There were high hopes and expectations for the Arkansas Razorbacks as they began their conference play under John Calipari. Needless to say, things didnât get off to the best of starts.
The Razorbacks hit the road to face the Tennessee Volunteers at Knoxville. They wound up losing 52-76, and the veteran coach couldnât be more angry at his players.
Following the defeat, Calipari didnât mince his words about his players and the way they approached this game, going as far as to say that multiple guys were âno-shows.â
John Calipari calls his players âno-showsâ after loss to Tennessee
âThe one thing I would do different in this game,â Calipari angrily said. âAnd all night, I tossed and turned. We didnât do a shootaround today. And I just felt our body time is new pretty early. If I had to do it over again, we would have had a shootaround. Because we had three or four guys basically no-show. So basically, they slept, had breakfast.â
John Calipari
Arkansas didnât have a lot of time to rest after taking down Oakland on December 30, just five days before their SEC showdown. Even so, Calipari wonât make up excuses.
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Of course, weâre also talking about the No. 1 team in the nation, so there should be no shame in losing to Tennessee. Still, the Hogs wonât get very far with that kind of effort.
