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Calipari Can Actually Coach a Little, Too

It turns out that John Calipari can actually coach a little bit, too:

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[QUOTE]After what he did to North Carolina by out-coaching Roy Williams and getting to another Final Four by beating the Tar Heels, 76-69, it’s time to stop saying Calipari is only a recruiter of hops and say without equivocation that he can coach.

The signs were all there like crop circles on a corn field. The pick and roll elegance between Josh Harrellson and his guards against the Tar Heels. Brandon Knight tossing the basketball off the rump of a North Carolina player to maintain possession was the sort of intelligent tactic that, had it been done by a Duke player, would elicit oodles of iambic pentameter and Coach K slobbering.

On and on it goes. The fact the Wildcats, despite being such a young team, didn’t fully succumb to a late Tar Heel run. Or held North Carolina to 19 percent shooting from three-point range. Or never lost their cool. Or played with discipline. Or shot well. Or got revenge after losing to North Carolina earlier in the season. Or were never rattled by Harrison Barnes’ athleticism or intimidated by Tyler Zeller’s length.

The hustle, the smartness. Let’s not forget Calipari also scrambled Thad Matta’s brain. Ohio State was the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament.
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