John Calipari – photo by Tammie Brown | WildcatWorld.com
As soon as John Calipari brought his team together for its first practice, he saw the potential for Kentucky to terrorize opponents with its rare cross of size and athleticism.
With a 6-foot-6 point guard in Andrew Harrison and a fleet-footed 7-footer in Willie Cauley-Stein manning the five, he knew there would be times the Wildcats could switch everything.
But as enticing as the possibility was, the concept was completely foreign to the players who would be executing it.
“Once I got here I wasn’t really familiar with it because I was just used to face-guarding the guy all the time,” James Young said. “So it took us some time to get used to it but we’re getting better at it.”
That improvement was on display as No. 11/10 UK (8-2) stifled Boise State — previously the nation’s second-highest scoring team — in a 70-55 victory in Rupp Arena. Playing primarily a four-guard lineup, the Broncos (8-1) shot just 22 of 69 (31.9 percent) from the field on Tuesday night, including 22.9 percent in the second half.
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