Matt Jones’ opening monologue on the current state of Kentucky basketball | KSR morning show
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- Fans were furious following another Kentucky basketball loss to a power-5 team on a neutral floor. Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones started his show on Monday morning with a monologue discussing the state of the Kentucky basketball program.
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Cal has done less with more talent than any coach in the history of the ncaa
Which media nerd told u this ?
Matt I couldn’t of said it better!! Preach on
9 million a yr and we get this
I’ve been saying the same things for years and people used to attack me online for it. He has said it before, winning titles is not a priority, getting guys to the nba is
Your comments are fair & accurate. I've had it with Callipery...he curses & screams at the players publically at the games and then 1 week before the SEC tournament, he converts to Mr. Nice Guy. He complains about the guys not being physical enough, but he continues to recruit thin finesse players who are allowed to care more about how their hairstyles and how they look than about their physical game...except for Oscar & 1 other, his recruiting for a complete team is lacking. 4 wins to 14 losses to really good teams does clearly show something is wrong with the Coach...he is so arrogant...but he gets away with calling us basketball bennies. Have supported Ky basketball for over 60+ years. Ky wants another NCAA title, but Coach C. is content with just getting a few players to the pros...we should have let him go coach UCLA a few years ago, instead of falling for his act.
I agree a lot with most of this. But if he doesn't have a relationship with the AD and the donors, how the hell did he get a lifetime contract? Cause last I checked, they don't just hand those out.
Prime example of why no coach deserves a “lifetime” contract
Run in circles run in circles offense
End it
You make 9M a year… own it!
Sadly... It's time for him to go
Wouldn't it be nice if an NBA team came calling ?
Time for you to find another team. He's not going anywhere. Cry about it.
Cal has a life time contract and is fix for life and does not care and will not change. i been listen to ky games and been a fan since early 60s
Matt Jones? Respectfully….
I stopped being engaged in Calipari Basketball when we came down the floor THREE STRAIGHT TIMES and never hit the rim with the ball…while Booker sat the bench…,lost to Wisconsin in the Final Four… lost our undefeated season…. And 3-months later Calipari states “maybe I cost us that game because of LOYALTY “
😮
I wanted him FIRED then… and the AD fired!
We are not KENTUCKY BASKETBALL… we are CALIPARI BASKETBALL… boring, slow, dribbling and dribbling… excuses… no full court pressing… no good zone or M2m…
And I’ve been saying this since 2015.. while fans threw back blind loyalty at me AND KSR kicked me off their post site! 😂😂😂
The UK Administration is completely responsible!
Only hoping to win
I agree with everything you said, but what can we do as a fan? It’s Cals way or no way!
I said this in Locked on Kentucky, when Cal was not coaching in the Bahamas, the played like gods (can you make the argument that the competition wasnt good, but they did play with efficiency and determination). Here they do act nervous and it makes since when Cal is screaming at them and distracting them.
The best short term fix would be for Cal to take a sabbatical and let Antigua take the helm.
All he does is yell and yank them out when they do something wrong
Yes, they did play better. I think it was because Cal had a steady rotation of the bench. EVERYONE played. Which had the moral up the whole team excited to play. Stop padding these guys stats who he thinks might get to the NBA, and just win some games. Cut Wheeler/Tshiebwe time and play the bench. 3 and 33. Please
We need a younger coach who is hungry to win. He's too settled in and just drawing a check now
Last 5 yrs has sucked been true blue fan for 50 yrs no more
Amen brother
It’s so bad, I don’t even know who we play next. We used to plan our activities around the games. Now I don’t even know when we play next. It’s to hard to each.
Who do we play next?
@@drewbierants4751 The powerhouse of Florida A&M comes calling fresh off of their loss to Louisville. UK probably will lead by single digits at the half and pull away to a near 20 point win over such a pathetic team. I'm disgusted with Cal and the state of UK basketball.
@@shawnlong4039 at least we beat cupcakes
@@drewbierants4751
...if we're lucky.
Reeves and Frederick will have 20 a piece,,. They seem to be stuck in high school mode ,.
