Calipari wah, wah, wah

[BeachBlueDevil]

Where is John Chaney when you need him....

[BigWayne]

Can't believe he's claiming Coach K is trying to lure recruits with socialism.

[-bdbd]

‘cant imagine K ever acting this classless.

Funny thing is Calimari’s only making it worse for himself!
Unless anybody thinks that a grown man having a temper tantrum when he loses would be attractive to prospective recruits...

[Dukeblue91]

What a big fail on Cal's part.
He is selling Duke better than we do ourselves lol.
His approach towards those kids is failing and he is only slowly realizing it and doesn't know how to handle or react to it and staying relevant.
Take a look at his recruiting success the last few years compared to when he started the OAD thing.
He's getting beat by coach K at his own game.

[flyingdutchdevil]

and that's sort of like a brotherhood

Sporks!

[devilsince1977]

He did beat us on Kevin Knox. Oh wait, all that did was open the door for Marvin Bagley III. Again Duke wins.

Bite me Calamari - you squid.

[Billy Dat]

Cal's comments should be music to all our ears but also never forget that he is pandering to his base.

I love the comments because it shows Duke is under his skin in a big way.

As for the pandering, Big Blue Nation hates Duke with a passion. Anytime he takes direct shots at us, he scores with them. The "socialism" comment, I am sure, also lands in a very sweet spot for a majority of BBN. His comments about the combined salary of the Kentucky alums being a billion is his key selling point.

This is the first time in a long time I have heard him basically admit that we are beating them at recruiting. Up until this point, in every interview, all he says is, "When it's time to eat, we eat first."

If he had real balls, he'd say, "K is 70 years old and probably hanging them up in a year or two. He keeps missing time with injuries, illness and surgeries. If a kid wants to take a chance on an old man's health, good luck". When he enters that territory, you'll know he's truly desperate.

[OldPhiKap]

If he had real balls, he'd say, "K is 70 years old and probably hanging them up in a year or two. He keeps missing time with injuries, illness and surgeries. If a kid wants to take a chance on an old man's health, good luck". When he enters that territory, you'll know he's truly desperate.

My guess is, this line is exactly what he tells recruits. Softer, of course.

But if you are a OAD, do you really care if K is retiring in four or five years? All you care about is whether he will be there next year, and I assume K gives each recruit and family his assurance that he will be there unless the Good Lord calls him home.

[jv001]

Cal's comments should be music to all our ears but also never forget that he is pandering to his base.

I love the comments because it shows Duke is under his skin in a big way.

As for the pandering, Big Blue Nation hates Duke with a passion. Anytime he takes direct shots at us, he scores with them. The "socialism" comment, I am sure, also lands in a very sweet spot for a majority of BBN. His comments about the combined salary of the Kentucky alums being a billion is his key selling point.

This is the first time in a long time I have heard him basically admit that we are beating them at recruiting. Up until this point, in every interview, all he says is, "When it's time to eat, we eat first."

If he had real balls, he'd say, "K is 70 years old and probably hanging them up in a year or two. He keeps missing time with injuries, illness and surgeries. If a kid wants to take a chance on an old man's health, good luck". When he enters that territory, you'll know he's truly desperate.

And Coach would promptly double time over to UK and whip his slimy A--(akin to a donkey). Yeh that 70+ year old. GoDuke!

[Billy Dat]

My guess is, this line is exactly what he tells recruits. Softer, of course.

But if you are a OAD, do you really care if K is retiring in four or five years? All you care about is whether he will be there next year, and I assume K gives each recruit and family his assurance that he will be there unless the Good Lord calls him home.

First off, I hope your timeline is accurate but I feel like 2020 is the finish line (hope I am wrong), but this is exactly why his embrace of one-and-dones makes so much sense. I was going to post this in the other thread about the one-and-dones, but we are basically in a scenario where, to quote K himself, "every season is a lifetime". K is going to hoard as much talent as he can and only worry about the year in front of him because his runway is short. To me, we are in the final K blaze of glory era and then comes the "who knows what happens for the rest of time era". Because I don't want to think about the next era, I am rolling strong with his approach to this era!!!

[dukebluesincebirth]

My guess is, this line is exactly what he tells recruits. Softer, of course.

But if you are a OAD, do you really care if K is retiring in four or five years? All you care about is whether he will be there next year, and I assume K gives each recruit and family his assurance that he will be there unless the Good Lord calls him home.

Also, K and staff can use his possible upcoming retirement as an advantage as well... only a few years left to get a chance to play for a living legend and become part of his brotherhood forever. Sounds pretty cool to me!

[sagegrouse]

This is an unfortunate thread -- not worthy of DBR. Suggest we close.

[NYBri]

This is an unfortunate thread -- not worthy of DBR. Suggest we close.

Second.

[moonpie23]

Second.

i 3rd

[weezie]

...If he had real balls, he'd say, "K is 70 years old and probably hanging them up in a year or two. He keeps missing time with injuries, illness and surgeries. If a kid wants to take a chance on an old man's health, good luck"...

Can anyone fathom K saying something like this about another human being? And at the same time, it's very easy to imagine Cal saying this about K.

Cal, you sack-of-jawea. Not a speck of class in Cal's entire mess of flesh.

Sabers or pistols and we meet at dawn Johnny Boy.

Yes, shut it down in case the NCAA come knocking at the door looking for a crazy lady.

[GeneBanksManCrush]

It seems to me that the most logical reason to go OAD is to cash in while you can. There's nothing worse than the serious injury that can end a player's career before it has even begun. Once a player has gotten the contract and banked the cash, doesn't it benefit him to consider what comes next?

I don't know if Duke provides counseling on hiring an agent, evaluating draft potential, and managing money or even if they're allowed to do so under NCAA rules but it certainly would be a great idea. In addition to that sort of thing I would imagine that a Duke recruit could count on K for "life-coaching", at which he appears to excel. I've seen numerous accounts of how former players rely on him for exactly that.

Finally I'd just point out that a Duke recruit, despite having only one year of a Duke education if he opts for OAD, would benefit from the same thing that all students do; an exposure to the vast opportunities that are available to those who apply themselves with diligence.

If Calipari isn't pitching something like that he should perhaps consider a bit of introspection.

[Jeffrey]

Just one?

I'd wager he uses the other one for Roy.

[Rich]

My guess is, this line is exactly what he tells recruits. Softer, of course.

But if you are a OAD, do you really care if K is retiring in four or five years? All you care about is whether he will be there next year, and I assume K gives each recruit and family his assurance that he will be there unless the Good Lord calls him home.

...or Mickie

[Henderson]

The Brotherhood is branding at its best that should sustain beyond Coach K.

I agree. And it's the best kind of branding: the kind that first develops organically as others notice and mention your attributes, as opposed to self-branding.