John Calipari previews Kentucky's matchup with the Miami Hurricanes
The Kentucky Wildcats have another big game coming up, as the Miami Hurricanes will be in town for the SEC/ACC Challenge.
This will be a massive game for the Cats who will be looking to get their first ranked win of the season.
After the Cat's blowout victory over Marshall, Coach Cal was asked about previewing the Miami game and what the environment will be like in Rupp Arena.
Calipari had this to say, "Yeah, it is going to be a great environment. You know, Miami is so well coached and has really good players, plays four guards and all of them can beat you by themselves. They have got a big guy similar to Tre with a high motor. And, so, they're really, really good. I will be honest with you; I'm just going to worry about my team right now. I have not watched any Miami tape, just because I have not had time to. But I know, and Jim Larranaga and I are friends, he is a terrific coach everywhere he has been, and they will fight, and they are good."
Coach Calipari also discussed how the team needs to close better in the final few moments of a game. This was his quote on the last few minutes of games, "I'm more concerned, let's play and be who we are. Here's the other thing. Three minutes left in a game, how are we going to play offensively to finish people off? Well, why didn't you just come down and shoot a quick three with 25 on the shot clock? He should have just... Well, you don't quite do that late in the game. You want to shot that but not early in the clock because you give them a chance to beat you. You are trying to shorten the game at that point to win the game. So we have got to still work on it."
A huge matchup for the Cats is coming up in Rupp Arena on Tuesday when the Miami Hurricanes of the ACC come to Lexington.
If the Cats are able to pull out this victory, it would be huge for NCAA Tournament seeding.
One thing I can say with confidence is that Rupp Arena will be rocking on Tuesday night as the Cats look to represent the SEC with a top-ten victory.
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