Matt Jones (Founder of Kentucky Sports Radio) to take a look at the Wildcats season and to also talk about what changes need to be done to make the game better.
Scott's wants to know what's going on with Calipari getting ripped for all the one and done's that he recruits, yet Coach K does the same thing and wins a National Title and all is right with the world.
Matt Jones agrees and feels that their is a double standard when it comes to Coach K and everyone else. he feels there is a bias towards Coach K because he is involved with the Media when they want him to be, but Calipari is not. The Media really makes their judgement based soley on personal opinion.
What is the Anti-Calipari feeling around the Nation? Matt feels that when people are too honest in life that others just don't like it. he also doesn't play the journalist game. He just does his thing and that annoys them.
Now here comes Coach K and he changed what he was doing by grabbing these one and done players and he is basically following the script of Calipari, but still it's Ok because the Media likes him.
Coach Cal will lose much talent this year and the team will be led by Tyler Ulis, so where does that put this team next year. Matt still feels they will be preseason number 1 as they have recruited well again they have 4 of their top 8 from this year back as well. This will still be a very good team and should be right there with the best teams in the Nation. The Way that Coach Cal does it it makes it hard for this team to drop much from year to year because he reloads so quickly.
On to what needs to be done to make basketball a bit more watchable. Matt starts with the fact that they need improved officiating. It was really bad this year. He also states that CBB is just way too physical right now also. they need to expend the lane and also lengthen the three point line, which could lead to more scoring as it will make tye offenses a bit more free flowing.
The free throwing offensive teams are also the ones that have much more success in CBB. Matt feels that Division 2 or Division 3 games are more watchable because their offenses are more free throwing.
Matt states that CBB isn't really broken as this was one of the highest rated tournament ever, but during the regular season they have to change things to make it more watchable and that starts with officiating.
Steve wants to see teams get one foul shot and the ball when teams are in the penalty, which may help the hack-a-Shaq type fouls. Not sure if that would happen.
Join in the conversation. How would you change CBB?