Coach Cal’s players-first mantra has been parsed and criticized from all angles, but he hasn’t relented since the moment he became coach. He maintained all along that, with a focus on helping them achieve their dreams, the players would drag everyone involved with the program where they wanted to be. It’s hard to argue with him now.
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It was three years ago Sunday that John Calipari was announced as the 22nd head coach of the University of Kentucky basketball team. The Big Blue Nation met the hiring of Calipari with overwhelming enthusiasm, which quickly turned to great expectations as the scope of the hire sunk in. Here was Calipari, who revived a moribund UMass program into a [...]
Perhaps no college team in recent memory has been saddled with such expectations. Not only has the national media all but penciled in “Kentucky” on the title trophy, but they are also cheered on by a fan base thirsty for a ring on the heels of a 14-year title drought that is long only by UK standards.