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Friday, April 4, 2014

"Award winning producer" on John Cali9pari'd legacy ... Thx Judi C and KSR!

“Award-winning producer” on John Calipari’s legacy


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KSR recently received the following guest post from a well-known celebrity who, for the sake of anonymity, we will call an “award-winning producer.” This person is not a longtime Kentucky basketball fan, nor are they from the state of Kentucky. They have just been following the Cats from afar with respect for what John Calipari is doing in Lexington, and wanted to share their thoughts with Big Blue Nation.
Teaching is the most noble profession, and being innovative, let alone successful, while in the public light creates an enormous amount of jealousy. ‘One and done’ is a media made expression that is simplistic because it is designed to create negative connotations while giving short shift to the families and children. Yes, I consider 18-year-old young men, children, almost all from diverse backgrounds; the criticism negates the reality of their lives, whether the child comes from a poor home or just wants to follow his dream, love and passion.
I don’t think any rational person could argue that all kids wouldn’t be emotionally, socially and culturally better off in many ways by enjoying the college experience for a longer period of time. Nor can anyone intelligently say, under the right coach, kids don’t learn more and improve their game by remaining in college. But these are the rules and the circumstances, so along comes John Calipari, a proven winner with flair and style, whose achievements are too often overlooked because of his SUCCESS. He has to have steel balls and an iron stomach. If he truly is the poster boy then he has had to reinvent himself, redesign his team and his students, reteach himself every year without losing his enthusiasm and passion. That’s quite an achievement in a culture of ‘expectations.’
The game has always had rebellious winners who have gone against the grain; however, the barriers, which a Frank McGuire faced, bringing NYC Catholic and Jewish players to the south in the mid-1950s, or Don Haskins, starting five black kids at a Texas school in the mid-1960s, or John Thompson, whose entire team was comprised of African-American kids in the 1970s and 80s, causing nasty racist backlash are over.
So, who is the successful pioneer today that losers need to be critical of? John Calipari. He shares the characteristics of these other three Hall of Famers. He has gone against the grain of popular belief and he has WON. Eight of ten coaches wouldn’t have won with the same talent. It’s one thing for the ‘conductor’ to recruit the best orchestra in the world, it’s an entirely different thing for those horns, those violins and cellos to be in harmony. Point is, ‘one and done’ is meaningless. It’s media made and robs the coach and his players of the true teachings, efforts, obstacles, and challenges, and those are real.
It’s difficult enough to be 17 or 18 , leave home, live elsewhere, start school, be thrown into hugely competitive waters, let alone be taught and learn to lose your individuality to be part of a championship. This is what Calipari does, year after year, season after season. All the hype around ‘the Fab Five’… Guess what? They didn’t win. Kentucky has won and, frankly, even if they don’t capture the title this weekend, they WON. They have accomplished something deeper. They all learned lessons, coaches, players and families which will stay with them for the remainder of their lives. ‘One and done’ is bullsh-t. What isn’t is ‘work ethic,’ ‘selflessness,’ ‘giving,’ ‘teaching,’ and ‘character.’ That is Calipari’s legacy. I’m sure if he was around in the 50s and 60s and 70s, he would have departed from the status quo to truly embrace his students in different ways. I hope these kids who experience him understand at a certain point of their lives the opportunity to learn and grown he has given them.

Article written by Drew Franklin

I can recite every line from Forrest Gump, blindfolded. Follow me on Twitter: @DrewFranklinKSR

39 responses to ““Award-winning producer” on John Calipari’s legacy”

