If a head coach at Louisville, Tennessee or Indiana said that the NBA draft was the greatest day in their program's history, their goal was to get 8 players drafted not to win the title after a final four loss and that if they won the title in a year where nobody got drafted they would consider that year to be a failure, the UK fanbase would be united in mocking said coach for years. When somebody shows you who they are, believe them. This team was never built for March, they were built for June. Because that's all Cal will ever care about.

@brucesmith1544

2 ай бұрын

He said as much in the post game

@genegilliam3346

2 ай бұрын

It all starts with the AD.

@jrn2121

2 ай бұрын

Bingo. He’s a charlatan. All his bullshit about the draft being the most important thing insulates him when they lose. That’s his spin.

@L-hk7nq

2 ай бұрын

@@brucesmith1544 as well as "the SEC tournament doesn't matter" as he literally stated

@haydenjones6901

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for saying this. As a Louisville fan, I’m so sick of getting constant shit from Kentucky fans. I don’t even fight it anymore because I’m so tired of delusional fans thinking they’ve got it better. I feel bad for the state of BOTH our programs. I miss the days where the trash talk was warranted. Now neither program has any bragging rights and it’s totally sad.

If it’s any consolation, you guys do a great job. Not easy to find words after a loss like this but I think you guys summarized it well. Keep up the good work. Hope that whatever happens, it doesn’t feel like this did

No real Kentucky fan is at all surprised by another first round loss with all this talent. Cal is gonna Cal until we buy him out. I’m glad we flopped to Oakland instead of scraping by with smoke and mirrors and losing in the 3rd round and Cal being able to make excuses why things will be different next year. SCRAM!!!!! 🐍🐍

@ebhsports6251

2 ай бұрын

I knew they would fall in the first round of the NCAA when they lost in the first game of SEC tournament . Cal can't get a team prepared to play against a hungry team that wants to WIN ! He doesn't get them mentally prepared to play winning basketball.

@StariYTube1

2 ай бұрын

GET HIM OUTTTA THERE. ALWAYS EVERY YEAR. NO TIMEOUT IN LAST 3 MINS

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

It’s kind of crazy to hear a UK fan claim they’re “ glad we flopped out”. Was you pulling for the win at all?

@AmySloan-yb6qk

2 ай бұрын

I mean most of these SEC teams fell but this one and Auburn were shockers. I mean I know some people thought Kentucky could sell again but we have to be real.

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

@@AmySloan-yb6qk I had hopes for at least an elite eight run but I couldn’t imagine actually being okay with UK losing just because my pride would get hurt because I hate Cal so much. That’s the biggest problem with our fanbase right now. The fans that hate Cal so much are forgetting to support these young men. It’s ridiculous

Thanks a lot Kentucky. After you beat us in Knoxville, I was like oh man if Dillingham and Sheppard shoot like that UK is elite 8 or maybe even final four. Sheesh

We should have 4 or 5 titles since 2010. I can’t think of any coach that has done less with more.

@austinhowser7838

2 ай бұрын

I can of only 1-2 coaches who could accomplish that. Coach K and Roy Williams. Calipari is a top 5 coach in the sport since 2010.

@jadcock1023

2 ай бұрын

He needs to go I agree

@leetletortuga5397

2 ай бұрын

Fire cal….thanks for the 2010-2015 vibes but he’s old now and it’s time for someone younger to coach UK

@martinward3084

2 ай бұрын

@@austinhowser7838fucking ridiculous. Roy has 3 chips a ton of final fours. K has 5 chips and who knows how many final fours. Don’t come at us because you guys suck whole sell ass

@petersd314

2 ай бұрын

​@@austinhowser7838😂😂😂😂😂 you're a short bus guy, I can tell😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

They look to me like they were playing not to get hurt before the NBA draft!! If that’s the case, as long as Calipari is there, it will always be this!!!

@doc8013

2 ай бұрын

C'mon man, it didn't look like that at all.

@armathis2647

2 ай бұрын

Yea that’s a good point actually. You can tell the Oakland team was playing their hearts out. Kentucky young players were sleeping walking through this game.

