It seems like John
Calipari is the talk of the globe now.
Written by DeAnte Mitchell
Every since Coach
Calipari joined the Kentucky Wildcats he has been faced with criticism. Heck,
to some it dates back to the days at UMass.
But let's point out some
key things that everybody seems to over-look. But there is also some funny
things that make more sense than not.
Here they are!
Marcus Camby Takes Money
Okay, let's say Camby
does take the money but really whose fault is that? Did Coach Calipari
literally give him the money? No! It was reported that an agent had given Camby
the money--not Coach Cal.
Derrick Rose SAT Test
and His Brother Traveling to the Games
Okay, let's say this is
true. Derrick Rose did cheat on his SAT and his brother was allowed to go to
the games for free.
First, the SAT test
happened in High School. That is way out of the range of Coach Cal. He is a
college coach, not a high school counselor. He does not have a say over who
cheated on what test.
This was also never
proven and their handwriting expert would only testify that she wasn't sure if
he hadn't taken it or not.
Now the traveling games
situation is very tricky. If you're Coach Cal, how do you not figure out how
Rose's brother seems to make it to the games every time? That just seems a
little funny to me and I believe he knew about this one.
Coach Cal Hires Tyreke
Evans Personal Strength Coach
Okay, now this is a
really fishy situation. Coach Calipari recruited Tyreke Evans, the All-American
MVP's Strength coach and promoted him as
the administrative assistant.
Let's say he doesn't do
that, do you believe Tyreke Evans stays with Coach Cal at Memphis?
Eric Bledsoe High School
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Eric Bledsoe the
6-foot-1 guard that was drafted on June 24th by the Oklahoma City Thunder but
was later traded to the Clippers.
He
faced criticism for his high school transcript. He was reported to
not even have the GPA to qualify for the Kentucky scholarship after his junior
year in high school.
But somehow the grades "magically" appeared and he was able to be offered a scholarship.
However, once again this
happened in high school. Coach Cal has not say-so over what happened in high
school.
Not to mention Bledsoe was thoroughly checked twice before entering his freshman season
at Kentucky.
Overall
So many people hate
Coach Cal for some unknown reason. He has had some sticky situations in his
past but most of the allegations facing him right now happened in high
school.
There is about only one
I agree with and that's the Derrick Rose situation.
Coach Cal couldn't help
the fact that Derrick Rose supposedly cheated on his SAT but his brother
Raymond traveling to all the games for free? Yes, because
of that they lost eligibility and I believe that is
a legitimate reason.
But the Rose, Camby and
Bledsoe situations have all happened in high school. What I do not understand
is how does the high school mistakes fall back on Coach Cal and the
Universities.
It just all seems like
fans are jealous because Coach Cal pulls in players that respective teams have
worked hard to recruit. Yes, it has happened to a lot of our teams, including
my favorite squad.
That still doesn't give
us a right to hate the man. He is a proven recruiter that happens
to recruit guys that have troubles in high school. Is that his fault?
Let's say somebody else got Eric Bledsoe and Derrick Rose. Do you still think
Coach Cal would be facing these allegations?
I don't know. Some of
the allegations are legit but some just come out of jealously.
Coach John Calipari; you
either love him or hate him but you cannot call him a cheater.
What do you think? Do
you agree with me when I say Coach Cal is an okay guy and doesn't deserve all
the criticism facing him? Or are you anti-Calipari? Let me know what
you think, hit me up on CollegiateHoops@gmail.com or simply reply below.
Written by DeAnte Mitchell
People are just jealous he gets more recruits than everybody else
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