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John Calipari tries to explain loss to South Carolina, sends message to fans
By Keith Farner
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John Calipari lamented Kentucky’s loss to South Carolina on Tuesday night, which snapped a 28-game winning streak in Rupp Arena.
South Carolina won 71-68 after it came in as a 19.5-point underdog, and had lost 85-42 at home to Tennessee on Saturday.
“I imagine our fans are mad, I expect them to be, we lost at home,” Calipari said, and added that he has to figure out the issues that led to the loss. … Going nuts on people is not the answer. Now can I be tougher on them in practice? Yeah I can. I just look at things today and say, ‘We’re better than that.”
“Fans should be mad (after this game),” he said. “We don’t lose at home. … I’m just asking you now to be with these kids. They need you now. Stick with these kids. If you want to get on me, that’s fine. I’m the coach.”
Calipari identified one problem.
“I thought we would be a helluva defensive team, and we’ve got to shore that up, because that’s the basis of what we do,” he said. ”
Calipari also explained that Cason Wallace had back spasms, and Jacob Toppin suffered a right shoulder injury.
H/T Ryan Black.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
