Some dispute Cal's claims that everyone wants to be Kentucky

Posted Mar 27, 2011
With a provocative statement on his radio call-in show last week, Coach John Calipari hit on the ethos of Kentucky basketball. "They want to be us," he said of opponents in the NCAA Tournament. "Not beat us. Be us." Really? "Now, that's a bold statement," North Carolina forward John Henson said the day before the Tar Heels beat Marquette in the East Region semifinals. (Lexington Herald-Leader)

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