Now I know if everyone just read the title of this post they would probably think 10 different things. The scenario I am envisioning concerns Rod Strickland. Strickland has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the DePaul University job. Calipari is already working on the “Pitino Effect”, and it has nothing to do with Porcini’s.
[PRBREAK][/PRBREAK]Pitino had a wonderful litter of Assistant Coaches while he was at UK and most of them have become solid head coaches at the D1 level. We might be changing assistants over the next couple of years as fast as we are going to be changing point guards. This is where John Pelphrey comes in. The Paintsville native has been struggling at Arkansas with players being suspended and in turn making the wins hard to come by. In all honesty, if there isn’t a complete turnaround really soon I say that the Big Red Head will be out of a job. Coach Cal needs to jump on that situation quickly. John’s parents still live in Paintsville and I think Pelphrey would be a great and welcomed addition to the coaching staff. With Cal saying that he will stay 8-10 years, you never know what could develop over time. John was a part of the back to back championships by Florida and it would be a real asset to have some on the bench with that kind of experience.
