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...
game kept liked running shots start
I didn't like the start of the game. The first two shots were not how you start a game. What I liked was as the game got going we had a big lead, we never got out of whack. We kept running our offense.
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I was so proud of Rodney Carney today. It would be so easy for Rodney to play for himself right now. It would easy for him to just go out and do it himself. I grabbed Rodney and said 'you are defending and we will try to give you some shots. Rodney said I am fine. At one point in the second half I asked if you want me to run something to get you going and he said I am fine. He defended and blocked shots today. Four blocks shows how far he has come and what he means to the team.
based driving easier finishes games good job lane offense reads running training
It's unbelievable how he finishes games off. We're running an offense that's all based on reads, and I've got to do a better job of training him so those reads are easier for him. The offense is a driving offense - we're going to get in the lane at some point. And it's been really good for us.
defense game hard plays run switch
Our half-court defense is still our staple. That's what we are. We want to make the game hard for the other team. It's hard to run plays when you can switch and do the things we do.
game hard hold prepare run
This is a hard game to prepare for. They run too much stuff, they hold the ball. Our guys, they have no idea they're not going to run with us.
nice thinking worked
It would be nice if it worked out. But we're not thinking that way.
graduates record second women
I second the motion. His record is spotless. He graduates every kid. He doesn't look at other women. He doesn't smoke.
basketball bothered guard heck tape zone
The zone bothered us more than it should have. Our guard play was very tentative. I don't know why. ... We will have to go look at the tape and take a look at it. But, it was a heck of a basketball game.
nobody
There won't be any crime. There won't be any accidents, because nobody will be on the streets.
carolina enjoy happen happens kick north year
Enjoy it. Take a breath, kick back and enjoy. Because this doesn't happen every year at Memphis. It happens at Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina and those other programs. It doesn't happen at Memphis.
decision kids season second
During the season, every decision I make will be about the team. The second that season is over, it is all about the kids on the team.
coaching fun people
People thought I was crazy. I've had more fun coaching this style.
absolute defense joey
Our defense was phenomenal. Joey Dorsey was an absolute monster, and we need him to be a monster.
created ready today
We created some turnovers and that's why we had a 20-point lead. Today we were ready to go so they never really had a chance.