Kentucky Coach John Calipari anticipated a three-point blitz from Louisville on Friday.
“In all likelihood, they’ll shoot 30 thress,” he said Thursday. “If they make them, it’s been a great start. Let’s go. Who’s next?”
Kentucky must be prepared to deal with an early onslaught of three-pointers or Louisville missing a lot of shots in the opening minutes.
Either way, Calipari said the Cats must stick to the task at hand for 40 minutes.
Interestingly, Calipari used the word “contested” to describe the three-point shots he anticipated from Louisville.
“If they make the first six contested threes, OK,” Calipari said. “I mean, OK. It’s 18-4. Keep playing. They’re not going to make every shot.
“Or they could come out and miss the first eight. We lead. It’s going to be a 40-minute game.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
