Kentucky Coach John Calipari was not taking anybody’s word for it that his team was an overwhelming favorite Thursday night against Western Kentucky and, for that matter, is the favorite to win the national championship. He exhorted his team when it was playing defense in front of the Kentucky bench spreading his arms wide while pleading loudly for guard Doron Lamb to play tighter defense. He threw up his arms in disgust several times at a misplay and whirled to tell the players on the bench how unhappy he was while flapping his arms.