Calipari is being dubbed the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball.
Fueled by the bold-faced diminishing returns in the last three seasons, the seat under John Calipari’s tush is burning hotter than at any time in his collegiate head-coaching career. This is not only a man unaccustomed to losing; this is a man unaccustomed to being anything less than adored. Schools are always desperate to hang onto Calipari, never anxious to see him go. When Ketucky signed Calipari to a lifetime deal in 2019, it’s because no one wanted him to leave Lexington. Now Big Blue Nation is near searching for pitchforks, and the ire is directed at Calipari.
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Fueled by the bold-faced diminishing returns in the last three seasons, the seat under John Calipari’s tush is burning hotter than at any time in his collegiate head-coaching career. This is not only a man unaccustomed to losing; this is a man unaccustomed to being anything less than adored. Schools are always desperate to hang onto Calipari, never anxious to see him go. When Ketucky signed Calipari to a lifetime deal in 2019, it’s because no one wanted him to leave Lexington. Now Big Blue Nation is near searching for pitchforks, and the ire is directed at Calipari.
Is Kentucky’s John Calipari now the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball?
Coaches who've scouted Kentucky this season describe an "archaic" offense that is easy to scout. "It’s like there’s an identity crisis.’’
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