Calipari the coach underrated, under-appreciated   Living in the
heart of Kansas Jayhawks country as I do, the name "John
Calipari" is like a swear word.  The Kentucky head coach angers
Jayhawks fans almost as much as the Missouri Tigers and Bill
Snyder do.  After all, Calipari often clashes in recruiting
battles with Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self. And quite
often, with the recent exception of Perry Ellis, Calipari is the
winner in those battles.  Of course, this often elicits cries
that Calipari is "only a recruiter" and that he "wins at all
costs." It's not just KU fans who are guilty of that, as North
Carolina, Duke and UCLA fans often whine about Calipari.  But
whoever doubts Calipari the head coach is dead wrong and lacks
true basketball knowledge.  Where do you start with Calipari?
First, he took Massachusetts and Memphis to Final Fours. That
Massachusetts team was nothing special beyond Marcus Camby.
Massachusetts the program has not been anything special since
Calipari departed from there year