Sarcasm. Puzzlement. Optimism. Concession.
All played a part in John Calipari’s assessment of Kentucky’s team four games into the 2018-19 season.
Wednesday afternoon’s opponent inspired the sarcasm. Winthrop (2-2) averages 10.3 three-point baskets per game. This surely is an attention grabber after VMI’s 18 three-pointers on Sunday was a record by a Kentucky opponent.
After acknowledging Winthrop’s reliance on three-pointers (41.2 percent of the Eagles’ shots come from beyond the arc), Calipari said, “We’ve really guarded the three pretty well so far this year.”
That was the sarcasm. The first four opponents have made 43.