When you mess up, you give a reason as to your failure. When someone else messes up, they have excuses.
Reasons and excuses are in the eye of the beholder. Arkansas’ basketball season could be termed a disappointment or an overachievement, depending on the perspective. There are reasons the Razorbacks should feel optimistic while sitting on the NCAA Tournament bubble. And there are excuses as to why the Hogs weren’t better in coach John Calipari’s first year.
The coach himself isn’t providing either, frankly. He’s doing what he’s always done: coaching.
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“This shit happens,” Calipari told his Arkansas basketball team after they lost to last-place South Carolina by nearly 20 points earlier this month.