Off Topic, well...kinda - Kentucky Basketball

This is a horror blog, and nothing has been more horrific than Billy Gillispies tenure as the head coach of the University of Kentucky's mens basketball team. Billy has taken the winningest basketball program in the history of college basketball and has taken it to lows that it has not experinced in 30 years!

It's not just a question of coaching. No UK fan wants to see UK lose, thats a given. But the worst part of it all has been Billy's blatant disregard for protecting the image of the University and his incredible stubborness when it comes to how he runs his team. He simply refuses to put his players into a position to win - period. Billy would rather adhere to his stubborn pride than to bench a player who is not helping the team on the court, in favor of benching a player that could help just because they don't work as hard in practice. Thats absurd and is ridiculous. That may be the kind of shit that flies at Texas A&M or UTEP, but it doesn't fly in Lexington, KY. You can not recruit at a top level and refuse to play those top level players that come into your program just to make a point. Worst of all is his refusal to make in-game adjustments, or to switch off of his pressure man-to-man defense to help UK win a game. He doesn't even draw up plays to get his best player, Jodie Meeks, open for shots. He is content with letting Meeks run around in endless circles just hoping to lose his man for a split second to get a single shot off. After the season is over, Meeks ought to be conditoned enough for a 20K run with all fo the running he's done during the season. Hell, he ought to go out for the track team, because then he'd definitely win a national championship.

I have rarely seen Billy use a clipboard during timeouts, thats pretty sad. I guess he just spends timeouts yelling at his players and calling them "Fucking Pussies" and telling them they're not "tough enough". Yeah, now thats how you motivate a player! Here's a thought, why not try DRAWING UP A PLAY during timeouts?

There WILL be a mass exodus of players after the season is over if Billy remains the head coach. Lets hope that the Athletic administration does the right thing and moves Billy out the door because his off-the-court antics are getting tiresome, but his on-the-court antics are even worse.