NEW YORK -- Following his team's 83-66 loss to Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Tuesday, Kentucky coach Mark Pope said his "message isn't resonating" with his players and called the Wildcats "really poorly coached."
Kentucky trailed by as many as 24 points late in the second half and suffered its second loss in its past three games after falling to Louisville last week. During Tuesday's broadcast, ESPN's Kris Budden reported that Wildcats players were "barking at each other" during a second-half timeout.
"We're far away from the team we hope and aspire to be, and we can't waste a second on trying to grow into that," Pope said.