University of Kentucky Basketball Media Conference
Friday, November 26, 2021
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
John Calipari
Press Conference
Kentucky – 86, North Florida – 52
Q. The flow and team chemistry – how hard is it given the fact you’ve had someone missing every single game?
JOHN CALIPARI: Well, one guy’s misery is another guy’s opportunity. I loved how Daimion [Collins] started the game, but then he starts shooting step-back threes. What are you doing? Block shots, rebound, go dunk some, and every once in a while, make a jumper or two. But you’re not playing for that.
Like the time he had TyTy [Washington] in the corner yelling one more, and he was going to show his stuff. They ran the guy over. What are you doing? What are you doing? Well, he hadn’t played that much. But what’s the impact he has on the game? You see the impact.
We tried to play Jacob [Toppin]. He just hadn’t played. So, he ran up and down four times. He was gassed. And…
