mmartinez8439
      @mmartinez8439 Před 2 měsíci

      The thing is he’s right tre shouldn’t of played but cals terrible lineup for a Stretch tre held it together in cals horrible lineup decision tre actually kept it together

    • @andrewsmith7523
      @andrewsmith7523 Před 2 měsíci

      No, he didn't. @@ricknelms

  • @hikerdoc1478
    @hikerdoc1478 Před 2 měsíci

    A lesson to be learned by the AD is do not ever offer a lifetime contract to any employee, much less a position that is the face of the university athletic program

  • @mikegutterman3427
    @mikegutterman3427 Před 2 měsíci +2

    I hate to say this but if Cal is coach next year, I may actually have to hope for a disastrous season to force Mitch to get rid of him. No more banners (SEC or NCAA) are going to happen with Cal as coach.

  • @Anomic-mo9ji
    @Anomic-mo9ji Před 2 měsíci

    Cal makes dreams come true.
    Every March schools with 5,200 enrollment get their 'biggest win in school history'

  • @larrytucker222
    @larrytucker222 Před 2 měsíci

    Who is the UK coach scouting and preparing the game prep. The bowling coach?

  • @the3goodlemons
    @the3goodlemons Před 2 měsíci +2

    The only way i’d accept him back is if this team decides to run it back but that won’t happen

  • @ourwayne
    @ourwayne Před 2 měsíci +2

    This is doom and gloom for UK basketball. It seems the UK brand may be tarnished beyond repair. There are many good programs that are surpassing the old school traditions. Recruiting top talent is now in jeopardy given the dismal record in after regular season performances. Calipari, for me, has always been huckster, but was bolstered by tradition. The tradition has been fractured. It’s sad to see.

  • @haroldthomas9994
    @haroldthomas9994 Před 2 měsíci

    I am completely aligned with Matt on this. I support the program, the team and the coach, but this pattern, not just this loss, but this pattern is unacceptable. It cannot continue.

  • @DDusty22.
    @DDusty22. Před 2 měsíci

    I Keep trying Matt just wont go away

  • @PhyllisMiller-ji3db
    @PhyllisMiller-ji3db Před 2 měsíci

    I agree with you Matt! Cal needs to go!

  • @creightonstephens5888
    @creightonstephens5888 Před 2 měsíci

    You’re so spot on, Matt. The fan base is definitely restless. So much so, that they’re starting to cheer for Louisville.

    • @GraceEvans-us7uy
      @GraceEvans-us7uy Před 2 měsíci

      I see where sweet Louisville bought $8,000 worth of Oakland T-shirt’s.

  • @MrBrady505
    @MrBrady505 Před 2 měsíci +3

    His buyout should be paid out of Mitch Barnfart’s personal money. Or all the players he’s put in the NBA.

  • @the3goodlemons
    @the3goodlemons Před 2 měsíci +2

    He blamed freshman didn’t put it on himself he blamed the freshman.. Wehrer that’s true or not is irrelevant.. he’s then asked are you going to stop recruiting one and dones and he talk about how he’s helped so many families.. All of his one and dones would’ve been one and done anywhere they went..!! He takes credit but never blame and that’s narcissistic and horrible..

  • @dejure9178
    @dejure9178 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Kentucky reporting they won’t buy out Cal’s contract. Buckle up. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.

  • @tanner118
    @tanner118 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cal is the most accomplished coach at UK since Rupp. You don’t fire him after 4 down years. You have to let him finish out the contract and see where we are. What top coach will go somewhere that gave a coach a “lifetime” contract and then fired him?? That will kill our credibility.

  • @tonysanders7904
    @tonysanders7904 Před 2 měsíci +1

    We have a good class coming in. Imagine if Reed comes back along with some of these other guys. Cal has to bring in a defensive coordinator because our defense was the reason we lost alot of games. Still a winning season I like the idea of guys coming back as well as our class next year. I'm heartbroken but I'm comfortable but if cal comes back we have to get someone to get going on the defensive side idk who it is but dammit look for him.

  • @christophermiller4413
    @christophermiller4413 Před 2 měsíci +1

    I’ve defended Cal throughout this slump and was thinking this years team was built different and he’d get the swag back in UK basketball but at what point do you change your thinking? That point has came for me that I’ll no longer back him and all the bs he feeds us. Other than our 2 seniors this game was way too big for our freshmen and they weren’t prepared well enough it seemed. I’m not claiming to be a coach or expert on basketball but what I saw on the floor I know wasn’t near good enough. I’ve finally took the thought that all he’s worried more about getting these guys to the next level than winning. Not to say he don’t care but first priority should be to win. I hope I eat my words in the future if he stays and turns things around but like many others I just don’t see it.

