As you get older you realize that some people aren't as stupid as you think. They just don't want to admit they were wrong, which only makes it worse actually. 😒
Rick Pitino at Louisville was always the motivational factor for John Calipari during first 8 years of his UK time. Once Pitino left UL, Cal did not have that target. From this day forward, the University of Kentucky will become his new motivational target. Just you wait and see.
Division I men's basketball head coaches to be at one school for at least 15 seasons with at least 1 national title, 4 Final Fours, and a .750 winning percentage at that school:
- John Calipari (Kentucky)
- Mike Krzyzewski (Duke)
- Lute Olson (Arizona)
- Adolph Rupp (Kentucky)
- Bill Self (Kansas)
- Dean Smith (North Carolina)
- Jerry Tarkanian (UNLV)
- John Wooden (UCLA)
Prisoner of the times… What a great ambassador to our state and university. Anyone saying “Kentucky is bigger than one coach,” must have forgotten about Billy Gillispie. I’m sure there were some that said the same thing at UCLA, IU, and most recently, UofL.
After meeting with AD Mitch Barnhart, John Calipari will return as Kentucky HC.
This was the right decision. Cal is one of the few coaches that can handle expectations at UK.
The recent early exits are frustrating, but almost every elite coach has had a similar stretch.
As we normally do at the end of every season, Coach Calipari and I have had conversations about the direction of our men’s basketball program and I can confirm that he will return for his 16th season as our head coach.
After losing a friend and quietly grappling with mental illness, Carrie Cunningham, an HMS associate professor and @MassGeneralNews surgeon, found a new way to save lives (via @guardian) https://t.co/T1CkgTL6yl
Anyone can be taught the skills to operate. What can't be taught is the desire to be in the OR, the confidence required to cut into a living human, and the humility to respect the things you cannot fix. Anyone can operate, but not all can become a surgeon.
Thanks @tponsky for a fantastic Grand Rounds lecture on “Digital Surgical Education.” Very appreciative of your time and commitment to surgical education!
Crazy stat! Since John Calipari became coach at UK in 2009-2010, UK has been to the final four more than any other school, even though UK hasn’t been to the final four since 2015.