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Kentucky BB Head Coach Position

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This is a very troubling development. Cal has 09 one and dones but is on the outside looking in on a lot of '10 people. For the kind of money he's getting there, he's going to need to win and win big. I have a feeling he's going to try and get some 10 recruits to decommit.
 
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Calipari a perfect fit for bright lights of Kentucky; more news

It's all over but the shouting, folks. Every indication is that some time within the next 24 hours, John Calipari will be named the head coach at Kentucky. It's pretty obvious why Kentucky would want to hire Calipari. But some people have been wondering, why would Calipari leave the great gig he already has at Memphis?
The answer is simple. As much as Calipari has accomplished in his coaching career, he has never been a member of "The Club." He's always stood outside the velvet ropes, constantly straining his neck and wishing he could be inside with all those beautiful people. It drives Calipari batty that when conference play begins each January, his team disappears from the radar, while far inferior teams like Kentucky spend every weekend on network television. As the coach at Kentucky, Calipari won't just be in The Club, he'll be sitting at the head table. It's the one thing he's always wanted yet never had.
To state the obvious, Calipari has a huge ego -- and I mean that as a compliment. While some coaches may shudder at the attention and expectations lavished on the Kentucky coach, Calipari will bask in it. Whereas Billy Gillispie was the first Kentucky coach in history to turn down an invitation to speak at the local Gridiron Club, Calipari would love nothing more than to walk into a room full of several thousand people who are hanging on his every word. This is his chance to be the knight in shining armor who rides into town, leads the Cats back to glory and gets elementary schools named after him. Kentucky is making him feel wanted, it's offering to make him the highest-paid coach in the country, and dangling the extra sweetener that Cal will get to go head to head every year with his longtime nemesis, Rick Pitino.
It's easy to see why this deal is all but done. This is exactly what Calipari has always wanted: to have a school like Kentucky to give him an offer he can't refuse.

Entire article: John Calipari is a perfect fit for bright lights of?Kentucky - Seth Davis - SI.com
 
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Calipari taking Kentucky job

After over a day of deliberation, John Calipari is headed to Kentucky.
The coach sent a text message to ESPN.com's Andy Katz on Tuesday evening saying, "I am accepting the UK job! Go Big Blue, coach Cal."
A source told Katz that Calipari will receive an eight-year, $35 million deal. He gets a $2.5 million signing bonus and $3 million per year for the first four years. In Years 5, 6, 7 and 8, Calipari will get an additional $1.5 million per year, so for the last four years of the contract his salary would be $4.5 million. Incentives push the deal up a few more million to get to the $35 million mark.

Entire article: John Calipari leaving Memphis for Kentucky - ESPN
 
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...and there shall be much rejoicing in the streets of Lexington. They just spent their way into legitimate NC contention very soon. Hopefully for them all that pressure doesn't cause the shady side of Calipari's persona to come out...
 
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Here's an article on the possible effects of the coaching changes on Memphis/UK recruits:

Antonio Williams: John Calipari's heading to Lexington. Where does that leave Memphis and Kentucky's 2009 recruits? - ESPN

I don't think recruits who have signed a LOI should be allowed to follow the coach to his new school. Releasing them from the LOI is fine as I don't think the players should be penalized. However, I believe that the coach should have some sort of ramifications(i.e. losing their current recruits) for jumping ship.
 
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DaytonBuck;1441143; said:
This is a very troubling development. Cal has 09 one and dones but is on the outside looking in on a lot of '10 people. For the kind of money he's getting there, he's going to need to win and win big. I have a feeling he's going to try and get some 10 recruits to decommit.
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John C would never go after another team's recruits who have verballed to another program:lol: I agree with you that Cousins probably will be a one and done and I would not be surprised to see Patterson and Meeks leave after next season. If he gets Wall, that will be another one and done when I hear Duke is also trying to get Wall.
Kentucky Basketball Culture + John Calipari = NCAA Violations within 4 years.
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It is one thing to cheat but it is another thing to get caught. I am quite sure that everything he did while he was at Memphis was not on the up and up and the NCAA usually doesn't go after the high profile programs or, if they do, it takes them about five years to initiate any sanctions.
 
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itownbuckeye;1441638; said:
Here's an article on the possible effects of the coaching changes on Memphis/UK recruits:

Antonio Williams: John Calipari's heading to Lexington. Where does that leave Memphis and Kentucky's 2009 recruits? - ESPN

I don't think recruits who have signed a LOI should be allowed to follow the coach to his new school. Releasing them from the LOI is fine as I don't think the players should be penalized. However, I believe that the coach should have some sort of ramifications(i.e. losing their current recruits) for jumping ship.
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While, in a way, I agree with you. Do you really think that the majority of top-notch high school basketball players are going to a university because of the university:huh: I really think that the top-notch kids sign because of the coaches and so if the coach leaves the university the kid should be able to leave also. Air would just be punishing the recruit.