@kalyncredle2924

2 ай бұрын

That’s patently ridiculous

@MGnKntkY

2 ай бұрын

I understand being upset. I am too. But this is a stupid comment.

If Cal really cared about the program, he’d step down immediately. He’s made enough money and put enough players in the league. Just get out and retire

@Yimvision

2 ай бұрын

LOL. No thanks. Like any human, he'll take the $33 million and root for them later.

We are no longer a blue blood we are a joke. Teams look forward to playing us because they know they can beat us.

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Auburn lost first round, you feel the same about Bruce Pearl?

@timlanham3405

2 ай бұрын

@@triptolomios we aren’t Auburn.

They played a 1 3 1 zone against us which a high school coach could make in game adjustments. This was embarrassing and I so tired of hearing everyone laugh at our program. I’ve been a Cats fan for over 40 years and this is heart breaking. As far as I’m concerned the basketball season is over bc I really don’t care bc my cats are home getting ready for the draft. Sucks to be a Kentucky fan. We are not the powerhouse of past! Gold standard my ass!!!

@doc8013

2 ай бұрын

Just because you run a zone doesn't mean it's easier to make adjustments. A zone defense can be just as effective and potent--if you run it right--as a man-to-man defense. Not saying Cal shouldn't have been able to adjust, just saying good zone defenses can be wicked.

@michaeltb6276

2 ай бұрын

Could a high school coach get Edwards to make a layup and a dunk?

@rawdoggrankins6194

2 ай бұрын

That’s also how WV beat the John Wall team.

@StariYTube1

2 ай бұрын

GET HIM OUTTTA THERE. ALWAYS EVERY YEAR. NO TIMEOUT IN LAST 3 MINS

@martinward3084

2 ай бұрын

@@doc8013this is true. I’m a big UNC fan I used to dread the 2 Syracuse games. You just don’t see it enough and a team throws it on there usually to make up for physical shortcomings which is just what we saw.

Reed was the only one that seemed disappointed in himself the rest of the guys seemed like they were ready to go the league and not care about this program

@shalom8858

2 ай бұрын

It’s hard to care when they are already rich with NIL money. Time to focus on what matters under Cal, video games and draft prep.

@TheGerould

2 ай бұрын

I'd take a 3 star who has dreamed about playing for UK since he was a kid over a 5 star who plays one season and never looks back any day of the week.

@nickphelps3140

2 ай бұрын

Naw DJ looked upset!

@hdhxhebdh

2 ай бұрын

💯%. True and Reeves was trying !

@mikelike4584

2 ай бұрын

This is what you get when ur a nba farm team y’all praised this for years you made ur bed now

Reed, looked like he never played before. 🤷🏼‍♂️💭

@slocumb1270

2 ай бұрын

Kentucky's three bigs looked like that the whole season.

@Don-md6wn

2 ай бұрын

The pressure of not only being 18 years old but a Kentucky legacy was clearly too much for him. I don't think anybody could have anticipated it based on how he played all season, but Cal should have seen it and had him on the bench down the stretch. He killed them with the rushed shot and terrible turnover in the last 2 minutes. It's not unprecedented. Brandon Miller was great for Alabama as a freshman last season and then was terrible in the tournament.

@slocumb1270

2 ай бұрын

@@Don-md6wn 19 y/o

@theblakex

2 ай бұрын

He looked like he had never played in the NCAA tournament before...

@ripwatts373

2 ай бұрын

He had to play defense off the ball quite a bit with all the screening... Lmao 🤣😂🤣 they ran 3 different screens whenever he was on the court... He's a better on ball defender...

Built for March… ing back to Lexington barefoot I hope. Despicable 😠

@afbocc

2 ай бұрын

Brilliant!!!

@tanasispring7810

2 ай бұрын

Nope he has them alligator Armani slippers

Love you guys. Your comments after this game brought sincere tears to my eyes. Yes, we BBN are hurting. How many times can we give our players to a “coach” who continues to crush our spirits by losing to lesser opponents? This marriage has gone on long enough now that we have to realize we are being taken for a ride.

Cal, has an answer for everything. He blamed it on them being freshman again. After all the games they played? I’m done with one and done and Cal never winning with all the talent that we have year in and year out. It’s ridiculous! 🏀

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Auburn lost first round, you feel the same about Bruce Pearl?

