NCAA Men's Regional Semifinals and Finals: Kansas City Saturday, March 30, 2019 Kansas City, Missouri

John Calipari PJ WASHINGTON: I don't know if I'm going to start. I'm definitely feeling good. Got some treatment going and good night's rest. I'm feeling a lot better. : I asked him at halftime, Do you want PJ Washington to start?"

Reid Travis He said, "No, I'm good. Let me come off the bench."

Tyler Herro I said okay. You know, what's great about it, this group of players that are here, even Mr. Hagans down the other end, you know, they're gym rats. I mean, you know, PJ and I were talking about it. What made you do it? They love playing. I love competing. I love -- you know -- and you look at Reid in here in the gym all THE MODERATOR: Head coach John Calipari sits the time, Tyler and Keldon and they're gym rats. They right to my right. PJ Washington, Reid Travis, Tyler love this. They love the game. They love making Herro, Keldon Johnson, and Ashton Hagans represent plays. They're a pleasure to coach. I told them they the student body athletes. We won't have an opening added years to my life coaching this team. Well, comment right now. We'll go straight to questions maybe not Keldon, but the rest of them -- because these 20 minutes are really for the student- athletes. I'm just teasing, Keldon.

Q. John, I'm curious, you know, lot of these guys Q. Reid, you're sitting up there on the podium and were recruited by Auburn and they knew Chuma it literally and figuratively is the biggest stage in Okeke and what happened to him yesterday was college right now. difficult. How does it feel to be just one game away from JOHN CALIPARI: Raise your hand. Who is talking? being able to get home to Minneapolis license and play a Final Four in your home town? That's really Q. If you had any message to the guys who maybe like living the dream for you. Can you kind of knew him or even to the team when something like express to us your emotions, your thoughts, the that happens. blessings you feel for being in that position? JOHN CALIPARI: We were all like -- you shake your head as a player, you know, that's out there. You know REID TRAVIS: Yeah, like you said, just being one what I'm saying? Every one of us were -- makes you game away from being in the Final Four and back physically ill. You know, this is a sport that that home. I'm really excited for it, but no more than any happens at times, and you don't want to see it happen other game. I'm trying to just take the preparation the to anybody. And the crazy thing is, you know, not only same way, just approach it like any other game. I feel is their team playing as well as any team in the country like if you look at it too much as far as trying to go right now, they're beating people by 25. Not only is that home and kind of put all that on it, that's just too much the case, he was playing as though he was their best weight on it. So for me, it's just trying to approach it player, which he probably was. the same way, just enjoy it with my teammates, go out and work as hard as I can in the game. So, I feel bad for him. File bad for his family and his teammates. Q. Tyler, I have a question for you. Obviously you guys played a few games without PJ who is one of Q. Keldon or PJ, first of all, how is the foot feeling your top players. Now Auburn is kind of facing the today? And does your presence up here indicate same thing with one of their top players in Okeke. that you'll be starting tomorrow? How did you guys rally around that, and do you

