The Game

I am not a John Calipari fan, not because he left Memphis high and dry. But because I don't like the path they cleared to bring him here to begin with. He and R.C. Johnson took this town down through there. I have this thing about loyalty. That isn't part of the Calipari game plan. But he does get results. This man hasn't coached a senior he recruited in his twenty-two years as a head coach. He specializes in one and done.

Any young high school star in America with aspirations of being in the NBA wants to be on his team. It's lights, camera, action if you fit the bill. You will get the chance to showcase your wares on the national stage. You are going to play on ESPN if nothing else. If you're good there will be several spots on the  world stage CBS.

Memphis was always an audition for the SEC. The Tigers had basketball history before he came. Every school Calipari ever coached at ended up on probation stripped of all their wins. But it was good while it lasted. Some fans believe it is better to have had and lost, than to never have had at all. Don't hate the player. Hate the game.