The facial expressions of Tyler and Steven to start the video are amazing. It's peak disappointment and frustration without using any words!

Instead of bringing in so many five stars one and done’s, How about recruiting some 3 stars!! We need some solid four-year players.

@prestochange-oh9243

2 ай бұрын

Do you feel like cal could do better with three stars? I do not.

@bobbyosborne2375

2 ай бұрын

And that's impossible these days. The transfer portal has pretty much insured that.

@traviscull9247

2 ай бұрын

Doesn’t matter if he doesn’t have that once in a generation type player he is not winning anything! He can’t coach!

@JackBasketBall30

2 ай бұрын

They won’t do that they fired tubby smith because he didn’t get five star players

@GraceEvans-us7uy

2 ай бұрын

This is such a coincidence. I once taught school. Earlier today I shared with friend that its a shame kids play a year of college, then head to NBA. Then I watched the last of the Oakland-UK game today. And UK lost. I’ve not yet visited KY. But I did watch the camera close ups of many UK fans, your despair was palpable. I felt what you felt. I suggest something to lift your spirits. Buy the movie ‘My Many Sons’ about late winning BB coach Don Meyer.

The Miss State game when Rod rolled his eyes at Calipari, I knew we had a problem.

@theblakex

2 ай бұрын

Who is Rod?

@martinward3084

2 ай бұрын

Rod Strickland been gone hasn’t he? I’m not sure who rod is either

It's hard for me to put into words the way I feel right now. Some combination of sad, angry, frustrated, and gutted. My entire life, March Madness, and this first weekend in particular, has been one of my favorite weeks of the year. The fact that it has now been FIVE entire years without being able to even enjoy the whole first two rounds is utterly depressing. Any hyper successful person on this planet will tell you that to be the best, you have to do the little things at high level. I am thankful for the memories that Cal has given me, but at this point its clear he isn't willing to do the work it requires to be the best. The University of Kentucky deserves better, local businesses deserve better, and the fans deserve better.

@bshayc79

2 ай бұрын

Yep. All of that.

I'm not in the least bit surprised. The D has been the elephant in thebroom all year. There was ZERO, let me repeat, ZERO improvement throughout the year on screen defense. That shitty team got whatever they wanted.

@mr.sensible5134

2 ай бұрын

Room not broom

Barnhart needs to go also. The sports program as a whole sucks. Football is going to win maybe 5 games and basketball is a complete joke!

Empty seats in Rupp arena would wake Barnfart up.

@22trem

2 ай бұрын

Never happen. UK fans come back no matter what.

@popcornjoe3752

2 ай бұрын

They keep buying cals bs

@starchief5

2 ай бұрын

We will be convinced by October that these hew guys are really going to win it all - just like we always do.

@StariYTube1

2 ай бұрын

#BOYCOTCATS

@tanasispring7810

2 ай бұрын

Koolaid drinkers

Playing from behind is an utterly stupid plan. Cal knew that but went with the starting 5 that would guarantee it as usual. He intended to lose and it worked.

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

You think he lost on purpose? Honest question

@brandondanner6404

2 ай бұрын

​@@dannymitsch8427 feels like it. 33 million buy out he will cash a dubble paycheck for 4 years

@ebhsports6251

2 ай бұрын

When he took Edwards out immediately after he made the layup and 1 . I thought Calipari wanted to lose. I think he has better things to do than coach in the NCAA tournament.

@austinhowser7838

2 ай бұрын

@@ebhsports6251are you inbred?

@ImMe20127

2 ай бұрын

We didn’t start behind this game, probably because that gohlke kid started on the bench

It was obvious from tip that the freshman were scared shitless. Feel bad for Trey and Antonio, who were the only two players that played well. I love Cal to death, he had a great run up until Covid, really sucks to see his tenure end like this.

@frankieZ98

2 ай бұрын

Antonio threw a cross court pass down one point that was intercepted?

@QuickSportsClips-ml9xl

2 ай бұрын

@@frankieZ98nobody is going to play a perfect game. He played well and if the other players played well too, we would’ve won.