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 1 of 8 kind of expect Auburn to do the same thing in the answer this then Ashton, back to the head coach. situation they're in? : Yeah. I think they'll still be ready. ASHTON HAGANS: We played them twice already. They're playing, like coach said, as hard as any team in They'll come out an give us their all. We just got to go the country. I think they'll still come out, play their out there, play together, and stay as a team. game. I think they'll be ready to go. KELDON JOHNSON: I mean, just to piggyback what Q. PJ, if there's one person's story that is better he said. Just got to come in focused and ready to play. than Reid's, it could possibly be yours, to be able We can't be thinking about the last two times we played to come back for a second year and then overcome them. They're hot right now and they're playing really the injured foot that you have and now playing for good. So just got to come in focused and ready to go. the Final Four. What are your thoughts about that, and what would JOHN CALIPARI: You know, it's funny, fate has you like to say to the people now that you're up intervened for this team where we thought it was bad. there on the stage? Reid went down -- he and I went to church together because we were worried, believe me. It didn't turn out PJ WASHINGTON: Just a lot of hard work we all put in that way but it gave Nick and EJ a chance to play. as a team finally paying off. We got one more game to prove how good we are. So I mean, we're just kind of Then they tell me he hurt his foot at the Tennessee trying to come out tomorrow and look out to play tough game. I said, "When?" and how we've been playing the rest of the season. If we did that, we'll be fine. Our goal is to win the whole "Last play." thing. That's always in the back of our minds. What? He's not playing for awhile. What? Now all of a Q. Given that the last time you guys played Auburn, sudden we get to play Keldon at 4. We get to put it was a huge blowout win for you, how much Jamal Baker and get him minutes. All of a sudden it confidence did that give you going into the game, kind of plays out. knowing it's more of a known entity and you've In our conference tournament, we had our chances to been able to beat this opponent by a sizeable beat Tennessee. And if we had beaten Tennessee, we margin before? would have played Auburn. I'm not sure anyone has JOHN CALIPARI: Let me say something, because I ever beaten a team four times. watched that tape. They haven't watched the tape. I watched it twice, as a matter of fact. When you ask me about three, I'm just happy it wasn't four. So we're playing them a third time. It's going to We made more 3s than we've made most of the be a really hard game. They're playing out of their season. PJ made five himself. You ready for this? minds rights now. They're shooting balls, they're Ashton had four. Hear what I just said now. And so all playing loose and aggressive. We know. Those other of a sudden, you know, we have a lot of 3s we normally two games have no bearing on this game. didn't make, which was the difference in the game. And they missed a lot of shots. THE MODERATOR: We are halfway through the session. When I watched the game, it was close for awhile, and all of a sudden PJ went corner, PJ went top, PJ went Q. This is for Reid. I asked you this because you're wing, and all of a sudden, we're up 12. It kind the got away because they missed some shots. Reid didn't the old guy up there. When you saw Tyler come in, play in that game. The rim was protected by both Nick I know that you both are here first year for both of and EJ. They wanted EJ a little bit. Nick went in, they you. When you say him come in, what did you see blocked shots, we made those tough, and that's what in him? Did you think that he would be as happened. impactful as he's been this season, and if so, what did you see that made you think that? They've won 11 games in a row. The game has no REID TRAVIS: The biggest thing I saw in him early one bearing on this game, really doesn't. was just his confidence. And I think a lot of guys you can see have confidence but don't necessarily put the Q. Keldon, you guys have beat Auburn twice this work in. But for Tyler, that's not the case. See him in season. How difficult is it to beat a team three the gym every night, every morning, putting up reps times in one season and why? and shots. So you know that he's going to shine in THE MODERATOR: We're going to have Keldon these moments. Especially when he gets his

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 2 of 8 opportunity, it's usually in because you see him every for a long time, one of the great guys in our profession, night and morning putting in reps. so happy for the year they had.

So I'd say that's the biggest thing to see his Then it became okay, can we help him as he helps us? progression throughout the season and just how Not here to have a guy, you know, play ten minutes a consistent he's been with his work behind closed doors game or have a guy that we're just saying in case where people don't necessarily see it. So when he somebody gets hurt. That's not what this is about. gets on the biggest stage, he's calm, collect, and always confident to take those shots. What I'm proud of -- I'll tell the story. He was 260- something. I said, "You got to lose 20 pounds. You Q. John, considering what Auburn was for -- can't -- we can't get -- you're going to have to move Auburn basketball was for decades and decades better, have to go quicker. You're going to have to" -- and decades, what kind of job has Bruce done and what specifically has he done to get it to this level? So he's down to 242. He comes in and we're talking. I JOHN CALIPARI: Well, he's gotten a program where said, "Maybe five more pounds. What's your body fat?" people are absolutely excited. And back in the day had it rolling. He had that guy -- what's his He said 4 percent. name? -- Charles, what's his last name? That big guy with the big head. What's his name? Oh, Charles I went, "4 percent? You would have to give up a Barkley. kidney, are you kidding me?" (laughter.)

