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Message: [QUOTE="LStudfellow, post: 5238145, member: 5436"] The last 5 minutes and OT of that Arkansas-TTech game are exactly why most who understand basketball and are not Calipari sycophants say he is not a good in-game coach. Sure, he is fine (usually) when his team has the overwhelming talent advantage. But put him and his teams in a situation like last night when they had a 95% chance of winning when they went up 13 with 4:43 left and there they are, finding a way to lose. His teams consistently lack discipline, and that is one of the qualities you must have and instill into your teams to close out games. The commentators mentioned it several times during OT... During Tech's comeback Arkansas players threw up several "ill-advised 3-point shots" when all they needed was to work their offense to get higher-percentage shots AND work more time off the clock. Watching Calipari's teams play offense in high pressure situations often reminds me of watching Jim Boeheim's best Syracuse teams. Both of them allowed their teams to play a more free-wheeling, less disciplined style and it often comes back to bite Calipari as it did Boeheim. It is the biggest reason why Syracuse used to lose some really head-scratching games, including to us in the 1980's where we were obviously the less talented team on paper. And Calipari has a similar problem. Thankfully, neither one of them will ever be the coach of our Huskies. Sucks for Razorback fans though! [/QUOTE]