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John Calipari (official thread of impending probation)

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CentralMOBuck;2281828; said:
Let?s focus on rules that matter and let our kids eat



I somewhat agree with what Calipari is saying. But can every school give their players the same preferential treatment (own private dorm, kitchen, etc.) Kentucky gives their players? No.
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Not sure that I do. When I lived in the dorms, I couldn't walk downstairs and make a sandwich. Why the hell should the athletes be able to? We already spend millions on athlete-only "success centers," admit them into the university with SAT scores sometimes three and four hundred points lower than the average incoming freshman, pay all their bills and probably a dozen more little things that are not available to regular students.
 
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Mike80;2281835; said:
I wonder what rules violation is he trying to get out in front of....
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This

I'm thinking the next sound byte is something along the lines of "my son can walk down to the ATM and get cash out whenever he wants to without wondering who funded the account. Why can't everyone?"
 
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Jaxbuck;2281843; said:
This

I'm thinking the next sound byte is something along the lines of "my son can walk down to the ATM and get cash out whenever he wants to without wondering who funded the account. Why can't everyone?"
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That, and he's trying to create an environment where every one-and-done lottery pick will come to Necktucky because they're treated in a way that UNC, Duke, Kansas or Indiana won't treat them.

Essentially, he's pushing the envelope to the very limits to get as close to the good ol' Wilkinson Hall days (without the cocaine and machine guns, perhaps) as he can.

The one-and-done rule was a huge mistake. The D-Roses of the world don't want anything to do with a college campus, so why force them onto one in some scripted farce.
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2281847; said:
That, and he's trying to create an environment where every one-and-done lottery pick will come to Necktucky because they're treated in a way that UNC, Duke, Kansas or Indiana won't treat them.

Essentially, he's pushing the envelope to the very limits to get as close to the good ol' Wilkinson Hall days (without the cocaine and machine guns, perhaps) as he can.

The one-and-done rule was a huge mistake. The D-Roses of the world don't want anything to do with a college campus, so why force them onto one in some scripted farce.
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Didn't Kentucky do that once before?
 
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ORD_Buckeye;2281847; said:
The one-and-done rule was a huge mistake. The D-Roses of the world don't want anything to do with a college campus, so why force them onto one in some scripted farce.
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I tend to agree with that, from a college basketball perspective. But from the NBA's perspective, I think the rule makes some sense. If I'm going to gamble a few million dollars on a teenager, I'd rather have at least one year of college ball to evaluate him on, instead of having to go solely by measurables, and high school/AAU. Too much money and too little evidence.
 
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zincfinger;2281860; said:
I tend to agree with that, from a college basketball perspective. But from the NBA's perspective, I think the rule makes some sense. If I'm going to gamble a few million dollars on a teenager, I'd rather have at least one year of college ball to evaluate him on, instead of having to go solely by measurables, and high school/AAU. Too much money and too little evidence.
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This rule had [censored]-all to do with what was good for college basketball and [censored]-all to do with what was good for the young men. It had everything to do with what was good for the NBA management and for established NBA players. It's part of the NBA collective bargaining agreement; NCAA had no voice whatsoever.
 
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Wow. I am shocked. Calipari and his completely ethical and upstanding ways being questioned is just, well, unthinkable since Cal is such a highly regarded moral character in the world of NCAA basketball.














Fucking POS should be banned from NCAA for life after what he pulled elsewhere.
 
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Calipari using 'device' to monitor players

John Calipari has gone beyond the personal skills of coaching to keep his players motivated this year. Moving away from the art of persuasion, he's turned to the science of indisputable evidence. ... [A Thursday post on his website] spoke of a "device" that gives UK "the ability to monitor and check how much effort players are giving in real time. Because we are able to read their heart rates, now we know who is maxing out in practice and who is hiding, who thinks they're going hard and who isn't, who is able to push themselves through pain, and who has mental toughness to be special." But the device was not identified. UK spokesman DeWayne Peevy said in a text message that the program (read: Calipari) did not want to identify the manufacturer.

Entire article: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/01/03/2463321/kentuckys-calipari-describes-monitoring.html
 
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Have you ever found yourself saying ?Man, I?d like to own a pair of Cal?s shoes, a piece of the National Championship floor, and two tickets to the Mississippi State game?? Well, you?re in luck. Cal is auctioning those items off on eBay, with all proceeds going to the Coaches vs. Cancer organization. Here are the details:
- Autographed Nike Free 3.0 shoes Coach Cal wore during the UK-LSU game during Coaches vs. Cancer Awareness Weekend
- Autographed piece of the 2012 National Championship floor with Certificate of Authenticity
- Two LOWER level tickets to the UK-Miss St. basketball game at Rupp Arena on Feb. 27
The auction will end on Friday, and the current bid is already at $1,775. Time to shake out the couch cushions!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261162085144
 
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