Odds on Calipari

• GOONx19

  

  centralbucksfan;727581 wrote:On top of that, I just read where UK spends more on recruiting than any other bball program in the country. UK makes no qualms, they want to win, and will go to just about any length to do so. I personally know someone who played for Joe B. Hall back in the 70's...he said he got an envelope under his dorm door weekly with cash in it. He only stayed his frosh year, then transferred. Not saying this goes on now...but again, UK hasn't exactly been the cleanest program bball wise over the years, and now you add in a shady coach as well.

  Oh, there's no doubt this happens here and at every major D1 school. I struggle to make ends meet in college far more than any player you'll see in the tourney, and some of these kids come into college practically off the streets. You won't find a team in a power conference that doesn't compensate it's players with a weekly allowance.
• cats gone wild

  centralbucksfan;727581 wrote:On top of that, I just read where UK spends more on recruiting than any other bball program in the country. UK makes no qualms, they want to win, and will go to just about any length to do so. I personally know someone who played for Joe B. Hall back in the 70's...he said he got an envelope under his dorm door weekly with cash in it. He only stayed his frosh year, then transferred. Not saying this goes on now...but again, UK hasn't exactly been the cleanest program bball wise over the years, and now you add in a shady coach as well.

  After having O'brien and Tressel as coaches, do you have room to talk?
• LJ

  

  cats gone wild;727744 wrote:After having O'brien and Tressel as coaches, do you have room to talk?

  
  Wouldn't that just make OSU fans "experts"?
• killer_ewok

  

  GOONx19;727214 wrote:Regardless of how you feel about Cal, he said coming in that he was going to make a brand of Kentucky basketball and he's done just that. With Jay-Z and Lebron both lending full (and legal) support to Kentucky, recruiting will continue to prosper. You can't even imagine how much young guys coming out of high school take stuff like this into consideration.
  
  
  
  As long as Cal keeps winning, I'll keep supporting him. If he turns out to lead the program down the wrong path, well, then I'll admit I was wrong.

  
  Hov kinda looks like a midget in that pic....
• centralbucksfan

  cats gone wild;727744 wrote:After having O'brien and Tressel as coaches, do you have room to talk?

  
  Actually, I do have room to talk as OSU fired O'Brien and is dealing with Tressel. So ya, its a forum...I can talk. Don't like it, dont' read it.
• bigkahuna

  He does, but he's almost as tall as Knight. That makes him about 6'2 6'3
  
  Also, I don't see anything wrong with Jay-Z. Coach Cal coached for the Nets, and Jay-Z owns part of them. Was during the SAME time? I really don't know.
• centralbucksfan

  lol @ this Jay-Z bullshit. Sorry, its all good and fun but doesn't mean jackshit. Most major programs have some kind of celeb hanging around for one reason or another. Big friggin deal.
• vball10set

  bigkahuna;727766 wrote:He does, but he's almost as tall as night. That makes him about 6'2 6'3
  
  Also, I don't see anything wrong with Jay-Z. Coach Cal coached for the Nets, and Jay-Z owns part of them. Was during the SAME time? I really don't know.

  
  do you mean Knight? :rolleyes:
• Laley23

  

  centralbucksfan;727872 wrote:lol @ this Jay-Z bullshit. Sorry, its all good and fun but doesn't mean jackshit. Most major programs have some kind of celeb hanging around for one reason or another. Big friggin deal.

  
  What? Calipari has WWW. He gets ANYONE in the NBA, almost anyone in the music business, most players in other sports. UK players get to hang out with the biggest stars in a given outlet (sports, music, entertainment) because of Wes. No school, let alone most, get to do that.
  
  And yes, it is a big deal because it is an unfair advantage because of the leverage/influence these guys have on the HS players.
• killer_ewok

  

  Harrellson is like,"Holy shit, bro.....I'm standing next to Jay fuckin' Z! This is awesome!"
• bigkahuna

  vball10set;727876 wrote:do you mean Knight? :rolleyes:

  
  # puts tail between legs and sits in corner.
  
  I don't know what I was thinking lol.
• SportsAndLady

  

  lol
  
  http://coast2coastrecruiting.net/2011/03/nba-to-investigate-jay-z-and-kentucky-player-meeting/
• sportswizuhrd

  GOONx19;727214 wrote:Regardless of how you feel about Cal, he said coming in that he was going to make a brand of Kentucky basketball and he's done just that. With Jay-Z and Lebron both lending full (and legal) support to Kentucky, recruiting will continue to prosper. You can't even imagine how much young guys coming out of high school take stuff like this into consideration.

  Taken from LeBron's twitter....(If anyone wants to show me how to link tweets as images, let me know)
  

  S/O to Coach Shaka Smart, @Skeen21 and VCU on making it to the Final 4. I remember the summer I got drafted into the NBA, coach Smart Worked me out on his 1st day on the job at Akron U as an assistant to my former HS coach Keith Dambrot. Now he's in the Final 4. Yes sir!!!!