At this point there's no difference between what Cal is now and what Tubby was when he got fired...😁
I think tubby would win title with this team. He just couldn't recruit. We can't win for losing 😞
Only difference is lifetime contract. Cal would be gone if not for that. Hes set for life why would he care. He dosent. He's already retired in his mind.
The only difference is at least Tubby did have an recognizable offense with his signature flex motion right up to the end. Right now, I can't consistently see any organized offense out of the current team. Ironically, Tubby's offense would be perfect for this team because Reeves and Frederick would be deadly coming off curls with some screening to free them up for open shots.
The difference is with Cal there's still a chance to turn it around bc of the incredible recruiting. With Tubby there was NO chance things were ever gonna get better.
I agree 100 per cent!
I dread watching them now. Kentucky basketball used to be my favorite time of every year when I was growing up. Not anymore
Of course. None of us fans are excited about UK mediocre basketball anymore.
Cal is basically drawing a check at this point.
Lmfao. They were a two seed a few months ago. They finally got upset in the tournament. It has happened with all the usual suspects, North Carolina, UCLA, Duke, Kansas. Virginia was first team to lose to a 16 seed. The next season, with a little weaker team, they won the championship. Just silly talk, grounded in histrionics as opposed to fact. Kentucky had one really bad year, the Covid season. And yes, the season after winning the championship. All other seasons have been very good.
@@randallmadison9910 dude. The steak after Covid and Cal said “enjoy your time now. We’ll be back next year.” Well the next year was a loss in the 1st round as a 2 seed with NPOY. Now we are supposed to have better team, returners including NPOY. Cal is a horrible in game coach. Great recruiter, terrible game prep coach. He had Robic for game planning well he’s gone. He had KP working with the big guys inside he’s gone. Cal is being exposed with the weaknesses he has. I didn’t like Pitino but he got the most potential out of less talent. Cal gets the least out of the most. Look up Bryce Hopkins stats or Keion Brooks this year. Being to close fans get blinded. Take an objective step back and look. We’ll be a bubble team if not not careful.
World Wide Wes has been doing his Job , Cal hasn’t 😂
It has been the same team for SEVERAL years now. No defense, give up layup after layup. Free throw percentage is abysmal. The point guard leads the team in turnovers!!! Toppin doesn't hustle. That dude should be a menace on the defensive end of the floor. The fan base is tired of the excuses from the top! What is up with Collins? Is he still in Lexington? Give the guy some minutes to get better. He will do just as good or better than the ones on the court. The only positive I seen from the game at MSG was Cal gave Chris Livingston a chance to play and he had a good game against UCLA. I honestly did not see UK beating UCLA before Saturday but was hopeful something good might happen. I do not see them beating Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and possibly Auburn. Kansas will beat UK at Rupp. So, how do we get in the Tourney and if we do it will be a bad seed and a quick exit, again. I have always defended Calipari because of the players he brought in year after year but the losses are piling up. The record against the top 25 the last few years is horrible! I know UK has the #1 recruiting class coming in next year with D Wagner and co. but it could be to late for this coaching staff. The majority of the BBN is done with the losses...
Is there any way to get rid of Cal or will he be here as long as he wants?
The sooner KU fans realize that Cal is NOT the coach you thought he was, the better. Stellar recruiter, slightly better than average coach. His best teams were the ones able to rise above Calipari’s mediocrity.
I feel your pain Matt.
You said it, is Cal just burned out ? Kentucky basketball has not been fun for a while. Cal doesn’t seem to be having much fun anymore.
I believe that Cal is getting tired and he can take it no more
59yo BBN here. What you are sensing has a lot to do with a program in a downward spiral for sure. However, many BBN such as me just don't care anymore. The entire program has been stripped of its culture. Calipari has turned the program into a NBA farm praying to the all mighty dollar, with a large portion of his recruits focused on nothing else. So, letting it go has been great for me. I used to be able to quote schedules, player stats etc every year. I don't even know who is in the starting line up. Cal has lost the old school guys by destroying the culture, he is losing the younger crowd because he can't win with top 2 classes yearly. As of today, Cal has the same winning % as Tubby had...Tubby who would not even recruit AAU players. Let that sink in.
