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Calipari reiterates goal: 'Have 8 players drafted'

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(Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports)

Much of Big Blue nation (and college basketball fans) couldn’t believe that John Calipari was prioritizing sending players to the NBA over winning a national title, as he said in a speech at Rupp Arena earlier this week, but on Twitter he insisted that what he reportedly said was exactly what he meant.

I hate to drive you traditionalists crazy, but I'll say it again: our goal at the beginning of the season was to have eight players drafted.