Passion, emotion and toughness required for UK vs. U of L

Kentucky Coach John Calipari figures his Kiddie Cats will feel the intensity of a game against Louisville on Friday.

Literally.

"The guys that don't understand it will feel it like a shot upside your head or a grab," he said on Thursday. "You'll feel it."

Calipari put a high priority on how Kentucky players react to physical play as a key in the game.

"My biggest thing is you've got to be ready," Calipari said. "The intensity of the game is going to be crazy. You better be ready to play through the grabs, the holds, the pushes and the shoves. It's going to be a physical game. You better be able to finish around the rim because if you think you're going to go up and nobody's going to go after it and nobody is going to go after your body ... "

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