Cal philosophy: Under sell/over deliver

Cal philosophy: Under sell/over deliver
BY Tipton



During an appearance at the University of Kentucky’s Academics-Athletics Forum on Tuesday, basketball coach John Calipari shared his basic philosophy.

“Under sell, over deliver,” he said to a campus audience of 68, counting media members in attendance. “I’ll have to do a little bit of that this year.”

Calipari suggested that UK’s schedule this coming season will make it difficult to over deliver. If the Cats play Michigan State in the EA Sports Maui Invitational, the team will face the nation’s toughest schedule, he said.

“Last year, we scheduled for the No. 1 seed (in the NCAA Tournament),” Calipari said. “Now I kind of screwed up a little bit. I over-scheduled. We’ll lose some games early.

“We probably need to get them to grow up. This team needs to get knocked around. Last year, we needed to learn to play together.”

He's underselling a little in this article. If Kanter plays there's no telling how good they can be. He's a master of understating their abilities.