In defense of.....

[40bill]

Calipari, as if he needs it.

I have been one of those that has said he wasn't much coach.....but....
Three AAU future millionaires starting.
a guard that would rather fight than switch.
Willis, whose claim to fame was he WANTED to be here.
Hawkins....who most said was an OVC mid level talent at best.

All Cal did was win thirty, win the SEC, win the SEC tourney, get to the sweet sixteen and get these kids to play defense...which is a word that would have given most of them hives last year. All the while being dogged by the media and fan base as being not up to UK standard.
Before he got here, UK standard was Billy Giilispie and three star recruits turning UK down.

I reverse my previous stance. Calipers is a used car salesman supreme.
AND a mighty good ball coach.

[BJD]

Calipari, as if he needs it.

I have been one of those that has said he wasn't much coach.....but....
Three AAU future millionaires starting.
a guard that would rather fight than switch.
Willis, whose claim to fame was he WANTED to be here.
Hawkins....who most said was an OVC mid level talent at best.

All Cal did was win thirty, win the SEC, win the SEC tourney, get to the sweet sixteen and get these kids to play defense...which is a word that would have given most of them hives last year. All the while being dogged by the media and fan base as being not up to UK standard.
Before he got here, UK standard was Billy Giilispie and three star recruits turning UK down.

I reverse my previous stance. Calipers is a used car salesman supreme.
AND a mighty good ball coach.

He's the best coach in college basketball and he has been for many years.

[Joneslab]

It seems like there's about 10 "...man, maybe Cal IS a good coach after all" posts every year, mostly by the same people.

Not a knock on the OP, but how many times have we read this same post over the years? Twenty? Thirty?

[Lighthouse]

It seems like there's about 10 "...man, maybe Cal IS a good coach after all" posts every year, mostly by the same people.

Not a knock on the OP, but how many times have we read this same post over the years? Twenty? Thirty?

Many times, but not from Bill.

[DA#23]

It seems like there's about 10 "...man, maybe Cal IS a good coach after all" posts every year, mostly by the same people.

Not a knock on the OP, but how many times have we read this same post over the years? Twenty? Thirty?

?????

Would you prefer I dredge out the Puppy Dog and Lolly Pops 'esque topics?

[Katmendo]

?????

Would you prefer I dredge out the Puppy Dog and Lolly Pops 'esque topics?

I will.

Cal is a crummy puppy trainer, who can't get dogs to jump through hoops, and is selfish with lollipops. If he didn't start with elite dogs, and extra lollipops, he wouldn't have ever amounted to anything.

He acts like it's a good thing thing to only train dogs for 1 year, and then send the owner off with only 1 lollipop. What an . The heck with this 1 and done business. I want extra training for my dogs, and fans deserve more than one lollipop.

JMO

[DA#23]

If a person can't keep from using a misplaced modifier, then they ought to keep their dreams of puppy dogs and lolly pops to their self.

JMO.

Oooooh

[Joneslab]

Many times, but not from Bill.

Could be I'm mistaken.

[DA#23]

ISIS with the assist to Will Lavender.

Especially on the eve of the SUMMER. Nice.

[Joneslab]

There's just a tendency for some folks to go "Man, maybe Cal can coach" every year around this time.

I ain't mad at nobody but that was obvious when the guy was in his 30s at UMASS.

[40bill]

Smh... here's hoping the Cats can bring tomorrow's home.

[DA#23]

Oh, okay. Some folks, you folks, some folks in particular.

[Joneslab]

Oh, okay. Some folks, you folks, some folks in particular.

AKA, the OP.

[DA#23]

I know that.

I don't remember Bill Oliver posting on this topic. Maybe he has, but I don't recall it. ISIS destroyed the site so I can't rummage through the coffers and find any evidence in support of or to use to refute your claim.

But as we approach our slow period on the site, of all things one could possibly complain about, I must wonder why in the world one would complain about a thought-out, organized post such as this one. Why?

Jeebus, man. Do you know how easy it would be to make your above accusation against, well, any of us?

[DA#23]

Bill, I'm sorry for knocking your thread out of sorts. It seems like Lavender needs an Oreo Blizzard or something to help him calm down.