The play last night that showed me Calipari honestly can't coach well but he can recruit well

[Alsacs]

Coach Calipari showed me last night that his talent has to be ridiculously good to overcome his stupidity. Michigan State had the ball up 2 with 25 seconds left in the game when they called timeout. Their was 20 seconds on the shot clock. I don't understand how Calipari can expect his team to play defense there and not foul. 99 out of 100 coaches foul there because unlike in the NBA you can't make a defensive stop, grab the rebound, call a timeout and move the ball to the frontcourt. Instead, best case scenario his Kentucky team would have to make a defensive stop with between 6 or 7 seconds left down 2 and either put a shot up in transition or call timeout in the frontcourt with between 2 and 3 seconds at most and have a tough shot against a set Michigan State defense, and worse case scenario Michigan State burns all that clock and makes a contested shot or grabs an offensive rebound and scores, or you have to foul off that rebound and the game is over because all that time you let expire.

Not fouling down 2 with that time basically gave his team little to no chance to win. Somebody like Calipari should have 1 assistant coach who can help him in-game with stuff like this. There is no doubt Kentucky has a lot of talent this year. Julius Randle looks like a smarter version of Zack Randolph and I hope we don't see them before the Final Four.

 

[skurey]

It sadly isn't just Cal who does this. Basketball coaches should be extending the game a lot sooner than they actually do.

 

[sufandu]

I didn't see most of that game, but I honestly think it's a "it depends" situation. Had Kentucky been getting stops? Were they playing for a turnover? Was Mich St. hitting free throws? In a two point game if you've been getting stops and the other team has been lights out from the line maybe you don't foul. If Mich St. has been missing at the line, then yeah, put 'em on it and make them win it from there.

 

[Flacusian]

Alsacs, sssshhhhhh!. Don't give Cal any help. He must use the Obiwan Kenobi mind control thing when he has visits from recruits. They see him and then immediately say, "I'm selecting Kentucky as the school where I will bring my talents". I mean outside of Wiggins and Jabari Parker he pretty much picked the top 6 kids. Maybe he injects them with some kind of CIA double dark secret behavioral modification drug or he gets Marcus Camby to put them in some kind of a Vulcan death grip until they commit to KY.

I was interested to find out what methodology he utilized to get so many of the top recruits to commit. I have a friend who lives in Lexington who looked into it and he said that there is a substance that Cal utilizes to soften up any resistance the recruits may have to committing to Kentucky. It also makes them slip right into the Kentucky basketball philosophy. Apparently it's called KY jelly.

 

[Orangezoo]

Calipari loves to use pressure D and let his stars do what they do. The dribble drive has been really successful for him. The year they won it with Davis, the fact Davis could stay on the floor without foul trouble was key for them. Randle was in foul trouble last night as were a few other wildcats and you can see the difference it makes. Offensively UK will be solid all year. Defensively unless they are blocking shots they will struggle with the new rules.

 

[Garbs]

It sadly isn't just Cal who does this. Basketball coaches should be extending the game a lot sooner than they actually do.

yea I would say most coaches would have done the same thing

 

[HOFCeluck]

Don't let your hatred cloud your judgment. Cal is as good a coach as he is a massive d bag.

 

[sufandu]

Can I just ask, what is the "dribble drive?" Is there any other way to drive? And how is that an offensive design? I never heard of it before Cal coached at Memphis. I think it's a creative way of saying, "I depend on having a talented point guard that can create offense."

 

[tee1222]

Can I just ask, what is the "dribble drive?" Is there any other way to drive? And how is that an offensive design? I never heard of it before Cal coached at Memphis. I think it's a creative way of saying, "I depend on having a talented point guard that can create offense."

I use that phrase often, but you're right. Just a good handle, speed, and the talent to get into the lane and create your own.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Can I just ask, what is the "dribble drive?" Is there any other way to drive?

I drive a different way.

I get called for travelling, like, all the time though.

 

[CaptainJ]

This is a fairly decent ESPN article on why JC will be using the dribble drive offense more this year than any other since coming to Kentucky, and some of his variations on it. It also makes brief mention of the coach who developed it(Vance Walberg), and has links for anyone who wants to read about the actual system. http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/89601/soc-back-to-the-dribble-drive

Myself, I sometimes have to be careful not to dribble while watching a good drive

 

[Alsacs]

In college basketball you should only play defense if their between 6 and 10 seconds different from the shot clock. Michigan State wasn't exactly killing it from the FT line and by playing straight defense with a 5 second difference Cal basically gave his team less than a 10% chance to win. I would have fouled with 20 seconds left down 2 forced Michigan State to make 2 FTs then at worst you down 4 and can extend the game. If college basketball allowed you call TO and move the ball to the front court a la the NBA then the decision is different but it just amazes me how dumb some coaches can behave.

 

[two3zone]

In college basketball you should only play defense if their between 6 and 10 seconds different from the shot clock. Michigan State wasn't exactly killing it from the FT line and by playing straight defense with a 5 second difference Cal basically gave his team less than a 10% chance to win. I would have fouled with 20 seconds left down 2 forced Michigan State to make 2 FTs then at worst you down 4 and can extend the game. If college basketball allowed you call TO and move the ball to the front court a la the NBA then the decision is different but it just amazes me how dumb some coaches can behave.

I'm 50/50 on this, I agree with you about extending the game and if I didn't have faith in my defense. I think it also depends on how my teams playing at the end of the game.



On the other hand, MSU wasn't missing any free throws this game and Kentucky wasn't making any. Making a stop, causing a turnover, or a possible unforced turnover gives them the ball down by only 2. There might have only been a few seconds on the clock, but if you believe in your offense that's plenty of time.


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[Knicks411]

Wonder if JB has ever done this...