A few things:
1) UK looked totally, utterly confused on the final play, from the junior (Darius Miller) in-bounding the ball, to the freshman (Terrence Jones) receiving the pass, to the other freshmen (Doron Lamb and Brandon Knight) who were supposed to be in place to take the shot. From the minute they showed that confusion, the play was done. I'm guessing that if Calipari goes back and watches the tape, he'll understand why Jones carried out the play the way he did.
2) I don't think Jones is selfish. I think Jones is a player who's always been able to do whatever he wanted -- he was big enough to play inside and quick enough to play the perimeter, and his jump shot is *just* good enough that you have to respect it. But all four of the teams that have beaten Kentucky have one thing in common -- an inside game -- and Jones has played like ****. He's struggling because he's not a banger -- he's more of a finesse player with the ability to muscle up to the basket. When guys push him around, it takes him awhile to respond, and he tends to spend that time roaming around the perimeter.
3) Last night's episode between Jones and Calipari was the culmination of something that's been building. Cal moved Jones to the bench to get something out of him, and he's still been spotty. The biggest difference between this year's team and last year's is that there's no leadership, and I think Cal thinks Jones can be that player that calms them down and makes the big play when they need it. At times, he shows that. At times, he doesn't.
4) Calipari isn't going to quit recruiting blue-chippers. Jones isn't a head-case. He's a kid who's adjusting to the college game the way the majority of freshmen do. He's just the most talented kid on a very young, inexperienced team, and he's trying to manage his expectations, Calipari's expectations, and everyone else's. He was underrated coming into the season, exploded in the first few games, and probably ended up a little overrated as a result. He's not ready for the NBA (neither is Knight, for that matter), and if he slows down and takes everything in stride, he'll be fine.
5) Cal didn't apologize to keep getting blue-chip recruits, mostly because he doesn't have to. The number of kids lining up to play at Kentucky right now is fairly ridiculous. He's brought in two consecutive number one recruiting classes and his 2011 class will be number one by a longshot. That's not going to change because he called a kid a mother****er.
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