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Originally Posted by D-ick Vitale
Was it Calipari’s fault that Marcus Camby took money from an agent? It has been stated that Calipari was not involved in this Rose issue.
If you are anti-Calipari, you will have your ammunition and you will whack away at him. Whenever you are a high-profile success like Calipari, you are going to take some shots.

When it is all said and done, his days at Kentucky will solve a lot of problems. He will win, win, win in the Bluegrass State.
I recently spoke to Calipari and he is so motivated and fired up to bring success to Lexington. He wants to do it the right way.
Think about this. He has had around 100 players during his days as a Division I head coach. Has any of his players come out and accused him of giving them cash? Have they been given clothes, a car, anything? Has anyone ever said Calipari himself was cheating?

There has never been any complaints in those areas.


Good post by Vitale. Sums up my thoughts exactly. It's not Calipari's fault that Camby decided to take money from an agent while at UMass. It's not Calipari's fault that Rose may have cheated on his entrance tests. People who use the tired old "he had two Final Four's vacated" are missing the point - that the vacation of the two Final Fours had absolutely NOTHING to do with Calipari.

Calipari isn't, nor is any other coach, God. They can't be omnipresent and all-knowing. It just isn't possible.