“Kerr had his first day in the weight room, doing conditioning and strength training yesterday,” Pope said. “Our goal is to make that so unpleasant that he’s like, ‘I’m getting back on the court.'”
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“Kerr had his first day in the weight room, doing conditioning and strength training yesterday,” Pope said. “Our goal is to make that so unpleasant that he’s like, ‘I’m getting back on the court.'”
Get back soon, Kerr. Big support from BBN
What a refreshing change of pace from “ I haven’t seen him”
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Seeing how fast Butler came back and the positive update on Kerr, I’m convinced Calipari kept healthy guys out on purpose to protect them. There were so many vague, seemingly minor injuries, that kept guys out for way too long. I understand if you have an actual injury, but if you’re 20 years old, come on man get your *** on the court lol. You would’ve had to shoot me to keep me out of just a pickup game when I was that age.
The only injury I really didn't question was Vanderbilt's (the dude had documented surgery, and sat out most of his rookie season in the pros and people were still like "he's faking it!") and Tyty's. Ty actually tried to play through that and Cal had to sit him. Dude was limping trying to run up the court.
Yeah, I don't miss that part about Cal AT ALL.
Most people paying attention were very convinced that Cal kept players out of the game for various reasons including "injuries". He didn't care about the success of the UK basketball team.
Why wasn't Pope just telling Butler to score a point per minute before the Louisville game? Is he stupid?
Another Cat I had all but forgotten about. He definitely tried playing thru that injury as best I can remember. The assembly line Cal created was insane.
Cal absolutely sacrificed team success for the financial well-being of his players. Not even debatable and I'm ashamed that none of the media called him out on it.
Or when day to day turns into out for the year.
I don’t miss ANYTHING about cal. At all!
I miss old Cal. The Cal when we were winning and all having fun. Cal when he was hungry and somewhat humble. The Cal that called us crazy (and meant it with love). That Cal I've missed for a looooooong time. Would even be nice to see him at an out of conference program doing well. But no. We're stuck having to deal with his antics in conference and it's just gotten old.I don’t miss ANYTHING about cal. At all!
Anyone who follows basketball from high school up realized that Cal wasn't being a straight shooter. When one of his guys was slightly injured, the player never even came back during the game to give it a go. It didn't matter how slight the injury. It is amazing how Cal was able to brain wash many of these kids. It had to be brain washing because these kids had to have known they were being handled far differently than anything they had experienced in their extremely long basketball history.
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I don't miss him. I never liked the guy and other than being old and lazy, he is the same guy he has always been. He was just viewed differently because the team was winning.
Money, or the thought of getting it, makes one do a lot of things they normally would convince people they wouldn't do.
Cal was more of an agent than he ever was a coach.
Well said. The guy revealed his true colors when he stated that he was glad winning the national championship was over. That is just something that NO ONE, who has respect for the program they are coaching for, would ever say.
don't miss any part of ccc
so glad he is gone
I’m convinced that half the time there weren’t injuries anyways and it was internal turmoil or creating an excuse for poor personal performance.
Too often it was a hyped up draft pick that had been underperforming…they’d miss a week or 2 for an “ankle” and then come back and play about the same as they had previously but the narrative would be “he just wasn’t the same after the injury/he’s been dealing w an injury all year” and the evidence would be ppl pointing to a single anomaly game or 2 games out of 10-15 where they shot above their season average pre injury
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Or a kid who sees a minor injury as potentially ending his dream of playing in the NBA so he opts out over a sprained ankle.
That Cal lasted at UK MAYBE 5 years, but I think it was more like 3.5. Then we had 10+ years of him not doing any coaching and mostly just focusing on getting players to the NBA.
I absolutely believe this is what was going on.
I'm Just glad cal is gone. He Shouldve left sooner, but there is nothing I miss bout that clown.
At the same time it still boggles my mind remembering just how many posters were convinced that he couldnt be replaced by a better coach.
At the same time it still boggles my mind remembering just how many posters were convinced that he couldnt be replaced by a better coach.
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A lot of them just had to be young and a calipari led Kentucky is all the knew.
A lot of them thought we’d just stop getting players. Which has never happened. It was so frustrating argeuing with them.
Injury updates? BUT WHAT ABOUT HIPPA
Pope is so refreshing. He is all in on his player’s.
Tbf some of the people in their thirties might only remember Cal, Billy G and late Tubby. Remembering 06-09 is worse than 22-24. I was hesitant on pulling the trigger personally
Either Billy G was crazy when he got here or he cracked during, but spring 2009 was as bad a time as there’s been. Getting Cal was like Lazarus arising.
Sure was and that’s why I don’t hate Cal. It was so depressing being a fan back in ‘09. Frankly if the next hire wasn’t a good one, we could have became Indiana
Clyde was having dudes run wind sprints on game day. Gardner Webb.
Good Cal, if there ever was such a thing, died in the 2015 Final Four
Good Cal, if there ever was such a thing, died in the 2015 Final Four
He literally told us what he was doing, ending generational poverty
Are you okay with that, or do you think no one here could see what was going on?
Cal didn't end anything. The 5-star players Cal signed would have made it to the NBA even if they never ever met Cal.
Cal wasn’t sitting the kids for their safety. He knew he could use their absences as an excuse for losses and that the NCAA tournament committee took that into account. He played that game repeatedly his last few years.
looking back on it that whole "be mad at me all you want but don't be mad at the kids" was a smokescreen.
Cal thought he could say something glib like that at the fans would fall in line - and as long as he was winning, the fans did.
Once it became obvious his priorities were more important than winning (and I"m not talking about playing a kid with an injury), he lost that support - but he never realized it. That was why he was so shocked when he came to the realization the fan base had turned on him.. Talk about the emperor has no clothes.
The I haven't seen him or not playing a kid that wasn't really injured to justify his line ups and playing time was Cal putting himself above everything else - and while we hear about all the former players that love Cal, we never seem to talk to the ones that transferred to another school
Cal thought he could say something glib like that at the fans would fall in line - and as long as he was winning, the fans did.
Once it became obvious his priorities were more important than winning (and I"m not talking about playing a kid with an injury), he lost that support - but he never realized it. That was why he was so shocked when he came to the realization the fan base had turned on him.. Talk about the emperor has no clothes.
The I haven't seen him or not playing a kid that wasn't really injured to justify his line ups and playing time was Cal putting himself above everything else - and while we hear about all the former players that love Cal, we never seem to talk to the ones that transferred to another school