Calipari Extends Contract w/UK

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I'd assume the buyout is fairly large for a coach of his "caliber".

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You'd assume incorrectly. If this is just an extension of what he signed in 2014, that one had no buyout clause. LINK / If he wants to leave he just doesn't get paid the rest of the contract.

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The total guaranteed compensation will increase to $7.75 million for the 2017-18 season and $8 million for each season thereafter.

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I thought he was making more money than that. If he wants to coach AD/DC it probably wouldn't be that much of an increase in expenses. At $8 million he'd make about $4 million more than Gentry. Unless the team is worse than expected again, they might make that up with increased ticket sales, not to mention playoff game money.

Do we want him for #basketballreasons? Probably not. But if next year goes sideways with Gentry and you need something to sell Cousins and AD on resigning/extending, bringing in Cal is something you do if it keeps them in town.

I was at work when I posted, so thank you Tiger for clearing that up.

Interesting that UK doesn't have a buyout to Calipari's contract. I guess they feel that confident that he's not going anywhere or that that they can get the next best thing because of their prestige.

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Do we really want him?

Basketball Reference-Calipari NBA Coaching Record

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We just hired a coach who was fired 3 times and has a less than 50% win percentage in his almost 8 fricking hundred games he's coached.

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And recruit Wall. Flapping commenced.

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Protucky.

You don't just hire Cal, you run it by AD/DC first and they'll tell you. Basically if next year isn't good enough you let them pick the next regime. However, they all still bleed blue and white and seem to have a ton of regard for Cal. He is a charmer that probably could spin a very convincing tale of how if they stayed together in NOLA with him they'd become legendary.

We are stuck with Dumb (Demps) and Dumber (Gentry).