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04-10-2014, 03:34 PM
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Calipari gets some of it right
Dead (no pun intended) on in comparing the NCAA to the crumbling Soviet Union. The NCAA is a zombie.
One of his reforms I partially agree with:
• If a coach leaves an institution, players should be able to transfer from that program without having to sit out a season"
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IMO kids should be allowed that only if the coach is fired or forced out without going directly to another job.
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...union-new-book
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04-10-2014, 04:15 PM
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Coaches have it made. Often times a highly touted recruit will follow them. We see it a lot. One of the other things that irks me is that a university has to commit to a coach (contractually), and it is difficult to get rid of them. However, a coach can bail on a university at pretty much any point without much repercussion at all.
I agree - if a coach leaves at their own free will, the LOI's hold true to the SCHOOL, not the coach.
Then again, if an athlete leaves, they have to sit a year. Why not make coaches that leave mid-contract take a year off, or at least provide a year's notice? Level the playing field a little.
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04-10-2014, 05:40 PM
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You can do that now. Just put it in the contract. You can also put language in the contract that specifies the penalties for leaving before the contract terminates. Not sure any coach would sign it, but you can try to do it.
For the most part, coaches who leave for another job are fulfilling the legal obligations under the contract. The schools have as much to do with the fact that the contract specifies the payouts if the coach is terminated before expiration, and that it ends up far more onsided.
I really don't have too many issues with Calipari other than the slight odor that's always been around his programs. That is more of a concern to me than the one and dones at Kentucky. It's not his rule that makes them go to school for just one year. If I were a big UK fan, I would wish he'd change his recruiting a little so that he always had a couple of three or four year players to complement the one and dones. I think they would be more successful and more consistent.
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04-10-2014, 06:20 PM
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Somewhat OT post.
I do notice a clear difference between UD's offense and other teams' offenses, such as UK.
UD has lot of ball movement, a lot of off the ball movement by the UD players, a lot of sharing of the ball, a lot of passing of the ball, a lot of screening, really work the ball around the court looking for the best shot, all 5 players are involved and moving, nobody on UD is just standing around watching the UD guy with the ball, and a lot of unselfishness with the ball.
Compare that to UK and Xavier's offense, which involves much more of players going 1 on 1, or 1 on 2, or 1 on 3, or 1 on 4, or 1 on 5 trying to break down the defense. There is more standing around and watching the guy with the ball. There is less ball movement, less passing, and less working the ball around the court for the best shot. But, there is on-the-ball screening going on. There is a greater reliance on individual talent/skill to break down the defense.
It is easier to defend against an offense that relies more on 1 on 1 offensive attacking vs. trying to defend 5 guys working the ball all around the court, even if the guy going 1 on 1 is a 5 star stud.
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04-11-2014, 08:56 AM
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Depends on what personnel you have, and their experience playing together. It would be very difficult for UK to run UD's offense just from lack of experience.
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04-11-2014, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by UDDoug
Depends on what personnel you have, and their experience playing together. It would be very difficult for UK to run UD's offense just from lack of experience.
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And perhaps more of a NBA (selfish) mindset in that level of player...
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