I agree with all of this. I certainly get why we as Duke fans want to pick nits with Calipari (the Duke/UK history, the fact that Calipari has been so dominant in recruiting for a while, the fact that UK fans tend to hold a special type of hatred for Duke, and Calipari's shady history). However, I just don't understand how anyone can claim that Cal's recruiting and coaching have been a disaster. Since he got to UK, he's been to four Final Fours, won a title, and fielded a team that (barring the 2013 injury-plagued year) has been one of the best year in and year out. Now, I DO think he could've done better managing the rotation with his team last year. And I also think his coaching of offense is way overrated. But seriously, the ONLY two schools that wouldn't trade their most recent six year history for UK's are Duke (champions in 2010 and 2015 and competitive every year) and probably UCONN (two NCAA titles but less competitive overall). The 2013 NIT season hurt UK and the 2014 regular season was disappointing, however that 2014 season was salvaged by a run to the title game. Most schools would be fine having a random NIT season sandwiched between an Elite Eight, a Final Four, a National Title, a Title Game appearance, and another Final Four.
One can argue that with all that talent he should have won more than one title. One can also argue that the platoon system prevented Cal from figuring out which lineups were actually his best last season. But there has been nothing disastrous about Calipari's tenure at UK . . . and definitely nothing disastrous about last season. If you want to see a disaster, see Roy William in Fall 2009-Spring 2010. THAT was a disaster on par with the earthquake in Haiti. Even worse for Roy is that the worst disaster to befall him has not even happened yet (c'mon NCAA hammer!).