Kentucky vs St Peter's Game Thread.

[Catsrock]

Yeah, but compared to the number of players every year who aren’t busts, it’s probably worth the risk to dip into the “potential” pool. You might land a Giannis. Our own Tyrese Maxey also comes to mind.

Hard to argue with that because it happens every year. But even with Maxey—I’m thinking he lived up to the hype in his lone college year and was drafted late first round/maybe even early 2nd. Not a lottery pick. I wish Tyty well. But I could come up with 14 safer picks if I owned a team

[KCKUKFan]

North Carolina is going to escape, but how do they give up a 25 point lead with 10 minutes remaining in regulation?

[justford]

Rub salt in the wound. The number one seed in our region taken out by a team we already beat.

[Catsrock]

Rub salt in the wound. The number one seed in our region taken out by a team we already beat.

And beat was not even the word for what we did to them.

[Catsrock]

Everyone feels bad for Oscar with 30/16 and the year he had. What about Mintz leaving Creighton, stayed 2 years and Creighton was better both years. He played hard, too. Sad.

[Jeff ROCKober]

I hate UNC more than any team. Please let this nightmare stop.
In other news for 2021 and 2022 Tourney:
Johnny Juzang 5 tourney wins
Devin Askew 1 tourney win
Kentucky Wildcats 0 tourney wins

[Catgrad7072]

Tough crowd here today and the "Nine Million Dollar Man' deserves every bit of it.

[justford]

Tough crowd here today and the "Nine Million Dollar Man' deserves every bit of it.

Well Cal did say to direct our anger toward him😊

[Catsrock]

So much for firing Cal to hire Murray St’s coach. If St.Peter wins the title I’ll ease up a little on Cal.

[Lighthouse]

So much for firing Cal to hire Murray St’s coach. If St.Peter wins the title I’ll ease up a little on Cal.

Well I won't, because he deserves every negative comment made.

[Catsrock]

Well I won't, because he deserves every negative comment made.

I agree. But I think I’m fairly safe on the letting up on him.

[40bill]

Pretty obvious that Caliparis huge edge his first years was recruiting. BUT that faded.
we can debate till the cows come home about the one and gone guys. We all have our lines in the sand about that.
JMO....the guy has never been a super in game coach.
Nor have I seen him be a great developer of talent. That can be said for many coaches these days.
it appears feast or famine....and either the game has passed him, or he has lost some of his edge, or he is just frazzled
The man has had great success AND bad failures. If he stays, I pull for the Cats, but same if he leaves.
That being said.....I'm not real sure who could stand the Kentucky spotlight and expectation right now.

[Joneslab]

it appears feast or famine....and either the game has passed him, or he has lost some of his edge, or he is just frazzled.

Yeah, we talked about this last year spring and summer.

At first I think I argued that he wasn't frazzled and he seemed the same as he'd always been. Then I sorta changed my mind because I thought he looked pretty lethargic at BBM this year. Then this season started and I was convinced he definitely was in trouble. Then January came and we beat Kansas and Tennessee to death and I thought, "Man, this team is special." Then we fell apart at the very end and we revert to kind of what I thought about Calipari in March 2021.

I thought Cal was nervous as all heck late in the year. That's sort of different with Cal. I would imagine there were things happening behind the scenes that we'll never know about. But definitely something went on with the team.

So he definitely has lost his edge but it's really hard to know why, exactly. It could be getting older. It could be that he just isn't as sharp as he was, and as we all know he was never a John Wooden over there anyway. It could be just a run of bad luck.

Doesn't really matter though. It is what it is, as they say, and if there was pressure on Cal coming into this season there's going to be enormous pressure next season.

[Lighthouse]

For the sake of the program, he needs to decide and announce a decision now rather than later. If he decides to leave, Mitch needs all the time he can get to find a replacement.

[Catgrad7072]

For the sake of the program, he needs to decide and announce a decision now rather than later. If he decides to leave, Mitch needs all the time he can get to find a replacement.

I hadn't thought about the necessary timing involved. If Cal decides to pull the plug, wonder if Mitch would offer an executive, in-house position? Otherwise, what would the severance package be worth?

Like they say, 'oh to be a fly on the wall for that conversation'.