CBS continued their series of the “Critical Coaches” poll and this time it is [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19807403/critical-coaches-whos-the-best-coach-at-bending-but-not-breaking-the-rules”]Who’s the Best Coach at Bending but Not Breaking the Rules?[/URL]
Of course, John Calipari leads the list.
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[*]John Calipari: 13 percent
[*]Billy Donovan: 11 percent
[*]Sean Miller: 8 percent
[*]Tom Crean: 8 percent
[*]Mike Krzyzewski: 6 percent
[*]Roy Williams: 6 percent
[*]Tom Izzo: 5 percent
[*]Josh Pastner: 5 percent
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No surprises for me on this list as it seems like most of these questions are geared towards putting some type of name on John Calipari.
Here is one of the quotes that stuck out in the anonymous coaches interviews:
[QUOTE][COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]On Calipari: “Everyone says he cheats, but when has been caught?”[/FONT][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
Here is Matt Norlander’s take:
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[COLOR=#333333][FONT=arial]And that’s Calipari. Giving opposite impressions to the same group of people. This one, they see that his prestige among recruits — and the lure of UK basketball — doesn’t need the benefit of cheating. It’s why he’s [URL=”http://blog.cleveland.com/startingblocks/2009/07/large_lebron-james2.jpg”]become good buds with LeBron[/URL] and knows coaching the Dominican national team can only help him with landing 2015 five-star prospect Karl Towns, who played for the team.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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Calipari’s reputation and aura continues to fascinate me. He’s a man who’s respected/hated/loved/feared/envied by coaches. Seriously, those are the five categories. Every single coach has an opinion when it comes to Cal and it fits into one of those five feelings. Here, he’s seen in the shrewd light he deserves to be in. He’s the last coach I’d ever choose to play Monopoly against because I know I’d be done before the game began. No one has mastered the ability of Master College Basketball Coach like Cal.[/FONT][/COLOR]
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