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John Kelly

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Good guy from the Great Midwest.

University of Kentucky grad.

Inherited three Super Bowl rings from his late father ("Keep my name out of the conversation, JK").

Avid follower of both college football and college basketball.

I asked PARLAYNOW about John Calipari's struggles in Lexington.

In classic PARLAYNOW style, paying homage to the state's horse racing industry, he said, "Calipari doesn't have a great two-year-old class this season."

The Wildcats are 4-8 and Big Blue Nation is not happy.

PARLAYNOW, however, cautioned against shedding any tears for John Calipari.

"Coach Cal" signed a lifetime contract with the University of Kentucky worth $86 million.
 
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John Kelly

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Kentucky basketball fell to 4-9 the other day with a heartbreaking 63-62 loss to Georgia.

Here's the way "Coach Cal" finished the postgame press conference:

“I am trying to do everything I can to help everyone play their best. They gotta hear what we’re saying on the toughness and the mental toughness. Make those plays. And I think we will. So, we go on to the next, folks. Be safe.”

Next up: LSU visits Rupp Arena this Saturday.
 
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Kentucky has turned the ball over 17 or more times in six games this season, including three straight.

UK has lost five of those six games.
 
NowshesmyRuca

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John Kelly said:
Kentucky basketball fell to 4-9 the other day with a heartbreaking 63-62 loss to Georgia.

Here's the way "Coach Cal" finished the postgame press conference:

“I am trying to do everything I can to help everyone play their best. They gotta hear what we’re saying on the toughness and the mental toughness. Make those plays. And I think we will. So, we go on to the next, folks. Be safe.”

Next up: LSU visits Rupp Arena this Saturday.
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I laid the 3.5 with them yesterday thinking it would be a get right game against a very poor defense. Boy was I wrong. That team is just bad, plain and simple. They don't have a single go to player on the entire squad. They look lost every time up the court, it's a hard watch if you're backing them. Now are the teams that they've beatin up on for years going to show any mercy? They have a stretch of 4 games coming up against Alabama, Texas, Missouri and Tennessee. I wonder if blindly fading them over that stretch would be profitable?
 
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Fading UK will get you 3-1 in my opinion. I will definitely go against them several more times this season
 
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WildBill

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UK still has 3 or 4 guys who probably get drafted this year, but seems to me the one and dones don't have their heart into it anymore. A lot of these guys are taking the path of just needing to showcase their game 3 or 4 times in a season then its good enough to get drafted. Once they have shown film against a good opponent they worry more about not getting hurt. Worst part is to show something on film means you don't necessarily play within the team's system so you either get a disjointed game where your star player puts up 25 but you still lose, or you get games where he puts up 8 and the rest of the team can't overcome his soft effort and you continue losing.

Then again could just be the situation we are in, but when one and done factories like UK, Duke and UNC are easy fodder for experienced teams it tells you that the strategy these coaches have been pursuing needs to change.
 
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BJ Boston is a lottery pick, according to most NBA mock drafts.

He has played poorly for most of the young season but had his best game of the year against Georgia when coming off the bench.

Imagine that, an NBA lottery pick serving as sixth man.

UK is a mess right now.
 
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BJ Boston is a lottery pick, according to most NBA mock drafts.

He has played poorly for most of the young season but had his best game of the year against Georgia when coming off the bench.

Imagine that, an NBA lottery pick serving as sixth man.

UK is a mess right now.
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This kid is a perfect example of what I'm saying. Look at the inconsistency of his effort. The minutes aren't changing that much, but the shot volume, the 3s he's taking (and not making) and the opponents he seems to get more effort volume (rebounds, steals, free throw attempts) against screams out the kid has got someone in his ear telling him what to do to get highest draft slot. Second year players or guys who think they have to stick around a second don't play like this.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4432162/brandon-boston-jr
 
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WildBill said:
This kid is a perfect example of what I'm saying. Look at the inconsistency of his effort. The minutes aren't changing that much, but the shot volume, the 3s he's taking (and not making) and the opponents he seems to get more effort volume (rebounds, steals, free throw attempts) against screams out the kid has got someone in his ear telling him what to do to get highest draft slot. Second year players or guys who think they have to stick around a second don't play like this.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/gamelog/_/id/4432162/brandon-boston-jr
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Calipari has a great line when recruiting high school stars.

He says my goal at Kentucky is NOT to win national championships.

My goal is to get you an NBA contract.

He tells the players what they want to hear.

It doesn't hurt that the kids are treated like rock stars in Lexington.
 
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Murphy’s Best said:
Boston is overrated & not sure why he is even considered a lottery pick. Loves his weed more than basketball....
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If the mock drafts are correct, BJ Boston will be able to buy a marijuana dispensary in June.

Though some NBA scouts have downgraded Boston's comparison from Brandon Ingram to Jeremy Lamb.
 
Sleepy

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Maybe get a white guy or two from the Summit League that can shoot the three.

Year after year they get the best recruits and always have problems scoring.
 
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And before there was Herro, Calipari did a good job recruiting Devin Booker.

I love Booker's shooting stroke.


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railbird

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lottery picks are usually losers, being a lottery pick doesnt mean you know how to win, nor do they make their teammates better. i thought boston was overrated when i watched him vs materdei back in march, zaire williams was better imo
 
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Kentucky is a slight 1.5-point home favorite over LSU today with a total of 147.

John Calipari v Will Wade.
 
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Murray was a budding star at Kentucky.

I think SLEEPY's point was more than Calipari's lack of three-point shooters but the team's use of the three-point arc.

And BIRDIE's right about Calipari's style of offensive basketball.

When you have the best players, you can roll the ball out there and give them a lot of offensive freedom as players go one-on-one with their opponents.

Problem is, in ISO-ball, the offense struggles when the players struggle.

In support of Calipari, he usually gets his guys to play hard on the defensive end of the floor and the team is among the nation's best at blocking shots (not quite as good as UConn from back in the day).


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John Kelly

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Heim said:
Parlaynow seems like a guy who still uses a rotary phone.
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PARLAYNOW once worked for ESPN on some of its college football coverage.

Good friends with the late Adrian Karsten, the former Northwestern grad who served as a sideline reporter for ESPN.

Karsten built up a big tax bill, was sentenced to prison for tax evasion and eventually took his own life in 2005.

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NowshesmyRuca

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I laid the 3.5 with them yesterday thinking it would be a get right game against a very poor defense. Boy was I wrong. That team is just bad, plain and simple. They don't have a single go to player on the entire squad. They look lost every time up the court, it's a hard watch if you're backing them. Now are the teams that they've beatin up on for years going to show any mercy? They have a stretch of 4 games coming up against Alabama, Texas, Missouri and Tennessee. I wonder if blindly fading them over that stretch would be profitable?
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Game 1
Kentucky @ Alabama
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Alabama -6.5
POINT SPREAD
 
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