I peed on a statue down there, just so you know. But, The pleasure for me has been he's also in the gym as you know, when you take over, you have to change the much as these guys. He also takes care of his body, in culture, and he's done that. And, you know, they the training room, stretching, coming over in the struggled some in the middle of our league. They lost mornings and night. a bunch of games, and it tells you something. I always say when things are going good, that's not coaching. You know, how about yesterday? He got 11 rebounds When things are -- it's looking bleak and everybody is and they were tough fought. He only took two shots running, now let me see you coach. and never said a word. He was happy as heck. Happy as heck. That's what it means to play here. Let me see you do it when you're up against it, when people are doubting, when they're -- the outside clutter Now, my hope is he has 20 tomorrow. But if he gets 20 is starting to overwhelm, how do you coach now? rebounds, I'll be just as happy. And you know what, so will he. They trapped him on every chance he had. He You know, for him to do what he did in that stretch and just played the game as it came. now they're 11 in a row, I'm telling you, there's no team in the country playing better than them right now. We Every one of these kids, I tell them all the time how have total respect and really good players who much I respect them and what they have to deal with, compete and play really hard. the clutter, what's at stake, how they have to deal with this. Like PJ playing, I told him, "I respect you, man." I Q. John, what do you remember about Reid's love this coach. I love competing. recruitment when you heard he was going to be a grad transfer, and when is the last time you So for Reid and how it ended up playing out, it's not coached a 30-year-old like Reid? done yet. It's not done. He's absolutely helped our JOHN CALIPARI: When I was with the Nets, I had a team, and I believe he's helped himself that he's gotten couple players that were older than I was when I was better. He's absolutely committed. You know, going coaching. No, he and I talked politics. So what do you forward any team that drafts him will be calling me think of Amy? I was her neighbor. She may be a good saying I can't believe it, cannot believe it. This is the president. We would -- we talk about Supreme Court greatest thing. justice stuff. Tell me what you think. We've had guys in the league like that. They'll call and But Kenny came to me, and I believe it was his brother say it's unbelievable. Shai Alexander, like they should saying, "Hey, he's thinking about doing this." be Rookie of the Year. Should be Rookie of the Year. Leading them, starting and Clippers and they're calling And I remember when he played AAU basketball. And and -- Sam Cassell called me yesterday about him. when Johnny got him to go to Stanford, I said what a This kid is unbelievable. It will be the same with him. great get for Johnny. Johnny and I have been friends THE MODERATOR: We have four minutes to go in the

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 3 of 8 session before we dismiss the student-athletes. We Q. Reid, given that Kentucky is a place that's kind have a question in the back. of known for having one-and-dones, you kind of have your own way of doing that this year when Q. Reid, obviously you guys have played Auburn a you came as a grad transfer. So what about couple of times. You know pretty much everything Kentucky drew you to the program and why did you about them. They know pretty much everything pick that school as a destination? about you. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? REID TRAVIS: You hit it right on the head with that. As REID TRAVIS: You could take it either way. For us, like far as just being able to prepare a player in one year for you said, when you've played a team as much as we what they want to do, getting a collective group of guys have with Auburn, it really comes down to fight and never played with each other in one year, you got to how hard we play. That's been the message all accelerate the process to win at a high level and get in season. You can much as much film and X and O as the right shape to play beyond college, I felt like it was much as we want, but if the effort is not there, the fight the great opportunity for me. Obviously, I'm a different is not there, it all doesn't matter. It will be the same kind of one-and-done as far as I already had four years thing tomorrow. Bring fight and energy, and that should in college and coming here for my fifth year. I felt like it be what will help us win the game. was the best spot for me as far as coaches and the players that were already established here. So it's a Q. This is for any of the non-30-year-old young-ins great spot, and I feel like it's done everything that I over there. What does having an older player like needed it to do. Reid on the team, what has that done for you guys just to have that leadership, I guess, and what have THE MODERATOR: Final question for this session. you learned from him? THE MODERATOR: Tyler, please. Q. For Tyler. I know y'all aren't supposed to read the clutter, but your phone had to have blown up TYLER HERRO: It's great to have a veteran like Reid last night, all the former players tweeting about on the team, someone that we can look up to. you. What was it like after you finally got to the Obviously he's been through a lot. So whenever we phone after hitting the big shot? need the advice or anything like that, we can go to him. TYLER HERRO: I didn't read anything, really. I don't But like coach said, he's in the gym doing all that. know. Something like that, we can just follow him. So I mean obviously just great to have someone like that. THE MODERATOR: Okay. At this point we're going to excuse the student-athletes to go to their breakout Q. There was a really nice feature article put out on sessions. We're going to sit here with Coach Calipari Tyler in The Bleacher report a couple weeks ago. for 20 more minutes. Tyler, I asked you if you had read it the last week, you said you hadn't. I'm wondering if anyone has Gentlemen, thank you very much. Best of luck read that article, including you John? tomorrow. 1:20 tip time with Auburn, CBS, Central JOHN CALIPARI: What did I tell you about that when Time. Go, please. you I talked? Q. Cal, if I remember correctly, there was some TYLER HERRO: Not to read it. confusion when you went to visit Tyler and offered him a scholarship about which recruit you were JOHN CALIPARI: Don't read it. It's poison. Season is going to see that week. over, read it then, don't read it now. Did any of you JOHN CALIPARI: What? guys read it? Keldon, you read it, didn't you? Q. There was a report you might see Zion on the Q. Tyler, you're out there on the big stage now. same day and you went instead. What What do you want to say to all your haters out made you go see Tyler and make that offer? there? This has got to be -- JOHN CALIPARI: Well, again, you know, when you're JOHN CALIPARI: Why would you say that? Who hates doing what I do and as hard as this is here and as you? much as you have to do in a short period of time, you don't have a whole lot of time for B.S. You just don't. TYLER HERRO: Nobody hates me. You have to keep it real. The only kind of guys that JOHN CALIPARI: There you go. That's what I'm talking really will be into that are the guys that really want to about. play for us. And for me -- and, you know, the word came back that that was the case with Tyler.