@emilykennedy5303

2 ай бұрын

@@frankieZ98he also had 27 points

@MGnKntkY

2 ай бұрын

Who said his tenure is going to end? He'll probably make us deal with this BS for another 2-3 years. Hope not.

@MGnKntkY

2 ай бұрын

​@@frankieZ98If you want to talk about players throwing terrible passes, Reed Sheppard has been doing it all season.

Cal has to go! One tournament win In the last four years ,three losses in a row at Rupp. Losing the first game in the SEC tournament. If anyone performed this way at their job with great resources they Would be Out of work! You can say look at all the great memories Yeah maybe Look at the national championship he won Yup maybe but The Failures Lately Are out weighing those memories by far.

@popcornjoe3752

2 ай бұрын

He only won that championship because he had Anthony Davis

"this is not Kentucky basketball" is exactly right

@dodgeram5098

2 ай бұрын

Sadly it’s become Kentucky basketball.

You cant keep a coach that doesnt want to win.

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Auburn lost first round, you feel the same about Bruce Pearl?

It's over. It may not be fair to Cal or his supporters, but it's the way it has got to be.

I’m not buying UK apparel, going to any games of any sport, until Calipari is gone, because this is on the AD for giving Cal this contract. If my job has to pay me multiple dozens of millions of dollars to fire me, I might let my performance slip too. Mitch acted like the coach was bigger than the program, next coach is threatening to leave for UCLA let them walk next time. If you’re not also fired for the state of this basketball program.

@phillipjohnson8241

2 ай бұрын

STOOPS has earned his contract

This video's headline is wrong. Everyone is PISSED.

@sociald47

2 ай бұрын

Wrong

@TheHIOJK

2 ай бұрын

@@sociald47 Correct, actually.

@jimmihaley9679

2 ай бұрын

im not but u r. uconn going back to back go huskies.

@joegeralds4173

2 ай бұрын

​@@sociald47 screw you why are you here if you're not a KY fan

@joegeralds4173

2 ай бұрын

​@@jimmihaley9679why are you here if you're a UConn fan . I agree with that with everything that has happened it's a total straight shit

They showed Tyler on TV late in the game. She looked so miserable. I felt bad and I was miserable myself.

Cal needs to go

Thank y’all for doing these videos. They are cathartic.

Thank goodness the spell UK basketball had over me was broken. When Cal let them take a knee before the Florida game, is when i lost my emotional connection. So, although i am disappointed we lost, it no longer hurts me emotionally.

@beefsteaktips5874

2 ай бұрын

Lmao pathetic

@durrtypurdy

2 ай бұрын

Womp womp lil bro 😂

@SomebodyBanThatGuy

Ай бұрын

@@durrtypurdyYou the only one talking like a “lil bro”

After the sec debacle he took them bowling. Now, we can all go bowling. Poorest coaching in a single game in this man’s history.

It doesn't help that our starting lineup is our worst lineup ... always starting out in the hole

@keepmind449

2 ай бұрын

Lol like the bench did anything Sheppard and Dillingham chocked The moment was too big for them and they couldn’t handle it

@hanklewis769

2 ай бұрын

@@keepmind449 this game yeah I agree, but this went on throughout the whole season. And you never know, had they started the momentum could have went our way.

@Henry-Kentucky

2 ай бұрын

@@hanklewis769 I agree, and DJ who "started" was worse.

Mature men playing in high stakes college basketball games usually play with more confidence and experience than freshmen who were the stars on their high school or AAU teams. Nurturing freshmen to be big dollar NBA draft picks do not build winning college basketball teams that win the big games in one-and-done tournaments. The transfer portal has adversely impacted the star freshmen social experiment.

And to think people were saying this team could be the one team to beat Uconn. They wouldve gotten trounced by 30.

The key point in Coach Cal's post game interview was "We did nothing. Even me during the game."...not yelling at refs, just trying to encourage...blah, blah, blah. The team takes their passion and energy lead from the coach. When you set the standard that some games matter and some don't, that some tournaments matter and some don't, it is impossible to be consistent.

@ebhsports6251

2 ай бұрын

Don't you miss Pitino, when winning was what mattered ? Although Pitino would take a loss to get his team back on track and off cruise control. But he still wanted to win everything .