In reading that article, it seems that quite a few kids might not be able to transfer because Kentucky might run themselves right out of scholarships.
 
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LitlBuck;1441668; said:
While, in a way, I agree with you. Do you really think that the majority of top-notch high school basketball players are going to a university because of the university:huh: I really think that the top-notch kids sign because of the coaches and so if the coach leaves the university the kid should be able to leave also. Air would just be punishing the recruit.

In reading that article, it seems that quite a few kids might not be able to transfer because Kentucky might run themselves right out of scholarships.
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Maybe I wasn't clear. I think the kids should be able to leave but I don't think they should be allowed to sign with the coach's new school. There has to be some sort of detriment to coaches switching jobs. I don't think this is too bad for the recruits as they are free to pick any other school but one. I'm sure they can find some other coach/school they would like to play for/attend. The only ones really hurt by the job changes are the players left behind at the school the coach is leaving. They are hurt due to the coach's decision and that is why I think coaches should not get the reward of bringing their recruits along with them to the new school.
 
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If they have not signed their LOI, the recruits would have to be released by the coach's former school. In this instance, I guess we're talking about Memphis. One of the kids, the best recruit, has not signed his letter so he is free to go wherever he wants. I don't know what else can be done to a coach or a recruit go once the LOI is signed the former school does not have to release that player unless he is willing to sit out a year. That is the only solution which I am aware but that would be punishing the recruited player. If they were going to a school for their academics, they might not leave but I don't think that is true worth the recruits that are leaving Memphis.
 
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Calipari takes Cousins to UK

DeMarcus Cousins will follow John Calipari to Kentucky.
"I just committed tonight,? Cousins told Scout.com's Evan Daniels late Tuesday. ?I?m going to UK.?
Cousins had spent the past month committed to Memphis, where Calipari coached until he left for Kentucky last week. At the time of Calipari's departure, Cousins did not officially decommit. But it was clear the McDonald's All-American probably wouldn't sign with Memphis regardless of the next coach, and that became public knowledge late Tuesday when Cousins -- who is rated as the sixth-best prospect in the Class of 2009 -- committed to Kentucky.
Now to the questions ...
1. What does this mean for Daniel Orton?
There has been speculation that Orton -- the 12th-best prospect in the Class of 2009 who signed with UK under Billy Gillispie -- would ask for a release if Cousins committed to Kentucky because Orton and Cousins are both big men, and if Patrick Patterson were to remain in school UK would have a crowded frontcourt. However, sources close to the Kentucky program told CBSSports.com that Calipari is working to keep Orton on board, and the ideal scenario would be Orton and Cousins enrolling together.
2. What about Xavier Henry and John Wall?
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Entire article: Calipari takes Cousins to UK - CBSSports.com
 
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ScriptOhio;1445869; said:
DeMarcus Cousins will follow John Calipari to Kentucky.
"I just committed tonight,? Cousins told Scout.com's Evan Daniels late Tuesday. ?I?m going to UK.?
Cousins had spent the past month committed to Memphis, where Calipari coached until he left for Kentucky last week. At the time of Calipari's departure, Cousins did not officially decommit. But it was clear the McDonald's All-American probably wouldn't sign with Memphis regardless of the next coach, and that became public knowledge late Tuesday when Cousins -- who is rated as the sixth-best prospect in the Class of 2009 -- committed to Kentucky.
Now to the questions ...
1. What does this mean for Daniel Orton?
There has been speculation that Orton -- the 12th-best prospect in the Class of 2009 who signed with UK under Billy Gillispie -- would ask for a release if Cousins committed to Kentucky because Orton and Cousins are both big men, and if Patrick Patterson were to remain in school UK would have a crowded frontcourt. However, sources close to the Kentucky program told CBSSports.com that Calipari is working to keep Orton on board, and the ideal scenario would be Orton and Cousins enrolling together.
2. What about Xavier Henry and John Wall?
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Entire article: Calipari takes Cousins to UK - CBSSports.com
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The story states that Henry will likely choose between Kentucky and Kansas. I'm not surprised that Memphis let him out of his LOI but I'm surpised that they would let him have the option of following Calipari. Or am I mistaken in thinking that a school can place that type of restriction when releasing a recruit from their LOI?
 
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