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Calipari: Last Word (For Now) on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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If he approaches the game differently and does things other coaches won't do, he also does things that other coaches can't do. And if anyone out there still thinks John Calipari's the sleaziest coach in a sleazy game, that's fine. Just don't forget he's probably the best, too. Andrew Sharp(via SBNation.com)

ONE MORE: "To be completely fair, and not to be at all cynical, Kentucky deserves to stay in there as an NCAA champion because it was a team good enough to win while being both transcendent and utterly banal, all on the same storm-tossed, subtropical night." (Charles Pierce, Grantland.com)
Kentucky: A Blueprint? on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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There has never been a champ like Kentucky in 2012. What they proved was that the stockpiling one-and-dones model, once thought to be a folly, can actually work. Luke Winn(via SI.com) , who adds: "Calipari’s blueprint cannot easily be duplicated, because it relies on rare assets and rare personalities."
And The Other Side: Kansas on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Monday night again. In the Kansas locker room, players sit slouched in folding chairs. The energy from Saturday night is gone, swallowed up by the sting of a defeat that became just close enough to make anything seem possible. Tim Layden(via SI.com) , with a report from the Kansas side.
Kentucky: "More Than Talent" on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Getting to this point -- to get to the national title, to create this remarkable team -- wasn't merely a matter of recruiting this talent and letting it go do their thing. And voila! National title! That's not how it works. Eamonn Brennan(via ESPN.com) , who added: "This team had all of it, everything it takes on offense and defense and in the locker room and on the sideline."
Welcome to The Calipari Dynasty on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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It’s the hottest program since UCLA used to win everything every single year.

And so here's the worst nightmare for everyone who had to swallow hard to accept the vision of Calipari and his band of pro prospects having their One (and Done) Shining Moment:

There’s no reason to think that UK can’t repeat next year … with an almost entirely new team. Dan Wetzel(via Yahoo Sports) , who adds: "Deal with it. As long as Calipari doesn’t follow his players back to the NBA, he’s sitting on a juggernaut that could redefine what’s possible in the modern era."
Watch "One Shining Moment" on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Kentucky: Team Built for Modern Era on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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The new reality: In the modern era of players fleeing campus, you will not find a better team than this one in a long time. Maybe ever. Pat Forde(via Yahoo Sports)
Morning Quickie: Calipari Rules on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Calipari has seen the fulfillment of a system -- a template -- he created a few years ago. It might not always result in national titles, but it puts him in the best position to win them and it puts his players in the best position to maximize their college and pre-NBA potential. That's all you can ask for. Dan Shanoff(via Quickish Original) adding: "It shouldn't be studied by other coaches -- it should be studied at Harvard Business School."
Front Pages: Kentucky on 3/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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Louisville Courier-Journal(via Newseum)
Kentucky, Calipari Wins National Title on 2/4/12 | Tipped by Quickish |
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*John Calipari can exhale. The Commonwealth can rejoice. The NCAA title is back in Lexington at UK for the first time since 1998. (ESPN's Andy Katz)

*Make no mistake: We won't see a team like UK or a player like Anthony Davis again, at least not for a long time. Unique in every sense.
(ESPN.com's Eamonn Brennan)

*Whenever someone asks me who the most underrated coach is, I've always said Calipari. May need a new answer. (Basketball Prospectus' John Gasaway)

*Calipari's detractors have no ammunition left. There are ZERO holes in UK's recruiting pitch. You can win a title and leave early for NBA (ESPN's Dave Telep)

*Enjoyed watching this Kentucky team this year. Uncommonly mature/selfless/team-oriented for such a young group. (ThePaintedArea.com's Mark Haubner)

*Long hug for Anthony Davis and Darius Miller, Kentucky's lone senior and first UK player to win Mr. Basketball in Ky, HS title and national (NYT's Greg Bishop)

*In the end, I think that's about as competitive as Kansas could have made it. Kentucky's most dominant champion in a long time. (SI's Joe Posnanski) *Gentlemen, start your agents! (WSJ's Jason Gay) (via Twitter)

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