Calipari

[Inyatkin]

Hey remember when he came out with that "No NBA for me!" statement a while back and everyone was all "Why won't Ollie be like Calipari!!!"?
Sources: John Calipari, Cavs were in deep talks before coach signed extension with Kentucky

 

[CallMeBruce]

We'll never know how accurate that is, but this:

After reaching the NCAA championship game in April, Kentucky will return as a clear-cut No. 1 in the preseason college polls. Once the Harrison twins – Andrew and Aaron – made decisions to return to Kentucky as sophomores in late April, it became a more difficult proposition to lure Calipari out of his job, sources said. With the Harrison twins staying, Kentucky will return nearly 60 percent of its scoring – despite losing two projected lottery picks to the NBA draft in Julius Randle and James Young.

Around Calipari, there is a strong belief that he would've landed in Cleveland had those key players decided to turn professional this year.

rings very true to me.

 

[tcf15]

Another interesting nugget is that Calipari's new contract has no buyout whatsoever.

 

[dogpause]

Any coach can break a contract, IMO.

 

[James]

An nba franchise almost paid a failed nba coach 8.5 mill a year to not only coach, but be PRESIDENT?!?! smh.

 

[CallMeBruce]

An nba franchise almost paid a failed nba coach 8.5 mill a year to not only coach, but be PRESIDENT?!?! smh.

And it wasn't even the Knicks!

 

[aceboon]

I wonder how much they were willing to pay KO...

Marc Stein
@ESPNSteinLine
But Calipari, like Kevin Ollie before him, resisted Cavs' overtures. Billy Donovan & Tom Izzo, as they did w/Wolves, have also resisted Cavs

 

[uconnlife]

"I believe that I have the best job in the country. I'm not out there looking for another job. It's not what I want. Do I talk to NBA teams? I always do. I will talk to NBA teams based on the fact my players are trying to be drafted. But I'm not out looking for a job. I'm not encouraging anybody to call me. I don't need it to get a pay raise or any of that stuff. I'm good where I am."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...es-bill-self-john-calipari-contacted-nba-jobs

I would have felt bad for the Cavs had he signed with them, but i would have loved it for college basketball and enjoyed watching him fail in the NBA.

 

[CL82]

I wonder how much they were willing to pay KO...

Marc Stein
@ESPNSteinLine
But Calipari, like Kevin Ollie before him, resisted Cavs' overtures. Billy Donovan & Tom Izzo, as they did w/Wolves, have also resisted Cavs

Anyone else like that the Squid was the 'B' option to Ollie?

 

[uconnlife]

Today's action stars, they're not a team. They're in it for themselves. They may be A-Listers but they are not "The A-Team". - MR. T

 

[Huskyforlife]

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"I believe that I have the best job in the country. I'm not out there looking for another job. It's not what I want. Do I talk to NBA teams? I always do. I will talk to NBA teams based on the fact my players are trying to be drafted. But I'm not out looking for a job. I'm not encouraging anybody to call me. I don't need it to get a pay raise or any of that stuff. I'm good where I am."

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...es-bill-self-john-calipari-contacted-nba-jobs

I would have felt bad for the Cavs had he signed with them, but i would have loved it for college basketball and enjoyed watching him fail in the NBA.

that is gold