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Calipari: SEC semifinal loss was a "godsend" for NCAA practice (and the tweak)

Losing to Tennessee in the SEC Tournament semifinal game was a tough pill for Big Blue Nation to swallow. BBN wants to win every SEC Tournament and the fans certainly don’t like losing to Tennessee.

But for the team, the Saturday loss allowed more time for the Wildcats to get home to prepare for the NCAA Tournament. The preparation included individual meetings in which John Calipari asked each of his players to define their respective roles within the team, to get back to playing the way he thinks Kentucky should play.

On Wednesday at the NCAA Tournament, Kellan Grady told reporters, “I think all of us can say the meetings were very productive.