Dude Cal doesn’t give a shit Cal cares bout draft night all bout draft night…… it be 2026 1st 2nd round looses again but it’s all bout draft night….

@donaldbartsch8223

2 ай бұрын

Cal doesn't even care about draft night...he just tells kids that he will get them to the NBA. THE kids he gets would get to the NBA from any school they go to. He cares about money.

To be fair, "Built for March" never specified which year. Maybe it's March 2028.

There's an old saying in vol nation; Its not about me! In Kentucky its about winning national championships. Its not whether you win or lose, its how you play the game period.

Seriously, how does the program survive this moment without major changes?

@Don-md6wn

2 ай бұрын

You grow up and realize the NCAA tournament is a one and done crap shoot, very much like the MLB playoffs where a 105 win team can get swept in the first round by a 88 win team that has a couple of hot pitchers. You can't assume your next coach will recruit at Cal's level and be a better coach.

@WatchKSR

2 ай бұрын

Winning 105 games is a helluva regular season. We don’t even have regular season success. We’ve lost 10 or more games 3 of the last 4 seasons.

@MattWatts-nu7xq

2 ай бұрын

​@@Don-md6wnor we can assume that anybody could be better.

@wtk6069

2 ай бұрын

​@Don-md6wn It's not just the losses. The bottom line is it's not fun anymore. Pitino-ball was fun during even the 13-13 season because we felt we got all there was out of the kids. Cal isn't managing to do the same anymore. He probably hasn't since Covid.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

2 ай бұрын

It won’t. I think the whole program needs revamped. Starting with players going for their degrees first. As long as the coach is NBA focused, I think the Wildcats will struggle. Consider watching ‘My Many Sons’. Story of late, winning coach Don Meyer and how he built winning BB teams.

9 years since a final four.... 11 years since a national title appearance.... 12 years since a national championship.... Oh yeah.... the year after the national title, HE LOST TO Robert Morris (WHO!?) in the FIRST ROUND of the NIT! This is the guy with the "Lifetime Contract" 🤡

This is exactly Kentucky basketball.

Doesn’t these people know cal isn’t a coach , he is a recruiter. Of course cal is making the same excuses. He doesn’t care for the fans just getting his players to the NBA. How much hard proof these ppl need ? It’s hard evidence. Call it as it is . Cal is a sleazy car salesman. Period

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

I think that’s being a little dramatic. He’s not a hall of famer by accident. He’s just past his prime. He’s done a ton for this program but it’s time to move on

@interlude44

2 ай бұрын

@@dannymitsch8427good point

He has a very good high school team

@TheGerould

2 ай бұрын

EXACTLY. It is weird to me hear UK fans gripe about bad coaching, when there simply isn't enough TIME to get the team prepared. You can't have babies playing grown men, no matter how extraordinary those babies are.

Calipari's biggest problems are he refuses to change with the style of play of todays game hes a good 10 years behind with the dribble drive crap. He will not make in game adjustments when things are not working such as playing a zone which always screws our offense when its threw at us. To be able to run a man to man type defense the team has to be good defensively individually in which they clearly was not. His teams cannot run efficiently in a half court set only can run well on fast break type looks. It proves that he has grown complancent and is more concerned about the name on the back instead of the name on the front of the jersey. Its all about recruiting and getting the one and dones to the league instead of really buckling down and being an actual X's and O's coach and teach our guys how to fix the problems that have been apparent all year. Just wish Cal would get the hunger and fire back he once had when things was rolling right for us earlier in his tenure here at Kentucky. Truly hope things can get back on track next season or its time to move on and make a coaching replacement sooner rather than later.

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

He hasn’t ran the dribble drive offense in 5 years😂😂😂😂😂

@sociald47

2 ай бұрын

Do you have your own thoughts or do you just repeat casual fan talking points?

@dannymitsch8427

2 ай бұрын

@@sociald47 I’m not sure what you’re asking but all you gotta do is pay attention to the offense to know he doesn’t and hasn’t ran the same dribble drive offense that he ran from 2000 to the mid teens. His dribble drive offense calls for a big opposite the ball at all times for lobs and shooters opposite ball for kick outs. We haven’t ran that offense for a while. I’m not making excuses for Cal anymore although I’ve been supporting him through and through. But this has ran its course.

