LEXINGTON – John Calipari has his answer ready.
The criticism is not new, but it has seemingly popped up more regularly as Calipari’s Kentucky basketball program has failed to reach the NCAA Tournament’s final weekend in three consecutive seasons despite churning out first-round NBA draft picks.
“When we won the (2012) national title, my wife, when I grabbed her, I said, ‘OK, that’s over now. We don’t have to deal with this anymore. They can’t say it,’” Calipari said in a recent interview with local reporters, referring to the former criticism his resume lacked a national championship.