Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Coach Cal to NC State?

Why would you leave your position as the top dog in Memphis to become the shortest side in the Research Triangle? ESPN.com says John Calipari is considering the jump.

3 comments:

maz said...

The answer is obvious isn't it? Money. Either NC State pays him more, or Memphis redoes his contract for more. The article almost says as much. Either way, it's win-win for Calipari.

t.s. said...

In the short term, sure. But in the long term, he can put together winner after winner in Memphis, but in Raleigh he'd have a struggle to stay close to UNC and Duke. Risky.

t.s. said...

Says Andy Katz:

"John Calipari was on the brink of accepting the North Carolina State job Monday night.

His eventual change of mind was not because of compensation concerns, however. Rather, he was concerned he wouldn't have enough of a shot at doing what Wolfpack officials want: consistently beating Duke and North Carolina."