@jadcock1023

2 ай бұрын

Exactly 💯 he needs to go

Boys among men. Cal’s paradigm is outdated and broken.

Love you guys. Hard to see Steven upset, I’m the same way and wish I were there to sit with you guys.

34 million buyout!

@2kDonny

2 ай бұрын

Very very costly so definitely going to be a hard decision

@Dave-zl2ky

2 ай бұрын

Easy decision. Makes Cal the women's coach.

@wtk6069

2 ай бұрын

Easy decision. Just hard to play for.

@MrBrady505

2 ай бұрын

Cal should be made to pay for all the fan’s travel expenses, hotel expenses, expenses, for the SEC tournament and this game PLUS! Return his pay to the State of Kentucky for not producing National Titles.

@Don-md6wn

2 ай бұрын

Completely realistic expectation, just like normal from BBN.@@MrBrady505

I'm done with UK until Cal is gone. I have supported him too many times for the same results every year. He isn't a coach anymore.

@sociald47

2 ай бұрын

Sure you are - crybaby

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Bye, BBN don't need ya

"I just came short of worshipping John Calipari." Take it easy dude.

@theblakex

2 ай бұрын

Were you worshipping him in 2012?

Hey do you guys know what time Kentucky plays today?

I've told you all all year. Reed is not and never has been ready for the next level. There were too many inconsistencies, and tonight, it shined brighter than ever. I can't believe you all think he is next level. He's not!! The only one on this team ready is Rob Dillingham. Good luck to any of them who make the wrong decisions.

@bshayc79

2 ай бұрын

The 3 best games Reed had this year he almost lost the game with a bone head play (or 2) in the last 90 seconds in every one of them. He's too small to guard any NBA 2-guard. His handle isn't good enough to play the 1. He can't really create his own shot. He does a lot of good things, but I sure hope people around him are being honest with him.

I was scrolling through YT and watched a few minutes of this with the sound muted and I felt so sorry for Steve. I feel it man it gets easier as you get older.

A sad day for any Kentucky basketball fan. Expected so much from this group of talented players but got so little in return. This is new normal for John Cal teams. Recruiting top players, not coaching them,making excuses at how young they are, poor performances at the end of the year when it matters. Buyout his contract if you want a real Kentucky team again cause this doesn’t cut it anymore.

I really don’t get the delusion you people have. Why did you think a 10 loss team that lost to UNC Wilmington, got torched by every decent offense you played , got booted in the first round of the conference tournament, and was so freaking inconsistent all year was some kind of juggernaut who could win a national championship? Fact is there was NOTHING special about this team. It was just all hype because of the name on the front of the jersey and what that meant 20 or 30 years ago.

@tabo01

2 ай бұрын

When they lost 3 home games in a row, you knew they had no fight.

@wtk6069

2 ай бұрын

They are a one-in-a-decade collection of talent in college basketball, but they never learned to get their hands dirty. That's entirely on Cal. Which is why he's on the hot seat.

@Plumbob_3

2 ай бұрын

Even ESPN panel of "experts" listed UK as one of 8 teams that could win it. That's March MADNESS!

@KClouisville

2 ай бұрын

I think it's partly what you say....what the UK name meant back in the day.....and I think it's also the team's style of play.....on offense, at times this season, they could actually be fun to watch....and they had some good 3 point shooting. People were so used to Cal's rock fight approach to games that they thought "Hey! Something different!". It led to them neglecting to notice the fact that it was still a lot of business as usual under Cal: losses that shouldn't be happening to teams they absolutely shouldn't be losing to, Cal being inexplicably stubborn about some aspect of the team (i.e. the starting lineup), and ZERO improvement in some area they're lacking in....like defense.

@popcornjoe3752

2 ай бұрын

Spot on. Reality

Fire Mitch Barnhart and John Calipari !!! Clean house !! I won’t watch another game until this happens…

Leave cal back in his home town!

Cats fans have been starving for several years. Cal needs to stop promising a feast and giving everyone a famine.

