Bumpy Road

Recently, The Cats have been struggling to play together as a team and win games. As a fan, it was not easy watching Kentucky lose to Georgia and Alabama, which are teams that should not be on the same floor as Kentucky. Although UK has had a few tough losses, Calapari said that his team could still have a "special season" if his players can start playing to the best of their abilities.
All of this being said, UK will not be a successful team unless someone can teach Terrence Jones (Freshman) how to be a team player. He is an extremely athletic young player with all of the talent that anyone could ask for; however, he is extremely selfish. Jones ALWAYS looks to shoot before he looks to pass. If he does not have an open shot, he will generally throw up a crazy shot that he has no buisness taking, or he will attempt to drive to the lane. Calapari showed his disgust in Jones' decision-making skills by yelling some "bad words" at Terrence during the loss to Alabama.
The Cats are struggling now, but if the can come together and play solid team basketball, this season will turn around for Calapari and his team.

Victory over Auburn!

Following a tough loss to Georgia, the Wildcats were looking for a confidence boost against the Auburn Tigers. There was little concern with the great young freshman, Terrence Jones, because he had been battling a cold the days leading up to the Auburn game. As a result of this cold, Jones did not practice the day before the game, so Coach Calpari decided not to start Terence. Jones was not discouraged by this and he came off the bench trying to make a statement. Jones scored a personal high of 35 points. This also set the UK freshman single-game record for most points scored, previously held by Dorron Lamb. Kentucky won the game 78-54.