Kansas Crimson

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:50 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:12 am cal is now nothing more than salesman

he used to coach D

he’s gotten soft…drank too much of his own koolaid

I mean, the game is fundamentally the same as always: to make deep runs and win championships, you need to win lots of games. To win lots of games, you need lots of talent and skill, and you need the pieces and play style to all fit each other.

The coach's job is to make all that work within the environment of any given five-ish-year period.

Will Cal adjust to THIS particular period? We'll see.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:23 am i think he forgets that he was hired first and foremost to win college basketball games

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:56 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:50 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:12 am cal is now nothing more than salesman

he used to coach D

he’s gotten soft…drank too much of his own koolaid

I mean, the game is fundamentally the same as always: to make deep runs and win championships, you need to win lots of games. To win lots of games, you need lots of talent and skill, and you need the pieces and play style to all fit each other.

The coach's job is to make all that work within the environment of any given five-ish-year period.

Will Cal adjust to THIS particular period? We'll see.

if the last 5 years is any indication…

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:23 am i think he forgets that he was hired first and foremost to win college basketball games

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:56 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:50 am

I mean, the game is fundamentally the same as always: to make deep runs and win championships, you need to win lots of games. To win lots of games, you need lots of talent and skill, and you need the pieces and play style to all fit each other.

The coach's job is to make all that work within the environment of any given five-ish-year period.

Will Cal adjust to THIS particular period? We'll see.

if the last 5 years is any indication…

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:23 am i think he forgets that he was hired first and foremost to win college basketball games

Oh I think he KNOWS. The issue is, is succeeding in this environment within his skillset?

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:56 am

if the last 5 years is any indication…

Oh I think he KNOWS. The issue is, is succeeding in this environment within his skillset?

i’m not so sure he knows

he continues to tout recruiting and draft success, and seems to just hope that wins follow

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:11 am thinking about this another way, cal may be a victim of his own success. he’s caught lightning in a bottle rolling out teams of highly touted freshman, even though that method is more often than not, not the most conducive to success

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:11 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am

Oh I think he KNOWS. The issue is, is succeeding in this environment within his skillset?

i’m not so sure he knows

he continues to tout recruiting and draft success, and seems to just hope that wins follow

He has talked himself into believing that he is hugely responsible for the generational wealth his former players are getting in the NBA. He's convinced himself that his actions are so life altering for so many people so that it is a lot easier to rationalize the disappointing losing.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:11 am thinking about this another way, cal may be a victim of his own success. he’s caught lightning in a bottle rolling out teams of highly touted freshman, even though that method is more often than not, not the most conducive to success

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:27 am Looks like Illy is back where he belongs….purring nicely in Cals’ lap

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:32 am Reasonable Illy is ok with me

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:56 am

if the last 5 years is any indication…

Oh I think he KNOWS. The issue is, is succeeding in this environment within his skillset?

i’m not so sure he knows

he continues to tout recruiting and draft success, and seems to just hope that wins follow

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:41 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am

Oh I think he KNOWS. The issue is, is succeeding in this environment within his skillset?

i’m not so sure he knows

he continues to tout recruiting and draft success, and seems to just hope that wins follow

I think it's also fair to question whether what we're seeing is a loss of program-based competitive edge in this new world; in a world inching its way toward direct-pay, I don't think it would be surprising to see the bluebloods' inherent institutional advantages being somewhat weakened (the barriers to competition for talent being lower).

And that's to say nothing of another question that is fair to ask - are shoe companies losing their edge now that players can be paid above the table?

twocoach wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:48 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:41 am

KUTradition wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:03 am
i’m not so sure he knows

he continues to tout recruiting and draft success, and seems to just hope that wins follow

I think it's also fair to question whether what we're seeing is a loss of program-based competitive edge in this new world; in a world inching its way toward direct-pay, I don't think it would be surprising to see the bluebloods' inherent institutional advantages being somewhat weakened (the barriers to competition for talent being lower).

And that's to say nothing of another question that is fair to ask - are shoe companies losing their edge now that players can be paid above the table?

Well see. If Nike and Adidas lose a chunk of market share to some smaller companies who can now get into scooping up younger players now that the barrier of needing an established network of runners and high school AAU programs to get to these young players has been eliminated then the answer is yes.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:36 am

Overlander wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:32 am Reasonable Illy is ok with me

You're getting soft in your old age.

DeletedUser wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:22 am If I am getting 750k a year to play a college sport I wouldn't give a shit about the dorms because I'd be renting a sweet ass house anyway.