Make Cal UK’s highest paid janitor.

1:22 “this very special team”? Where?

@22trem

2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@jadcock1023

2 ай бұрын

Calipari needs to go

Even with the best team we have had in years and cal couldn’t get it done any other coach that would have coached this team would have done a lot better

It was beautiful thank you Oakland!

Oakland was fantastic.

Can’t even lie, this getting old. We should be final 4 bound. Young team tho. What do you expect. But maybe more coaching and less caring about kids future. The kids gotta figure it out too. Coach ain’t they daddy. He’s the coach. Something gotta change because as much talent as we’ve had and to be exiting so early. Time after Time.. I’m sure the team wants chips as much as fans… maybe it’s coaching who is the missing piece???? Idk. I love cal. But this shit ain’t it!

@TheGerould

2 ай бұрын

These kids are freshmen. Not enough time to get good enough to beat veteran teams, no matter how many stars they have. At MSU we have 5 star freshmen coming off the bench. At UK they are the cornerstone of the program.

There’s gonna be some couches lit up tonight in Lexington.

@pepperwestwood

2 ай бұрын

Tim Couch for starters please

I love the look on jacks face finally showing real emotions it is what it is we get out coached consistently might go down as the first program with two top 10 picks on the bench.

Barney needs gone first! Then hire an AD that has the balls to do what needs done! Cal loves the NBA and the players he sends there. Maybe that’s where he needs to coach. We have become a laughing stock of college basketball!

@ffrn99

2 ай бұрын

Seriously, just how long do you think he’d last in the NBA? They are exponentially smarter than Mitch.

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Auburn lost first round, you feel the same about Bruce Pearl?

Quote from The Dark Knight. You die a hero or live long enough to be the villain. Cal was probably right about it being a 10 year job. Should’ve left on top.

Reed crying broke my heart. Just hate this whole situation. It really means everything to him to be at Kentucky and you can see it. This team was so fun and so talented and I am so so sad it ended this way for them.

@kevinsanders3630

2 ай бұрын

Why? You act like he’s a legend or did something for the program. All he’s done is make millions off the fanbase and program and returned 0 as a result. Don’t feel sorry for him. He wouldn’t feel sorry for you if got diagnosed with cancer tomorrow. Get real.

@erinmichaels8195

2 ай бұрын

@@kevinsanders3630I think being at Kentucky has been a dream for him and means a lot to him. He has said it. And obviously his parents being legends here made him want to do something great here too. You're a jerk and you just need to keep your rude thoughts to yourself. I didn't attack anyone with my comment, just shared my opinion. You need to do the same.

Cal "you" have "helped" make Kentucky a FOOTBALL school. Props to Coach Stoops.

Why was Reed Sheppard not only in the game the last 2 minutes, but handling the ball and making the critical decisions? It was clear the moment was too big for him and he was choking his guts out.

@popcornjoe3752

2 ай бұрын

He played horrible. He was scared. He has to bench him

@sociald47

2 ай бұрын

Did you even watch the game? He was TRASH

@sbethel7143

2 ай бұрын

You’re referring to Wagner the starting point guard right?

We had 3 of the top 6 recruits, and not one of them led UK in any statistical category. We have to stop buying into the hype. It's time to hire a coach who will develop players over 3-4 years. This one and done era is hogwash!

Kentucky is a football school now.. lol

You have to recruit at least a couple big time defenders to sprinkle in the roster. Like a Josiah Jordan James from TN for example. A former 5-star that was mainly known as a long lock down defender. Gotta have a couple of those glue guys that can go clamp down on their best shooter. I feel like it would make a world of a difference for KY, bc those type of guys stay around for years and aren’t usually just one and done.

There's a great video on youtube, where a ky fan breaks down many moments from the game where there was no defensive effort. Which he blamed, justifiably, on poor coaching.

I'm still waiting for one person to explain how Calipari lost this game? Reed Sheppard and DJ Wagner, 3 polints between them. Dillingham, 2 for 9. Just how is that Ca;ipari's fault?

Kenny Payne looking for a job

After 3 straight home losses, this should not have been a shocker.

