Kentucky vs. Georgia tomorrow night marks the first time John Calipari and Tom Crean will face off since the former Indiana coach took the job in Athens last spring. Cal and Crean are longtime friends, but fierce competitors, making for some great battles when the latter was in Bloomington; however, let it be known, Cal considers Crean a friend first, not a foe, making this face when asked about “conflicting reports” about their relationship:
“He’s been a friend for 30 years,” Cal said of Crean. “Friend/foe? I mean, he’s a competitor.