The last of the Critical Coach opinions ended today with the question of “What coach would you choose to lead your program?”
John Calipari garnered [URL=”http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/blog/eye-on-college-basketball/19894629/critical-coaches-what-coach-would-you-choose-to-run-your-program”]6% of the vote and is in 6th place.[/URL]
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[*]Tom Izzo (Michigan State): 27 percent
[*]Bill Self (Kansas): 23 percent
[*]Mike Krzyzewski (Duke): 10 percent
[*]Rick Pitino (Louisville): 8 percent
[*]Billy Donovan (Florida): 8 percent
[*]John Calipari (Kentucky): 6 percent
[*]Sean Miller (Arizona): 6 percent
[*]Brad Stevens (Butler): 4 percent
[*]Roy Williams (North Carolina): 4 percent
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The quote that stuck out most to me is the one about Tom Izzo.
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On Izzo: “He’s clean, he wins and he can really, really coach. If coach K were a few years younger, it might be a tough call. But you’ve got to go with Izzo because he has the whole package.”
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Last time I checked, [URL=”http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=5931058″]Izzo wasn’t clean[/URL].
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Michigan State coach Tom Izzo will serve a one-game suspension for a secondary violation of NCAA rules tied to a summer basketball camp.
Michigan State officials said late Friday afternoon the school employed someone associated with a potential recruit during a basketball camp in June.
The person was paid $475 for five days of working with middle schoolers. Izzo says he regrets what happened and called it an unintentional violation of the rules.
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John Calipari has never been suspended for any reason by the NCAA, but here is what one anonymous coach said about him:
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On Calipari: “Sure, he’s shady — but he wins. If that’s ultimately what you want, then he’s your guy — and that’s what I want. To be able to compete for national titles every single year.”[/QUOTE]
I know this sounds so cliche, but haters gonna hate.
