Mark Pope says, “we aren’t going out just to get the most raw talent possible. We are going out to find the pieces that come together to make the best overall team”
I’m punching the air right now. You leave Kentucky for Arkansas? There’s just no way. Love Cal but this is so weak from a coach even though the fanbase trashed him after the first round loss. Hopefully Kentucky nails the hire and is good next year. #2 ranked recruiting class gone
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.
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@ezraaaronn @Kentuckyhot His scandals? Or a player having someone take the ACT or a player accepting money from an agent. Both completely different than the FBI probe and out of his control.
@ezraaaronn @Kentuckyhot Every single head coach didn’t have the phone call released to the public and someone like that doesn’t deserve to coach at Kentucky. None of those guys do.
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright:
"The era of taking these young freshmen and trying to play against older players is over. I think he did a phenomenal job with these guys all year. You can see, they're playing against grown men. The guys on Kentucky will be far better pros than any of these guys on Oakland or any of these guys in the tournament. But they're not as good college basketball players. At this point in their careers, they're not as disciplined yet as the guys for Oakland. It's not Cal's fault. It's they're 18 years old and they're in this era where everyone is telling them how great they are. Just show up in college and you're going to win. It doesn't happen that way. And the more guys stay in college because of NIL, it's going to be tougher for young teams like this to be successful."
Kentucky media and fans are so idiotic. Programs would kill to have @UKCoachCalipari. CBB is harder than it’s ever been. Guys get to transfer as much as they want and get to stay for 5-6 years. Winning with 18-19 year olds is HARD.
So the official last night who was a part of the nba ref scandal
- called the UNCW game
- made 22 calls last night all against UK
- as officiated 4 UK games and Reeves has fouled out in 3 of them