There will come a time — the NCAA Tournament, namely — when winning is John Calipari’s sole priority for the Kentucky Wildcats.
It’s not March yet.
Looking to drive that message home, Coach Cal asked his freshmen-laden team what having fun on the floor meant.
“They said winning,” Calipari said. “I said, ‘No, not necessarily.’ ”
He used that as an opportunity to educate the Wildcats.
“It’s coming out and having an unbelievable effort by everyone that’s on that floor and who comes in the game and forcing your will on the other team, doing it together and talking and having fun doing it,” Calipari said. “That’s fun.”