Oct 092012
CBS Sports Network “college basketball insider” Jon Rothstein has been calling coaches over the past few weeks to see what they think about their teams and the upcoming season.
Rothstein talked to John Calipari on Tuesday morning, and here’s what the UK coach had to say …
.@UKCoachCalipari on Kentucky “We don’t know what we are yet. I don’t know how we’ll play offensively yet. We’re figuring it out.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Archie Goodwin “He’ll set the tone for us defensively. He’ll be like Deandre Liggins, Antonio Anderson, + MKG.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Alex Poythress “We’re probably going to use him like we used Patrick Patterson. In a 4/3 type role.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Willie Cauley “He’s surprising. This is the 1st time he’s been fully committed 2 basketball bc he played other sports.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Ryan Harrow “He’s more like Brandon Knight, a PG that can score. He has a good understand of what I want.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Kyle Wiltjer “We’re going to need him to score. He’s going to be one of our most skilled players.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Nerlens Noel “He just needs to learn how to play every possession. We have to define what his offensive game is.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on playing Nerlens Noel + Willie Cauley together “We’re going to have to do it for 8-10 minutes each game.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on UK “Do I play zone w this team w 3 guys over 6-10? And how do we get into our dribble drive? Those are some questions?”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on the SEC “There’s 14 teams in our league, I’d say seven will make the NCAAs. We’re going to beat each other up.”
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.@UKCoachCalipari on Tennessee “They’re going to be much better than people think. They play the way you win in the NCAA Tournament.”
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Early prediction on Kentucky starting five — Ryan Harrow, Archie Goodwin, Alex Poythress, Kyle Wiltjer, Nerlens Noel……
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Will Hood get much playing time?