By LARRY VAUGHT
This time even the NCAA will have a hard time finding a way to bench Joe Hall.
After ruling that the former Kentucky coach could not be the honorary coach for a group of ex-UK players now playing in the NBA for an exhibition game Aug. 15 in Rupp Arena against the Dominican Republic national team coached by John Calipari, the current UK coach came to the rescue Hall will assist Calipari and help with practices and the game according to the announcement on Calipari’s Twitter account Friday.
“Coach Hall has international experience and brings a lot to the table and I’m glad that I finally have the chance to coach with him,” Calipari tweeted.
Still hard to imagine that Hall, 82, could be the center of controversy. He retired in 1985 after coaching UK for 13 years and winning one national title. He has conducted overseas clinics and coached a U.S. all-star team in 1978. But the NCAA just couldn’t let it go and let him enjoy a moment on the bench with former Cats like John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins, Rajon Rondo and others.
Congrats to Calipari for finding a way again to beat the NCAA.
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Thank goodness Cal found a way to make lemonade out of this stupid mess caused by the NCAA. By all accounts, Coach Hall has been sincerely distressed about the NCAA’s decision that he couldn’t serve as honorary coach for the Kentucky Legends team and the ensuing controversy. I do not see how the NCAA has any right to say who can or cannot coach a team of NBA players, or what those players can have on their jerseys (Kentucky Legends or whatever). Just another example of the NCAA using their power in a totally inexplicable manner. Wow, I guess they have to crack down on these exhibition games, or the whole amateur sport system could go into the toilet and the integrity of the sport could just go kaboom…. (sarcasm intended) #freejoeb
What gets me this is not a college event, not sponsored by UK put an independent company. I am very happy to see all the support Joe B is getting from other media outlets and journalist. Dicky V was even against the NC2A. He has taken up for us a lot recently, might have to change my mind about him. I know he is a good man just don’t like to hear him call a game. Also, it show just what a great person Coach Cal is with the way he took this and turned it around. Go Cats!
Hmmmm. Who is the President of the NCAA? Oh, that’s right, it is Mark Emmert. Does Mark Emmert have anything against UK, or anyone connected with UK? Oh, that’s right, Cal took two recruits from his beloved Washington. Will UK ever get a favorable ruling from the NCAA? Oh, that’s right, not as long as Mark Emmert is president of the NCAA. Why should we expect anything different?
Is there a certain number of years that the ncaa president serves? Can we have Mark Emmert impeached? LOL I have read that the ncaa has been working with the group that is putting this game together from the beginning but there are no precedents for this type of game, I thought here we go again. ( Enes Kanter )
Think Emmert will stick it to UK any chance he gets. Or at least that is the impression I have
Not that it matters to the NCAA, but this little spiteful decision seems to have backfired a bit. Most of the knowledgeable and more objective sports announcers (Vitale, Andrews, Bilas) have taken the NCAA to task. Since this is not a UK sanctioned function, is not on campus, does not involve UK players (except Vargas, who is not a member of the “UK Legends”), what right does the NCAA have to deny Hall and Bowie from coaching? They are not employees of UK. I suppose they used the “connected to UK” because Hall coached, Bowie played, and they both support the University. I wonder what excuse the NCAA has for letting former UNC players play in open exhibitations wearing UNC uniforms? Wait! the NCAA fawns over, hugs, and pays homage to UNC and Duke. They could pay every player and there would be some “excuse” by the NCAA, in the same manner as they “excused” the Cam Newton incident and “excused” the Ohio State incident.
The NCAA clearly intends to continue picking winners and losers.
UK – A NCAA Loser
Ohio State, Duke, UNC, Auburn, ….. – NCAA Winners
botox mark and his band of merry men are a bunch of lying, slobbering jerks. I can’t believe a supreme being would let scum like them walk the earth.
How do you really feel Linda. Don’t hold back
Larry, I don’t think bashful is a term that many around here would apply to Linda either. Actually, not many of the VV regulars are bashful, and that is what gives this site its personality.
Just wondering do you think the ncaa will turn the fans away at the door if they have on Kentucky or UK shirts? This makes about as much since as anything else they have done. LOL
Jan, love your sarcasm about turning away fans with UK shirts. then again, maybe you should not have brought that up. The NCAA might just do it
That should be about as much sense as anything else they have done. Sorry got in a hurry I guess.
