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February 6, 2012 6:14 PM
There is a fine line between having swagger which this team now does and being arrogant. Cal is a little concerned about it so he's going to talk to the team.
"They are good, but I'm going to, what you want to do is address it and we'll talk...
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February 6, 2012 4:59 PM
23-1 UK plays host to 19-4 Florida Tuesday night at 7pm at Rupp. Cal talked to the media before Monday's practice.
On what the team will work on in practice today ... "Just getting them ready. We're going to meet a little and talk and show just a clip...
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February 4, 2012 10:40 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Anthony Davis couldn't believe all the Kentucky blue he saw around South Carolina's home court, so he and the No. 1 Wildcats put on a performance that would've drawn several standing ovations at Rupp Arena. Davis had 22 points, eight rebounds and eight blocks to lead...
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February 4, 2012 8:55 PM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. South Carolina February 4, 2012 Colonial Life Arena - Columbia, S.C.
-- Kentucky improves to 23-1, 9-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while South Carolina falls to 9-13, 1-7. -- The Wildcats are 46-10 all-time against South Carolina and 18-6 in Columbia. -- UK...
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January 31, 2012 10:19 PM
An Interview With:
COACH JOHN CALIPARI
Q. On a scale of 1-to-10, 10 being the highest, how good was the defense? COACH CALIPARI: We were really good defensively. We were really good. You know, the way we scored the ball in the first half, we were able to...
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January 30, 2012 5:42 PM
Plenty of good comments from Cal as UK gets ready for Tennessee Tuesday night at Rupp.
In his normal press conference the day before the game, LEX 18 asked Cal about Malcolm White's hard foul on Anthony Davis. LSU coach Trent Johnson not only apologized for the foul, but...
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January 27, 2012 3:44 PM
Cal talked about playing at LSU Saturday afternoon at 4pm. LSU has won 11 of their 12 games when they hold teams under 60 points.
On LSU holding teams under 60... "They're big and their guards are good. (Anthony) Hickey is outstanding, tough, hard-nosed, they have two of him....
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January 25, 2012 6:16 PM
Does it feel like most of the regular season is gone?
Being No. 1 for the second time this season with UK's freshman quickly growing up seemed to have zero effect on the Cats beating Georgia 57-44 Tuesday on the road.
It seemed like just another game. Cal...
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January 24, 2012 9:47 AM
Even with a number No. 1 rankling, University of Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari says his team needs to improve. And the Wildcat skipper says he knows just the medicine that might make the Cats better.
His prescription might surprise some Cat fans.
"In all these close games...
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January 23, 2012 4:06 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball
January 23, 2012
Pre-Georgia Media Opportunity
UK Head Coach John Calipari:
On being ranked No. 1 ... "I was trying to get a hold of (Syracuse coach) Jim Boeheim, I was so mad at him. It's just an added thing. I just watched...
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January 21, 2012 10:25 AM
If you are voting for the best player in the SEC, there is no need to vote. As of today, it's Anthony Davis.
Remember when he had trouble making a free throw?
Remember when his shooting percentage from the field was better than his free throw percentage?
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January 16, 2012 10:57 PM
UK Head Coach John Calipari
On Arkansas' fast tempo ... "When they speed you up they are getting in to you. They don't press like normal teams where if you complete a pass they get back, they come running at you and then they try to rotate and run...
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January 11, 2012 11:25 PM
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Kentucky coach John Calipari recalls Auburn's Tony Barbee as "one of the most hard-headed players I've ever coached." The second-ranked Wildcats found Barbee's team similarly stubborn Wednesday night before finishing an uneven performance with a flourish in a 68-53 win over the Tigers on Wednesday night....
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January 11, 2012 11:22 PM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Auburn January 11, 2012 Auburn Arena - Auburn, Ala.
-- Kentucky improves to 16-1, 2-0 in the Southeastern Conference, while Auburn fell to 10-6, 0-2. -- The Wildcats are 86-17 all-time against Auburn and 28-13 in Auburn. -- This was UK's first game...
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January 11, 2012 4:40 PM
His assist to turnover ratio, which is a big statistic if the ball is in your hand, is nothing to write home about.
The 6-foot-2 inch 189 pound freshman has 72 assists and 49 turnovers going into Wednesday nights game with Auburn. If Teague never gets to a 3...
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January 10, 2012 5:39 PM
This years Cats are a step ahead of last year.
Cal believes that because of added experience, more talent, plus the coaching staff learned a few things about adjusting to playing a lot of freshman last year.
