Kentucky Sports Radio
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
[Moderated by Matt Jones, Drew Franklin and Tyler Thompson]
John Calipari got a little philosophical with his Friday night message on CoachCal.com. Calipari shared his thoughts on the art of sharing (see what I did there?). Admittedly, Calipari recognizes that successful coaches in the past have operated by keeping their cards close to their vest. The daily ins and outs of the program were known only by those in the trenches. He also named a collection of coaches and organizations who take the opposite approach– sharing the inner workings of the program with anyone who wants to know, including the fans. John Wooden, Larry Brown and the San Antonio Spurs organization were all mentioned as “open book” coaches and organizations.
Brace yourselves. Here’s where Cal gets a little wordy.
“All those people and organizations know, the more you share the more that is shared with you and the more that is learned. When you withhold, you’re never going to learn from anybody else. When you share, that’s when people open up and share information that makes you grow.”
Calipari went on to clearly define where he stands on sharing information about his program, and where the advantages and disadvantages lie.
“I’m of the belief that keeping our fans informed is really important. The issue with that is, as you keep your fans informed, you’re keeping your competitors informed. They read everything I put out.
When I sent a summer letter, some said, “Why would you let everyone see how you keep your players informed and motivated?” I believe that if it helps another coach help a young person, there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m trying to let our fans know how I motivate our young people. As people try to define you, it’s harder to misrepresent you when you share.”
Calipari concludes by standing behind the belief that if someone else (player, coach, etc) can learn something of value from what Calipari is sharing, and improve another young person’s life, the lack of “secrecy” or “mystery” was worth it. He says that other than recruiting specifics, everything else involving the program is fair game for fans, opposing fans and opposing coaches to know.
As a fan, do you enjoy the transparency with which Calipari uses with the fans when running the program? Do you like the sharing of information? Calipari isn’t afraid for opposing coaches to know exactly how he runs his program and how things work. He believes that the information known by other teams will not effect the results on the court if he has the better players.
To read Calipari’s entire post on “sharing,” click here.
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June 9th, 2012 at 10:18 pm
He’s years ahead of other coaches with this kind of stuff!
June 9th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
Does Coach CAL own a PJ’s pizza franchise or two?
There’s even an add on his site.
Why does he ‘commersh’ for PJ’s pizza?
The above pic of CAL, obviously ordering ‘mana from heaven’ courtesy of J. Schnatter (avowed Uavel supporter), confuses my small pea brain.
It is illogical; unless, of course, he owns franchises.
Which begs the question: Should a KENTUCKY coach have anything to do with Papa John (and little bro)?
June 9th, 2012 at 10:42 pm
I love this site! And everyone does a great job! But maybe we can ease up on the writing quirk of “see what I did there”? I know it must be an inside joke to keep doing it, but it has long ago jumped the shark and now is just annoying.
I love this site! And everyone does a great job!
June 9th, 2012 at 10:47 pm
Cal needs to put down the pizza and eat a salad. That gut is getting bigger every year. He’s gonna be competing with Rick Majerus for the biggest belly in college coaching.
June 9th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
2. Papa Johns is all about marketing and they give a ton of sponsor money to both schools, so to answer your begs to ask question, yes a coach should have alot to do with any company that sponsors and gives a lot of money to the school.
June 9th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
4. maybe your little eddie munster coach should shave that skull of his and get rid of that widows peak, F U and get off our site, dont you need to spend more time on a UF site wishing you had Meyer back instead of muschamp
June 9th, 2012 at 11:06 pm
6 – Gaytors makes a decent point. A healthy Cal = more years coaching = more beating UF 3 times annually. Billy D is always in shape.
June 9th, 2012 at 11:07 pm
I prefer the mom & pop pizza shop to the chains.
Keep spending locally.
Support your neighborhood pizza joint.
If you can’t do that, visit your local farmers market or grocer and make your own.
http://www.pizzatoday.com/
Then visit your mom & pop pizza shop.
June 9th, 2012 at 11:13 pm
Billy’s waiting for Pitino to retire.
So he can leave sunny FLA – for sheitty LA (louisville area).
PJ will certainly support that.
June 9th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
IS there a reason I’m getting even more ads on this site?
June 9th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
I agree 2 and 5, js is a huge ville fan and it’s all about the marketing, he could care less about our beloved Cat’s!
June 10th, 2012 at 1:35 am
9-billyd ain’t going to uofl. why would he? he’ll prob going to duke. or ucla. if he leaves
June 10th, 2012 at 7:34 am
Didn’t Rupp do this many years ago? Yes he did.
June 10th, 2012 at 9:36 am
Some of you guys are a little on the retarded side. Who gives a crap what he does or doesn’t eat? Maybe you guys should finger check his stools. Frigging idiots.
June 10th, 2012 at 10:11 am
No wonder he is such a fat load. No we know why his gut is so bloated and he looks like 1974 Elvis.
June 10th, 2012 at 12:03 pm
#15, why don’t you focus on writing a competent sentence before spewing your stinking spittle at someone else? Frigging retard!
June 10th, 2012 at 1:25 pm
Well one place Donovan certainly isn’t going is UK as he has turned them down twice, Calipari will always know that he wasn’t UK’s first choice to replace Tubby or Gillespie. Take that and stick it in your pie hole.
June 10th, 2012 at 1:56 pm
I like black d@cks.
June 10th, 2012 at 3:16 pm
#17, Who gives a flying fork where little Billy D goes? UK fans wouldn’t trade Cal for 50 little Billy D’s.Only a total retard would dispute this. Take this and stick it in your flabby and loose rear-end hole!!!!!!!!!!!
June 10th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
To evertbody: I pretended to be stevie because I am not worth the sweat on his balls. I am also a stupid little c-nt who has multiple personalities, and all of them are losers.
June 10th, 2012 at 3:29 pm
I like that Cal is able to draw such anger out of opposing fans. D-mn, it does my heart good.
UK has won NT’s with 5 different coaches. The rest of the SEC combined has not been able to do this–not even close.
June 10th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Hey Stevie, the idiot who pretended to be you on #18 likes black d-cks. I bet that he also like horse d-ck!
June 10th, 2012 at 5:25 pm
I forgot to mention that I took a load in the mouth from coach cal.
June 10th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
What’s wrong with taking pizza from Cal and eating a mouthful of it? After all, the pizza was “loaded” with pepperoni; sausage; mushrooms; green peppers; olives; and, extra cheese. Duh, what retard doesn’t like pizza? I say eat all that friggin pizza that you want, Rocky.
June 10th, 2012 at 5:49 pm
Hey Rocky, you like pizza, and wow/gog8ors/split personality like black sausage and horse d-cks.