Hard to believe someone who doesnt even know the players on the team would invest 20 minutes of their time listening to some narcissistic antagonist talk about in a "State of the Union" type speech to feed his own ego.
But youre here because A) You watch every game and as soon as things turn back around you'll be proudly wearing your UK gear as if you contribute anything and B)you drink the KSR cool aid.
Like most of the people on here, you dont have an ounce of loyalty so your drawn to Matty Jones and his attack on Kentucky basketball. Gross.
@@dcsports227 how many years does it take to turn in around 10? 20? Because it’s been 7 already! Yes he’s a narcissist but he’s Always taken up for Cal but you can’t have BS excuses from now on… Grow up!
Regarding this...after the lost to St Peter's last year, Cal said everything was on the table (for change). Nothing has changed.
I am going to believe that Cal will retire At The end of this year or next year 💙🏀 Go Big Blue Forever
I feel better now that I realize coach Cal is the Jimbo Fisher of college basketball. Poor a&m football fans psyched with all the talent, then a big dud. Poor uk basketball fans likewise. Both coaches have high buyouts. No choice but go the apathy route and Barnhart, etal will be forced to do something.
The last I felt like this with basketball was Team Turmoil. Same kind of frustration for different reasons.
If we start winning a bunch of games don’t start saying you knew they would do it
they won’t
Fan based locked in? Unacceptable? Different era. You guys did not bitch about his lifetime contract. He is yours.
Wheeler is the problem turnover and erractic play
main problem since last year
Fire Cal please
And just like that I agreed with Matt for the first time. I feel some type of way about that.
Next year, another recruiting championship(?) and a coaching dud on the floor. Next year, Next year, is about as redundant as Russia, Russia, Russia.
2:24, "We keep being told UK is the Gold Standard.'' It's become more of like a lead standard the last few years! Hahaha!
And John Calipari is the only coach at UK that I have ever known in my lifetime. But until he either completely revamps his coaching strategy and mindset, and starts learning from guys like Eric Musselman, Dan Hurley, Matt Painter, Mark Few and maybe, just maybe, Bill Self; Then well, Kentucky is not going to win anything, we're not going to win any of the major opponent games, and we certainly won't win any NCAA tournament games in the future. He must learn how to start coaching like a modern College/NBA coach, or this team is going to just repeat what it has done in 2021 and 2022. We just need to raise the money to buy him out of his "Lifetime contract'' and fire him if he doesn't start showing some real results. I love the guy, heck, I've seen his house in person multiple times before and it is a lovely house, but what was that paid for, with UK fans money that was given to the University and then turned into his salary of like $9 Million a year. Well, that same money from the fans can also buy him out of his job as head coach at UK if he doesn't start to change for the better. He cannot keep coming up with the same* lousy excuses. Honestly, I can see him literally resigning as head coach if he doesn't start winning. I will miss his personality, and his recruiting skills when/if he isn't UK's coach anymore, but I won't miss his coaching. I love the guy, as a person, I used to love him as our coach, but that pretty much stopped after like the 2019 season ended, and it has just simply gotten worse from there and my love for him as our coach has dwindled. I'm getting tired of his excuses and his repeated quotes after each game, when you lose a basketball game, as the head coach, it is your duty to speak to reporters after the loss on how and why you lost. and what you will do to fix the issues, and he doesn't want to talk to any reporters all that much after losses, and he sure as heck doesn't come up with any solutions! But like I say, I love him, I wish him the best of luck and health, I wish his family well, but he must change his ways, or he will be run out of his job as head coach for University of Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball team.
12/25/2022, 7:33AM, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for all in 2023, and for all years coming in the future.
I wonder what 2043 will be like? Lol, I'll just have to wait and see.
The Sharpe fiasco told me everything I needed to know about Cal's priorities. He mostly only cares about draft picks and his NBA status.
The story of what objectively happened has been written countlessly, and for that to be your takeaway is pathetic.
it doesn't matter. Sharpe would've only averaged 12ppg this year cause the UK offense is so bad that skilled players like Sharpe has no spacing to operate to let their talents shine.
I don't understand why people have a problem with the Shaedon Sharpe situation. If dude can get drafted in the first-round without playing a college game, then he should go. That would only happen at Kentucky.
