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John Calipari,
Jarnell Stokes
TEAMS: Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers
TEAMS: Kentucky Wildcats, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Tennessee Volunteers
It has become as time-honored a January tradition as vows to lose the 10 pounds we put on the previous year.
As college basketball's conference season heats up, coaches from across the nation claim their league is underappreciated.
Kentucky coach John Calipari apparently saw an opportunity to vouch for the SEC during the league's weekly teleconference on Monday after Tennessee upset UConn and Arkansas defeated Michigan this past weekend. Calipari called the league "by far" the best it has been in his three years in Lexington, suggested five SEC teams could make the Sweet 16 and predicted as many as eight or nine teams would be "in the discussion" for NCAA bids.
"What happens is we don't promote each other enough," Calipari said. "Part of it is us coaches. We've got to brag about (the other teams). Like mention the other guy's name. We have to brag about each others' programs. Even if you lose or win, you brag about the o...
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