re: What is John Calipari implying here, if anything?

Demps did indeed interview Calipari but during the process it was made clear he would not take a pay cut and so that was the end of going further in the process. I think Dell did it out of curiosity and would have still gone down the path that lead to Gentry anyway. I would say those comments are most likely based on the fact that he will never get a good NBA offer and he knows his place is in college but he thinks more highly of himself than anyone thinks of him.