@@edittingsoftware Forget the free housing, education (if he even wanted to take advantage of that), access to practice facilities...dude got paid NIL money to do absolutely nothing. Would you have a problem if someone came into where you work and made the same money as you to sit in the break room all day and fuck off? Then someone says to you: "Ah, why do you have a problem? He's just chillin' here until he leaves for a higher paying job next year." He gamed the system. Good for him. That doesn't mean people shouldn't have a problem with it.
@@michaeltb6276 what is your takeaway of the situation?
Spot on!!! I
I just want a UK FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
That's what all us football schools want.
How does Ky have so many players in the pros yet have such nonproductive teams?
Great question.
Real disaster relief begins with a Calipari buyout!
You are spot on. I have been saying these same things for the last 4-5 years. I have a question. Is he trying to get fired to get the easy payout. Since he landed the 5 year contract he has gotten lazy it seems.
I am sure if the boosters get tired they can dig into his recruiting and find him cheating and get out of that contract I would rather take sanctions to get rid of him
I honestly don't think it's the lifetime contract. I think it was the Covid year, plus what happened with Terrence Clarke. It freaked Cal out and basically broke his spirit. He's not the same man.
I was agreeing until dude brought up the relationship with AD, football team, media and donors. That was unnecessary.
Who would’ve thought Kentucky football has a brighter future than the basketball team
I would take Pitino back in a heartbeat because he is a way better coach. This team sucks because of Cal. He’s got to go, and who is responsible for giving him a lifetime contract needs to be held accountable also! Who would that be? Ask yourself that question please. We suck period. He doesn’t run plays and coach! What the hell is Cal doing??!!! This is bad! Real bad. Sorry Cat fans. I’m pissed. I don’t want to say all this, I really don’t but he’s got to go
7-3? 6-0 at home? Cry me a river!
-U of L fan
U.K. and Cal WON'T win as long as Cal keeps playing Wheeler and Tshiebwe 20 or more mins. They are GOOD players but both struggle with anyone their height or bigger. Got to play 3 and 33. PLEASE 🙏
Fire John and hire Bruce Pearl bet he would championship
Canceled my streaming subscription prior to the UCLA game. Can’t watch anymore.
Cal is a victim of age and money put them both together and it makes you slower and lazier Denny Crum was a good example think about it he was a great coach until age and money came along.
It ain't that bad fr
As fans we want NCAA titles! Otherwise what's the goal? I'm sorry but NBA games typically suck if you are honest... I understand that is the goal for the kids, but as fans prove it here the school is giving you a platform....games have been brutal for the average fan to even watch....we are UK!
That's one problem it's always next year. Best team cal has had and build everybody up and then reality sets in and it's the same as last year
Hope it taught us a lesson... No more lifetime contacts.... Ever
Lifetime contract has Ky nation pissed.
There’s a lot to be fixed but this can be turned around. Some players need to have the tough conversation about getting less minuets. If we are losing by 10 and cutting the game close with NO offense, then Cal just has to give his tweak but it needs to happen now. This can be fixed and we can still have a good year
We're a football school now, it's a dam shame too
Looks like they're playing scared he doesn't let them play and they're not having fun they know they're getting pulled they can't get hot get rid of cal
It’s not poor offensive execution it’s poor offense….Cals offensive schemes are nothing….coaches last year were saying it’s a 80s style offense….it’s a culture problem…you can’t teach individualized play and expect a team concept….Cal has always been egotistical with the same things being said in post games such as my teams, or he ask the journalist questions to flip focus off himself….guards cannot flourish in his system….CJ will not be a scorer because he is covered in the scheme….Allen averaged 50 as a senior but could not get open….Cal cannot get past his own ego to change anything
Cal seems to have gotten more interested in how many NBA players he can claim than he is on How many games he can win at UK.
Please stop. Focus on the real problem.
Dead on accurate. Saw that with Sharpe last year. It's clear he cares more about grooming kids for the NBA than he does winning NCAA championships at Kentucky. The school is there to serve Cal's brand, not the other way around, and that philosophy trickles down to the attitude of the players.
