1. 06-09-14 02:26 PM #1
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    John Calipari Turned Down $80 Million From Cleveland Cavaliers

    He would have been Cavaliers' coach and team president. He opted to stay at Kentucky, where he signed seven-year, $52 million extension.
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  2. 06-09-14 02:39 PM #2
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    Because he can read the writing on the wall
    Know where and from whom the Cavs owner made all his money
    Not that there is anything wrong giving predatory loans to the Urban inner city
    But this owner is in the sights
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  3. 06-09-14 02:39 PM #3
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    Another 3 or 4 titles for UK
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  4. 06-09-14 02:50 PM #4
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    Hey, guy who likes to regurgitate news.... try to get your "news" right.

    "Kentucky coach John Calipari reportedly declined a seven-year, $60 million deal to become the president and coach of the Cavs, according to Yahoo! Sports."
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  5. 06-09-14 02:54 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by SpreadSniper View Post
    Hey, guy who likes to regurgitate news.... try to get your "news" right.

    "Kentucky coach John Calipari reportedly declined a seven-year, $60 million deal to become the president and coach of the Cavs, according to Yahoo! Sports."
    Tweet said $80 Million

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  6. 06-09-14 02:56 PM #6
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    Marc Stein ✔ @ESPNSteinLine Follow As we just discussed on @SportsCenter, I'm told money details in Cavs' pitch to John Calipari were closer to $80 million range over 10 years

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  7. 06-09-14 03:01 PM #7
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    He knows he cannot coach in NBA and win

    Players will laugh at him

    zero control like college

    He will not be the man like in college
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  8. 06-09-14 03:03 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by minet123 View Post
    Because he can read the writing on the wall
    Know where and from whom the Cavs owner made all his money
    Not that there is anything wrong giving predatory loans to the Urban inner city
    But this owner is in the sights
    what? people can't think for themselves?
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  9. 06-09-14 03:45 PM #9
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    Can't cheat to get players in the NBA really and he would be in Cleveland where no one wants to go. That would be fun to watch him get exposed though.
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  10. 06-09-14 03:55 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He knows he cannot coach in NBA and win

    Players will laugh at him

    zero control like college

    He will not be the man like in college
    He also knows Lebron won't be playing in Cleveland anytime soon.
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  11. 06-09-14 03:56 PM #11
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    Calipari doesn't want any part of the NBA. No matter what the # is. He just used all this for leverage.
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  12. 06-09-14 03:58 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cuse0323 View Post
    Can't cheat to get players in the NBA really and he would be in Cleveland where no one wants to go. That would be fun to watch him get exposed though.
    It already happened
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  13. 06-09-14 04:13 PM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by I/O View Post
    It already happened
    True, forgot all about his time in the NBA. Then the guy gets in trouble everywhere and just moves on and keeps doing it. Money talks, he's built for college and selling promises to kids and their families.
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  14. 06-09-14 05:43 PM #14
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    Who wants to go from winning to losing.
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  15. 06-09-14 05:46 PM #15
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    Guy just rolls the ball out....don't know what people see in him
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  16. 06-09-14 05:50 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He knows he cannot coach in NBA and win

    Players will laugh at him

    zero control like college

    He will not be the man like in college
    Nah you're wrong he just enjoys what he does you idiot.
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  17. 06-09-14 06:06 PM #17
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    Any decent coach would take Cleveland to the playoffs with that roster. Irving Waiters Deng Thompson Varajeou and a solid bench led by Jack. Are you kidding me? That's was a good squad and they couldn't even get to .500.

    Good that they didn't give Calipari all that money.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jikos View Post
    Nah you're wrong he just enjoys what he does you idiot.
    Yeah but could he be a winning coach in the NBA with Cleveland?

    In college, he lives and dies by almost every play. You can't do that in the NBA and be able to win consistently. The best coaches in the NBA are the ones that don't let their emotions get in the way. That's why college is a joke. These players, coaches are all so emotional. And at the end of the day, the players and teams all suck. Even the top guys in the country can't start on most NBA teams. Less than 1% of D1 kids will even make the NBA. These kids cry, shout, bang their chest, and the product they put out there is shit. If Calipari got to the NBA, I think it'd be a huge wake up call for him. He'd have to completely change everything about his coaching.
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  19. 06-09-14 07:11 PM #19
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    From The Onion......



