Kentucky coach John Calipari talked about Alabama and the Southeastern Conference Monday afternoon in preparation for Tuesday’s contest against Alabama.
The Wildcats moved up to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press poll. The following are comments from Calipari on Alabama and the SEC.
On Alabama:
“I watched the (Alabama) tape against Vanderbilt and I’m sick to my stomach. They were up three with two minutes to go and they had the ball. They had Florida beat, but they threw the ball away, the kid makes a crazy play and they don’t get it inbounded. Their point guard is really good. They have athletes on the wings and they have a couple of bangers inside. They aren’t deep, they are only playing seven guys. But, it’s another dangerous game. It’s a hard game to play and (Alabama head coach) Anthony (Grant) is establishing what he is trying to do. They are a team that he is starting to put his imprint on.â€
On the SEC:
“There have been about five games that have had gaps. Tennessee had one, we had a couple. There have only been four or five. Tennessee was on the other end when Georgia beat them by 20. Other than that, every game has been two or three buckets. To be in the game with Tennessee, Florida and Georgia, they (Alabama) had a chance to win all of those games. The best job you do in coaching is when you are trying to keep a team that is undermanned with a chance to win and keep them believing. Look at (Arkansas head coach) John Pelphrey; Look at what he did. They came here and we beat them by (31). They haven’t lost since then. That is coaching. He could have lost his team after that game. They are in first place (in the SEC West).â€