@@Torlian1978 Sharpe's handler lied to Cal, but keep spouting this baseless horseshit.
Didn't score in the last 4:30. Yet our 2 best offense threats (Oscar and Cason) took just one shot during that span. And Can't Coach Cal did not call a time out to try to change anything.
I watched MSU and Gonzaga. Haven’t watched since. Might watch the Louisville game, but may watch the bowl game instead. Haven’t made up my mind yet.
CoUch Cal had an unusually long 'honeymoon' with Kentucky. That has ended because of consistent non-performance. Fans expect wins, no excuses. I can mouth CoUch Cal's blah, blah, blah as well as he can. Meaningless. Kentucky fans are broken. If there were a Hall of Fame for people who can break an anvil, then CoUch Cal would be the first inductee. He picked his players, it is HIS JOB to have them ready to play and win. Kentucky is now the easy win on everybody's schedule. That is no place for a storied basketball program. I don't believe that he has the ability to change or to make necessary modifications. And, he has poor relationships with everybody. Fans and colleagues have had enough. The blame resides with CoUch Cal.
I know this will be taboo. But the fan base left when they kneeled for the national anthem. I have friends that say they will never watch another game as long as he is coach.
And to be honest for me it was so disrespectful. I know they were trying to start a conversation. But you can't start a conversation from a position of disrespect.
I don't blame those fans it was disrespectful my cousin had to see horrible stuff in Afghanistan. When they kneeled on the anthem they disrespected all military veterans and ones serving now.
I'm one that said the same thing. I know long time fans that no longer have any KY gear
Yep, we don’t want to talk about it but I went to the high point game at Rupp and we weren’t even on the court for the national anthem. Freaking crazy
And you don't speak for the whole fanbase. Those too stupid to grasp the point of the protest can all go get fkced with a rake and whine some more. They're perpetually aggrieved.
@@popcornjoe3752 Boo freaking hoo
They good but if he run a zone sometimes watch how Kentucky basketball will change
I know folks think I'm crazy.. Get Ricky P on the horn. 3 year contract, would bet we would get at least 1 title
I really like Rick Pitino but man he's 70 years old I really think we need a young coach that updated with today's game
@@zackclark2265 Hear ya, but that's why I said 3 years. That would give us time to prepare for the future. Reopen Bravo Patinos!
@@UKBLUE1 I would rather have him right now than calipari for another season at least it seemed Pitino was a real coach.
@@zackclark2265 He's a great coach. Just took that small college in New York from worse to 1st and made tourney last year. Coaching not issue with him. And he won his court battles on that stuff in Louisville
@@UKBLUE1 IK Kentucky sure was respected when he was our coach it makes me wonder if he would've stayed and not take that Celtics job I really think he would've won a lot of tittles.
Spot on the games are hard to watch.
I feel you sir but I understand he run them to hard zone will help
Gentleman this has been a problem for Kentucky basketball for quite some time…you cannot sustain the level of success that this university and its fan base demands by swapping out glorified 18 year old AAU stars every year. Cal doesn’t know how to develop talent and it shows because our players the last few years aren’t getting better towards the post season, they’re getting worse. They’re constantly in their heads, can’t hit shots, simple inbound defenses are constantly breaking down, turning the ball over, constantly being out of control. He doesn’t know how to develop talent. And even if someone wanted to challenge me on that theory, who do you have as the test subject? No one. Cause no one hangs around Kentucky for more than a year. This style of recruiting and playing of the game was unsustainable from the jump, other programs are out here focused on creating good TEAMS, who can play organized D1 basketball at a high level, Cal is worried about how many 18 year old AAU players he can flip into being NBA players in order to build his clout. Have y’all noticed we haven’t had any visible leaders on the court these last couple of years? Where’s the chuck hayes? The Patrick pattersons? The Tayshaun Prince’s? The Keith Bogans? The Darius Miller’s?
These guys don’t exist in our program anymore, and we have blind AAU 18 year old ball players trying to lead other blind 18 year old ball players, cause OBVIOUSLY, Cal isn’t going to do it.
He's just wants to put kids in NBA as long as cal has been there good teams just one championship come on NBA is all he wants time for him to go
I agree with Matt Jones, unfortunately Cal isn't getting the job done.