I really am shy, honest…I just happen to be able to express myself with words. LOL I just picked my son up from the airport. He was in England for the past week. He even heard about all this hullabaloo over there! BTW, Professor, my daughter-in-law is in Oxford for 3 weeks on a scholarship to Oxford University. She also had a Fulbright Scholarship and was gone from early June until July 19th. She and my son left for England on July 23rd. She was in Vietnam and Thailand. She applied for both scholarships on her own, she did not have the help from any school or organization. I am very proud of her. Also both my son and she are graduates of UK, undergrad and masters! Go Cats!
Wow. Linda. I would be proud of those kids,too
The NCAA says they had nothing to do with the Joe B Hall flay in recent days, and John Clay writes:
In the latest twist in the Joe B. Hall case, the NCAA has released the following statement:
NCAA statement on Dominican National team game at University of Kentucky
Public speculation, fueled by inaccurate media reporting, incorrectly assumed the NCAA denied former Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall the opportunity to coach in an exhibition game against the Dominican Republic. In reality, the University of Kentucky withdrew its involvement and association with this event due to a conflict with member mandated NCAA bylaws. These bylaws prohibit member schools from participating in events that pay former players and raise funds to benefit teams that include prospective student-athletes.
This appears to lend credence that it was UK that decided that Joe B. should not coach the Kentucky Pros.
On WKYT tonight, John Calipari said that because Joe B. is now a Cal assistant on the Dominican Republic National Team, he may use his assistants to coach the Kentucky Pros. Calipari said he had not made up his mind, but said there was a good chance that Hall would indeed coach the Kentucky Pros.
Now the question is: Why did UK stay silent and let the NCAA take the blame?
Professor, all confusing but I don’t believe for a minute that the NCAA didn’t dictate what happened here
http://johnclay.bloginky.com/2011/07/30/ncaa-statement-says-it-did-not-make-joe-b-hall-ruling/
Link for above quote
@Larry, I think the NCAA’s non-denial denial said they had a hand in this because they cite the NCAA rule upon which UK based its decision to remove Joe B. from that bench.
One thing about Joe B, he was always seemed to be a gentleman and he is a direct link to the Rupp era. I also believe he should be in the Hall of Fame and should have been many years ago. I can’t believe he was denied the honor on the last ballot. That sucks.
He should have been in the Hall of Fame for years. You are absolutely right Linda
This is standard anti-Kentucky NCAA actions . As long as we have the NCAA there will be double standards when Kentucky is envoled in anything . Now that there golden boy coach K is caught red handed on recruiting violations concerning Alex Poythress lets see if the NCAA sends coach K to bed without milk and cookies tonight . This confirms what i have always said about coach K. The face and words you see and hear are far from what is hidden behind all this. An cheater whom will knowingly violate rules to win. The NCAA said and i quote it will enforce stiffer punishment for violaters lets see. I think we should have Joe B Hall be an example for the NCAA on how to be an honest coach. This will be interesting Larry to see how this very serious violation plays out . Joe B Hall for president Go Big Blue!!!
Following Coach K’s improper contact with Poythress in July during the AAU non-contact period, Duke explained that the contact was NOT a violation because it occurred between events, not during an event. Well, that is BS, and here is the NCAA rule interpretation on this point:
Interpretation:
The academic and membership affairs staff confirmed that after a prospect reports on call to travel with his team at the beginning of an extended road trip that occurs during the July evaluation period, it is not permissible for an institution’s coaching staff member to have any type of communication with the prospect, the prospect’s parents or legal guardians, the prospect’s coach or any individual associated with the prospect as a result of the prospect’s participation in basketball [except for telephone contact with a prospect's high-school coach (or administrator) who is not in attendance at the prospect's events] until the prospect is released by the appropriate authorities after the completion of the team’s final competition of the road trip.
[References: NCAA Bylaws 13.1.6.2 (practice or competition site),13.1.6.2.2-(b) (additional restrictions --
men's and women's basketball) and 13.1.6.2.2.1 (exception -- men's basketball)]