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 4 of 8 and getting a lot of play, and it probably bothered him So, I flew up, let me meet him, meet his family, watched some. him a little bit. I had seen him in the summers, but he had committed to Wisconsin so we really never really Even then, I mean what he did there, you know, have followed him that way. respect for him.

The more I was around him, you know, I said this kid Q. John, transfers this year, why do you think that's reminds me of some of the guys we have. I didn't out of control if it is? Number two, do you think know he worked the way he did. His work ethic is kids should be able to transfer without sitting out if unbelievable. Reid said it right, he has the confidence the coach got fired or goes to a bigger job? but it's not fake. I've had guys that, you know, you've JOHN CALIPARI: I haven't dealt with a lot of transfers had to explain what it means to be fake confident, like, in our program. We've had a couple. The crazy thing you know, you're swagger is fake. You haven't earned is I've stayed in touch with them just as much as kids it. You haven't worked for it. You haven't done enough that played in our program or stayed four years. things to have that and you're acting like you have it. I would tell you that if a coach is fired or leaves, the kid This guy has earned his stripes and, you know, we've should have the ability to do what he wants. That's my been blessed. You think about him, Jemarl -- guys that opinion. I also think they're talking about kids not have been late, late coming to us that have been vital having to sit out, and the one thing that happens is you to what we're doing, and not every kid wants to play probably can't lie to them in the recruiting process. If here. They don't. That's fine. It's not the right place you lie and they know you lied and you didn't do what for everybody. you said you're going to do, they're going to transfer.

But if you really want to get after this and you want to You tell them you're going to start and play 30 minutes, see how good I can be, want to learn to be a great everything is going to run through you and you're telling teammate -- you know, I always said we probably have every player that? Now all of a sudden there's three of more volume shooters in the NBA that played for us them, they're not going to be happy because they're than not even close, probably. They weren't volume not true and they leave it. May do that. shooters here. Anthony Davis is going back and forth texting me yesterday after the game. Here is a kid that I don't know -- haven't spent a whole lot of time on it, wasn't a volume shooter. Shoots every ball now. but I do know that when they are moving from team to team, they're going from high school to prep school, But, you know, you can do that, but you learn to win, to going to another prep school, it's probably not the best be a great teammate, to do it together, to sacrifice, to environment in that the one thing that's hard for these serve your teammates, to be that servant leader, and kids is when you keep it real, they've got to -- when I'm he's learned it. evaluating a player, I want to see when he's not at his best. Let me see him now. Let me see when he's not We just told him you're not coming here to be a jump at his best what he looks like. shooter. You're going to learn to play basketball. You'll be able to get to the rim. You're going to create fouls And for a kid really to make it, in my mind, they have to so you can shoot free throws. You're going to defend. face adversity and deal with it. They have to have If you don't guard, I'm not leaving you in the game. If been beaten out. What do you do? You run or you say you remember in the Bahamas, he couldn't keep that's not -- it's not acceptable, I'm going to keep anybody in front of him. Now all of a sudden, he's like competing and I'm going to beat him out. one of our defenders that you go to. Or someone else is working harder. So now you leave Q. John, how would you characterize your because you're not willing to spend that kind time in the relationship with Bruce Pearl and has it changed gym and you're making every excuse. You're being over the years from your time at Memphis and his enabled by people around you. at Tennessee? JOHN CALIPARI: Yeah. I mean, you know, I think I think the kids need to face adversity before they leave there's respect between us. I mean, I really respect our campuses so that they have a chance to make it. If what he does and how he coaches his kids and how he they've been able to do whatever they want and then builds a culture. You know, I think sometimes you're at they think they're going into that -- NBA stands for "No places, it's hard to have a relationship. The Memphis Boys Allowed." No boys allowed. That's a man's thing kind of bothered him because we were at world. Memphis and he was at Tennessee. They were the big state school and we're in the little corner over there And so I think our kids, you know, there's adversity at

