John Calipari tweets congratulations to Charles Matthews for being named west region's most outstanding player
March 25th, 2018 at 11:36 PM ^
Welp, now we're under investigation
March 25th, 2018 at 11:49 PM ^
Whom is Jon Calimari?
March 25th, 2018 at 11:53 PM ^
....you mean Campari!
March 26th, 2018 at 12:26 AM ^
So, he may not actually be slimy? If it looks like slime and sounds like slime...it's slime.
Those guys from Return of the Jedi
March 25th, 2018 at 11:50 PM ^
Somebody correct me if I'm wrong, but there seem to be 3 reasons to issue a congratulations on Twitter:
- You don't have the person's contact info
- You are congratulating multiple people, such as a team
- You want other people to know that you've issued the congratulations
I am guessing Calipari has Matthew's contact info. It's #3, which means it's all about number one (him), which means it's number two (shit).
March 25th, 2018 at 11:52 PM ^
March 25th, 2018 at 11:54 PM ^
But also admitting he can't choose which players to give minutes to?
This is one of the few times I agree with you. Yeah, Calipari is a slimey bastard, but Matthews is a kid he's known for several years. And slimy, or not, coaches still like the players that play for them, even if things don't work out and someone transfers. I think it's pretty cool that Calipari reached out and personally congratulated him. And I have money that says Matthews genuinely appreciates it, too...
Calipari is a POS -- always was and always will be. Congrats to Coach Cal for having discovered Charles Matthews and developed him into the player he is today. It's all you, Cal. You did it.
can't tell you that you are wrong regarding your general opinion of Calipari. I think that Kentucky has been a dirty program as far back as Pitino, and that Calipari is part of that crowd. He was also a very bombastic personality when he was younger during his early days at UMass and that certainly rubbed some people the wrong way. I will point out, however, that he gushed over Michigan before, during, and after the Elite 8 game against them and based on his comments and general conduct during that game, I got the feeling that he had a lot of respect for Beilein as a coach and our program, in general.
I don't think that anybody is ever just one thing. Calipari can act like a dick, and he certainly is not a great "face of college basketball," but I do think he can be circumstantially gracious and this would appear to be one of those times.
Hold on now... You're saying that more than one thing can be true at the same time? Have you MET the internet?
I agree with your post, btw.
March 25th, 2018 at 11:59 PM ^
March 25th, 2018 at 11:59 PM ^
I was equally as upset when Jim Harbaugh congratulated John Beilein on twitter for making the final four. Or when John Beilein congratulated his son and daughter in law for having a child. Outrageous stuff. Or when he congratulated Patrick for doing well this year...
Orrrrrr its just Twitter.
I saw that scumbag Harbaugh congratulate his own kid on his first birthday the other day. No class.
March 26th, 2018 at 12:00 AM ^
March 26th, 2018 at 12:21 AM ^
Ok, I didnt think of this option. This is #4, which I am sure is part of the reason (along with #3). My salty, cynical ass couldnt see this one. Appreciate the alternate view.
March 26th, 2018 at 12:04 AM ^
the FBI probably confiscated the cellphone with all his contacts.
March 26th, 2018 at 12:08 AM ^
happy for Charles, though, seems like such a great person
March 26th, 2018 at 11:44 AM ^
So you would say the same about Harbaugh's congratulations? Pretty sure he has Beilein's contact info.
https://twitter.com/CoachJim4UM/status/977747540245385217
I would offer an option 4) making a public congratulations can further expose the success to a wider audience.
As many have said, Calipari seems to genuinely have his players' interests.
March 25th, 2018 at 11:53 PM ^
Marcus Camby would like a word with you...
Don't know why it's so hard for people to get that Calipari loves his players, past and present, and his players love him. Calipari is not Dave Bliss. Relevant quote:
"Although that Final Four run was later vacated after it was discovered Camby had accepted money and gifts from agents, the 43-year-old former NBA center said he remains close with Calipari.
"'It meant a lot to him,' Camby told the Daily Hampshire Gazette, referring to his former coach. 'He's excited. He said he wouldn't miss it for the world. We share a lifelong bond, and I wanted him to be part of it.'"
March 26th, 2018 at 12:18 AM ^
March 26th, 2018 at 12:53 AM ^
I had a small crush on her.
same
I did too. She looked a lot older than all the other 13 year old girls I went to school with at the time.
There are much better pictures of her out there. She was hot.
she did annoy me for a moment when she got under Gabriella Sabatini's skin with that dang shoe squeking.
Is that Tom Cruise, or some girl?
March 26th, 2018 at 12:44 AM ^
If I remember correctly, someone asked Charles right after the game about his time at Kentucky. He could have taken a shot at Calipari and UK, but he didn't. He went out of his way to thank Coach Cal for getting him ready to play at this level.
Then he thank Coach Beilein for taking him beyond.
I thought that was a classy, don't-take-the-bait gesture by the young man.
not a fan of Calipari, but a nice gesture by him...
Matthews mentioned that he kept in contact with coach Cal and one of the other coaches after he transfered...left Kentucky on good terms
Look at this dog turd with a butterfly on it. Too shitty to be classy, but interesting and the right thing to do.
I think Calipari is a slimy in his recruiting practices, but in terms of how he treats his kids, I think he is actually a good guy. His players and former players love him for the most part, from what I've seen/heard. Matthews didn't leave because he hated Cal, it was just a matter too much talent and not enough minutes to go around, right?
I've never had a definitive take on how Cal has been terrible since coming to UK. In the absence of that I consider Cal to be like Saban, (with his liberal use of medical dismissals,) someone who leveraged early career sketchiness to help build a rep he can now trade on while generally following the rules. I actually find Cal to be refreshing insofar that he treats the NCAA one and done situation like the joke that it is, and has built a brand that catered to NBA first rounders out of HS who want to have a fun gap year and learn hoops/travel around with other AAU all-stars.
I prefer WEASEL
And still genuinely care to some extent about players or people that were a part of your program. The two are not mutually exclusive.
i don't want him within a thousand miles of my program, but for all his faults as a recruiter and in-game coach, calipari seems by appearances to be a generally good guy.
and matthews signed up with him once, so there is clearly some level of affection between the two...AND their parting was apparently not acrimonious, so why wouldn't he wish him the best?
i'm sure beilein hopes for success for kam chatman, and donnal, and aubrey dawkins, and etc etc etc.