Kentucky coach John Calipari remains confident in his team's abilities, insisting 'We are still a good team' and that 'all our goals are still there' despite a recent loss to a top-five team, Tennessee. Calipari admitted the absence of D.J. Wagner has been challenging and acknowledged Tennessee's strong performance, particularly from players who haven't been making shots but did in this game. He pointed out that 'Three plays hurt us' with out-of-bounds issues and emphasized the need for his team to get healthy and to correct errors. Tennessee coach Rick Barnes highlighted his team's collective effort in the win over Kentucky, emphasizing that they can't rely solely on Dalton Knecht as they have many good players.
Tennessee coach Rick Barnes after win over UK: '"I told the guys were not going to sit around and let Dalton (Knecht) do it. We've got too many good guys."
Calipari: "We are still a good team. We've got to get healthy. And we've got to get back on track." #BBN #ukbasketball
Kentucky coach John Calipari on Tennessee: You can't just guard Knecht. You can't. They've got good players. Those guys are good.
Kentucky coach John Calipari: You can't let Tennessee get to the elbows offensively. You just can't. (Note: He's absolutely correct on that point.)
Kentucky coach John Calipari said he hasn't lost any faith in his team. "We don’t have D.J. (Wagner). Teams are playing good against us, and all our goals are still there. I have a good team." Notes teams still has to "get healthy."
Kentucky coach John Calipari: It's tough to beat a top-five team when it's playing like that. Some of those Tennessee guys that haven't been making shots, they made shots tonight.
John Calipari: "I haven’t lost any faith. We don’t have DJ, teams are playing good against us, and all our goals are still there. I have a good team. We’re young, we still make some errors, but we gotta get healthy."
Kentucky coach John Calipari: I'm amazed we were in the game at halftime. Credit Tennessee.
Kentucky coach John Calipari after loss to Tennessee: "At halftime I was amazed we had a chance. Give Tennessee credit, they made shots and did stuff. . . . Three plays hurt us, out-of-bounds. When you don't have the right guy on the ball, that stuff happens."
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