John Calipari has been revered as a recruiter, praised as a motivator and lauded for his ability to put kids in the NBA. Three Final Four appearances and one startling one-month transformation later, maybe it’s due time the Kentucky coach gets the respect for what he really is first and foremost – a really good coach. “This team went from me dragging them to them dragging me,” Calipari said modestly. “That’s when I talk about they become empowered…”
Walter Cornett, of Glendale, Kentucky, is the owner and operator of Walter’s Wildcat World. He founded WildcatWorld.com in 1998 making it one of the oldest Kentucky basketball fan sites in operation today.
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