One thing is, the losing isn't gonna stop just because it's Kentucky.. The fans will figure that out soon enough, then it will be really bad, some will not have it any other way though..
Muss is the new Cal…but he can coach😅
Yeah muss got them final 4 under his belt
Cal needs generational type talent to be good because he is terrible at Xs and Os. Next years class is great but there is no Anthony Davis or Karl Anthony Towns in that class. I fear that the cats and Calipari are going to struggle again next year. This will lead to Calapari leaving the program.
FACTS
No more excuses, we are tired of hearing it!!
You'll keep whining. GFY.
Kentucky is a football school now
Nah. It's a moron fanbase school. That's its biggest superlative.
Ok I get it. Covid-19 years hurt us a lot but every other school is coming on!!! Cal is missing some great assistant coaches. Cal leaned on these coaches for a long time.
I don't have an answer or key to getting these guys playing up to their potential.
And not every school took it seriously, but none of you give Cal credit for treating a pandemic involving a novel virus with the precaution it deserved and still deserves.
Looks and Sounds like to me he's going down the list ..... making sure he's pissing everyone off he don't like any more ...while on his way out the door. what's left for Cal at this point ???
Cal has got to go!! Recruiter not a coach.....he's made his multi-million bank account and doesn't want or need anything!! As a 50 yr fan and bleed blue but I have lost interest in the entire program!! But I also blame the NBA and media for making this a dog and pony show!!! I swore off professional sports because of their stupid ass Feelings??? I'm sick of the wheel falling off the wagon!! Go cardinals!!!???
The offense is predictable
To much man to man run a zone
big blue madness shoudlve told you all you needed to know
Spot on Matt. This is exactly how I feel about the state of the program as well. I don’t think this team will be good at all next year. imagine having a team full of Wallaces and Singletons with NO Oscar to bail the young freshmen out when they struggle. They might be good but I bet they struggle badly early in the season next year.
Yes fire Calipari and done
Matt Jones is not wrong but he takes these losses so personally. I’m interested in why coach has doubled down so often.
Dude grew up as a bbn! How not to get personal?
Definitely tired of it. Coach Cal has stopped coaching. It’s past time for him to go. Kentucky basketball is dead but hard headed Cal refuses to change.
Have you ever heard of A Broken Record? HE NEEDS TO GO! How many NCAA Championships has this KneeMan cost us??? Where's the AXE!!!
This is a ego problem. I believe he dosent understand how to coach a different offense and is too arrogant to learn. Kentucky will die with the dribble drive.
I hope cal leaves and all the top recruit leaves with him
WISH GRANTED!!!!! 😂
Two Words Guaranteed Salary!!!
To start he needs to get some of his old assistant coaches back. The guy with the glasses doesn't impress me. Neither does Buster.
When you have a coach that gets a kickback from the NBA for feeding them players year after year. You will have major problems .not to mention players are getting payed now . Where is the motivation now ? NCAA basketball is a big joke and have sold the fans out !
No he need to run a zone frfr
We have two great freshmen who need to play most of the time to be seasoned for the last of the year, not removed for a mistake that they made, I see freshmen all over leading their teams except for us! Tired of it!
It used to be a big deal to play at Kentucky. These players couldn’t care less.
and where do you get this? Did all the BG players careless? Did all of tubby's players care less? I'm confused
Pure horseshit.
And, eventually, recruiting will start to falter too. These kids will see what happens the Gradys and the Fredricks of the world. The 5-stars will discover that the NBA doesn't play Cal's style anymore. The records will fade. UK will become mediocre. And then what? In hindsight, giving Calipari this "lifetime" contract was a horrible error especially considering the very team we lost to is the one we tried to keep him from running off to.
Shit I watch every game dude. Listen to every podcast, know wtf is going on. THE TEAM is the ones not "locked in". Not the fan base.
We need to go back to the time where players came to UK because they wanted to where that jersey with pride and played to prove their worth. If we can't get that back, we are just another pit stop for players.
So you're blaming the players.
@@thomassavage6727 no, saying they need the right mindset.
Agree