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I'm Glad Coach Cal Is Gone (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty
Images)  First, I'd like to say that I enjoyed the Memphis
basketball program under former head coach John Calipari. The
Tigers had great success, and we fans were able to watch some
truly gifted athletes become great players and great men during
his watch.  However, to help everyone process the change, I
would like to start a list of the things that Cal did poorly.
Hopefully this will get the public more optimistic about Coach
Pastner and his new endeavor.    1. Cal did not recruit local
(Memphis) talent successfully. The Tiger faithful had to follow
Georgia Tech to see what Thaddeus Young did, and Wake just to
see O'Kelley. We have always enjoyed watching "our" talent at
the University, but under Cal, they went elsewhere.   2. He
absolutely could not get the most out of the players he had.
Bobby Knight once said "the chief want