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Kentucky’s Calipari makes a wish for the NCAA Tournament

Kentucky Coach John Calipari has a wish he hopes will be granted in the NCAA Tournament. No, it’s not a rematch with Seton Hall or Duke.

“I wish we were a little more empowered than we are,” Calipari said on a Southeastern Conference coaches’ teleconference Monday.

A UK team more player-driven can better embody what sounds like the theme the Cats will take into March Madness: Play to the training.

During a news conference Sunday after the NCAA Tournament bracket announcement, Calipari explained.

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“Don’t do what you want to do,” he said.