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#126
#126
JZVOL said:
That's what I don't get. Cal has a winning record against all four teams listed, but that's not good enough.

He won 20 games every year at Memphis. He had one down year in '04-'05 but still won 22 games.
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Mike Anderson never won fewer than 21 games a season in CUSA either. Big whoop.
 
#128
#128
IPorange said:
So we'll ignore tournament results, conference finishes, records, and every other metric that shows he has CLEARLY been a successful basketball coach, and focus on one game that was narrowly decided. We will also ignore what happened after that game for the rest of the season.
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Good point. Cal went on to lose the NC game due to a bush league coaching blunder. Then had the whole season vacated as a result of his running the program.
 
#130
#130
IPorange said:
Calipari must be the first terrible coach to reach the final four twice, and even the championship game.
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You like making stuff up often, or just fabricating on a message board? Cal is not a terrible coach. He is not the coaching god that posters are claiming in this thread. When he has better players he wins.
 
#133
#133
UT IE 95 said:
You like making stuff up often, or just fabricating on a message board? Cal is not a terrible coach. He is not the coaching god that posters are claiming in this thread. When he has better players he wins.
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Who said he was a coaching god?

How many coaches win conference or national titles with crappy players?
 
#134
#134
UT IE 95 said:
You were talking about the great accomplishment of winning 21 games or more in CUSA.
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Where did I say it was a great accomplishment?

You were the one who said he never won until the "big 4" left, yet he had a conference title and winning record against all 4.
 
#135
#135
UT IE 95 said:
Good point. Cal went on to lose the NC game due to a bush league coaching blunder. Then had the whole season vacated as a result of his running the program.
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Wonder what it feels like to be in a National Championship game...
 
#136
#136
crusse10 said:
Wonder what it feels like to be in a National Championship game...
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I'm sure it's great until you lose a game you had won because of your coach. Then, to make it worse, you have people telling you it never happened according to the history books.
 
#137
#137
UT IE 95 said:
I'm sure it's great until you lose a game you had won because of your coach. Then, to make it worse, you have people telling you it never happened according to the history books.
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What about the DVD's that show they were there?
 
#138
#138
JZVOL said:
Who said he was a coaching god?
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Someone claimed that Hopson would have been a lottery pick already if he were coached by Cal. That kind of coaching requires God-like status.

JZVOL said:
How many coaches win conference or national titles with crappy players?
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Not many. But Cal can't win a national title with the most talented team in the NCAA. Then he has no problem telling everyone that the NBA draft was the best day in UK history.
 
#139
#139
JZVOL said:
What about the DVD's that show they were there?
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Johnny Sportsfan: "Hey dude, Cal never coached your team in the Championship Game."

UMASS and Memphis fans: "Here, let me show you this DVD."

Johnny Sportsfan: "Ha, ha, ha, ha."
 
#140
#140
UT IE 95 said:
Someone claimed that Hopson would have been a lottery pick already if he were coached by Cal. That kind of coaching requires God-like status.



Not many. But Cal can't win a national title with the most talented team in the NCAA. Then he has no problem telling everyone that the NBA draft was the best day in UK history.
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That's actually pretty funny!!

I don't know the answer but has a team ever won the national title with 3 freshman starters?
 
#141
#141
UT IE 95 said:
Johnny Sportsfan: "Hey dude, Cal never coached your team in the Championship Game."

UMASS and Memphis fans: "Here, let me show you this DVD."

Johnny Sportsfan: "Ha, ha, ha, ha."
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d-bag #1: "Who did Kansas beat for the national title?"

d-bag #2: "Memphis."
 
#142
#142
Incinigator said:
Does he develop "marginal" players or acquire draft ready players ?
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Incinigator said:
I thought that you declared that cal develops marginal players for the NBA.



IMO, in today's NBA, the NBA drafts on potential first and size/athletic ability second. Actual, basketball skills and achievement(team/individual) seem to be pretty far down the list. At least cal seems to be on the same page with the NBA regarding player evaluation.

Nice to see cal is looking to bring the poor quality of NBA basketball with the world's best athletes into top level of college basketball.
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Both. See Rose, Shawne Williams, Wall, Cousins, and Tyreke for draft ready. As far as developing: Rodney Carney was little recruited out of HS and was a lottery pick. CDR, was #75 player in his class. He became 1st team All America and averages double digits in NBA. Also got Joey Dorsey drafted in 1st round.
 
#143
#143
IPorange said:
Calipari must be the first terrible coach to reach the final four twice, and even the championship game.
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He is the only coach I have ever heard of to lose 2 Final 4 appearances. Face the facts he is just as notorious for cheating as he is winning. That will ultimately be his legacy.
 
#144
#144
JZVOL said:
Where did I say it was a great accomplishment?

You were the one who said he never won until the "big 4" left, yet he had a conference title and winning record against all 4.
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The last year of CUSA with UofL, Cincy, et al, the Tigers won a share of the Conference Title. Then, lost the Tourney Title to U of L when D-Wash missed 2 of 3 free throws with 000 on the clock.

The former CUSA was no cake walk of a league. In addition to the 4 power houses that Cal had a winning record against, there was little ol UAB that knocked off #1 seed UK in the second round of the NCAAs.

Regardless of the level of play in the current CUSA, winning 52 straight in any D-1 league is impressive.
 
#145
#145
CALISKING said:
The last year of CUSA with UofL, Cincy, et al, the Tigers won a share of the Conference Title. Then, lost the Tourney Title to U of L when D-Wash missed 2 of 3 free throws with 000 on the clock.

The former CUSA was no cake walk of a league. In addition to the 4 power houses that Cal had a winning record against, there was little ol UAB that knocked off #1 seed UK in the second round of the NCAAs.

Regardless of the level of play in the current CUSA, winning 52 straight in any D-1 league is impressive.
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Forefitting 2 final 4 trips is pretty impressive too. He couldn't get past the Elite 8 with the most impressive recruiting class in history or it might have been 3 trips.

Where there is smoke there is fire, and this Jagoff is wearing gasoline underware.
 
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#146
#146
CALISKING said:


Both. See Rose, Shawne Williams, Wall, Cousins, and Tyreke for draft ready. As far as developing: Rodney Carney was little recruited out of HS and was a lottery pick. CDR, was #75 player in his class. He became 1st team All America and averages double digits in NBA. Also got Joey Dorsey drafted in 1st round.
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Technically Joey was a 2nd round pick.
 
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