Calipari: A loss wouldn’t hurt Wildcats

Kentucky coach John Calipari knows his team is four games away from running the table in the Southeastern Conference.
Although the Kentucky coach knows that finishing the Southeastern Conference with a 16-0 record is certainly attainable, he also realizes the Wildcats have road games remaining at Mississippi State and Florida, coupled with home games against Vanderbilt and Georgia.
“We are just trying to get better,” Calipari said after the Wildcats defeated 77-62 Saturday at Rupp Arena, making the Cats 49-0 under Calipari at Rupp Arena. “There’s two things I try to do. One, we are staying in the moment, like right now. I wanted them to enjoy this game, because Mississippi played a great basketball game.

“The second part, is we’ll watch tape, we’ll learn from this game … and then move on.”
The Kentucky coach went on to add the Wildcats (26-1, 12-0) would be fine by not finishing with a perfect season in the conference.
“We are allowed to lose,” he said. “This isn’t football. You don’t lose the national title in February, so you can lose. My point is, are we getting better? If we are getting better and we take (a loss), it’s OK. The second thing, you know, as a coach when things are not going well, you try to take responsibility so they know, just go play. Even if you’re not great, play, I’ll take the hit.”