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Calipari then and now

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2 months ago

Pretty stark contrast after four years on the job. Almost looks like a teenager in the picture on the right.
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2 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

Wow...I think you see a little more fresher looking face next year
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Wow...I think you see a little more fresher looking face next year
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2 months ago

Happens to every single coach who comes through here. It's an exhausting job that ages you like the president ages.
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Matt May said...
Happens to every single coach who comes through here. It's an exhausting job that ages you like the president ages.

Exactly my thought, Matt.
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2 months ago via 247Sports Mobile

He likely had makeup on for the intro preser.
But he does look disheveled this year. He also can't exercise due to a hip issue.
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2 months ago

He needs some times off. And he also needs to quit trying to explain every move he makes. Thats gotta be exhausting.
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tWhit said...
He needs some times off. And he also needs to quit trying to explain every move he makes. Thats gotta be exhausting.

^^^I agree, this is being the Head Coach at Kentucky, lose your temper or act like you are upset brings the media howling. I think he does that to suppress the amount of negative press his team would get if he threw them under the bus. Plus it wouldn't take much for the media to start stories about him and the program.
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2 months ago

Coach Calipari has said it himself, numerous times, that playing for Kentucky isn't for everyone. Being the Head Coach @ Kentucky isn't for everyone either. It is probably the toughest job in all of college basketball, but it also has the biggest rewards too.
And seriously, although he looks tired, with what he's had to deal with this season, anyone would look as tired & worn out as he looks right now. But in the end I believe this season will have served him as a lesson of what NOT to do in regards to recruiting going forward, and that having upper classmen on the team pays huge dividends.
Coach Calipari has learned from this year's situation, and I believe he will modify his thinking and recruiting process to better fit future needs.
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2 months ago

I think this season, and many will cosign on this, has been particularly taxing on Calipari. Hasn't been his best coaching job IMO, but he's exhausted himself trying to get the absolute most out of this team.
The UK job was, is and always will be a 24/7/365 type-deal. It's just a year-round grind and you can't stay on the hamster wheel forever.
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Chris Fisher said...
I think this season, and many will cosign on this, has been particularly taxing on Calipari. Hasn't been his best coaching job IMO, but he's exhausted himself trying to get the absolute most out of this team.
The UK job was, is and always will be a 24/7/365 type-deal. It's just a year-round grind and you can't stay on the hamster wheel forever.

Cal has had some health issues this year--oral surgery & hi--too. Looks like to me he's a workaholic and needs to take some time off after this season.
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2 months ago

I think he looks the same, difference is in pictures.

This post was edited by JohnBlue_ on 3/17/2013 at 3:59 PM
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Chris Fisher said...
I think this season, and many will cosign on this, has been particularly taxing on Calipari. Hasn't been his best coaching job IMO, but he's exhausted himself trying to get the absolute most out of this team.
The UK job was, is and always will be a 24/7/365 type-deal. It's just a year-round grind and you can't stay on the hamster wheel forever.

Hey Chris, out of curiosity: How much does Cal make a year nowadays? Is it $5 million big ones or more?
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