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Joel Justus’ departure will hurt Kentucky, but the difficult trade-off could be worthwhile

When Kentucky basketball’s historically poor season came to a close with a 9-16 final record and no NCAA Tournament appearance, head coach John Calipari promised to “evaluate everything” within the program. He wasn’t satisfied and hinted that changes were coming.

“We’ve got to evaluate everything,” he said during his call-in radio show following the team’s season-ending loss to Mississippi State in the SEC Tournament. “You can’t do it emotionally, got to do it thoughtfully. Got to bring out lots of different opinions, talk to different people I respect. At the end of the day, we know this is Kentucky and it was unacceptable what just happened for the season.