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Kentucky Basketball: John Calipari Admits Kentucky Would Probably Have Been Better Off Losing A Game Before NCAA Tournament

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015 4:27 pm

Andrew Holleran

Is it better to lose at least one game before the NCAA Tournament than carry the burden of an undefeated record into it?

That was a popular debate for much of the 2014-15 men’s college basketball season, as Kentucky rode through the regular season and SEC Tournament unscathed.

John Calipari dismissed most of the “you’d be better off losing at least once” talk during the season, but now that he’s had time to reflect on the 38-1 season that ended in the Final Four, he’s changed his stance.