I was thinking about this the other day. Do you think Carroll's trajectory, failed head coach in the NFL his first time, uber successful college coach and returning to the pros a second time and going to his second straight super bowl. Coach has egos, no matter the level.. I wonder if Carroll's success doesn't cross Cal's mind... I think it is a fair argument, considering the amount of times we have heard the college to pro failures...
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I doubt Cal thinks about Carroll. Carroll had a winning record at New England and a losing record for less than a season with the Jets. Overall, Carroll's NFL record before USC was still a winning record. Cal's record with the Nets was moreso a failure than Carroll's was.
If Cal has the itch to test the NBA waters again, Carroll's situation would likely be furthest from his mind.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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I wonder how the world might be changed (for the BETTER) if people in the BBN put their minds toward the kind of "what ifs" that REALLY MATTERED in this world ("What if" we could cure cancer, end hunger, bring about world peace, etc.) instead of bringing these same kind of TIRED...OLD...WEAK "what ifs" into these forums? So much WASTED gray matter!Comment
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Heard that Love was not happy in Cleveland and wants to go to the Left Coast.
Teams that play Cleveland are telling that the Cavs players want to get their coach fired.
Just sayin'
jl7 this forum is for people who have worked on solving the worlds problems and have a way to vent at the end of the day..
You have been enrolled 4 months and have 5 posts. You are working way too hard and need to quit sarcasming your fellow posters
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I agree completely, catfan. Speaking for myself, I view WCN and other sites like it as a place to find a diversion from life's problems. I don't know about anyone else, but if I spent as much time dwelling on the world's ills as I do what iffin on here I'd probably be nutty as a fruitcake.Philippians 4:11-4:13Comment
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This is the UK Basketball forum, which, strangely enough, is a place to talk about UK Basketball. If you want to cure cancer, start a thread in the General Discussion Forum. Before you take a crack at world peace, though, try to make friends out of everyone in the Political Forum. You do that, and you're well on your way.Last edited by George; 01-20-2015, 02:58 PM.Comment
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Well if you want to pop open that Pandora's box then why are we watching college kids throw a ball through an iron hoop? I'd say most of us here acknowledge that this is meaningless next to important world issues. But that's not why we're here.
There's nothing wrong with the OP. I tend to think that Cal will judge other basketball coaches' successes and failures in the NBA rather than football coaches, and as surveyor said his own failure with the Nets will certainly come into play, but the question will be whether or not he wants to go out at Kentucky or whether he wants one final challenge in the league. He's said he's not going to be a lifer, so whatever he chooses next will likely be the final career decision he'll make. If he decides to stick at Kentucky and Brad plays here, then he'll retire here. If he jumps to the NBA then that will be it, and because of that the deal will likely have to be pretty sweet.
Our worst nightmare is kind of happening in Cleveland right now, lol.Comment
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Before I go off and cure cancer and find world peace I will comment on this.
I'm not sure I would compare Carroll to Cal. Two totally different sports for one thing. I think its probably easier to make the transition from college football than college basketball. I believe more have done that. Also a good chance Cal leaves after this season especially if the ending of the season comes about like we think it should. The lure of the NBA is too much for someone like Cal who is always looking for challenges. Cleveland or wherever LeBron is playing will be the prime spot IMO.Kentucky fan since 1971.Comment
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I thought at one time Calipari would take the NBA route again, but now am doubting it. He really has no 'boss' at UK, compared to an NBA president/ owner. He's current King of Sport in Lexinton and all of the state that isn't colored red. Likely more important is that other coaches are giving due to his methods.....and more and more of the talking heads are following suit.
I'm beginning to believe this is his stop place.Comment
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Guys I know Cal doesn't think about Carroll, and that the two sports are different and etc etc.. What i was attempting to do, is for so long college coaches were swayed from going to the Pros, because college coaches failed... I just thought the carrer parallels of Cal and Carroll were similar, failed at the pro level, success at the college level and one of them have found success again at the pro level.. I don't think i articulated my point well, but that is what i was getting at... Things go in trends and in cycles, that was all i was saying. ..Comment
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Carroll got extremely lucky at home Sunday. Cal does too at times.Comment
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I think if Cal goes back to the NBA it'll be driven by what his personal goals are and what the right NBA fit is for him - IF there's any. If Cal continues to be driven to help kids get to the next level and reap financial rewards, he'll remain in college. Like Pitino, I don't know what buttons Cal can push with an NBA player - they're already at that level.
The only team I could see him taking an interest in would be Cleveland. Whether he'd be a success there is debatable.Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left.
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