  • @bigbuck1461
    @bigbuck1461 Před 2 měsíci +3

    I thank god every day Justin Edwards choose Kentucky over UConn

    • @andrewmudd9181
      @andrewmudd9181 Před 2 měsíci

      Doesn’t matter now UConn better with him UConn is looking to repeat back back nattys at UConn Dan Hurley is slowly slowly becoming the next Coach K

  • @ladybassplayer23
    @ladybassplayer23 Před 2 měsíci +2

    This isn’t Kentucky Basketball. UK needs to get rid of Cal. Bring in a coach that wants to win championships here. Cal isn’t going to change.

  • @CandyAppleBlack
    @CandyAppleBlack Před 2 měsíci +1

    "separation" with an A

  • @ryancoldiron554
    @ryancoldiron554 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Give me a hungry young guy like Golden at Florida.

  • @stbo5392
    @stbo5392 Před 2 měsíci +2

    Juwan Howard is available

  • @jennibrien8503
    @jennibrien8503 Před 2 měsíci +1

    He was suckered in into shooting 2's
    Start your best 5 and tell them rain down threes. We win by double digits

  • @user-op7eq4vy9g
    @user-op7eq4vy9g Před 2 měsíci +1

    If the UK fan base is very large. We could chip in a $ 10-20 and the university of Kentucky chip in about the other
    say 50 % I think we could buy out the John Calipari's contract. This sounds like a possible solution.

  • @travelmikey9
    @travelmikey9 Před 2 měsíci

    There are some major concerns, but I feel like the biggest is the results WITH the talent. Cal will need to reinvent himself, his staffing, his game plan maybe even his identity to stay relevant in this changing NCAA playing environment. What DOES stay relevant is hustle, discipline, and great defense. If we would have played Houston instead of A&M last night, it would have been rolled. We aren’t that caliber, figure out why…

  • @philhudson2107
    @philhudson2107 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Get COACH Pitino back. Forgive and forget is my opion. At least we didnt look like a high school team.

  • @kevin-sx1iw
    @kevin-sx1iw Před 2 měsíci +1

    I'm done with a team playing like a bunch of high school players. Saint Peter's and Oakland. Absolutely unacceptable for a treasured basketball school. No one wants to watch a team not even try. Time to go Calipari.

  • @milknegan7659
    @milknegan7659 Před 2 měsíci +2

    It'd be hilarious if he took the Louisville job

  • @kenfoster1508
    @kenfoster1508 Před 2 měsíci

    Media is just as much to blame for giving the Over- rated Coachpass after pass

  • @PhyllisMiller-ji3db
    @PhyllisMiller-ji3db Před 2 měsíci

    Reed said something I don't understand. He said Oakland kept playing a zone that they couldn't figure out! As if they hadn't been prepared for that!!!

  • @tom6363
    @tom6363 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cal is only concerned about getting his freshman to NBA, not winning championships for the fans and school. He has said that the freshman to NBA for their families is first priority. That is not right.

    • @otaviofrn_adv
      @otaviofrn_adv Před 2 měsíci +1

      he probably gets 5 or 10% of their rookie deal

  • @Xx-po1fu
    @Xx-po1fu Před 2 měsíci

    People not giving Oakland enough credit for being a good basketball team.

  • @L-hk7nq
    @L-hk7nq Před 2 měsíci +2

    Do they want to pay $33 million or win games? If anyone thinks this is going to get better they're kidding themselves. We're going to lose more at home, lose more first round games, lose more period

  • @robertpewitt8935
    @robertpewitt8935 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Don’t worry KY football season is coming and you don’t have the easy schedule anymore. Go Vols

  • @JWCFB
    @JWCFB Před 2 měsíci +1

    I have been saying all year that Shepard won’t make it in the NBA. Those dudes will eat him alive.

  • @phatdeck74
    @phatdeck74 Před 2 měsíci

    Agreed.

  • @stephenmeyer2498
    @stephenmeyer2498 Před 2 měsíci

    Tennessee has passed up UK in both football and men’s basketball programs. Matt Jones said on Finebaum that Tennessee football would never be relevant again. I told him he was clueless on the radio and I was correct!

  • @MrFightingamish
    @MrFightingamish Před 2 měsíci +1

    Remember how excited you all were when "Big Z" got eligible ? He's a really tall player with limited skills and you thought he would be coached up. What would Rick Barnes do with him?

  • @user-sm7qu3pu2u
    @user-sm7qu3pu2u Před 2 měsíci +1

    If you don't have a dominate shot blocker to cover your mistakes, you had better play good TEAM defense . Talent level can't keep bailing you out. Poor fundamental coaching.

  • @matthewtucker7316
    @matthewtucker7316 Před 2 měsíci +2

    You get what you deserve! 🤣👏🍊

  • @martinward3084
    @martinward3084 Před 2 měsíci

    Maybe cal can be a guest referee on one of your OVW shows

  • @imapisces5156
    @imapisces5156 Před 2 měsíci

    Well said Matt. Thanks for saying it.