Open Thread: John Calipari News Conference @ 10:30
by Glenn Logan on May 13, 2009 9:18 AM EDT
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Coach Calipari is scheduled to have a news conference today at 10:30. You can watch it at this link, and John Clay will be liveblogging it as well [via Straitpinkie].
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Presumably to talk about getting Patterson back
I always enjoy Cal’s pressers. He could be talking about selecting a new paint scheme for the house and I would tune in.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Quote of the Day
“Lance Stephenson is like a supermodel with herpes”
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/story/11735696/rss
I’m with you chirop1. I seriously doubt there will be any revelations but I rescheduled a phone conference so I can see it live. I love anything that reminds me that he’s our coach.
by from_left_to_right_on_your_radio_dial on May 13, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions
me too
We drove by his house Saturday, and I didn’t notice a dead tree. They removed on Sunday? A big deal evidently. A beautiful house though……..
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Sounds like Cal is just taking questions. No new news (is that redundant?)
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Said Bledsoe just gets the DDO, and plays much bigger than his 6'1" size.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Says Patterson is really fast.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Says he shoots, handles the ball, and passes better than he thought.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
He's trying to temper expectations.
Pointed out that half the team will be new players, and the other half have never played this style.
Called out Dick Vitale.
Said he expects in November and December that “balls will be flying everywhere” and people will be wondering what UK is doing.
By January, he expects it will imrpove. By February, he expects breakout games and the team playing well.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Said Miller and Harrelson are playing well.
Perry Stevenson has done some things that made the whole practive and everyone clap for him.
Liggins and Galloway playing very out of control.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Says Galloway and Liggins have the mentality that he wants, but not playing that way yet.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
His focus will be on
10, 11, or 12 players that will play.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Said Orton will be terrific.
Can play inside and outside, and is a terrific passer. He can player bigger and smaller than his size.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
He may play the DDo at times
like Doc Rivers has with the Celtics, i.e., portions of the DDO where two true big guys are on the floor together.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Wishes the were no recruiting allowed during the summer.
He’s not a fan of the summer circuits.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Haha.
Said one coach, who he won’t mention, won’t do the summer recruiting circuit. He just calls the recruit, tells him he was there, and liked how he played. Said that with 150 coaches in attendance, the kid has no idea who is actually there.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
His Twitter went up 4000 last night.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Twitter up 4000 in a night?
Did anyone hear the answer as to WHY it went up this much? Someone in the audience answered but I couldn’t hear it.
Eric Linsey had this on UKAA
about the Twiiter followers,
Touched on his Twitter account a little bit. He wondered why his Twitter account shot up by about 4,000 fans overnight. He was informed there was a national article about him being on Twitter. He then brought up that UK is going to have a personal "Web page to end all Web pages." He said it will be out in about two weeks. He said the greatest thing about the page his Twitter account, open practices, etc., is it will be all him, no filters.
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
He said it could be up in a couple of weeks
videos and pictures and cool stuff. It should be nice…..
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Would like to have open practices
but knows there would be over 9000 show up!! I think he has figured us out,
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I think he just said he'd like to do
Midnight Madness at Commonwealth Stadium, have Ashley Judd, have Justin Timberlake.
Doesn’t like all the raps and stuff.
Too weather dependent, though, so he’s trying to figure it out.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Doesn't think Commonweatlh is doable
for Midnight Madness.
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Can you imagine 75000 people
at Big Blue Madness???………celebrities, former players…..it will be the event (non-game) of the year for the university….for the state even!!!
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Just gave a nice explanation of the RPI, and how he does it.
Says not to worry about your opponent’s RPI, only how many games they’ve won (50% of RPI). Doesn’t care who the opponents are or what conference, he just tries to schedule against teams that will won 20 or 21 games, even if they’re MAC or whatever teams.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
May try to schedule a game in Nashville as a neutral site.
He really likes neutral site games. Likes to split tickets.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Thinks that if Patterson does what he expects he will this season,
his second NBA contract will be WAY bigger than what it would have been had he left this season.
Reiterated the importance of the second contract—the first is what it is, said Patterson basically left $800K on the table by not going this season, but will MORE than make that up in how much larger his second NBA contract will likely be.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
He will play almost solely
man-to-man defense. He will play a little zone, but not much, and rarely.
He said he is ready for criticisms for that, but it won’t change.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Women's clinic on DDMO
before the men. Wants the women to know if first. Smart guy, IMO
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Going to China, will be doing clinics
and trying to work on relations with Chinese basketball and government.