Cal's logic is why this team should be better than last...
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January 3, 2012 11:07 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball UK vs. Arkansas-Little Rock Postgame Quotes Freedom Hall - Louisville, Ky. Jan. 3, 2012
Kentucky Head Coach John Calipari
On the difference between the first half and the second half ... "Well, they played well. They made shots. They beat us to every ball and...
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January 3, 2012 11:00 PM
Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Kentucky Men's Basketball Post-Game Notes Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky., Jan. 3, 2012 Attendance: 14,747
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 73, Arkansas-Little Rock 51
Team Records and Series Notes
• Kentucky is 14-1 and Arkansas-Little Rock is 5-11. • This was the first meeting between UK and UALR. • UK...
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January 3, 2012 10:34 PM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky coach John Calipari wanted to watch the game film of the Wildcats' victory over Arkansas-Little Rock on the ride home to Lexington. Then, he had another plan for it. "I'll watch the tape on the drive home just to get rid of it because I...
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January 2, 2012 5:49 PM
John Calipari wants his young team to understand that improved offensive execution begins with strengthened friendships among teammates. To try to get the point across, he had a "heart to heart" conversation with the team in the days following its win over Louisville.
"Like I told them when I...
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December 30, 2011 8:02 PM
To the obvious. Every time Cal and Pitino square off, it's going to be a story about them and of course the game. There was a point in time where they were close. That was a long time ago.
"I've known him for a lot of years," says Cal....
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December 30, 2011 2:23 PM
Cal's comments before playing Louisville.
On the preparation for the Louisville game.... "We have not prepared for this game any different than any other game. Obviously for our fans and their fans this is an enormous game. For our team it's the next game and hopefully we play well,...
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December 25, 2011 6:33 PM
Kentucky's first practice following a four day break for Christmas will be streamed live online.
John Calipari announced Sunday via Twitter that as a special Christmas gift to True Blue fans the practice will be available to watch online through the UK athletics website. Typically Kentucky practices are closed...
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December 21, 2011 6:52 PM
Like postal service employees and Santa's elves, the Christmas season is a time of extra work for the Kentucky basketball team.
No school means no limit to the number of hours teams are permitted to practice in a week. Yet even with the team often practicing twice a day...
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December 20, 2011 11:35 PM
We know it's Samford. No reason to be negative even though UK beat a team who now owns a 3-7 record.
Doron Lamb had 26 points on 8 of 12 shooting and he forced nothing. And he pulled down 6 rebounds.
As obvious as it is that Lamb...
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December 20, 2011 10:35 PM
COACH CALIPARI
Q. Cal, what happened to Doron (Lamb) there and how is he? COACH CALIPARI: He's fine. I think he got tired. He played a lot of minutes, 31 minutes, so I think he was getting tired.
Q. How much has Doron (Lamb) given you the kind of...
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December 17, 2011 11:46 PM
December 18, 2011 COACH CALIPARI
Q. How did you play tonight and how is Terrence's (Jones) finger? COACH CALIPARI : We just played okay. I thought some of the guys played well. I told them, what happens to me, one of my many, many flaws is that when I...
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December 17, 2011 8:57 PM
The knockout punch came right after the opening tip.
Anthony Davis gets two dunks in less than two minutes.
Toss in a three by Kyle Wiltjer who came in when Terrence Jones hurt a finger on his left hand and had to leave. Cats jump out 16-2 over...
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December 16, 2011 6:44 PM
Cal like many coaches likes to say he has a 24 hour rule.
After you get beat by Indiana, you have to quickly move on and get over it. Sounds nice, but in reality, it's not how it works. You don't feel the same way all week after a...
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December 16, 2011 4:41 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball
December 16, 2011
Pre-Chattanooga Media Opportunity
UK Head Coach John Calipari
On practice being different this week ... "I think the one thing I learned after the game at Indiana is that we need to have more rough-house practices, a little tougher and...
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December 11, 2011 6:57 PM
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Everybody knew John Calipari's closing strategy Saturday night. Everybody except his own players. On a night No. 1 Kentucky committed 17 turnovers and allowed a season-high point total, it was the simplest of things - missed free throws and the inability to foul - that allowed...
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December 9, 2011 5:29 PM
Kentucky Men's Basketball
December 9, 2011
Pre-Indiana Media Opportunity
UK Head Coach John Calipari
On the type of atmosphere for the game ... "It will be like the one we played in when North Carolina came here. It will be the same kind of environment. They...