  1. Ben
    This is the best thing that Michael Bay has ever written.
    1. Soda
      lol..i spit diet pepsi everywhere reading your comment.
  2. GoCats2
    Very well written. Media tend to believe the stereotypes instead of facts. It makes their job easier. It is too hard for them to understand that the coach knows what the kids want and what is best for them also happens to help the team.
  3. jack Sparrow
    Gotta be Bruckheimer. he owns a HUGE farm in Bloomfield, where his wife is from.
  4. kmrwildcat
    Someone send this to Pat Forde. I guess thats how you spell his Stupid Ass name. Well written. Send this guy some Final 4 tickets please.
  5. PatPattersonISwalkingthruthatdoor
    Spike Lee?
    1. Computer Blue
      My guess too…
    2. Ukfan
      my guess is Spike Lee. NYC and black reference…that’s his MO
  6. anonimity
    why ?
  7. Catlogic15
    I say Ashley. She is extremely intelligent, political beliefs aside.
    Cat fan foremost and forever.
  8. fencepost
    What a Tribute to a Man of Character what can u say??? go cat’s
  9. Steve
    He said they haven’t always been a cats fan and watch from afar. Not Ashley. That was great though. I enjoyed that. That makes me feel peaceful.
  10. Chris Kaufman
    Oliver Stein
  11. L4
    Par 1, Line 1, Last word… “Jealousy”. This word hits the nail on the head.
    I don’t know who the author is but it is but the piece is spot on. Go Cats!
  12. Bob
    Huzzah! Huzzah! Well done.
  13. Shooter
    Utterly and totally without merit. Who has to remain anonymous on this B.S . Anyway I call BS! I hear a real religious guy from Italy actually a Suburb Of Italy So T Speak,says the cats are awesome!
    1. Hate Not
      Haters gonna hate.
  14. Purple
    P-Diddy?
  15. Shooter
    Drew, I usually like your material but, this is a complete waste of time.
    1. Hate Not
      Crybabies gonna cry.
    2. Soda
      …says a guy who posts incessantly under the name “shooter”.
  16. Unboltedharp
    Excellent, well written article! The national media will never pick this up for distribution.
  17. Big blue daddy
    Spike Lee
  18. the_pza
    He/she gets it. I myself wish we could watch these players stay for four years but that is not the reality of this world and it’s not best for these players who want to go to the next level. Calipari understands this. He also wants to stay employed and knows that Kentucky fans have higher expectations than most. The safest thing for him and his career would be to beg, plead or cajole these players into staying all four years so he has a better chance but he doesn’t. He doesn’t need to. He can deal with turnover while turning these teams into contenders.
  19. Blue Biscuit
    The expression is “short shrift,” not “short shift.”
    And this clearly was written by actor/producer Angelina Jolie, who wants to play Ellen Calipari in the “John Calipari Story,” opposite her partner Brad Pitt, in the starring role.
  20. Scott
    Wow, wish I could speak so eloquently about things…… Anything! Well said whoever it was! I’ve said it many times, Cal “gets it”, I think maybe when I said it before, I meant he “gets” what being the coach at Kentucky was about. I’ll say it again, Cal “gets it”. Way more than I EVER did. It has a new meaning for me now. Thank you John Calipari!
  21. Curious
    Is this the “legacy” tweak?
  22. Goose
    First off, this is incredible. This person said what everyone should be saying, and when Cal retires, will say someday. I actually thought I would get through an entire comment section without a nasty thought, but of course Shooter seemed to ruin it for everyone. Once our fans, or people on this board quit complaining, and understand that this is just fun, then by golly, we may be able to make Wilbon shut his mouth!
    1. Logical fan
      Thank you Goose. That is all my friend
    2. just sayin
      Ha. That idiot shooter didn’t ruin it for anyone. His hurt feeling made the comment section better.
  23. Gap Tooth Danny
    LOL, “Big Troll Nation”
  24. Grammar Police
    First paragraph has so many number mismatches, I lost count. Why is a singular producer able to be referred to with “they” twice and the possessive pronoun “their”? :)
    1. Oh dear...
      you need to have your tin grammar badge revoked since you obviously don’t understand/recognize pronoun-antecedent agreement. Hush before you make it worse.
    2. o.O
      ROFL.. Grammar cop pwned. ROFL
    3. Josh D.
      The use of “they” as singular when dealing with an indeterminate gender has a long, proud history in the English language, only interrupted by some American stick-in-the-muds in the 19th century, and some unfortunate holdovers. Shakespeare used the singular “they” in Hamlet, and if it’s good enough for Sir William, it should be good enough for you, Grammar Police. For more on the issue, check out the wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
  25. Juan4UK
    Amazingly well said. and well done.
  26. Scott
    ONE and DONE……..age 18………MEN………..We can fight and die for our country at 18 off to war and become a hero but one and done….hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm get a grip people…..this is the USA and let men be men and stop just stop the madness….its a matter of prospective….think about it age 18 and a young marine in a foreign country facing down the enemies and battle and death and our one and done’s doing what they do……………………………..ohhhhhh myyyyy chyyyyyyit come on man………… dont you dare tell me that you dont want a great man playing for your team regardless if hes there one year two years three or four….ohhhhhhhhhhhh im going to not recruit this guys cause hes one and done realllllllyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
  27. Bobcatuk
    I think this captures what I’ve tried to express regarding Calipari to his critics better than any article I have read. Thanks “Award-winning producer” for articulating what so many of us feel about our coach. We love our coach, not so much for his wins, but for stretching himself to involve himself with guys that the whole world will be watching, and trying to help impart character and higher values into their lives so that when the world watches they just might see someone use their platform for something beyond just themselves. Calipari could win with far less risk than he takes year after year, I believe. We love him for that!
  28. SamKat
    Wonderfully said!
    I have believed in Coach Cal since he produced so well at UMass and Memphis. It became difficult with the early losses; however, he has pulled this team through some extremely rough waters in this NCAA tourney. The two AA’s committee set him up to fail after his team fell out of the top 25. Now let’s seed him out of here, they thought.
    I picked UK all the way and have won one pool and still lead another by sticking with Coach Cal!


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