John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Diamond Set Play by Dana Beszczynski

The John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats often come under fire for his involvment in NCAA investigations at his former schools UMASS & Memphis. Since Calipari’s arrival at Kentucky, he has top recruiting classes each year and has established the Wildcats as one of the premier teams in Division I.

Calipari has 26 of his Kentucky players drafted in the NBA during his tenure in the Blue Grass State. In 2012 his Wildcats won the NCAA Championship. Last season, the Wildcats finished the season undefeated, but lost in the NCAA Finals to finish the year 38-1 with a perfect 18-0 record in the SEC.

Calipari has been a Dribble Drive Motion guru at Kentucky and has tinkered with the system to fit his skilled players. In the last years, the Wildcats have incorporated some different looks to the system, but still like the drive and kick action of the DDM.

This is a John Calipari Kentucky Wildcats Diamond Set Play which when executed through can provide many different scoring options.

I know that a lot of people can’t stand John Calipari, but I do believe that he has changed from his younger days. Mark Richt was fired from the University of Georgia last week and he made a comment: “Life is about people, not rings. Rings collect dust,” said Richt following his firing.

I believe that John Calipari coaches that way too now. He has repeatidly voiced the “Players First” mantra. Cal has said that he coaches for the names on the back of the jerseys – not just the front. I believe that he is HUGE into relationships. He recently went in the Basketball Hall of Fame and he thanked Demarcus Cousins and Anthony Davis for getting him there.

I think that we lose sight of what it means to coach at times. Players first is a mantra that needs to spread.

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