I feel like we just walked through a minefield and maybe found a diamond. Only time will tell, but I definitely think we dodged some bullets. 🔥Go CARDS!🔥

I love the hire as a Louisville fan. He was a successful assistant and then done very well building smaller programs

Underwhelming hire? Are you guys joking? Did you even watch his press conference this afternoon? He is a Family Man and a Man of God. He mentioned Denny Crum and Rick Pitino and also told every last former player that they can come to practice any time they want, no questions asked. Kenny Payne was a former player and he never said stuff like that. He even acknowledged the fans. This was an excellent hire in my opinion and that matters because I am a lifelong Louisville Cardinals fan not some talking head on a podcast.

@CoolHand032

3 ай бұрын

They filmed this before the press conference

Dan Hurley had 1 tournament win coming from Rhode Island…how much fan fare did that hire get? How about we just wait and see K 🙃

@seanholley7284

3 ай бұрын

I heard this point made about mid-major programs. Even if they got 26-4 or something like that, they typically get seeded around 11 at best and often times 13-16. They have a very difficult first round game and if they pull the upset have to follow it up with another difficult second round game. A 22-8 power conference team is probably around a 6 seed and they at least have a winnable first round game. It is hard to rack up NCAA tournament wins at a school like Charleston. The St. Peters, Lafeyette, and George Mason type runs only occur once every five years or so.

@CardinalChris502

3 ай бұрын

@@seanholley7284 Exactly 🎯

@seanholley7284

3 ай бұрын

@@CardinalChris502 Yes. I see it similar to horse racing. The top and experienced jockeys almost always get the best horses to ride. Therefore, it is stacked for them to get the wins and Top 3 finishes in their races most of the time. The weaker and newer jockeys get the weaker horses. Those jockeys would have to run a perfect/near perfect race to get their wins and Top 3 finishes. They could be great jockeys but masked by being given weaker horses. Kelsey could be a great coach with his NCAA tournament performances masked by bad seeds being a small conference school and recruiting limitations. It is hard to tell. I am not concerned about offense or defense. I want to see more consistent play and energy, accountability, team chemistry, and leadership develop throughout the season by both coaches and players. I want to see team leaders like Padgett, Siva, Kuric, Dieng, and even Quentin Snyder develop. Those type of leaders have been missing the last 4-5 years.

@CardinalChris502

3 ай бұрын

@@seanholley7284 My thoughts exactly, I think he’ll be successful with a higher caliber of athlete/player. He dominated his peers that were on his level. I’m not saying he’ll dominate the ACC year 1…but I definitely believe we will get back to being a very competitive basketball team again.

As a North Carolina fan, I think it's a terrible hire because Kelsey is a phenomenal coach. If you can't see that you haven't been paying attention.

@toddseales8222

3 ай бұрын

Finally someone who speaks the truth. The KenSUCKy fans are laughing their asses off but I think it’s a nervous laugh.

@benross8310

3 ай бұрын

I'm a Duke Fan and I feel the Exact same way as you do. The opinions these guys share are just absolutely ridiculous sometimes.

@hangingwithchad

3 ай бұрын

Awesome compliment! Thank u so much. Been tough on us Card fans but we had 8 transfers scheduled to visit this week and yes, we EXPECT to win. Who doesn't? Stoked about PK!

@hangingwithchad

3 ай бұрын

No one cares what these idiots say. We will look back at this and laugh

Honestly as a louisville fan i Honestly feel like we found a gam the program hasn't had this kind of energy since pitino

I was shocked it was someone I had never heard of for both the kentucky team hc hires, and I live here.As a Louisville fan you really wonder what it would've looked like if rick never got kicked out, the last 2 years have been miserable. We were legit championship caliber in 2020 but covid took the tourney away, other than that Mack's years left you wanting more. 1 tourney win since then is all we have to show. UofL UConn & Nova are the only schools with 3+ title appearances with no losses, Uconn with 6 which is insane. Other Blue bloods are actually just really good at getting deep without winning it. Hopefully he brings the team up. Selling points are easy: UofL's endowment for sports is insane so NIL is not an issue, one of the nicest arenas in college ball, UK and UofL are the pro teams in KY, poster child for Adidas college athletics, Cardinal is iconic, tied for 8th in titles (all since the 80s) and 12th most wins all time.

I was around 6 years old when Denny Crum was hired. I didn't really care about basketball then. I became a huge fan when I was in high school. We don't know what's going to happen with Kelsey but he hit all the right notes at the presser today. Time will tell.

Not underwhelming at all. The dude is a powerhouse of energy and work ethic. Isn't going to sit around blaming everyone but himself if it doesn't go well. He is gonna be a great hire for us.

As a Cards fan I’m not expecting much for yr 1. I’m simply wanting a passionate coach that will be strategic rebuilding the program. I just want to see progress and ultimately more wins.

