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Posted by catmandoo (Member # 1284) on 07-30-2014, 08:42 AM:

It really looks like the NBA is something Cal is going to do and it's just a matter of time until he finds the right situation. imo

Jon Rothstein of CBSSports.com not only got to watch Kentucky practice this week, but he got an interview with coach John Calipari and the UK coach talked about a variety of things that he has not gone into with the media covering UK since last season ended.

Rothstein asked Calpari if he still had a “curiosity” about coaching in the NBA after being approached by several teams during the offseason when he chose to stay at UK.

“When it came down to that, what happens is this. There wasn’t just one team that called. So what it comes back to then is what we’ve done here for five years. What happens if another five years takes place? Now all of a sudden, we’re talking about a run of — what if we have 40 guys taken in a 10-year period?” Calipari said.

“You’re talking about 15 percent of the league coming from us. That’s not even talking about stuff like, is Derrick Rose still playing? Is Tyreke Evans still playing? Is Chris Douglas-Roberts still playing? So that appeals to me. That does.

“And people say I only want guys in the NBA. Well, let’s see. We’ve won more games than everybody, we’ve went to three Final Fours, we’ve went to two final games, we could have won three national titles.

“I hate to tell you but we could have won four, because my first year was my most talented team. We weren’t an execution team, though. If that team in 2010 was an execution team we would have lost no games. But we weren’t. We started too many young guys who didn’t have enough experience to be able to do that.

“But this is unique. I’m not sure anybody has ever been in this type of position to help these many kids doing it this way.”

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Posted by Green-Bean (Member # 13551) on 07-30-2014, 11:31 AM:

That matter of time imo will be next year. But plenty of Good coaches will be available. I will wish him well if he decides to leave the Greatest Basketball program ever.

Posted by Bama Cat (Member # 153) on 07-30-2014, 01:21 PM:

Don't believe he's going anywhere.