As has been written several times over the last few weeks, the gift and the curse of the John Calipari era at Kentucky is that regardless of what happens early in the season, he always has his teams ready for March. No matter how hopeless things might seem in November and December, by tournament time, his team is always a threat to make a run.
We now have over a decade’s worth of data to prove it.
Remember, even before Calipari got to Kentucky, his final four teams at Memphis made it to at least the Sweet 16, a staggering string of success that the school has never come close to replicating.