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 5 of 8 every step, I would hope, and we're holding them Some families that don't want to hear that. So, this accountable. I'm not -- I'm on PJ as much as I'm on becomes -- we're in this together, we're all going to eat. Reid and Keldon and trying to hold them accountable. This has never hurt anybody. Number one pick, Karl Towns played 21 minutes a game. Devin Booker -- I Q. You've said for several weeks now this team has think he's still mad at me -- didn't start. Had 59 and 50 added years to your life. Why has this team been in back-to-back games in the NBA, didn't start. Never so much fun to coach and can you give several said one word. All he did is came everyday like Tyler examples? Herro and practiced and put time in the gym. JOHN CALIPARI: Well, one of the things that this team Unbelievable. Anthony Davis took the fifth most shots is, they love being in the gym and they're great kids. on our team, was the number one pick. Numbers don't They've come from great homes, which means they're matter. willing to sacrifice. They're willing to be about each other. And so you know, numbers matter to some kids and families and I want more numbers. Here it's putting Then the third thing is, they're skilled basketball yourself in a position to have success, and I don't think players. It's really fun to coach players that can bounce you can just say numbers. I don't think it is. it, shoot it, have a feel for the game, that have a competitive spirit, that have a will to win. You're not Like I said, we've had a lot of people do well, lot of going to win every game. You're trying to. You don't. people score well and well and do well, but it's a group of them. At the end of the day, you just want to be able as a coach to say every one of these kids has gotten better THE MODERATOR: We have eight minutes to go. and improved their skills. But they have to have a basis of that. And this team did. Q. John, you frequently say to Kentucky fans, "You people are crazy." After last night, they're probably Every day whatever we challenged them with, they saying the same thing about you. were fine. Never have gotten too high, never gotten JOHN CALIPARI: What did I do last night? too low. This has been one of those years that -- you go through one of these years you think you can coach Q. A lot of head coaches end up losing their jobs another 20. Then you go through other years and you because of last shot doesn't go in. And so say why am I still doing this? This is crazy. everything seems so random in these tournament games. How do you sleep at night knowing that But this is -- you know, this is a good group. the entire collective hopes of Big Blue Nation is kind of resting on your decisions in the huddle and Q. Reid talked about finding a place where he had PJ doesn't a shot, Tyler doesn't hit the 3, one year for accelerating. How do you accelerate then you're going out? that process every year without cutting corners? JOHN CALIPARI: First of all, my mother before she JOHN CALIPARI: There's no B.S. We don't have time passed away used to say, "How do you do this?" She for B.S. I'm going the tell you the truth, we're going to goes crazy watching the games. She did go crazy. keep it real. If you don't guard, you're not playing. If you fall behind, you fall behind, I'm playing other First of all, I'm focused on what I'm doing, and I don't people. We're here playing, trying to win. We hold look at this as life or death, because if you look at this them accountable statistically. Rebound attempts. as life or death, you die a lot. Every one of them knows what their rebound attempts are. If your rebound attempts are low and you're not This is what I do, trying to help these kids be the best rebounding, I'm playing somebody else. That's energy. they can be, put them in the best position to win and be You're responsible for that. I'm not responsible for that. about them. That's what I try to do. I don't take this personal. I don't take it personal with another coach. The other thing becomes when they come here, we're Anytime that eeks in, I don't coach as well. Like if the telling them you're not going to take 25 shots a game other coach wants to make it personal with me, I'm because you got a team full of guys that are trying to fine. Then he won't coach as well. eat, too. Now, you may take 25 in a game. I think Malik Monk had 47 in a game. I would have let him So, you know, the fans want to win every game, and score 57 if he could have. But that's in one game. the Kentucky fans have been great to me. I tell them That's not a season where you're shooting every ball. their they're crazy, watch tapes and -- they'll watch the game three times. I watch it twice. They're crazy. But Again, there's some that don't want the hear that. they love it. They're invested in it. They see these

