LEXINGTON – This was supposed to be the year things finally changed for Kentucky basketball.
John Calipari had built his Hall of Fame resume by making sure his teams did not rely on the 3-point shot to win games, but college basketball was following the trend of the NBA in making shooting more and more important.
“Guys that were drafted in the first 10 picks seven, eight years ago would be second-round picks because they can’t shoot the ball,” Calipari said in March, shortly after Kentucky’s embarrassing 9-16 2020-21 season ended. “It’s changing right before us.