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...
couple energy forget high level performed pleasing ready saw seen
When you win, everyone shines. We all performed at a high level. The most pleasing thing is we saw an energy level we have not seen in a couple of weeks. Forget the score, you have need to get yourself ready to play at a high level and we did.
bottom conference good half league maybe three top weathered
We won't know how the conference has weathered this for about another two or three years, maybe four. The top half of our league was very good (this season). The bottom half of our league was not good. That's a fact.
calm looking supposed
They think they're supposed to win. It makes me laugh. They're looking at me, like, 'Would you calm down?
coach expect fair
They've always been more than fair to me, so I don't expect anything other than that they're going to be more than fair. I want to be the coach here. I think they want me to be the coach here. Let's just go.
edge game missed shots
They (UAB) didn't go away, and they had shots to get right back into the game and missed some shots late. I thought the rebounding edge is what put us over the top.
fresh legs minds strive trying
They have fresh legs and fresh minds and that's what we're always trying to strive for in March.
chest great job pushing
They really were just bumping chest to chest, grabbing, pushing - and did a great job of it.
everybody knows normal saying upset
They're not a normal 16th seed. They're just not that, and everybody knows it. That's why everybody is saying this is the upset and all those things.
andre born games seemed star today
There's a star born in all of these games and today it seemed to be Andre Allen.
league national prepared teams
That's what this league is all about. The first half, the building's electric. National TV. Two teams prepared to go hard.
bought conference missouri played tough valley winning
The Missouri Valley Conference bought games. And they all have winning records. Did I (say) that they all played tough teams? No. Look at their non-conference schedules.
depth skills south team
You take your team - east, west, north, south - because I want my team. I've got battlers. I've got skills ... depth ... size.
came easily final game hat leaving lucky night noise played plays ricky teams trouble won
They (East Carolina) came out and played like it was the Final Four. They could have easily won this game and we are lucky to be leaving here with a win. If ECU plays like that every night out, they will give a lot of teams trouble and make some noise in the conference. I take my hat off to Ricky and the team. We played as well as we could play.
athletic concerns everybody forward good green knows normal saying talking team typical upset
They are a very good team and they aren't your normal 16-seed. Everybody knows tat and everybody is talking about that. They are saying that this is the upset because they are not the typical 16-seed. They have seniors, they have (junior forward Caleb) Green inside, and they are as big and athletic as we are. That concerns me.