Andy Katz's 10 Final Four Dark Horse Teams
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If Indiana makes the Final Four it’ll be proof, once and for all, that coaching is irrelevant in college basketball.
How can I get the most clicks. I’d say he did a good job with that list.
My prediction- Grand Canyon makes the sweet 16
My prediction- Grand Canyon makes the sweet 16
It's gonna be a sad sad year if Arkansas makes the final four and UK doesn't.
Now, if BOTH made it.....on the other hand......can you imagine the fireworks!?!?!?!
Now, if BOTH made it.....on the other hand......can you imagine the fireworks!?!?!?!
I'll hit the first hole in one on Mars before John Calipari goes back to a FF.
If Cal won the title, Yeah. But if he makes a Final4 and we don't.. meh. He did basically take a good percentage of his UK roster/recruits with him, and no one is going to care about beating Arkansas like they do UK. Cal is alleviating pressure, while Pope is stepping into it. So I can't be too upset if Pope's first year throws him a few gut checks and he falls A game short of Cal.
I personally think he is reinvigorated and will be as invested in Winning as he has been in a long time.
The pressure of winning at the most storied program in College Basketball finally got to him after 2015 and especially after 2021. He coached not to lose rather than to win in tournament games. I think that he will coach way more to win than he has in a long time and it will show in his players attitude.
If he flops again though, he is likely to start losing his swag with the players as well. Then, he might as well hang it up. He is not one to win without a decisive talent advantage.
Have you learned nothing? Cal has told us and shown us that winning doesn't matter to him. Is he going to just magically change what he's been doing for almost a decade now? He got his championship, and now he prioritizes what really matterrs to him. Plus, if he couldn't win at Kentucky, what makes you think he can win at Arkansas?? Now, MAYBE his ego is in defense mode, and MAYBE he actually starts doing what every other coach does in terms of game prep and simple in-game things... Maybe he has a little fire, but by mid season, his promises and priorities will come home to roost and he will revert back to the same old Cal he's been. Don't let the man fool you again. Players first, winning is an inconvenient hassle.
You could be right and you could be wrong. We will see. Either way, I am happy with who we got..
Arkansas has last season’s Kentucky roster minus the talent and Kentucky’s recruiting class minus the best player. They aren’t going anywhere
I would pay very good money to see both Arkansas and UK make the Final Four. The entire situation there would be hilarious.
If we make the FF, I could care less who else makes it. We are Partying!!!!
Cal would seldom call a timeout to adjust, and then with a matter of minutes to play, let's the team unravel into something crappy.
Why did Katz think that Cal has some upperhand over UK right now? The guy did win some games while here but man, he also lost several too.
I think we deserve more credit for making a change in our program.
You hope he does not lose games at Arkansas, just to prove that he can coach. Which it's very debatable right now whether he can or not.
Why did Katz think that Cal has some upperhand over UK right now? The guy did win some games while here but man, he also lost several too.
I think we deserve more credit for making a change in our program.
You hope he does not lose games at Arkansas, just to prove that he can coach. Which it's very debatable right now whether he can or not.
I think Kevin Ollie has already proven that. You just need a path on the road to the championship where you are paired up against a less competent coach than you are.
Even if the former were to happen, getting rid of Cal would still be well worth it.
Invigorated is one thing . Playing modern day basketball and bench coaching is something else . Cal needs SUPERIOR talent to overcome those two deficiencies. He doesn’t have/get that kind of talent .
I’m sorry, but you don’t have the winning percentage Cal has, you don’t become a hall of fame coach, hell, you don’t coach period if you don’t care about winning. Does he care about other things and prioritize them near the top of the list, absolutely, but saying he doesn’t care about winning is just not true.
Since the Pitino BBM event, everyone is back to talking about how great of a coach he is, and what was his record against Cal while at UK?
Cal absolutely cares about winning.
Cal used to care about winning. Look at last year alone and tell me I'm wrong. Cal got what his resume needed, then became a talent promoter.
I feel like this season will feature a ton of first-weekend upsets. There's no elite team. Kentucky has as good a shot as making the second weekend as anyone.
1-3 all have big question marks on the bench.
IU- Woodson has done absolutely nothing so far and it’s been four seasons.
Ark- Cal hasn’t really done much coaching in the past decade.
UK- Pope is obviously unproven.
The Rutgers duo could get hot and take them to a Final Four if they are as good as advertised.
IU- Woodson has done absolutely nothing so far and it’s been four seasons.
Ark- Cal hasn’t really done much coaching in the past decade.
UK- Pope is obviously unproven.
The Rutgers duo could get hot and take them to a Final Four if they are as good as advertised.