Troy B wrote:
Patrick E wrote:
jepvb wrote:
Coach K had a valid excuse for the loss - Duke is “young” and “not deep”. It’s amazing he can make those statements with a straight face.
He does it every year and the media buys in. By year end (and after another premature end in the tourney) everyone will be reporting what an amazing job he did with only six players and five of them freshmen.
He’s a great X’s and O’s coach, great motivator of talent and great recruiter. However, he’s horrible at developing players, particularly big men, and has the worst mouth of any coach in college basketball. Yet he’s considered to be the epitome of sportsmanship by the Dick Vitale’s of the world.
He's had plenty of quality big men and alot of players hit high accolades in college and play in the NBA to say he does't develop players. He's won in a big way for many, many years and adjusted along the way to keep up. I'm not necessarily a fan of Duke but it's hard not to recognize the real deal when you see it.
I think most schools would be ecstatic to have their record. The constant pissing and moaning is what gets under my skin.
In contrast, Calipari has cheated everywhere he goes, he wins, he has gone to a school with every bit the record of Duke, and I can't muster the dislike for UK that comes easily for Duke and their players.
I'm beginning to think that we are much more fucked than I thought.
