John Calipari went on the Bob Valvano show this afternoon to chat with Bob and Mike Pratt about Hall of Fame week, since you know, he’s a Hall of Famer now. Cal covered a variety of topics during the 30-minute segment, including next year’s team. Cal was careful to point out that there’s still a lot of uncertainty around the squad, but he thinks it may be his most defensive team ever. From Calipari, that’s saying something.
“This team coming up could be the best defensive team that I’ve coached,” Cal said. “They could be unbelievable on the ball with length, length behind, athleticism, shot blocking, which makes your team different.