  Then...
  

  Watching ESPN First Take with Coach Smart and Ed Nixon. A lot of haters towards that team and coach. Crazy man! Appreciate they body of work

  Also, never knew Brandon Weems (former teammate of LBJ's at SVSM) is an assistant at UK until I read LBJ's recent tweets.
• Azubuike24

  

  NBA to investigate meeting between a rapper and college basketball team...while a lockout looms, they investigate such things. Ha.
• Skyhook79

  

  Azubuike24;728660 wrote:NBA to investigate meeting between a rapper and college basketball team...while a lockout looms, they investigate such things. Ha.

  Yeah I don't know why its not like Calipari has done anything shady or illegal in the past, they are just picking on him.
• LJ

  

  Azubuike24;728660 wrote:NBA to investigate meeting between a rapper and college basketball team...while a lockout looms, they investigate such things. Ha.

  
  Jay Z is a team owner. It's against the rules. If he wasn't an owner I'd say "meh, leave him alone", but of course they are going to investigate.
• killer_ewok

  

  LJ;728732 wrote:Jay Z is a team owner. It's against the rules. If he wasn't an owner I'd say "meh, leave him alone", but of course they are going to investigate.

  
  This.
• Azubuike24

  

  Does the NBA investigate every time Michael Jordan does anything involving North Carolina?
  

  Skyhook79;728690 wrote:Yeah I don't know why its not like Calipari has done anything shady or illegal in the past, they are just picking on him.

  
  This doesn't make sense because Calipari isn't being investigated and the NCAA isn't investigating. This is an NBA matter and has nothing to do with Kentucky. So I don't know why you brought up Calipari's shady past, the only one with something at stake would be Jay Z and/or the Nets.
• Azubuike24

  

  LJ;728732 wrote:Jay Z is a team owner. It's against the rules. If he wasn't an owner I'd say "meh, leave him alone", but of course they are going to investigate.

  And while I totally agree this is protocol, and I suspect it is ANYTIME an owner or partial owner is involved with amateur athletes. My question is, why is it making headlines and portrayed as a negative? This is a standard investigation that probably occurs behind the scenes EVERY DAY in the NBA. Why does the mainstream media report this one and not the others?
  
  If Michael Jordan flies into Chapel Hill for a game and there are recruits visiting or he comes to a practice to work out, do we have a cover story from the New York Times about it? Nope, in-fact, we don't even hear about it.
  
  I'm not arguing with you guys I'm just playing devil's advocate.
• wildcats20

  

  Does the NBA investigate every time Michael Jordan does anything involving North Carolina?

  Michael Jordan is the sponsor of North Carolina. Which is why that video circulating of him telling the players he can get them whatever they want(hard to find shoes, etc) is totally legal.
• Azubuike24

  

  I'm not talking about in the NCAA sense. This is an NBA only issue. I'm sure the NBA has investigated Jordan interacting with amateurs...that's all they are doing here. I'm not questioning the legality of it, in this case, Calipari, his players or Kentucky did nothing wrong and aren't in any jeopardy, but the story is still being covered nationally and being presented in a manner that leads people to believe Calipari/Kentucky IS being investigated.
  
  That's where my issue is and why I posed the question.
• Azubuike24

  

  This article asks some of the same questions, although it's not specifically related to the Jay Z issue.
  
  http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/14875393/why-does-calhoun-get-a-pass-and-calipari-cant-catch-a-break
• wildcats20

  

  I'm not talking about in the NCAA sense. This is an NBA only issue. I'm sure the NBA has investigated Jordan interacting with amateurs...that's all they are doing here. I'm not questioning the legality of it, in this case, Calipari, his players or Kentucky did nothing wrong and aren't in any jeopardy, but the story is still being covered nationally and being presented in a manner that leads people to believe Calipari/Kentucky IS being investigated.
  
  
  
  That's where my issue is and why I posed the question.

  Gotcha.
• Laley23

  

  Azubuike24;728828 wrote:And while I totally agree this is protocol, and I suspect it is ANYTIME an owner or partial owner is involved with amateur athletes. My question is, why is it making headlines and portrayed as a negative? This is a standard investigation that probably occurs behind the scenes EVERY DAY in the NBA. Why does the mainstream media report this one and not the others?
  
  If Michael Jordan flies into Chapel Hill for a game and there are recruits visiting or he comes to a practice to work out, do we have a cover story from the New York Times about it? Nope, in-fact, we don't even hear about it.
  
  I'm not arguing with you guys I'm just playing devil's advocate.

  
  Because whether you want to realize it or not, calipari is seen by many, many outlets as shady and dirty. Anything involving his team will be painted in that light because it will get the ratings and viewers.
• Azubuike24

  

  I acknowledge this is true, but because so many people tune in, it perpetuates the situation even more and people start to assume "the more we hear about it, the more stories there are going on." It's amazing how just mentioning names and allow things to build and build and build.
  
  I guess that's what comes along with having Calipari as coach.