Said more than 1000 7 feet tall basketball players in China.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
This thing with China is
a LOT bigger than anyone realizes…if he becomes America’s ambassador to Chinese college basketball players, there is no end to the potential that represents for athletes as well as marketing and name brand recognition
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1000 7 footers
I remember this same claim being made when Yao came to the NBA. Has there ever been any evidence to suggest that it’s true?
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
That's the general reasoning I've heard
Statistical suppositions are one thing, but they need some empirical evidence to support them. The few times I’ve seen such things, they’ve been based on an American population and simply transferred to China, never based on a sample of actual Chinese.
I like important stuff just as much as the next guy, but please, for a little while, deliver us from meaning, baseball. That's your greatest glory, and we thank you for it very, very much. -- Craig Calcaterra
Chinese from the mountainous and northern regions
are more commonly taller than those elsewhere. I was in Japan and experienced this phenonmenon there. My folks went to China,( not to research this topic obviously :> ) and reported that this was true there as well.
Now, populations in mountainous and regions vs elsewhere I don’t have the foggiest, so the numbers could be skewed a bit there. But I would wager my year’s meager salary that you could find 1000 7 footers EASILY in ALL OF CHINA! Now, whether or not they wanted to play basketball remains to be seen. I imagine the idea of millions of yen for their family might give them a second thought on it though.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
Thank you WW
Not good with my world currency. :)
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
He wants the NCAA tournament to be broadcast in China.
Said that when Kansas played Memphis for the NCAA title 2 years ago, 5 million people around the world watched it (not broacast in China).
When they played the Chinese national team in China (without Yao or the Chinese dude from Milwaukee), 10 million Chinese people watched. Said that had Yao, he was told more than 100 million people would have watched.
Chinese are VERY interested in basketball.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Says that NBA does not look at
overall stats. They look at stats/minute.
Referring to the fact that if Jodie returns, he would play less minutes, but he would score along similar lines on less shots and would be more efficient. This increases his NBA stock.
The same is likely for Patterson. Stats/minute should go up.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Sure sounds like Jodie
will be here. Sounds that way, my opinion though
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
You have that one right a2
they want him to get the whole feel of the draft, but I am more convinced than ever now that Jodie is coming back
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SI Jodie quote.......
“I love playing at Kentucky,” Jodie said, “If this doesn’t work out, I have no problem coming back. … and if I’m in the second round, it’ll be a no-brainer to go back.”
I don’t think there’s any way Jodie will go in the first round so it sounds to me like he’ll be back.
it will be something to behold if he is back
and I will be greedy again here….I would love to see Wall feeding him…..and Coach is still feeling like he may get the kid….you could see it in his eyes when he talked about him
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Wants to have a fantasy camp
for people 35 and older to play with former players.
Listed Tayshaun and Nazr as potential participants.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
He's slick slick slick. That's for sure.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
But,
that is a good thing? Right? Don’t make me worry now…lol
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
No, I guess maybe I should have said "smooth."
He’s just good with the media.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
I swear he is the best I have ever seen on the mike
I thought Pitino was, but Calipari doesnt have that hard edge that Pitino did when he talked…Pitino could almost be confrontational while he was patting you on the back…..Calipari just keeps talking and it comes out like melted butter on a baked potato
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Pitino was cool
when he was here!!!……lol….actually Pitino was the first really “slick” guy we had seen on TV or heard on the radio. Coach Rupp said whatever he dang well pleased, Hall was really quiet, and Sutton was, well……Sutton. Tubby was not a salesman, per se, and BCG was none of the above when it came to dealing with the media. So Rick is really all we have had to compare him to here.
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I love his sense of humor
and I think he gets this. He really understands KY traditions……
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
he was asked
about the eligibility of some, is all I heard
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I think he was responding to a question about incoming players.
He said that since most high schools haven’t finished yet, they haven’t graduated, their grades, etc. arent’ submitted, so NO freshman have qualified yet.
He said he expects all will.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Cal said that NCAA is going to give
him an extra 5 scholly’s cause he’s so cool.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
if congress can solve the BCS problem
then let them solve the scholly problem!!!!
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
That's just it
congress CANT solve it…..because no one wants the solution…..they cant figure out how to make any money off of it!!
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Can you see a steady flow of Chinese
players looking here first…..the Cats traveling to China every other year or so to play the Chinses national team?? All of the exposure that would get us?….
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Very Interactive, Video And Polls
Updated daily, will take him about 5 minutes a day, site will have content administrator, up in a couple of weeks. Twitter takes 4 minutes/day, nearing 25,000 followers. Emphasized (impossible to overemphasize IMO) the multitude of communication channels available to young people today.
by Wild Weasel on May 13, 2009 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions
The Chinese might like cats
for somethingother than to eat!
