Semi-OT: Cal Goes off on Dan Patrick

[gwhuskyfan]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...alipari-dan-patrick-show-interview-platooning

The two got into it on platooning and it got pretty feisty at the end.

Patrick ended the interview early, telling Calipari "I've got other legends, I've got guys who won national championships" to attend to.

Calipari's response? "I don't know very many people who could stand you, that if you called, they'd come on.

 

[Jaker]

Dan Patrick is bigger than the squid.

 

[uconnfan68]

Dan Patrick is bigger than the squid.

Only in his own mind.

 

[gwhuskyfan]

My all time favorite had to be when Cal called into Francesa and pretended to be a caller after Mike said he wasn't a good Xs & Os coach

http://deadspin.com/john-calipari-called-into-mike-francesas-show-to-yell-a-1625101647

 

[Jaker]

Patrick should be commended for not slobbering over Calipari like the espn talkings heads are ordered too.

 

[James]

My all time favorite had to be when Cal called into Francesa and pretended to be a caller after Mike said he wasn't a good Xs & Os coach

http://deadspin.com/john-calipari-called-into-mike-francesas-show-to-yell-a-1625101647

this was/is incredible. i love how francesa has evolved into some caricature of himself now since mad dog left. Dont listen to him much anymore other than when i'm home and leave fox sports on as background noise

 

[Candyman]

Cal is right on this one. The platoon had nothing to do with why they lost to Wisconsin. They basically only went 7 deep in that game. Dakari and Lee combined for only 13 minutes. Ulis played 17 and Booker played 19.

They lost because Cal sucks as an X's and O's coach and always will.

 

[kcc1442]

Cal is a colossal d---- bag. Plain and simple. I'm not the biggest DP fan but he was legit asking basic questions, not trying to pigeon hole him or make a statement with his questions and Cal just decided to publicly show once again why he is one big time jerk. I mean was there really any point in calling out DP's playing career and telling him he sucked as a player? That was so irrelevant in the matters, its not even like DP said anything about his playing career. And Squid man, just dodges responsibility, always an excuse, always hides behind this mirage that he just loves his players so much and sometimes there is nothing that can be done, and they are all so talented and oh it was the platoon idea from the beginning of the year that screwed me not the thousands of decisions in the final four game that made that lost you that game. SO sick of his tired act. what a slime ball.

 

[Jaker]

Will be interesting to see how UK does in SEC this year, both LSU and Miss St will be pretty good.

 

[HooperScooper]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...alipari-dan-patrick-show-interview-platooning

“I don’t know. We didn’t go seven deep. We went ten deep and then we went nine deep,” Calipari said. “We almost won 40 games. And we were given a tough path in the NCAAs. Playing Notre Dame and Wisconsin, come on. Think about our path there.”

What a whiner. Someone want to tell him that you always have to beat really good teams to win the National Championship?

 

[jminziii]

Listen to the full segment for a gem by DP at the very end. Cal says "I said 'no' and now I'll say 'nein' how about that?" and DP responds with "Don't go nein(9)-deep next year, go 7-deep and maybe you'll win a championship."

 

[husky99]

UK fans say it's all a joke that their old friends

 

[jibsey]

I can't listen to Patrick's show. They try hard to be cool and funny and they are neither. Francesca is going off Fox TV as is Don Imus ( gone already). Mike is a great horse expert in his own mind because I guess he owned a horse once.

 

[Pudge]

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-ba...alipari-dan-patrick-show-interview-platooning

“I don’t know. We didn’t go seven deep. We went ten deep and then we went nine deep,” Calipari said. “We almost won 40 games. And we were given a tough path in the NCAAs. Playing Notre Dame and Wisconsin, come on. Think about our path there.”

What a whiner. Someone want to tell him that you always have to beat really good teams to win the National Championship?

So what is it?

Cuse fans and writer Mike Waters (of the Syracuse paper) said our path was fluky. Well ... we certainly had a tougher path than UK this year (St. Joseph's, Villanova, Iowa State, Michigan State, Florida, Kentucky in 2014 ... and in 2011); and they are willing to give us NO credit. Fluky.

or ... does this wunderbar team with immense depth get to say that they were GREAT but they had a fluky hard path.

This is the Sport. Go find another one if you don't like the penultimate Champion. You win 6 ... you are the best.

 

[amory]

there's something wrong with calipari. he tries to act like he doesn't care what anyone thinks, but he cares more than anyone what everyone thinks.

not winning a national championship last year absolutely tore him up.

 

[Fishy]

The headline didn't equal the payoff there.

That wasn't a testy exchange.

Calipari is a lot like Pitino - he has a script and a narrative and no matter what the question is, he's going to lay out the narrative.

 

[David 76]

Now that was some top of the line, sure fire double talk.

I will never platoon again.
It was totally logical, based on my lovin' on my kids, to platoon.
It messed them up but it didn't hurt them.
Cal doesn't have a center, a genuine no BS Cal. He is his obfuscations.

 

[dogpause]

Listening to that interview was like being forced to watch a Duke-Syracuse game. You hate them both and wish there was a way for both to lose.