John Calipari has a preseason top-five team that includes the reigning national player of the year, a core of veterans, and a pair of five-star freshmen. Yet, after reviewing the tape of the Blue-White Game, he is not pleased, to say the least. Calipari delivered this frank assessment of his squad during his Media Day press conference this afternoon.
“We just played that scrimmage. I watched the tape. We stink defensively. What do you think we did yesterday the whole practice? Wow. What do you think we’re doing today and tomorrow? Defense. And I told ’em, and I told some individuals, ‘Look, if you want to play, if you think you’re going to play, you’re not playing.