OFFICIAL KENTUCKY POSTGAME PRESS CONFERENCE:
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KENTUCKY HC JOHN CALIPARI UK NETWORK RADIO Q&A:
* We weren't ourselves tonight. Too much one-on-one. We're at our best when we're passing and creating for others. Kinda separated a bit with trying to do our own thing. Maybe a lesson that we can't do that again.
* Cal says he shoulda gone to zone earlier. Just not comfortable playing it.
* Their guards got 72 (with a put-out sigh).
* Tried to get into their legs a bit, were right there, but they just kept beating us off the bounce for layups. "We're better than that. It's just disappointing."
* Told the team they have to stick together because the next one is the "real tournament." Quickly adds he feels bad for the fans who made the trip. "This was like Rupp Arena."
* A lot of people are losing right now. You have people getting knocked off left and right. We're so young, it's a new experience for us.
* You're not changing what you do now. You just gotta get your mindset right.
* Turned quickly into a bump-and-grind game. We're not at our best when that's allowed to happen.
* Antonio Reeves never found his rhythm. Foul trouble hurt. They're not robots. Gotta get him back up for the NCAAT.
* Knows the team will fight back.
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KENTUCKY HC JOHN CALIPARI UK NETWORK RADIO Q&A:
* We weren't ourselves tonight. Too much one-on-one. We're at our best when we're passing and creating for others. Kinda separated a bit with trying to do our own thing. Maybe a lesson that we can't do that again.
* Cal says he shoulda gone to zone earlier. Just not comfortable playing it.
* Their guards got 72 (with a put-out sigh).
* Tried to get into their legs a bit, were right there, but they just kept beating us off the bounce for layups. "We're better than that. It's just disappointing."
* Told the team they have to stick together because the next one is the "real tournament." Quickly adds he feels bad for the fans who made the trip. "This was like Rupp Arena."
* A lot of people are losing right now. You have people getting knocked off left and right. We're so young, it's a new experience for us.
* You're not changing what you do now. You just gotta get your mindset right.
* Turned quickly into a bump-and-grind game. We're not at our best when that's allowed to happen.
* Antonio Reeves never found his rhythm. Foul trouble hurt. They're not robots. Gotta get him back up for the NCAAT.
* Knows the team will fight back.
