John Calipari: 'We stink' right now

A season ago, the Kentucky Wildcats came very close to a perfect season. Now, head coach John Calipari is just trying to find some cohesion on his team.

"This year's team, as we speak, we stink," Calipari told ESPN on Wednesday. "I said to them two days ago: 'There's one really good thing that's happening.' They said, 'What's that, Coach?' I said, 'We're not playing tomorrow, so we're OK. I'm not going to panic yet.'"

The comment may be an overreaction or a Calipari ploy to light a fire under his squad, but his concerns are valid. The Wildcats' roster will look vastly different, having lost their top-seven scorers from last year.

Calipari had an embarrassment of riches on his roster last season, but will now likely have to utilize a shorter bench and lean on point guard Tyler Ulis.

"He's really good," Calipari said of Ulis. "My other guards are underwater with that they got more turnovers than assists. But that's OK. They're learning."