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
Calipari = Obama
The story goes that after the Senator from Illinois gave his first speech on the Senate floor Harry Reid came up to him and marveled at the initial presentation and Obama replied, “Harry, I have a gift”. Is there any doubt that he does? And is there any doubt that Calipari is similarly blessed. They both have the unique ability to couch their views in terms that relate to their audience at the time: voters and fans, members of Congress and recruits, opponents and, well, opponents, and, most important, the supposedly skeptical, cynical media. Both men are marvelously and beneficently — one would hope — manipulative. Let’s hope for the nations’ — Big Blue and Red, White and Blue — sake their motives are pure.
Calipari does NOT equal Obama
Calipari has actually done more in his life than make pretty speeches and as for the media being skeptical or cynical about Obama…I’ve not seen it yet from the old media.
by NKYMO on May 13, 2009 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
agree with NKYMO
Best leave politics out of this
by BleedinUKBlue on May 13, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
funny how you both said to leave politics out of it
while nkymo made an obvious political statement.
What do you mean, "blank slate"?
I agree
Leave the politics out of it, because regardless of waht you see on MSNBC everyone does not love Obama.
Envy our past......Fear our future
Not Political, But Communicative
Not meant to be a comparison of persons or policies but rather the quite similar communicative abilities of two individuals currently in the media spotlight. I could have chosen a conveyor of thoughts from another field I suppose but in reality one would be hard pressed to find a more comparative couple.
Not really.
There are tons of people who communicate really well, Rick Pitino being a perfect and much more apt example. There are tons of references from pop culture and from history that would not provoke a partisan response.
Whenever you compare coaches or sports teams to recent politicians, you invite a political response. This is just a classic example of why politics is not allowed here — it divides people who would otherwise be on the same side. That’s why political references should be avoided.
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
I have never seen
Coach Cal rely on a teleprompter using the words of others. Cal is a much better communicator. Not even close. Clinton was a far better communicator than O.
I heard the same comparisons with
Pitino and Clinton when he was here….its not about the politics….its about the “presence” of the man. Like their party, their politics or not, ALL of the men we are talking about have a “presence” that makes them easy to listen to and gives the sound of being sincere when they talk. It is a “gift” as Obama put it, because they can talk to 1 person or 100 million and still sound the same way. Obama even made a joke about it at the White House press corps dinner……said he would speak “off the cuff” and then teleprompters rise from the stage…..Kennedy had the same ability….so did Roosevelt….Kissinger….John Wayne…..you "want " to believe what they are saying
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Thats 2 things we can all agree on......this just gets better and better!!!!
Remember, we're having fun now!!!
If Richie Farmer can be commisioner of agriculture...
Cal can be governor.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
Lord, please let the rain slow down
so Coach doesn’t think he is in Seattle. Just some KY blue skies…
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
and I am sorry, I forgot to add
so our neighbors won’t lose any more homes.. I was probably a little excited…. Amen
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I am sure Tru will link it,
Did you see on the page of the live thread at Kentucky Sports, the article that John Wall most likely won’t even sign a LOI ?
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Good
I wouldn’t sign one either if I were him. A school would hold a scholly until Aug 1 if he wanted them to.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
said it would give Wall
ALL the leverage. Does he really need it? This isn’t the NBA, yet..
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
i just feel the NLOI program needs to be
updated. It WAS a good idea but it needs to be brought into the 21st century. As such, I support Wall and any other kid NOT signing it.
It has nothing to do with this kid personally.
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
Yes,
I understand the “why not to”. Absolutely. But I really think he is hoping that Roy will change his mind. Although Clifton and Roy cannot stand each other. But John Wall has always dreamed of being a Tar Heel.
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
cool
let him dream. everyone has a dream. mine was to sleep with as many women as physically possible but i got married. :(
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
We will be like every other school in this deal
we will wait until the day the kid decides, no matter what it may be. We have our backup solution, and another piece to the puzzle will be added in a few days, so then the kid can make up his mind. After that we will see just how diplomatic Coach can be, cause then it will be time to unload the “dead weight” and yes I know that sounds ugly, its just an expression
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"dead weight" =
emotional trigger
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
or in our case
A school would hold a scholly until Aug 1 if he wanted them to.
or “encourage” another kid to leave to make room, as we currently have -3 schollys to hold.
what is a number?
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
I didn't hear this...
I found it on John Clay’s live blog of the presser. There is a link from Tru
On the expectations of the fan base, "It’s not time yet, but we’ll calm them down."
He is not helping now…lol
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I want someone who understands this better to tell me
why do the people on John Wall’s “camp” feel like they will lose control if he is at Kentucky?? Everyone on the web keeps saying his “camp” doesnt want to give up control….and that is why Miami is still in the mix….