    Report: John Calipari Offered Cavaliers $20 Million To Leave Him Alone




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  20. 06-09-14 07:38 PM #20
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    Virtually the same money. No egos to deal with. No moving the family. Shit team vs. one of the best programs in sports. Seems like an easy decision
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  21. 06-09-14 11:35 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by I/O View Post
    Calipari doesn't want any part of the NBA. No matter what the # is. He just used all this for leverage.
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  22. 06-10-14 01:18 AM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Darkside Magick View Post
    Guy just rolls the ball out....don't know what people see in him
    As much as I hate on the guy and want to agree with this, he does teach a solid dribble drive motion. It's not that difficult but no coach just rolls the ball out. His offense is relatively complex, but he does have the best players for it and that's where he succeeds. When you have the top kids in the country it doesn't really matter what offense you teach but he does bring in the right players for his system and gets them to figure it out pretty quickly.

    I think it's rough being a college coach because it really is about the players so that's why we see the same teams up there every year. If not, it's a senior laden team who has worked together to become a top team.

    Some coaches like Roy Williams get the players and can't coach worth a damn though. I respect Cal in the sense that he takes young kids and wins when they don't have the experience or basketball IQ of older players. It's not easy taking a bunch of teenagers though they're the the best of the bunch, then winning a championship along with 3 final fours in 4 years.
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  23. 06-10-14 01:51 AM #23
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    The real take away from all of this, at least for me, is how desperate the Cavs are to get LeBron back.

    Calipari, WWW and LeBron are all pretty well known acquaintances. This, IMO, was a clear play for Bron.
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  24. 06-10-14 01:57 AM #24
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChalkyDog View Post
    The real take away from all of this, at least for me, is how desperate the Cavs are to get LeBron back.

    Calipari, WWW and LeBron are all pretty well known acquaintances. This, IMO, was a clear play for Bron.
    Absolutely, and now this makes me think LeBron is never going back to Cleveland...well not just this. I thought he might but I don't think his people would ever allow him to play for a small market team like that ever again.
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  25. 06-10-14 08:39 AM #25
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    He was garbage when he coached in the nba.
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  26. 06-10-14 08:52 AM #26
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    Quote Originally Posted by Doughboy22 View Post
    Virtually the same money. No egos to deal with. No moving the family. Shit team vs. one of the best programs in sports. Seems like an easy decision
    Exactly. Why would any successful college coach go to the NBA? This is why NBA teams are hiring TV commentators and point guards who just retired. No one decent wants to do it. They're desperate for lighting in a bottle when it comes to hiring a good coach. It's that or recycle failing coaches. (D'antoni, Brown, etc)
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  27. 06-10-14 08:54 AM #27
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    Shitty coach, wouldn't have lasted 3 years. He can recruit, he's a god in inbred country. Why the fukk would you mess a good thing up? Cleveland is a shit hole. Might have to look at Deemer. He made the right call.
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  28. 09-23-14 02:42 PM #28
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    tougher to win when EVERYONE is paying players instead of just SOME
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  29. 09-23-14 02:45 PM #29
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    Failure with the Cavs would ruin the guy. At Kentucky as long as you make it to final 4 or even elite eight people are happy. If Cavs don't win it all this year, it's a failure.
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  30. 09-23-14 03:23 PM #30
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    Cavaliers only have to get to the finals this year

    Do you guys think they're actually the favorite to win it all?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Cavaliers only have to get to the finals this year

    Do you guys think they're actually the favorite to win it all?

    Yeah, you're right, they probably only have to make it to Eastern Conference Finals this year and everyone will give the Cavs (Lebron) a pass and consider it a successful season.

    Sorry I spoke out of turn.
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  32. 10-06-14 09:29 PM #32
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    Lebron is the coach now
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