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John Calipari

Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:57 pm
Posted by GeauxNewUser
corner of wellborn & jersey
Member since Nov 2018
490 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 1:57 pm
What ever happened to that guy.
It's like he just disappeared.
Posted by Murph4HOF
A-T-L-A-N-T-A (that's where I stay)
Member since Sep 2019
15317 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 2:12 pm to
CaLLipari
Posted by ht1950
Member since Dec 2023
316 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 4:57 pm to
He's 65. He coached a great game for decades. Some coaches don't know when to step aside.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
130001 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 4:59 pm to
quote:

He's 65. He coached a great game for decades. Some coaches don't know when to step aside.


We will see if he can recover, but he quit coaching after the 2015 team and has been trying to rely on talent ever since. That hasn't worked for years.

When he was hired at UK he said he didn't see himself coaching beyond 60. He should have retired after 2019.

This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 6:06 pm
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
14819 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:00 pm to
How much did the chicken man pay for this team? Can he at least return it for store credit?
Posted by dchog
Pea Ridge
Member since Nov 2012
25567 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:23 pm to
Nope.

He owes his soul to the company store.
Posted by DayBowBow
Member since Jun 2011
5060 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:37 pm to
It took Calipari 12 years to lose 2 straight games at Rupp and it was the worst team in Kentucky basketball history.

Took him 2 SEC games to do it at Bud Walton.
Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Faulkner County
Member since Jun 2009
14649 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:41 pm to
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It took Calipari 12 years to lose 2 straight games at Rupp and it was the worst team in Kentucky basketball history.

Took him 2 SEC games to do it at Bud Walton.

We'll trade you Cal for Pope.
Posted by Captain Insano
Idk
Member since Jun 2012
1216 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:44 pm to
Cal is the Guido/Basketball version of Jimbo Fisher.
Posted by Lowercase G
Member since Jul 2022
932 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:45 pm to
It's not Cal that misses 10 plus free throws.

It's not Cal that misses 15 lay ups.

It is Cal that took over when we didn't have 1 single player on the squad.

The knock I have on him at this point, is His decision to NOT to give up on Nelly Davis
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
50333 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:45 pm to
Ark might go winless
Posted by Omahawgs15
Member since Mar 2023
5538 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:46 pm to
Nah hogs won’t go winless. I think they win at lsu
Posted by momentoftruth87
Your mom
Member since Oct 2013
84089 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:46 pm to
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not Cal that misses 10 plus free throws. It's not Cal that misses 15 lay ups.


Well he is the coach and could certainly tighten this shite up but it seems like that isn’t a priority.
Posted by Criticalmass
Member since Jun 2022
386 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:47 pm to
Wouldn’t be shocked, I might end up in the portal. 40 plus years of disappointment is enough
Posted by Omahawgs15
Member since Mar 2023
5538 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:47 pm to
Just about in the portal
For football
Posted by skirpnasty
Atlantis
Member since Aug 2012
10786 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:48 pm to
quote:

We will see if he can recover, but he quit coaching after the 2015 team and has been trying to rely on talent ever since. He hasn't worked for years. When he was hired at UK he said he didn't see himself coaching beyond 60. He should have retired after 2019.


Sadly this has happened to several great coaches in all sports over the last decade. The game has changed rapidly and not everyone moves with it. Same happened with the one and done change.
Posted by captdalton
Member since Feb 2021
14819 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:49 pm to
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It is Cal that took over when we didn't have 1 single player on the squad.


Arkansas would have the same number of SEC wins so far with or without players. You could have saved a lot of money by just inviting kids out of the student section to play each game. That would be more fun to watch too.
Posted by TT9
Global warming
Member since Sep 2008
86302 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:51 pm to
Long season but off to a great stop so far.
Posted by TheFourHorsemen
Next door to Ric Flair
Member since Jul 2021
4585 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:52 pm to
The most overrated cbb coach in history.
This post was edited on 1/11/25 at 5:54 pm
Posted by BluegrassBelle
RIP Hefty Lefty - 1981-2019
Member since Nov 2010
103892 posts
Posted on 1/11/25 at 5:56 pm to
IMO he really dropped off after his top assistant that was with him at UMass, Memphis, and Kentucky left coaching (John Robic). He left the sideline in 2021 and is now a scout in the NBA. He was his game prep/scouting guy and one of the only ones who could really tell him No/call him on his shite (Coach O being the other).

But he’s just on the downside of his career and the game has changed enough that he hasn’t been able to adjust.
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