I am so sick of hearing “we don’t know what the Covid year team could’ve done!” People say it in a way that sounds like they would’ve made a run. Just before the tournament got canceled Cal and his starting point guard (Ashton Hagans) were butting heads and Hagans was sidelined. No team, especially a John Calipari team, has ever gone on a run when the point guard and the coach aren’t on the same page. It’s also important to note that Calipari said that team was “built for March” as well. And we saw how much that opinion was worth this season

Maybe I’m looking at this wrong but Cal’s first obligation is to the University of Kentucky. The university. Not developing guys for the NBA. I like that he loves the kids and cares about them, but other coaches love the kids and still has the priority for the university. I say thank you Cal for all you’ve done in the past, great success but this is unacceptable.

All cal cares about is getting them to the nba. He doesn’t care about the university and he doesn’t care about winning championships

A complete disappointment. Some of the players should give pause to entering the NBA Draft. Some of the players did not produce in the SEC or the NCAA Tournament.

@ebhsports6251

2 ай бұрын

Honestly, these players aren't mentally or Physically ready for the next level. Reeves might do ok. But the freshman definitely aren't ready to battle MEN on the court.

@GraceEvans-us7uy

2 ай бұрын

From a former teacher - get your degree. That’s how late Don Meyer built winning teams. Please watch ‘My Many Sons’. This story gives meaning to why kids play BB to begin with.

They ran into quicksand. It’s mental, he did not have them ready

This guy basically said that he worshipped Calipari…like he would get down on his knees before him if it were necessary. That’s a whole different level of fandom

@MattWatts-nu7xq

2 ай бұрын

Yea that's crazy.

I'm not the type to be calling for a head coach to be fired, and so great these kids will have a great future, but at some point the fan base needs some reward something to make us hold our head high. I just don't think it means anything to this coaching staff. We don't seem to matter, only moving these kids to the league and getting self gratification.

When you buy the "Built for March" snake oil (1) You give the coach a pass losing a lot of games between now and then (i.e., You learn to be "ok" with 10 loss seasons)., (2) You've built nothing to win consistently in the present, and (3) By March, with no proof that you can win 6-in-a-row, you're gonna lose -- unless you're just lucky (i.e., The Emperor hasn''t had clothes from the beginning, but the coach only has to face real heat once a year when fans realize the joke's been on them from Day #1.). Then, when the dust clears, the coach starts selling snake oil all over again. Nice work (8.6mil/year) if you can get it.

I hope Travis Perry changes his mind. He's a great person but he'll get the same treatment if he has a bad year

Cal got out coached again and by his friend that ran the same offense that cal does and got out coached and cal isn’t the same coach when he first came to Kentucky I think it’s time for cal to go

There's a disconnect between what kentucky fans want and what Cal wants

I think the stage was just too big for Reed Shepherd. The young man had a solid season but sometimes the moments are too big. Great kid though and will have solid career

@emilykennedy5303

2 ай бұрын

Agree

The coach from Indiana State. Bruce Pearl would also fit the bill. No path forward for Calipari.

@jadcock1023

2 ай бұрын

Pearl would make it a winner

@MattWatts-nu7xq

2 ай бұрын

Pearl

Barnharht needs to go too!!!!!!!!!!!! He doesn't have the balls to get the next right coach.

@triptolomios

2 ай бұрын

Auburn lost first round, you feel the same about Bruce Pearl?

Let's be real, Rick Pitino takes this team to the Final 4. The problem is not recuiting, it is COACHING!!!

Yeah man that 2020-2021 team was really built for March

Cal is the most accomplished UK coach since Rupp. You don’t fire him. If you fire him, no top coach will come to UK and all the top recruits bail. Has everyone forgotten the last half of the Tubby years and Billy G?? We just have to ride it out and let him retire on his terms.

I've been following UK since the days of Kenny Walker, but the truth is that UK is no longer an elite team. We are done. There is no way in hell that UK will win a title next year.

Just a reminder #1 Virginia got knocked out by #16 team only time it ever happen because ##16 shot 50% from the 3point line. The Golden Bears shot 48% from 3 and we lost by 4 Virginia got blowed out

It happens. One player can get hot on any given night. Just too bad it was the opposing team. He was great.