Former Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun says current Kentucky coach John Calipari has mastered the art of B.S.
And that their relationship is better now than it was when Calhoun was coaching. Just imagine how Calhoun might've felt when he was still coaching.
Gamedayr.com reported that radio station WEEI had Calhoun on the Dennis & Callahan show on the morning of the NCAA Championship game when the subject of Calipari came up.
Gamedayr.com reported that Calhoun and Calipari never have been the closest of friends, which brought up the question on Dennis & Callahan.
The question was posed to Calhoun, who won three NCAA titles with the Huskies, "Just between us, Jim, just between us, how much does John Calipari annoy you?"
Calhoun was frank with his response:
"The one thing about John, John can become, you know, a bullshitter," Calhoun said. "... The good thing about John ... that's why I actually have a better relationship with John than I used to many years ago, John kind of knows that. At least I think he knows that. He's actually kind of a tolerable guy to be around. He's actually a pretty good guy to be around. I don't do business the way he does. But he's done a good job coaching. His way, one-and-done, most institutions are not going to allow do what Kentucky does. But that's okay. That's a lot of kids to leave early. But he can coach. He gets his kids to play. He's done a good job certainly getting talent."
Calhoun indirectly got the last laugh on Calipari for the 2013-14 season on Monday night when UConn beat Kentucky 60-54 to win the national championship. But it can be argued that Calipari has taken the mantle from Calhoun as arguably the best coach in college basketball.
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