Calipari will retire before becoming "transactional"

[uconngb]

Calipari: Will retire before becoming 'transactional'

John Calipari has no plans to leave college basketball but said if he can no longer build relationships with players and do that job the way he wants, he'll exit the sport.

www.espn.com

This has to be one of the funniest, most hypocritical things I’ve ever read. Calipari INVENTED transactional basketball in college. Now that everyone else is allowed to do it LEGALLY he’s whining that it’s ruining the game and therefore he’s going to retire??,

How does he say this crap with a straight face???

And he actually compared himself to Jay Wright?? Holy god

 

[Mr. French]

I'd read that, but I hate Calipari and I don't want to.

I agree with you though.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

That’s like a Senator retiring because Washington got too “Political”.

 

[The Viking]

Thank god he has no plans to retire. How would any 5 star get into the NBA without Calipari's help? The league would shut down within 5-10 years.

 

[TheHorde]

Thank god he has no plans to retire. How would any 5 star get into the NBA without Calipari's help? The league would shut down within 5-10 years.

Underrated comment

 

[navery12]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

 

[Scot-e]

The less I know about “the slug” the better. I wish him a happy retirement.

 

[rrskyjf]

I would think some might like Calipari, he gave Uconn 2 of their titles, lol!

 

[Mr. French]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

What everyone is claiming is based on the actual headline. I don’t care about him or the article, and even more so if it’s the opposite of the headline. Who cares what he thinks. He’s a clown.

 

[CL82]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

Actually read the article? It it's like you don't know us at all.

 

[Lafayette]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

Shallow to say transactional means if you leave his U no return trip. That is like a hooker saying she’d retire hating transactions citing customers that leave

 

[uconngb]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

His exact quote was: “if I become transactional…..if I have to pay you to do this or that….then I’m not going to do this anymore”.

Um, that’s exactly what he was doing BEFORE it was legal. So now that everyone can do it, he’s trying to take some kind of high road???

And you don’t think that is the most hypocritical thing you’ve ever heard from the biggest con artist in MCBB of the last 30 years?? I guess your bar is pretty low.

 

[navery12]

His exact quote was: “if I become transactional…..if I have to pay you to do this or that….then I’m not going to do this anymore”.

Um, that’s exactly what he was doing BEFORE it was legal. So now that everyone can do it, he’s trying to take some kind of high road???

And you don’t think that is the most hypocritical thing you’ve ever heard from the biggest con artist in MCBB of the last 30 years?? I guess your bar is pretty low.

That's only half of the quote. So no, I did not find it hypocritical when also reading the first half of the quote about helping kids and families. His complaint was not about kids getting paid.

I don't find it particularly objectionable to say he's gonna retire when he stops connecting with kids and helping them transform their lives, and it becomes only about paying them

 

[uconngb]

That's only half of the quote. So no, I did not find it hypocritical when also reading the first half of the quote about helping kids and families. His complaint was not about kids getting paid.

I don't find it particularly objectionable to say he's gonna retire when he stops connecting with kids and helping them transform their lives, and it becomes only about paying them

Now THAT is laugh out loud funny. Helping families?? How, by babysitting kids for a year that were already NBA ready before he gave them a bag of cash to spend a year at Kentucky?? John Caliapari was, is and always will be about helping John Calipari. Can't believe you are actually falling for that garbage.

 

[Ha Who]

That's only half of the quote. So no, I did not find it hypocritical when also reading the first half of the quote about helping kids and families. His complaint was not about kids getting paid.

I don't find it particularly objectionable to say he's gonna retire when he stops connecting with kids and helping them transform their lives, and it becomes only about paying them

Do you mean the garbage about helping 25 to 30 families?

 

[Mr. French]

That's only half of the quote. So no, I did not find it hypocritical when also reading the first half of the quote about helping kids and families. His complaint was not about kids getting paid.

I don't find it particularly objectionable to say he's gonna retire when he stops connecting with kids and helping them transform their lives, and it becomes only about paying them

Why is it different than before? If a kid is good and he can help their life, what’s different now vs 5 years ago? I don’t get the point.

Whether it’s transactional or not, he can still help kids. If that’s all he cares about, helping kids, then giving them a mill to play college basketball for 4 months sounds good.

 

[navery12]

Why is it different than before? If a kid is good and he can help their life, what’s different now vs 5 years ago? I don’t get the point.

Whether it’s transactional or not, he can still help kids. If that’s all he cares about, helping kids, then giving them a mill to play college basketball for 4 months sounds good.

There is no difference now, he's not saying there's a difference now. He's saying he's going to keep coaching now because he feels he can continue to help kids. When he feels like he can no longer help them, he'll retire.

I know everyone here hates Calipari but nothing he said seems particularly noteworthy. Dan Hurley has also said he'll retire in a few years but for now he still feels like he can change lives in college basketball

 

[superjohn]

I know everyone loves to hate on Calipari but if you actually read the article he's saying the opposite of what everyone here is claiming. The quotes are really not that bad

It sure sounds like he's pretending he hasn't been paying players his entire career. Everything has always been transactional with him his entire career.

 

[navery12]

It sure sounds like he's pretending he hasn't been paying players his entire career. Everything has always been transactional with him his entire career.

Fair enough, I appear to be in the minority here. I just didn't read it as him denying it being transactional, just that he thinks he's helping them as well

 

[Mr. French]

There is no difference now, he's not saying there's a difference now. He's saying he's going to keep coaching now because he feels he can continue to help kids. When he feels like he can no longer help them, he'll retire.

I know everyone here hates Calipari but nothing he said seems particularly noteworthy. Dan Hurley has also said he'll retire in a few years but for now he still feels like he can change lives in college basketball

The reasons we all hate Cal are the reasons we take issue with him saying anything about how it’s changing.

I still don’t really get the point.

It’s not noteworthy for what was said, it’s noteworthy because of who said it.

 

[navery12]

The reasons we all hate Cal are the reasons we take issue with him saying anything about how it’s changing.

I still don’t really get the point.

It’s not noteworthy for what was said, it’s noteworthy because of who said it.

But that's why I'm saying, I didn't read what he said as a complaint about things changing. The point was specifically that he was NOT going to be a guy who quits because of guys being paid like they did because he can still affect his players' lives positively

 

[Mr. French]

But that's why I'm saying, I didn't read what he said as a complaint about things changing. The point was specifically that he was NOT going to be a guy who quits because of guys being paid like they did because he can still affect his players' lives positively

Why do you think he’s saying anything about it?

He’s talking about stuff being on the verge of changing and once it “officially” happens in his mind, he’ll stop.

He didn’t randomly think of a topic to bring up, he’s making a point to say “I’ve always been about helping kids and this new stuff is going to be harder to do that.”

 

[uconngb]

It sure sounds like he's pretending he hasn't been paying players his entire career. Everything has always been transactional with him his entire career.

BINGO

 

[uconngb]

Why do you think he’s saying anything about it?

He’s talking about stuff being on the verge of changing and once it “officially” happens in his mind, he’ll stop.

He didn’t randomly think of a topic to bring up, he’s making a point to say “I’ve always been about helping kids and this new stuff is going to be harder to do that.”

No, what he's really saying is "now that everyone can do it, I've lost my edge and I can't just buy every player I want. And if that's the case, then I'm getting out."

 

[Waquoit]

Reminds me of my favorite line from MASH:

Henry: "How come I don't trust you guys?"
Trapper: "Because we're not trustworthy"