John Calipari has an interesting idea for the Southeastern Conference men’s basketball tournament.
Coach Cal wants to move the postseason tournament to the preseason.
It sounds like the other SEC coaches disagree.
John Calipari wants preseason SEC tournament instead of postseason tournament. It wasn’t received well in the meetings.
— Jon Solomon (@JonSolomonCBS) June 1, 2016
Here are some of Calipari’s thoughts:
“Texas A&M lost to us and they were a 3-seed, and we were a 4,” Calipari said.
“If you win the conference tournament, it doesn’t mean anything,” he added. “It doesn’t move the needle.”
Calipari has won four of the seven SEC tournaments since arriving at Kentucky. The Wildcats have also won four regular-season titles during his tenure.
“You have to do it in November,” Calipari said. “Play a game or two and then, out of the gate, you have a conference tournament. You know you have it for one week. Maybe you have two sites in the same city. Maybe it’s in Atlanta. You’re doing it every year. Let’s all [have] our fans go to Atlanta and everything is geared for the SEC.”
Of course, Jeff Goodman thinks there’s a better idea:
If SEC wants to be more relevant, get more teams in NCAA tourney, it’s simple: It’s teams need to get better.
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanESPN) June 1, 2016
