{"id":80516,"date":"2025-01-12T07:41:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/john-calipari-details-challenge-arkansas-faces-with-current-roster\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T07:41:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T13:41:54","slug":"john-calipari-details-challenge-arkansas-faces-with-current-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/john-calipari-details-challenge-arkansas-faces-with-current-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"John Calipari details challenge Arkansas faces with current roster"},"content":{"rendered":"

In his first season with the Arkansas Razorbacks<\/a><\/strong>, John Calipari<\/a><\/strong> has seen his team drop three-straight games to open SEC play. That included their most recent home game to the Florida Gators<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Following that loss, Calipari detailed some of the challenges facing Arkansas right now, particularly as they relate to the team\u2019s current roster.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s some of it,\u201d John Calipari said<\/a>. \u201cAnd it\u2019s me not knowing them but it\u2019s also \u2014 there are other teams around the country that have got new teams and they\u2019re playing better. We didn\u2019t get to scrimmage. So, all that stuff starts adding up. So, our execution isn\u2019t all there, but we don\u2019t turn it over. We\u2019re not a team that comes down and we get 17 turnovers, but we miss a lot of shots and a lot of free throws for some reason.\u201d <\/p>\n

This season, Arkansas is shooting 30.2 percent from three-point range<\/a>. That\u2019s 63rd in the country. They\u2019re also shooting 49.78 percent from the field<\/a>, which is 15th in the country. However, against Florida, they shot just 39.1 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from three-point range. <\/p>\n

\u201cIs it confidence? I mean, to build confidence I can be a cheerleader and do all the stuff I\u2019m doing and tell them I\u2019m here for you. I\u2019m gonna help you. The staff is here, but you\u2019ve got to demonstrate it to yourself. You\u2019ve got to go in that game. There\u2019s one way of building that. Just stay in the gym, grinding. This is hard. They all had expectations individually and then you have team expectations. This is hard. That\u2019s why it\u2019s my job. I\u2019ve got to keep leading. I\u2019ve got to lead, and I\u2019ve got to be strong through this,\u201d Calipari said. <\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, as you know, I haven\u2019t been through a bunch of these stretches. This stretch could keep going for a while and I\u2019ve got to be stronger than them and I\u2019ve got to let them know this is all part of it. Teams go through this. I think there\u2019s an NBA team everyone is screaming about right now \u2014 Celtics. Teams go through it. I\u2019ve been through stuff.\u201d <\/p>\n

John Calipari would also praise the crowd and emphasize how much Arkansas needs them moving forward after dropping three in a row, including two games at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cAgain, one thing I want to say is the crowd was great today. We need that plus every game we play here because we\u2019ve got to steal some stuff here,\u201d Calipari said. \u201cThat was a Top-10 team\u2026 We did good stuff to them. We created good shots and good opportunities at the rim and free throws, we did some good stuff. Not enough. Not enough. Now, we\u2019ve got to figure out what enough is.\u201d<\/p>\n

John Calipari on how to correct things at Arkansas<\/h2>\n

When John Calipari looks at correcting the situation for Arkansas, he starts by checking into his players\u2019 mentalities. With that, his job becomes to build them up amid a difficult stretch.<\/p>\n

\u201cFree throws, open shots, most of that stuff is mentality. We can talk and go \u2014 when we grew up we didn\u2019t have the social media barrage that these guys [do]. There\u2019s a lot of stuff coming at them. From around them. I\u2019ve just got to hold them accountable. Let them know what\u2019s acceptable and what\u2019s not, and keep building them up,\u201d Calipari said. <\/p>\n

\u201cBut you\u2019ve got to go in the game and perform. That\u2019s your job, to get in the game and perform. Your job is to perform. My job is to coach. If I only play you 15 minutes, in that 15 minutes show me you should play 20\u2026 Show me. Show everybody. So, everybody\u2019s saying so and so should be playing more. We\u2019ll see. This isn\u2019t easy for our fans, for our team, for our coaches, for me. It is what it is. Let\u2019s go on to the next one and get this thing going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Arkansas will be back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Baton Rouge to play LSU<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n

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