An article on Yahoo.com asks why is John Calipari always rumored to go to the NBA.
Here are 4 reasons why>
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[B]1. He’s a great coach[/B]
In the last six seasons, [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=ycn-7904302″][COLOR=#046bca]Coach Cal[/COLOR][/URL] has one Sweet Sixteen, three Elite Eights, a Final Four, and one tournament runner up. At Kentucky, he has won two SEC Tournament titles and compiled a 64-12 record. He has taken three programs to the Final Four.
That should say it all but he also out-coached Thad Matta and Roy Williams in the NCAA Tournament this year. They could have won it all if they made a three at the end of the Final Four game. Overall, he did a fantastic job with this year’s team. They were not expected to make it to the Final Four after losing five players.
[B]2. He’s coached in the NBA before[/B]
Way back in 1996, the [URL=”http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/njn/”][COLOR=#046bca]New Jersey Nets[/COLOR][/URL] hired Calipari to be their new head coach. He coached there for three years and finished with a 72-112 record. He did make it to the playoffs in his second season, though.
NBA owners tend to hire guys that have had been there before.
[B]3. His opponents want to hurt him in recruiting as much as possible[/B]
Calipari is highly regarded as a recruiter. Cal’s foes know that he will continue to pull in top tier talent to attend Kentucky. Their best chance to stop this is to put doubts in the minds of these young men. Circulating rumors about [URL=”http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/cah/”][COLOR=#046bca]Cal[/COLOR][/URL] leaving Kentucky is good for them.
[B]4. Coach Cal’s agent[/B]
Calipari’s agent is Williams “Worldwide Wes” Wesley. Wesley works for Creative Artists Agency and has numerous ties to many NBA players including LeBron James, Chris Paul, and some NBA owners. There are even [URL=”http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/sports/ncaabasketball/02wes.html?_r=1&ref=sports”][COLOR=#046bca]rumblings about Wesley’s access to recruits[/COLOR][/URL]. It isn’t a giant leap to think that Wesley could be working on Coach Cal’s next NBA gig.
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