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But really, the thing that I had kind of forgotten about was just how good of a coach young Rick Pitino was. The truth is, that with everything that’s happened these past few years (the Karen Sypher scandal, the early NCAA Tournament losses, John...
NASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Memorial Gymnasium on February 11, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. Kentucky won 69-63. View Photo »
Jarnell Stokes makes them way better
Teague is averaging 12.5 points and 4.7 assists, as the Hawks hover around the top of the Eastern Conference. Nowadays, they come from Harvard and UCLA, the waiver wire and the lottery, Barcelona's beaches and John Calipari's factories. They can be as...
Racers, according to some of the so-called bracketologists, are said to be another loss from the NCAA Tournament bubble. So the third Saturday in February and an ESPN BracketBusters game against Saint Mary's shapes up as a dramatic day for the hottest...
Kentucky head coach John Calipari yells to his team in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 69-63. View Photo »
I saw John Calipari, Rick Pitino, and I did nothing. After that, I went hard when I came back.
No. 1 seeds are 108-0 against No. 16 seeds since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. While Tigers fans may want that first crack at John Calipari's Wildcats, New York Times blogger Nate Silver pointed out last March in a statistical analysis...
John Vincent Calipari (born February 10, 1959, in Moon Township (a suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)) is a former professional and current college basketball coach. Since 2000, he has been the head coach of the University of Memphis men's basketball team. Calipari lettered two years at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington before... Full Article
Kentucky head coach John Calipari yells to his team in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 69-63.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari yells to his players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari talks to forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (14) in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - FEBRUARY 07: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the game against the Florida Gators at Rupp Arena on February 7, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari gestures to stop jeering against Florida late in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky. , Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. Kentucky won 78-58.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari reacts during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, in Columbia, S.C. Kentucky defeated South Carolina 86-52.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari shouts instructions to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in Lexington, Ky. , Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Kentucky won 69-44.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari calls out to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against LSU in Baton Rouge, La. , Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. Kentucky won 74-50.
View Photo »University of Kentucky's head coach John Calipari reacts to his team's play against the University of Florida during the second half of play in their NCAA basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky February 7, 2012.
View Photo »Kentucky coach John Calipari watches during the second half of an NCAA college basketball against Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Athens, Ga. Kentucky won 57-44.
View Photo »Kentucky coach John Calipari directs his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Georgia on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, in Athens, Ga.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 21: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Rupp Arena on January 21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 21: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats watches the action during the game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Rupp Arena on January 21, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari shouts to his team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Alabama in Lexington, Ky. , Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012. Kentucky won 77-71.
View Photo »University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari talks with his team during a time-out against the University of Tennessee during the second half of play in their NCAA basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky January 31, 2012.
View Photo »University of Kentucky head coach John Calipari reacts to his team's play against the University of Tennessee during the first half of their NCAA basketball game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky January 31, 2012.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 17: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the SEC game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Rupp Arena on January 17, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »Kentucky coach John Calipari reacts to a play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas in Lexington, Ky. , Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Kentucky won 86-63.
View Photo »KNOXVILLE, TN - JANUARY 14: Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari talks to Doron Lamb #20 during the game against the Tennessee Volunteers at Thompson-Boling Arena on January 14, 2012 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 65-62.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari, center, reactsas a technical foul is called on his team's bench during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee at Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tenn. , Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. Kentucky defeated Tennessee 65-62.
View Photo »Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari directs his team in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, in Knoxville, Tenn. Kentucky won 65-62.
View Photo »Kentucky coach John Calipari calls directions to his team against Auburn during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in Auburn, Ala. Kentucky won 68-53.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 07: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcats gives instructions to his team during the game against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Rupp Arena on January 7, 2012 in Lexington, Kentucky.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari calls a play during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against South Carolina in Lexington, Ky. , Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Kentucky won 79-64.
View Photo »LEXINGTON, KY - JANUARY 03: John Calipari the head coach of the Kentucky Wildcatsgives instructions to his team during the game against the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans at Freedom Hall on January 3, 2012 in Louisville , Ke;ntucky.
View Photo »Kentucky head coach John Calipari yells to his team in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Vanderbilt on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky won 69-63.
View Photo »Jarnell Stokes makes them way better
I saw John Calipari, Rick Pitino, and I did nothing. After that, I went hard when I came back.
They're playing the way Mike coaches ... He's setting the stage. ... Mike's teams are going to play different, and they take on his personality.
We went when we were college students. I think Coach [John Calipari] took us there. It's super historic. [It] kind of makes you think about certain things when you go there ... just being there was something special.
He understood that he had a brand before anybody understood or heard about brands. He was ahead of the curve.
They don’t press like normal teams where if you complete a pass they run down ... They come running at you.
It’s another thing for our point guard to feel and work his way through
People ought to be coming to the games and supporting this team
I see a number of new buildings going up
I always take a nostalgia drive around the University of Massachusetts
He has the guys he wants now, players he can take as freshmen and develop them over three or four years
We’ve got to learn to negate it ... I just keep saying it over and over. It’s not acceptable to get beat like that if you want to be a special team.
Their style of play unleashes guys ... They put it on the floor. If you can’t stay in front of them, they’re getting to the rim.
This was the first game he guarded
I’d rather them bump heads and knock it out of bounds against us ... than have us go half speed and have their guy get it.
Same guys ... Pushed, shoved, couldn’t come up with balls, and were accepting it.
Obviously not everyone thought we should be number one
They will try to steal every ball, dive on the floor, take charges
I’ve been thinking about the future of this program, and I need the BBN’s (Big Blue Nation’s) take on a scheduling scenario
I’ve been tough on them ... Not in a mean way, but just raising the bar to get them to forget that other stuff. Forget ranking. It’s a nice badge of honor, but that badge is a target for someone else. Let’s just worry about getting better.
This program is too important to overschedule based on the roster turnover that I believe will continue to happen
The last two days, I beat them up (in practice) pretty good ... We went longer than we usually do this time of year. I’ve been tough on them, just raising the bar just to forget all the other stuff. Forget rankings.
I want them to understand, this is not a burden, this is a badge of honor ... Playing here, this is what you’re trying to attain. Now, it’s not when we want it. But we’re there, now let’s see how we perform.
This is a scary game ... These guys ball.
They’re young, but they’re athletic and active. You’re going to see a team that’s trying to steal every ball, that dives on the floor, that takes charges. It’s going to be a good challenge.
