Calipari's coaching was widely recognized in the 201415 season. In the previous 20 13- 14 season, the personality coach once shouted the slogan of "40 wins and 0 losses" before the start of the season, but the team lost one after another in the regular season. This slogan once became the laughing stock of college campuses across the United States. But a year later, calipari once again proved to the world that he would not only recruit students.
As a faithful believer of DDM (Dribble-Drive-Move) tactics, calipari once thought that such tactics could show the talent of players to the maximum extent and make them win higher draft value. But the problem is that DDM needs a defender with strong tactical drive to start.
Calipari once trained first-class NBA guards such as Ross, Terry Evans, Wall and Brandon Knight, but the Harrison twins who had high hopes proved that they didn't have a particularly good tactical engine after one season, so calipari revised the tactics, and Kentucky in the 20 14- 15 season immediately transformed into a defensive team. For a whole year, he reduced his opponent's score to 53.9 points and limited his shooting percentage to only 35.5%. He found a new winning mode for Kentucky, and "40 wins and 0 losses" quietly waved to calipari again.
After defeating Notre Dame University, Kentucky under calipari won its 38th victory this season. In the history of NCAA, only three teams can win at least 38 games in a single season (Memphis, 2007-08, Kentucky, 20 12- 13). It is shocking that the coaches of these three teams are all the same person: calipari.
Calipari, who loves to challenge the tradition, once again got the opportunity to compete with the authorities. If he enters the finals and faces Duke University, he will compete with Lao K, who is the best traditional representative among NCAA coaches. After this promotion to the semi-finals, Lao K has tied the record of coach john wooden 12 entering the semi-finals. His confrontation with calipari just symbolizes the confrontation between tradition and innovation. The winner between them won not only the 20 15 championship trophy.