Even though Kentucky defeated Florida 66-57 on Saturday to keep alive the possibility of a Southeastern Conference championship, John Calipari came away wanting more. And it did not sound like another of his recitations from the Coaching 101 textbook on keeping the players forever striving.
“We’ve got to get some 40-minute, 35-minute games,” the UK coach said, meaning seamlessly good performances. “And we haven’t had them in the last couple weeks.”
Calipari volunteered a theory to explain Kentucky’s uneven play.
“Maybe it’s because Reid (Travis) is out,” he said before playfully reminding reporters that Travis had been sidelined since Feb.