Cal wary about Wake big men

Wake Forest outrebounded Texas 59-34 in Thursday’s first-round game. Kentucky Coach John Calipari noticed.

“They’ve got size,” he said. “They’re big. You know, I just watched tape and you get sick to your stomach. I hate watching too much tape because you, like, start, like, oh my gosh, how are we going to stay on the court with these guys?”

Even factoring in coaching exaggeration, Wake Forest does use three players 6-foot-11 or taller in its rotation, plus forward Al-Farquoq Aminu is a two-time All-ACC player who led the league in rebounding.

Calipari noted the importance of rebounding in Saturday’s second-round game.

“They outrebounded Texas by 25,” he said. “Think about that: 25 rebound. They got 20 offensive rebounds against Texas, who prides itself in that toughness and that rebounding. That’s the one thing you’re not going to beat them with, and they did.”