Hawk-umentary: Calipari waxes philospohical on the difficulties of the SEC and Being Coach at Kentucky.

Calipari was defiant in rebutting charges that there is an NCAA investigation into the men's basketball program.

"It's not true," Calipari said. "It's not true. When you're coaching at Kentucky, you're held to a different standard and like in politics there is a core group that absolutely loves you and everyone else is trying to unseat you in any way they can -- anything to trip you up, that's what it is.

"If you're not up to that, then don't coach at Kentucky," he said. "If you are faint of heart as they come at you, there's no way to defend everything, then you march on."

Calipari said that four players graduated [seniors Ramon Harris, Mark Krebs, Perry Stevenson and junior Patrick Patterson] from this past season's team but he did admit the grade-point average has to rise. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported the GPA of the team in the fall was a 2.025 in the fall, the worst since 2002. The spring semester GPA was 2.18. Four freshmen left Kentucky after one season for the NBA draft. One of them, John Wall, is expected to be the top pick in the draft and told ESPN.com last month that he did earn a 3.5 GPA in the spring semester.

"We have to improve our GPA, which we will since we just got there," Calipari said. "We won a lot of games. At Kentucky, they want everything. They want it all -- all As, all wins by 20 and wan the highest GPA. Don't coach at Kentucky if you can't accept that."

Calipari wouldn't address the specifics in the transcript of former freshman guard Eric Bledsoe. The New York Times reported last Friday that there was the potential academic fraud and payments made during Bledsoe's high school career in Alabama. If those allegations were investigated by the Alabama High School Association and if he were ruled ineligible, then the NCAA Eligibility Center could reopen his initial-eligibility case.

When asked about the story, Calipari said: "Stop, there's nothing there. I'm not going to talk about it."

When asked how Calipari can change the perception that he's always in the midst of a chaotic storm, he said: "As long as I'm at Kentucky, you've got to be able to take the shots or don't stay at Kentucky. To be the coach at Kentucky and get what I get, you can't be a 35-year-old coach whose never been fired. I've been fired."

Calipari added that he has reminded his family that not everyone loves their father.

"If you're family can't deal with the scrutiny then this isn't the right place to be coaching," Calipari said.

In fairness, the article DID end with a reference to Calipari's Charitable side, which is definitely a postive on an otherwise stain of a human being.....

Last week, Calipari and his wife, Ellen, donated $1 million to Streets Ministries, payable over five years, to help underprivileged children in Memphis.

"When we left, we left a lot of friends in Memphis, Tennessee and a lot of people were angry that I left and that's fine and I understand that," Calipari said of taking the Kentucky job in April of 2009. "We left a lot of friends but we also left some causes that we felt very strongly about."

Calipari said the first payment on the donation was made in December.

Ok, now that I have quoted everything not Lebron on the article.... Let's start from the begining..... and Keep in mind how ONctrasting his dealings with the media have been than Bill self.....

• Ok, It's not true that Kentucky is under Investigation, Currently sure... not right now... doesn't mean they won't be in the future.

When Self had the Flap with Darnell, and even CJ and JR, he handled things differently. He wasn't stand offish, he commented on what he could which was whether they were still apart of tema functions, and mentioned he would wait until all things had been brought to light.....

Calipari fires off Immediately, and mentions that Kentucky bears a standard that is unlike any other university ( which i think is load of garbage... ) and that people are essentially out to get him.

Well Coach, If you didn't have such a tawrdy past history of recruitment practices I don't think this would be an issue. You don't become Kelvin Sampson or Tim Floyd overnight. It takes years of breaking little rules, bending bigger ones, until you flat out break them. Cal's still in that bending territory thus far, though his immediate response certainly looks like he might have taken that next step. it's rare to see people innocent of crime be so outright forceful with trying to convey their innocence. Usually innocent people let the process handle itself.

• I will challenge Calipari's notion Kentucky is held to a higher standard and I will do it farily.... not by talent, but by moneys given and NCAA suspension.

Darnell Jackson's 9 games ( none of where allowed o be preseason to my recollection... ) versus John wall's two games.

D Jack was given 5,000.... he was suspended for 9 regular season games. which amounts to $555.55 dollars a game.... factor in Kansas played 2 exhibition games also that Darnell was not allowed to compete in ..... it drops the overall fine to $454. 54 cents

Johnwall was suspended for 2 total games, 1 exhibition, 1 regular season. for just under 800 bucks.... WHich means..... $800. for one regular season game ( had the NCAA not offered favortism towards Kentucky in this matter.... ) or $400.00 for the two games total.

Now, If the two games were two regular season games, which was the standard that D Jack faced, John Wall would have faced a fine of $ 200.00 a game ( 2 ex and 2 regular season games... )

Either way, it's clear that the standard is far lesser for Kentucky.

• GPA's not important to College basketball teams, so we won't focus on such nonsense but

But, this article really says it all..

http://www.kentucky.com/2010/05/02/1248238/uk-basketball-low-on-the-gpa-scale.html

• the meat and potatoes here is the Bledsoe Investigation, which seems to be a Kentucky investigation now, and not an NCAA investigation.... but surely an ncaa investigation would follow, if as Calipari implies... Kentucky is held to a different standard to lower teams like memphis or Connecticut ;), so obviously an NCAA investigation is in the works.

I won't criticize Calipari for not commenting, that's what he shoudl do, unless he wants to hang himself.

What I will criticize him for is the "Woe is me sob story" he gives again and gave us earlier when discussing Investgations..... When you have two other coaching jobs that end under a cloud of suspsicion, you should NEVER, i repeat NEVER be allowed to play the woe is me sob story line. When you have had kids paid money to play for you , whether you knew about it or not..,,, it is a fair question to have it asked. When numerous kids have had grades changed or have taken false Sat test scores, it's fair to ask whether they have accurate test scores and grades.

You think Jim Harrick feels it's unfair to question the relevance of the class work his Kid's received ? You think Tim Floyd feels liek he is unjustly being asked questions about pay for play, after allowing Mayo to play after he had been paid ? No, because they have been guilty in the past, and willalways be subject to those sort of questions if problems arise.

We have to work under the assumption Calipari's innocent ( though my personal belief is contrary ) but don't cry me a river and suggest you are being held to a higher standard. Your players under your watch have violated numerous rules. It's your job to know and stop these things from Happening, John. I would never blame you for not knowing if it happened once or even twice, but CONSISTANTLY, you deserve a "different standard" even though facts state you do not actually receive one.

As always, feel free to discuss....

Source: http://www2.kusports.com/weblogs/hawk-umentary/2010/jun/06/calipari-waxes-philospohical-on-the-difficulties-o/

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