John Calipari on loss to UNCW: "We couldn't stay in front of the ball"

What went wrong in Kentucky's loss to UNCW according to head coach John Calipari?
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The Kentucky Wildcats were stunned by the UNCW Seahawks yesterday at home in Rupp Arena.

What went wrong according to Kentucky head coach John Calipari?

"Well, the first thing is this was Saint Joe's again where we couldn't stay in front of the ball," Calipari said. "And you can scheme and do all the stuff and they go and do an A-1 lay-up on a straight line drive, it's hard... The difference between this and Saint Joe's, we made shots. So we were able to keep the game -- and that's what I keep coming back to. There are games you're not going to make shots. You've got to rebound and defend."

Calipari also talked about how the team was trying to force things and make things harder than they needed to be.

"You know, they have 12 turnovers," Calipari said. "You imagine we had more turnovers than they did. We had 8 at halftime, or 9, whatever it was. I'm like, guys. And they were all because we're trying to make the hardest possible play instead of just easy plays. We've got stuff to learn. You know what? This is all part of it. You win, and you learn. This is learned. We better guard the ball better, you know."

Calipari discussed whether or not he believes that the dominant win over Miami had anything to do with the team's level of play against UNCW.

"You'd have to ask them that. All I know is we didn't play the way we've been playing. How did we stay in front of Miami? Was there -- it's not that important and then, all of a sudden, you give the other team beer muscles. Now, all of a sudden, they're driving like crazy because you chose not to think that was important."

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Daniel Locke
DANIEL LOCKE

Daniel is a staff writer for four Sports Illustrated/FanNation sites: Auburn Daily, Braves Today, Inside the Marlins and Wildcats Today. Additionally, he serves as the Auburn Athletics beat reporter for 1819 News. He is a junior at Auburn University majoring in journalism.