Calipari is a scumbag, but...

[seniorsooner]

It was hilarious tonight when during his halftime interview he said in reference to Duke "They're flopping around like a bunch of fish out there. If this was the NBA, they'd all be getting fined."

 

[Soonerman]

He's right, too. Coach K's teams are taught to flop.

 

[SoonerBounce13]

I can't stand cal. He seems to be running down the court for every call. I like the Noel kid

 

[MsProudSooner]

It was hilarious tonight when during his halftime interview he said in reference to Duke "They're flopping around like a bunch of fish out there. If this was the NBA, they'd all be getting fined."

Even scumbags are occasionally funny......:ez-laugh:

 

[CoachTalk]

I've never been a Cal fan! But as a coach, and watching Kentucky all access on ESPN, I respect him. He can flat coach it, and doesn't cut those kids slack at all during practice.

 

[jerry]

I've never been a Cal fan! But as a coach, and watching Kentucky all access on ESPN, I respect him. He can flat coach it, and doesn't cut those kids slack at all during practice.

The flopping is probably Capel's contribution to the Dukies. Bet Kentucky beats them if they play in the tournament.

 

[DenverSooner]

I don't like Coach K. I think he whines to the officials all the time, constantly has a nasty snarl on his face and just comes across like a jerk to me. To me Calipari comes across as a guy I would hang out with and have some drinks. I think they both break NCAA rules whenever they see fit but I think all coaches break the rules.

 

[SoonerinNC]

I have no respect for Cal.

Both Kentucky and he have been caught cheating in the past. They are made for each other.

Cal is the teflon man of coaching. School gets hit but he comes out free of any sanctions.

With all the other strong programs out there it is beyond a mathematical possibility that they can recruit 3-4 of the top 10 players every year without cheating.

If they let high school players go directly to the pros again it would put a crimp in the plans but when you have a coach and a school that has a history of cheating to get a player they will continually be strong.

They certainly have the talent to win it all again but I still hate it.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

I have no respect for Cal.

Both Kentucky and he have been caught cheating in the past. They are made for each other.

Cal is the teflon man of coaching. School gets hit but he comes out free of any sanctions.

With all the other strong programs out there it is beyond a mathematical possibility that they can recruit 3-4 of the top 10 players every year without cheating.

If they let high school players go directly to the pros again it would put a crimp in the plans but when you have a coach and a school that has a history of cheating to get a player they will continually be strong.

They certainly have the talent to win it all again but I still hate it.

People here dont quite know what they're talking about in terms of his last 2 stops.

I'm not a big fan of Kentucky, or any big bball program for that matter, but it does bug me when people get a bad wrap for not doing anything wrong.

D-Rose cheated on his SAT his JUNIOR year. WELL before he was committed to Memphis.

At the time, he had offers from just about every school in the country, including OU and Duke.

People act like Cal is the one who forced Rose to fake his SAT, and that's just not the case at all. I dont see how he could have had any knowledge of it.

He was 100% cleared by the NCAA, so Cal played him. Just like Coach K would have played him, or Cappel, or Roy Williams.

And as I said, every other school in the country was recruiting him, he could have gone to any school at that point. Same outcome would have happened had he gone to Duke, OU, Memphis, Kentucky, or anywhere for that matter.

The NCAA wrote an OPEN-LETTER to Cal, and basketball fans everywhere, stating how Cal had absolutely nothing to do with either scenario, and that he would have had NCAA sanctions against him personally had he done anything wrong, but once again, they stated he did nothing wrong at all in either case.

Not Cal's fault, and people who think it was his fault are either very biased or not educated well on the topic.

 

[BoulderSooner]

and what about umass?? .... his players were given women money jewelry ... i'm sure you buy that poor little cal had no idea ..

 

[Sooner-Bred]

and what about umass?? .... his players were given women money jewelry ... i'm sure you buy that poor little cal had no idea ..

:ez-laugh:

Not true.

UMASS was on probation because leading up to the final four, in Camby's 3rd year, he accepted $28,000 of benefits from an agent.

Just ONE player being selfish, going out on his own and taking money from a third party.

And once again, in that case, the NCAA made a public statement that Cal had no knowledge, and nothing to do with the violations.

As I said I dont really care for Kentucky, but it does bug me when guys get a bad wrap for nothing.

 

[WTSooner]

.....but it does bug me when guys get a bad wrap for nothing.

That may be the first time I've heard anybody say that about Calipari.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

That may be the first time I've heard anybody say that about Calipari.

I'm usually just an "innocent until proven guilty" type of guy.

Everybody says John Wooden cheated, but I'm hesitant to point fingers just because there's no proof.

And when the NCAA, which spends hundreds of thousands of dollars looking into these violations, clears someones name in both cases, I cant really bring myself to ridicule someone and drag their name through the mud for it.

Call me old fashioned

 

[MNsooner]

I'm usually just an "innocent until proven guilty" type of guy.

Everybody says John Wooden cheated, but I'm hesitant to point fingers just because there's no proof.

And when the NCAA, which spends hundreds of thousands of dollars looking into these violations, clears someones name in both cases, I cant really bring myself to ridicule someone and drag their name through the mud for it.

Call me old fashioned

He left 2 programs as they were nailed by the NCAA. His programs have obviously been operating outside the rules.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

He left 2 programs as they were nailed by the NCAA. His programs have obviously been operating outside the rules.

In a combined 19 years with those 2 programs, he had 2 PLAYERS operate outside the rules.

And again, the NCAA spent hundreds of thousands of dollars investigating both cases, and cleared him BOTH times.

And again, how can D-Rose possibly be his fault, when he broke the rules a year before he ever committed to Memphis and 2 years before he ever played a game?

Not quite sure why people just keep ignoring these facts.

 

[mict085]

Calipari is a good coach but he's also a big time cheater. He's always been a cheater and so has Kentucky bball. Spare me the BS defense for calipari just bc the NCAA hasn't been able to catch him or even care to try. He's a known cheater and he's good at it.

 

[campbest]

At least they're good at cheating....we suck at it.

 

[Sooner-Bred]

Calipari is a good coach but he's also a big time cheater. He's always been a cheater and so has Kentucky bball. Spare me the BS defense for calipari just bc the NCAA hasn't been able to catch him or even care to try. He's a known cheater and he's good at it.

Well, no sense in trying to convince the hard-headed.

I'm just trying to be rational, thats all.

 

[sperry]

I like Calipari. Seems like a good dude who cares for the kids he brings in.

 

[DenverSooner]

:ez-laugh:

Not true.

UMASS was on probation because leading up to the final four, in Camby's 3rd year, he accepted $28,000 of benefits from an agent.

Just ONE player being selfish, going out on his own and taking money from a third party.

And once again, in that case, the NCAA made a public statement that Cal had no knowledge, and nothing to do with the violations.

As I said I dont really care for Kentucky, but it does bug me when guys get a bad wrap for nothing.

Since when does the NCAA wright letters declaring certain individuals had nothing to do with violations? I don't recall any letter like that for Stoops when Bomar took money or for Capel when Tiny Gallon took money.