Tag Archive | "John Calipari"
College Basketball Notes
ESPN has two pieces of note this morning. First, the NCAA alleges that Derrick Rose might not have taken his own SAT (if one reads between the lines). It sounds like the only punishment being discussed is vacating Rose’s Final Four, but even that would suck for Memphis, a program whose best days [...]
Continue reading...Report: John Wall to Kentucky [Update 10:10am]
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Thank God the circus is over. Slam magazine is reporting that John Wall will sign a letter of intent to play basketball for John Calipari at the University of Kentucky. Link to ACCNow Considered the best point guard prospect in the country, Wall went to three different high schools in five years in the Triangle. He exploded onto [...]
Continue reading...Cousins to…Memphis…Kentucky (Updated 6pm)
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
ESPN Radio just reported that Demarcus Cousins has de-committed from Memphis and will follow John Calipari to the University of Kentucky. National Sports Review It would actually surprise me if John Wall and eventually C. J. Leslie don’t follow. Deadspin has more on John Calipari’s dismantling of Memphis. DeMarcus Cousins, one of the coach’s prize commitments when he [...]
Continue reading...Calipari to Kentucky
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
When a school is committed to winning, they will do what it takes to hire the right coach. When a school has competent leadership, they are prepared to execute their job responsibilities at all times. When a school is competently run – like Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia and others – the hiring of a coach doesn’t take a [...]
Continue reading...The Coaching Carousel (6:50pm Friday Update)
Friday, March 27, 2009
Friday Update: Billy Gillispie is officially out at UK. Press conference was at 4:30 Fox Florida is reporting that Billy Donovan is going to Kentucky, but Donovan has issued a statement that he is happy at Florida. Fox Florida is out on quite a ledge! They better be sure that they have their story [...]
Continue reading...Two Guys You Need To Know: David and Dana Pump
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
To understand how coaching searches work, this is a SFN must read. David and Dana Pump were one of the big drivers of getting John Calipari to take a long look at NC state.
Continue reading...Hook Em!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
It is Rick Barnes vs John Calipari. A match-up of two premier coaches that NC State could have hired multiple times since 1995. A match-up designed to highligh Lee Fowler’s incompetence as the two primary coaches on which Fowler should have been able close the deal two years ago match-up for the right to head [...]
Continue reading...Andy Katz Article On Calipari Coming to NC State
Friday, October 19, 2007
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The vote had been taken. It was unanimous. John Calipari was leaving. He was going to accept the NC State job. Every assistant on the private jet flying through the spring night in 2006 from Memphis to Raleigh had his hand up. Assistant John Robic, who had been with Calipari at UMass, [...]
Continue reading...Another Year, Another Job, Another New Contract
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sound Familiar? Link John Calipari, who guided Memphis to the NCAA regional final for the second season in a row, received a contract extension through 2012 on Monday. Calipari’s name was tossed out as a candidate for job openings like Kentucky even before Memphis lost 92-76 to top-seeded Ohio State in the South Regional on Saturday. Calipari – 3 Memphis [...]
Continue reading...Calipari Playing the Media…again and again
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
If you’ve noticed, we’re not looking to marinade in misery today. The sun came up just like expected and it is time to be smart, be excited, and move on. BUT, this little diddy from ESPN is too (insert adjective here) to ignore: I’m kind of impressed with John Calipari’s loyalty to his Memphis assistants, which [...]
Continue reading...Dan Wetzel – John Calipari the Perfect Coach For NC State
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
LINK. Favorite excerpt: That tale, the quintessential John Calipari story, is why he is the perfect coach for North Carolina State, and the Wolfpack know it. It is not because of who he would make happy (State alums), but who he would drive nuts, namely Mike Krzyzewski and Roy Williams. That has to be what State really [...]
Continue reading...Dascenzo: Calipari Would be Good Fit
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
On the heels of Caulton Tudor’s great piece on Monday, Frank Dascenzo focuses a little more on John Calipari’s fit at NC State. It’s another good one Some excerpts in the comments.
Continue reading...‘Job is Cal’s if he Wants it’ – Our Take
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Morning update The most popular flight in the history of Duplin County ended today with what we think is very good news. Although the Masters (Go Tim Clark) ran over on on WRAL, their digital channel has indicated that their sources say that the job is “his (Calipari) job if he wants it.” (Link to website.) (They [...]
Continue reading...Da Plane! Da Plane!
Sunday, April 9, 2006
Cyberspace today has been hilarious. We don’t have a clue who was on Wendell Murphy’s return flight from Memphis. But, we refer you to our comments earlier in the afternoon: * We think that it is good news that a meeting is already scheduled. IF State and Calipari sign a deal this morning, then [...]
Continue reading...TSN – Calipari is the Focus
Saturday, April 8, 2006
See this link to DeCourcy’s thoughts. I don’t know about you – and this is just my personal speculation – but that certainly sounds like “one or two days needed to finalize a contract, or negotiate the last few hurdles to a deal.” John Calipari sure as hell isn’t going to “interview” here [...]
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Thursday, May 28, 2009
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