John Calipari
John Calipari
John Vincent Calipariis an American college basketball coach. Since 2009, he has been the head coach at the University of Kentucky. Calipari was previously the head coach at the University of Memphisand the University of Massachusetts. He was also the head coach of the National Basketball Association's New Jersey Netsand the Dominican Republic national basketball team in 2011 and 2012...
austin east last looked schedule state teams tennessee tried wins
I just looked at the schedule and said I want to play teams with 17, 18 wins or more. I tried to do that last year, too. But I thought Austin Peay and East Tennessee State would be 18-win teams, and they didn't come close.
best changing games people stimulated sudden utilize won
I like it. It's stimulated by thinking. I thought it was the best way to utilize these players. So I changed. People thought I was crazy. 'You've won all these games doing it one way, all of a sudden you're changing everything.
ended game kept played
I have no idea. We just kept saying, 'Take it hard.' You know, the game ended up being played in a way that we couldn't get it changed, couldn't make the plays.
andre balance born games guys minutes nine played star today
I really like the balance we had today. We played nine guys for a lot of minutes and they all performed. There is a star born in every one of these games and today it was Andre Allen.
buy games home ncaa schedule teams winning
If you want to get teams in the NCAA Tournament, then you schedule wins. You play home games and you buy games, and then you all have winning records.
knew player score shoot top unique watch words
If you were a player and you knew you were in the top 10 right now in the draft, would you not play to get to the top five, in other words shoot every ball, try to score 30? Say, 'OK, you think Morrison is good, watch me. He's not doing that. How unique is that?
coaching miss players playing stands three
He stands for three things: his family, his players and winning. I will miss playing him, but he will be coaching again.
history time
How about that? That's the first time in the history of the school.
hopefully respond sure trying understand whatever
Hopefully he'll respond to this and understand I'm trying to do whatever I can to make sure he understands there are boundaries,
great proud
I'm proud of Rodney. He had a great career.
barely check game minute
I barely wanted to be here. ... We've got to be able to check a minute into the game who's into this energy. Who is into what we are doing.
heads scare
I don't want to scare them. I don't want their heads spinning.
awards happy hard job last players trying win worked year
I did a better job last year than I did this year. Awards are great. Our award we're trying to get here is trying to win this tournament. I'm happy for Rodney, happy for all the players who get these awards because they've worked hard for them.
job last year
I did a better job last year than I did this year.