The doubters of Coach Calipari aren't going to be a big support when I say this, but when it's all said and done John Calipari will go down as the winningest coach in college basketball history.
Last night was just a preview of whats to come in this era of college basketball for many years to come. People dislike the fact that Calipari is winning because it isn't the traditional way with the one and dones, but this is where we are in this era of college basketball. Kids aren't trying to stay in school for four years when they can go play for a coach who can get them there in one, while winning at the same time.
The guy has been in six of the last seven Elite Eights, and you can make an argument that he should have three titles already. Despite the fact that the 2008 team led by Rose in company had their 38 wins at Memphis vacated, they still should have and would have beat Kansas if they could have made their free-throws. In 2010 with Wall, Cousins, and Bledsoe everyone in America knew who the best team was in the country was, they just happened to have a poor shooting night against West Virginia who had their best night of shooting night of the entire tournament. Then last year, they ran into a red hot UConn lead team in Kemba Walker, if they would have won their isn't a doubt in my mind that they would have destroyed Butler.
Then finally this year he was able to put it all together winning it all along with winning 38 games. You can say what you want about the guy, but he wins games and kids want to play for him. Look at Roy Williams at Carolina great recruiter, but he isn't even close to the in game coach that Calipari is. In his three years at UK he is 102-14 with one national championship. Women may lie, but numbers don't lie.
I'm Justin Tyree a junior attending the University of North Carolina at Pembroke majoring in Journalism, come into my world when it comes the topic of sports.
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