Talk about friendly rivals.
There Thursday was Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, serving a heaping helping of praise on a certain coach from Kentucky: “John Calipari will never get the credit from a lot of people for being a great coach.”
And there was Calipari throwing-it-right-back-at-ya-buddy: “What Kelvin Sampson has done (at Houston) is incredible.”
Stop. Just stop. Come on, now, it’s a Midwest Region semifinal of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday night at the Sprint Center. The Sweet 16. An Elite Eight berth on the line. Two wins away from the Final Four.