Although John Calipari has said that only a crisis brings about change, the Kentucky coach could not bring himself to say his team’s one-sided victory margins make it difficult to learn lessons.
“No, I’d rather win like this than lose and learn that way,” Calipari said after an 86-64 victory over Lamar. “Maybe we can learn from this. But at some point, you’ve got to get stepped on, and be stepped on good, so that you understand what we are trying to say.”
Cal: Winning teaches lessons better than losing
December 29th, 2011 | Uncategorized |

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.