@seanholley7284

3 ай бұрын

I am not expecting a lot either. I do want to see more consistent effort and energy and see team chemistry and leadership develop throughout the season. Our best teams had strong player leaders like Padgett, Siva, Dieng, Kuric, and even Quentin Snyder.

4/26/24 Just wondering if you have had a change of heart after watching Pat Kelsey recruiting energy and success so far. He seems to be doing great. Also, UK had to go further down the list in my opinion.

No NCAA tournament wins.. sure.. but what he has is MOMENTUM. Success follows this guy everywhere he goes. He knows how to lead and make decisions, and most importantly he knows how to win. Of course time will tell if he can win with this program, but he certainly has a plan of execution for his entire staff that he appears to be very confident in. He appears to be exactly what UofL needs right now.. the opposite of Kenny Payne.

When was this filmed? I didn't get it in the podcast feed

@CBSSportsCBB

3 ай бұрын

This was from today's episode on CBS Sports Network

@CoolHand032

3 ай бұрын

@@CBSSportsCBB will it be in podcast feeds as well? Almost midnight Eastern and Spotify doesn't have it

@Heel_Yeah

3 ай бұрын

@@CoolHand032 its still not available...

@Heel_Yeah

3 ай бұрын

@@CBSSportsCBB is it available to stream the full episode anywhere?

Dude can coach, recruit and it aint a bit funny, hes going to win.

Fantastic hire!

I think Kelsey is the kind of coach that can do more with less. That's what a great coach does, and then higher star players suddenly want to be there. I think Kelsey will prove to be a great hire. When they hired KP, his resume was full of holes. He never played in Louisville Championship game, and I heard he barely played the entire tournament. He was UK Associate Head Coach, he recruited. I could recruit to Kentucky! Hey, you want to come to KY? That's about all that it takes right now. This guy is way more qualified because he has nearly a .700% winning percentage at a D1 school.

Denny never announced he was retiring, he was moved aside for Rick.

@toddseales8222

3 ай бұрын

Jurich did him wrong. So glad we have moved past that clown. Well some of us have.

Those that can’t do commentate. PK is a great hire!

We'll be fine with a winning season and year 2 tourny

Do they watch basketball?

As a card fan this isn't aging well at all !!! 😂 GO CARDS.....HATERS GUNNA HATE.😂

Making the tourney yr 1 lol. Unattainable expectations. Give him 1 yr and watch what happens

ultimately now, this one is gonna all be on josh’s head. don’t work out, gotta give the AD the boot. failure to bring in any coaches (you cannot seriously count brohm as “his” hire) that brought Louisville athletics back to what it was just 10 years ago

Revisionist history much? Sad as it is Denny was run out for Pitino. My impression of the fans reactions here is more supportive than the Payne hire. Maybe that’s revisionist history as well though.

Buyouts are bigger. If Cronins buyout wasn’t 20million maybe he gets it

How do people with small bball knowledge get .... nevermind man.

Great hire! You talking heads are just that. Go away.

Louisville Bball is a sleeping giant. Dusty’s goal is to make Michigan exciting to watch. PK’s goal is to win a national championship.

@captainspartan04

3 ай бұрын

We’re not a sleeping giant we are a giant

@zackhodge7012

3 ай бұрын

@@captainspartan04 a sleeping giant is still a giant….

Louisville fans are gullible!! His ncaa tournament record is 0-4 what a great hire...

@randallmadison9910

3 ай бұрын

Wow. I didn't know that.. But, no top tier coach wanted the job. The Louisville hire got very little exposure on ESPN. It's a program that has no appeal on a national level. Doesn't move the needle except in Louisville. Hired a pretty good mid level coach. He has moved programs from poor status to good. That's what needs to happen at Louisville. And many times, these mid level coaches become great coaches, eg, Jay Wright.

@toddseales8222

3 ай бұрын

Oakland.

@randallmadison9910

3 ай бұрын

@@toddseales8222 You're like Jake Paul talking trash to Mike Tyson. Even horrible Cal has a 13-3 record against Louisville. Not even a rivalry. Hilarious.

@bobbyyoung4243

3 ай бұрын

​@@randallmadison9910cal is gone,get ready to get that ass whipped!!!! Oh it's coming. GO CARDS

Ok let’s put some context to it…May told Schertz he had the Louisville job offered and was going to take it, therefore, causing Schertz to take the STL job. They put in a MOU, and locked him in. May went to Michigan last second and UL couldn’t get Schertz without a bigger buyout.

You same horrible basketball reporters hated on Dan Hurley 5 yrs ago. Stop. You are followers.

This guy cannot connect with the top African American ball players he will be a huge failure. I cannot imagine an African American ball player would want to play for this guy