Calipari: Still hasn't been to Final 4

**clone34** · 03-28-2010, 09:35 AM

I am suprised at all they hate for Calipari and Huggins. Memphis lost their wins because Rose didn't have a test score. Who cares about a test score? The NCAA has ripped Calipari for everything and has not gotten away with anything. I thought the ISU fanbase hated the ncaa for all the crap we have taken through the years. And we hate Huggy because his teams play hard, have jucos, the guy had a dui, and his teams win. Sounds eerily similar to a few past coaches we had here. I am stunned by the other post comparing Calipari to Mcdermott. How mcdermott got more than three votes makes me upset. I honestly do not know if ISU bball well be relevant again. dead serious on that.

**Clones85'** · 03-28-2010, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by clone34

I am suprised at all they hate for Calipari and Huggins. Memphis lost their wins because Rose didn't have a test score. Who cares about a test score? The NCAA has ripped Calipari for everything and has not gotten away with anything. I thought the ISU fanbase hated the ncaa for all the crap we have taken through the years. And we hate Huggy because his teams play hard, have jucos, the guy had a dui, and his teams win. Sounds eerily similar to a few past coaches we had here. I am stunned by the other post comparing Calipari to Mcdermott. How mcdermott got more than three votes makes me upset. I honestly do not know if ISU bball well be relevant again. dead serious on that.

If you think Calipari had nothing to do with that Rose issue than you are living under a rock. Check out his ties with World Wide Wes as well.

**clone34** · 03-28-2010, 09:49 AM

Who cares about a test score. I don't see his players running around rampant getting in trouble at all. They are kids that want to play ball for a fun energetic coach.

**Wesley** · 03-28-2010, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by Tornado man

Exactly. He's "been" to the Final Four. I saw him on TV with my own eyes...

We might see him in the crowd next week.

By the way, any tainted Wall rumors going to Kentucky instread oif UNC since he was from Raleigh?

**Wesley** · 03-28-2010, 09:56 AM

He makes Kelvin Sampson look good.

**Clones85'** · 03-28-2010, 09:58 AM

Originally Posted by clone34

Who cares about a test score?

Funny. That is the same attitude that Calipari has. In fact he feels so strongly about that ....that he doesn't make his kids go to class and take the tests. He says "we will get you through the first semester and than you can go to the NBA after that"

**cyclonenum1** · 03-28-2010, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by clone34

I am suprised at all they hate for Calipari and Huggins. Memphis lost their wins because Rose didn't have a test score. Who cares about a test score? The NCAA has ripped Calipari for everything and has not gotten away with anything. I thought the ISU fanbase hated the ncaa for all the crap we have taken through the years. And we hate Huggy because his teams play hard, have jucos, the guy had a dui, and his teams win. Sounds eerily similar to a few past coaches we had here. I am stunned by the other post comparing Calipari to Mcdermott. How mcdermott got more than three votes makes me upset. I honestly do not know if ISU bball well be relevant again. dead serious on that.

Great post.

You know a lot of the posts on this site lead me to believe that we have a significant portion of our fanbase that is best described as "poor losers". All of the hate directed towards a guy like Wesley Johnson and the animus for coaches like Calipari, Huggins, Martin, and Izzo.

Maybe some of you should try something other than bashing the success of others while excusing the failure within our own program.

**cyclonenum1** · 03-28-2010, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Clones85'

Funny. That is the same attitude that Calipari has. In fact he feels so strongly about that ....that he doesn't make his kids go to class and take the tests. He says "we will get you through the first semester and than you can go to the NBA after that"

I didn't realize you played under Calipari?

**Clones85'** · 03-28-2010, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Great post.

You know a lot of the posts on this site lead me to believe that we have a significant portion of our fanbase that is best described as "poor losers". All of the hate directed towards a guy like Wesley Johnson and the animus for coaches like Calipari, Huggins, Martin, and Izzo.

Maybe some of you should try something other than bashing the success of others while excusing the failure within our own program.

I don't hate Izzo. And I don't hate Huggins or Martin. They come off dirty but nothing concrete on them.

Calipari? When you have 2 final 4's vacated you shouldn't even be allowed to coach anymore. But he is so slippy and slimy that he leaves the school right as the NCAA hammer is coming down on them.

**Clones85'** · 03-28-2010, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

I didn't realize you played under Calipari?

Don't have to. Check out how many of his players graduate or even finish off the semester.

**sodakjoe** · 03-28-2010, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by cyclonenum1

Great post.

You know a lot of the posts on this site lead me to believe that we have a significant portion of our fanbase that is best described as "poor losers". All of the hate directed towards a guy like Wesley Johnson and the animus for coaches like Calipari, Huggins, Martin, and Izzo.

Maybe some of you should try something other than bashing the success of others while excusing the failure within our own program.

You're kidding right? NCAA violations that occurred while Calipari was coaching caused two different schools to vacate wins and you're defending him? Us thinking he's a slimy greaseball has nothing to do with being sore losers, it has to do with the fact that he's a slimy greaseball.

**heitclone** · 03-28-2010, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Tornado man

Just think you phrased your thread title wrong. We all know about the NCAA penalties and vacating.
BTW, Calipati's only problem this year was having to play a Big East team to get to the Final Four. The Big East rules.

Nah, his problem is that he had to play the one legit Big East team this year. The conference is the best top to bottom but their top teams weren't any better than the top teams in the big 10, 12, SEC etc... the tourney proved this.

**alarson** · 03-28-2010, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by heitclone

Nah, his problem is that he had to play the one legit Big East team this year. The conference is the best top to bottom but their top teams weren't any better than the top teams in the big 10, 12, SEC etc... the tourney proved this.

Yeah... its not like UK was really tested before this round. I mean, I laughed at the beginning of the game when they talked about kentucky dominating so far. They'd played a 16, a 9, and a 12 seed. Admittedly that 12 is probably a bit underrated, but still.

**Cydkar** · 03-28-2010, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by Clones85'

Nope. Calipari has never been to a final four. Not sure what you guys are talking about

Technically, he has. And so has 90% of every other coach in America.

**heitclone** · 03-28-2010, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by Clones85'

Don't have to. Check out how many of his players graduate or even finish off the semester.

I dont really ever see the big point of this. Brent Musberger (sp) has a great quote from Bob Huggins, something along the lines of "people don't go to college to get a degree they go to college to get a job". Thats all these guys offer, a chance to go to the NBA. No one in there right mind would go to college just for the heck of it, we go to make ourselves more marketable for the job market.