John Calipari (official thread of impending probation)

[buxfan4life]

@GoodmanCBS: Been told Andrew Wiggins has shut down his negotiations with Kansas, UNC and Florida State

Chalk up another one for UK

FIFThem

 

[OH10]

If they get Wiggins in the fold, you can go ahead and mark them down as champions next year. This is the way things will go in college basketball for a while. Some years Kentucky will put together these classes and others they'll fall flat on their face. The rest of college basketball is kind of at their mercy.

 

[BUCKYLE]

If they get Wiggins in the fold, you can go ahead and mark them down as champions next year. This is the way things will go in college basketball for a while. Some years Kentucky will put together these classes and others they'll fall flat on their face. The rest of college basketball is kind of at their mercy.

PAPER CHAMPS! PAPER CHAMPS!

 

[NastyNatiBuck]

If they get Wiggins in the fold, you can go ahead and mark them down as champions next year. This is the way things will go in college basketball for a while. Some years Kentucky will put together these classes and others they'll fall flat on their face. The rest of college basketball is kind of at their mercy.

Bloody hell man. If they do, that is 6 of the top 10 players in the country coming to Kentucky. Fab 5, step aside.

 

[colobuck79]

Bloody hell man. If they do, that is 6 of the top 10 players in the country coming to Kentucky. Fab 5, step aside.

[Charles Barkley] But there is only one basketball. [\Charles Barkley]

 

[buxfan4life]

Bloody hell man. If they do, that is 6 of the top 10 players in the country coming to Kentucky. Fab 5, step aside.

Who? You mean those scUM players who are famous for wearing black socks like my old man did with his sneakers, and not winning anything of significance? That Fab 5? Well, they can stand still since they really aren't in the way of anything.

 

[jlb1705]

Calipari: Without NCAA change, 'we need to separate from them'

 

[Jaxbuck]

Calipari: Without NCAA change, 'we need to separate from them'

To paraphrase; "I not only want to acquire players they way I do without it being considered cheating, I also want someone to help me force them to stay for 2 years instead of just one."

The quote that requires some self control to avoid letting your eyes roll out of your head:

I'm not afraid to say it. Look, they've embarrassed me. I've done nothing, so they're not going to come and show retribution to me and do stuff. I don't really care. But something's gotta change with this one-and-done rule. I seem to be the only coach saying anything.

 

[LitlBuck]

Calipari: Without NCAA change, 'we need to separate from them'

To paraphrase; "I not only want to acquire players they way I do without it being considered cheating, I also want someone to help me force them to stay for 2 years instead of just one."

The quote that requires some self control to avoid letting your eyes roll out of your head:

I do not understand all of his whining. This is an collective-bargaining agreement in the NBA. Right now the NCAA cannot do one thing about it. I wonder how much more money he wants the NCAA to give to guys who will stay for two years in addition to what they are already receiving from Kentucky boosters.

 

[jlb1705]

I do not understand all of his whining. This is an collective-bargaining agreement in the NBA. Right now the NCAA cannot do one thing about it. I wonder how much more money he wants the NCAA to give to guys who will stay for two years in addition to what they are already receiving from Kentucky boosters.

I say they should go ahead and kick in some sort of rule for him right now. Make him ride it out with the team that lost to Robert Morris in the NIT.

Dick.

 

[DZ83CK]

Anyone see Okafor's quote about Calipari this week? Apparently he was telling Okafor about how Cal gets an unfair reputation among other coaches and how the attacks that other coaches make on Cal are off-base. When you feel like you have to defend yourself like that, there must be a reason.

 

[LitlBuck]

Cheating Johnnie must be running out of money

LEXINGTON, KY. — Kentucky forward Kyle Wiltjer is mulling a transfer, according to a strange pair of dueling open letters to fans released Monday evening.

Wiltjer's "letter to the Big Blue Nation," posted on the school's official athletics website, thanked the Wildcats' coaching staff, his teammates and the fans for the memories, including a 2012 national championship, before getting to the gist of it:

more
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/06/25/kyle-wiltjer-transfer-kentucky/2455519/

 

[jlb1705]

Cheating Johnnie must be running out of money
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2013/06/25/kyle-wiltjer-transfer-kentucky/2455519/

Clearing cap space.

 

[DZ83CK]

Clearing cap space.

Maybe the opposite - gotta kick Wiltjer off of scholarship to clear up a spot for another 1 & done in the 2014 class. Nobody churns and burns players like Calipari.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Now, some might argue that the roster isn't lacking enough talent to make such claims, but that didn't stop Kentucky's John Calipari. [Calipari] said it was unfair for his freshman-oriented team to play veteran-laden Michigan State next Tuesday. Meanwhile, he acknowledged that UK, which he's made synonymous with star freshmen, may add to its schedule another early-season event reportedly involving top opponents. "The issue becomes playing teams (like Michigan State) this early is not fair for my team," Calipari said Thursday. "It may be fair for everybody else. But it's no fair for my team." ... "Our program is not traditional," said Calipari, who also noted that his UK players achieve in the classroom and stay connected to the UK community despite living here less than a year.



Entire article: http://www.kentucky.com/2013/11/07/2917913/notes-calipari-claims-early-season.html