Kentucky's John Calipari Takes Shot At ESPN's Dick Vitale

ESPN's Dick Vitale is not a fan of Kentucky head coach John Calipari's coaching decision to break his team into two platoons, playing five guys at a time like a hockey shift. Well, during his halftime interview of the Wildcats' game against Missouri on Tuesday night, Calipari took a shot at Dicky V about his critique...

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"I went back to full platoons. Five on five. Five in, five out. It hasn't hurt our rhythm," Calipari said. "I know Dickie V -- who got fired as a coach by the way -- talking about rhythm, it hasn't hurt our rhythm. What it does is it adds energy. And the guys on the bench know when they're going in, so they're ready."

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Vitale took the comment in stride and made a joke about it.

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"I got fired! I'm undefeated! I got a better record than him in TV for 36 years!"

"And I'll disagree with him again! It hurts them offensively. Let them match up the great ones -- the Virginias and the Dukes -- he won't play those platoons! I love John, though," Vitale admitted.

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