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Exactly
I would think that “control” would be more lost at Miami than UK.
It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
by kentuckygirl0724 on May 13, 2009 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Miami
his camp could control the coach and playing situation at Miami. It’s not about his nightlife. The simple fact is at Miami he would be a big fish in a little pond and could dictate more terms to the coach.
At UK he would be a big fish in a big bond with lot’s of other big fish. If Cal disagrees with him and Wall doesnt tow the line Cal just inserts his other 5 star point guard.
DEEETROIT BASKETBALLL!!!
Thank you....after reading it it seems simple
maybe that’s why I didnt get it….too many conspiracy theories
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WHO WON THE JERSEYS?????
He didnt tell who won the LeBron signed jerseys…..!!!!
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Jerseys
He told that on his twitter page.
It is not worth an intelligent man’s time to be in the majority. By definition, there are already enough people to do that.
by kentuckygirl0724 on May 13, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Winners
Here are the Lebron Witness tshirt winners: Followers #54-Louise Saylor, #1988-Richard Hurt and #20023-Matt Powell. All great numbers for UK
I think this is about the scholarships,
maybe.
"There are some guys we’ll sit down and talk to. But I haven’t sat down with any of the players that way," when asked if he knew anything about guys who might leave.
I think no one knows right now..
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Coach Calipari
Sure makes me believe he gets our deep tradition,
Scott Padgett and Tony Delk will be "coaches-in-training." Calipari said they will be part of the family. They will be watching what they’re doing, involved in camps and clinics, and basically be learning. He said if they do a really good job and one of his assistant coaches gets a job, then he’ll hire them full time.
Repeat…..We love Calipari here….
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
I guess I missed this too, this is nice...
Says Wayne Turner and Ron Mercer want to come back and get their degrees.
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
What Alum age 30-50
Wouldnt love to be part of a fantasy camp with these guys?
I wonder if one has to have all functioning body parts to participate of if he can still attend if he has limitations.
I thought he said,
having Dan Issel and Pat Riley as coaches, is what he would like to do..
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Heh.
Count me in. My knees might not hold me through one day, but I could just mainline some ibuprofen or something.
I’d love to get a chance to play in something like that. It might cripple me for a month, but it would be worth it. :-)
A Sea of Blue -- Kentucky Sports for the Discerning Fan
Get a few more years under your belt.
Whippersnapper.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
you cant tell these kids anything chirop
I am checking into intravenous advil, tylenol, and muscle relaxers as we speak. By the way, can you buy a UK replica uniform in 3X??
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Your days are past gramps.
UK basketball belongs to those of us on the verge of our mid-life crisis!!!!
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
You are officially
the first person to refer to me as “gramps”. Uh, thanks.
Does this mean I can’t chase girls (women) anymore?
Lol
Hoboat you can officially chase women still unless you are married. Most women love older guys even today. I know I did back in the mid 70’s as a younger woman and I would daresay there are many women out there who would be attracted to older men.
Don’t feel bad about the gramps issue. I have been a grandma since my 40’s and I love it!
Don't remember my 20s,
I married after 35 (first one) and had kids after 40 so I’m running a little late.
Hugh was chasing women
until the day he died, why can’t you?
I want to die while asleep like my grandfather,
not screaming in terror like the passengers in his car.
That is a very good reason.....
I did get a good laugh out of that. :-)
Blue, there is no other color to Bleed !!!
Bluegrass State Basketball has this from an article
at Bluegrasshoopster showing this as the probable roster for next season
The predicted roster now:
Perry Stevenson
Ramon Harris
Kevin Galloway
Mark Krebs-Walk On
Dwight Perry-Walk On
Jodie Meeks
Patrick Patterson
Matt Pilgrim
Darius Miller
Demarcus Cousins
Jon Hood
Daniel Orton
Eric Bledsoe
Darnell Dodson
John Wall (Probable)
An amazing transformation from a year ago, I admit……I would not want to be the coach trying to develop a defense against that squad…..
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Well, I'm not SO sure I agree.
Today Calipari commented on being very impressed with Harrelson, but made NO mention of Pilgrim. At this point, I think I’d more expect to see Pilgrim leave, along with Liggins and maybe Galloway.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
--O.W.
Liggins.....
Is he out? I may have missed it if he is…
According to everyone I have seen
making a prediction about DeAndre, the consensus is that he will have to go if Meeks comes back and Wall comes.Coach hinted to he and Galloway having some problems in practice….others have hinted at him having acedemic problems, but no one has shown any proof of anything yet.
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That list is just speculation
Probably pretty accurate speculation, but speculation nonetheless.
Of course its difficult, its a shortcut... if it was easy it'd just be "the way."
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