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December 3, 2011 5:43 PM
Roy Williams thought his defense did a better job in the second half, and then he looked at the stats and saw that UK shot 56%.
If someone would have told you that UK was going to shoot 23% from downtown and get outscored by 21 from three point...
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December 2, 2011 7:33 PM
On how much tape he's watched since last night's game ... "I watched our tape last night. I watched two or three other tapes of North Carolina. They're good. We're not making the game easy for each other and that's the biggest issue we have right now.
Until you...
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November 30, 2011 6:28 PM
After winning the NCAA Championship in 1951, the Cats were feeling great about themselves in 1952.
Adolph Rupp had the number one team in both AP and UPI. UK was undefeated in the SEC and finished the season at 29-3. They were led by All-Americans Frank Ramsey and Cliff...
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November 25, 2011 7:38 PM
Cal with a shot at playing tough schedules. UK gets a 4 seed after playing a tough schedule. Should you play an easy schedule to get a better seed?
Strong comment by Cal that not only could this end up being the best offensive team he's had at UK,...
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November 23, 2011 10:54 PM
COACH JOHN CALIPARI
Q. Could you talk about Marquis Teague's play tonight? JOHN CALIPARI : It was good. I told him I'm going to give him one flub a half. He had one where two guys ran out, he looked away and threw it and it didn't quite go...
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November 23, 2011 10:29 PM
No. 2 Kentucky vs. Radford Rupp Arena, Lexington, Ky., Nov. 23, 2011 Post-Game Notes Attendance: 21,302
FINAL SCORE: Kentucky 88, Radford 40
Team Records and Series Notes
• With the win, Kentucky improves to 5-0, while Radford is now 3-4. • The meeting with Radford marked the first meeting...
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November 20, 2011 6:58 PM
Kentucky Basketball Postgame Notes Kentucky vs. Old Dominion November 20, 2011 Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament Championship Mohegan Sun - Uncasville, Conn.
-- Kentucky improves to 4-0 on the season, while Old Dominion falls to 3-2. -- The Wildcats are 2-0 all-time against Old Dominion. -- UK is now...
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November 20, 2011 6:52 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Kentucky starts three freshman and two sophomores, but relied on its lone senior Sunday to win the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament. Darius Miller came off the bench to score 13 points and hand out five assists as the No. 2 Wildcats outlasted Old Dominion 62-52...
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November 19, 2011 5:25 PM
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - Kentucky's star freshman Anthony Davis had just three points on Saturday. Coach John Calipari isn't concerned. Sophomore Doron Lamb had 26 points and the Wildcats routed Penn State 85-47 in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Connecticut. Kyle Wiltjer added 19 points and Terrence Jones...
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November 17, 2011 2:23 PM
Projected starters and who starts isn't always the same for Cal. But, for now, UK's notes has the same starting five going against Penn State on Saturday.
That means Darius Miller will be coming off the bench for the second game in a row.
"He played well," says...
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November 16, 2011 1:43 PM
Cal is really happy to win, but not happy with the way his team played.
Since Cal expects to have young teams every year, unless the NBA makes his players stay in college, his reaction to beating Kansas 75-65 is what you expect.
"Did my 7-footer shoot a...
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November 15, 2011 3:14 PM
His energy is a beautiful thing to watch. His love of defense is most unusual. But this is an answer you rarely get. Most that enjoy being a stopper would rather play against a certain type. Slower big man or quick little guy. One type is normally more of a...
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November 14, 2011 5:34 PM
Pressure can do funny things to athletes. Cal is doing his best to take pressure off his team. Do the best you can against Kansas Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. If it's not good enough, don't worry about it. It's a long season. UK will just move on and...
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November 11, 2011 9:40 AM
UK basketball Coach John Calipari confirms Terrence Jones was also a passenger in an SUV when it was hit by a drunk driver along East High Street Friday morning.
Police say Stacey Poole was a passengers in an SUV driven by Larry Warren. As the SUV approached Euclid Avenue...
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November 10, 2011 5:26 PM
Doron Lamb who will probably start when the Cats play in New York, has no trouble admitting that he didn't get it last year as a freshman. He didn't know how hard he needed to work. He promises that this year it will be different.
He's acting like Josh...
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November 8, 2011 6:08 PM
It doesn't matter who you are playing. From a fun standpoint, Monday night at Rupp with dunks flying from everywhere has a smile on the face of the Commonwealth. But, beating up on a weak opponent like Morehouse doesn't often carry over to a game with Kansas, which is next...
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