Rev #1 by #274 at 2019-03-30 20:43:00 GMT page 6 of 8 players as their own children and grandchildren. It's a As a coach, is it the same thing? You're down a little unique and special place, really is. There's no place bit, have a great practice, and makes you feel great. If like this school that I'm coaching at. that's not your mentality, it's really hard to make it at this sport. Q. What do you think about agents having access to elite college players? Q. John, I wonder, kind of interested in the 3 as the JOHN CALIPARI: I thought there's going to be access shot of choice and wonder what your thoughts are to high school players. So I don't know where that on building an offense around making that maybe goes yet. We're trying to all figure it out. But they're the primary or the first option? And then does going to be able to talk high school player, they will be Auburn resemble anybody or remind you of able to have a relationship with an agent that as long anybody from your career? as there's nothing signed or nothing official, you know JOHN CALIPARI: They do a lot of stuff that Wofford -- I mean, that's part of where this is all going. So, does. They're going to shoot 30 3s. They shot 37 last again, as I go through this tournament, I'm not game. There's all kind of ways of doing this. One of spending a lot of time on that right now, but that's going the ways is we're going to rely on 3-point shooting. to be an issue. The other way of doing this, we're going to play basketball and if they give us 3s, we'll take them. Q. John, I was wondering who you had to tell that your swagger is fake? Who have you had that If we're spaced out there -- I think there's not a college conversation with? coach right now that doesn't space to the 3-point line. JOHN CALIPARI: Do you want me to be honest? Whether they shoot 30 3s or 20 3s, one of the best teams in the country. One of the best coached teams Q. Yes. in the country was Tennessee. They shot about 18, 19, JOHN CALIPARI: With myself. 3s a game. Literally one of the best teams in the country. Q. What were those conversations like those with kids? We played them. They were wars. They were JOHN CALIPARI: Are you spending time? Are you veterans. They didn't turn it over. They created good really spending time? I've had guys that their skill set, shots. They moved the ball. They would guard they were really struggling, but I'd come in the office at physical, and they only took 18, 19, 3s. There's all kind night, it's 10:30, 11:00, they're in the gym shooting. of ways of doing this. Next day in practice, I bring all the team in and said the reason I'm sticking by my men, I came in last night -- I Bruce, here is the other, if you have really good know he was 1 for 10 last game but he was in this gym. shooters why wouldn't you do it? He has really good I'm with him. shooters. They shoot them, 25 percent are in transition, another 30 percent of them are on pick and As long as they're putting in the time and they're not -- rolls, and the rest of them are off drives and extra I'm good with it. But if you're not in there and you're passes and finding an extra man. not really trying to master your craft, if you're not trying to master your craft and you just want to play, just let THE MODERATOR: Anything else for the head coach me play, let me shoot more balls. Instead of shooting of Kentucky? Last question, go. 10, you should have let me shoot 20 I could have got going. Q. In Jacksonville, even with PJ were hurt, you seemed to be in a really good mood. What if you went 1 for 20? JOHN CALIPARI: I'm miserable right now.

That's okay, our next game I make them. Q. Same thing here, did you know something we didn't know? Or is it just that as you said earlier, What? you really enjoy coaching this team? JOHN CALIPARI: I think most post seasons -- the So mastering your craft in this sport that we play, it's season is the grind of it. When you're here, you have a everything. If you can't master your craft, which means ball with this. Somebody asked me the other day do you love to grind, do you love being in the gym, about was it a relief to win. I don't know where I was. does that wake you up everyday, is that your solace? No. If it becomes -- winning becomes a relief, you're in When you're feeling down, you go in and you get some the wrong profession, it's time to retire. Winning it fun, shots up and you feel great leaving the building? it's fun for these kids. You see them come together and the joy it brings because of all the hard work and

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No, the NCAA Tournament for me personally is the greatest -- you know, you follow us. Everything we do all year is geared --

Q. Towards March? JOHN CALIPARI: -- towards March. Every game we play, every preparation. I want to play teams that play different ways, shoot 3s, don't shoot 3s. 1-3-1, 2-3 zone, press us, hold the ball, back doors, Princeton. We want to face it all so if we face it here, we're ready for it. This is why we do what we do is to get into this time of the year and try to keep your team going.

THE MODERATOR: Thank you, John. Good luck.

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