Dan Shaughnessy has taken some cheap shots at Kentucky basketball and John Calipari today in The Boston Globe.
Shaughnessy calls Calipari a “snake oil salesman” and insinuates that Kentucky’s only purpose now is to get kids jobs in the NBA.
Here is an excerpt:
[QUOTE]Coach Cal said it all last spring when his entire starting lineup (four freshmen) was selected in the first round of the NBA draft. Cal said it was the greatest night in the history of Kentucky basketball. Clearly, Kentucky’s seven NCAA championships take a back seat to getting kids jobs in the NBA.
Despite Calipari’s hideous comment, nitwit Kentucky fans continue to support the coach and the program. The mission is no longer about winning NCAA championships. It’s about getting kids into the pros — even if you have to rig their high school and college transcripts.
The sanctimonious, phony NCAA occasionally sanctions violators, but the college police don’t traditionally hassle prestigious “programs.’’ It’s a selective, subjective gendarmerie. [/QUOTE]
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