If you missed it Wednesday afternoon, here is my story from the Wildcat Tipoff Luncheon. After his initial comments, John Calipari answered a few questions submitted by those in attendance and had some interesting things to say.Question: Talk about the four new freshmen on this year’s team.John Calipari: They’re really long, they’re really athletic, they’re really pretty skilled and they’re a great bunch that enjoys each other. Anthony (Davis) grew from 6-3 to 6-10 and when we recruited him I wanted to build trust right away. So I looked at him and said ‘What position do you want to play Anthony?’ He said ‘I want to be a shooting guard.’ I really wanted him and you have to tell the truth so I said ‘OK,’ but I followed it up with ‘I want you to know we post up our shooting guards a lot.’Michael Gilchrist: if you thought DeAndre (Liggins) played hard and slashed, wait ’til you see this young man. Coach Hall came in, and by the way, I love Coach Hall, he is my mentor, and he’s been to practice three times. He said ‘This is your best collection of players since you’ve been here.’ I said ‘Don’t you tell anybody that. He watched Michael Gilchrist and he had seven blocks in one practice and he said ‘This kid is unbelievable.’ (He’s) a great kid, just a wonderful young person.Marquis Teague: point guard. (He’s) physical. He’s different from Brandon (Knight), different from John (Wall). When I talk to him, he is so zeroed in on me. Whatever I say, he does. He wants to be coached, he wants to do what we’re asking him to do.Kyle Wiltjer: he is a skilled big man. We brought in a speed coach to work with him. He’s finishing in the top one, two or three every time we do running. The reason is his stride is from here to the camera man. His legs aren’t moving as fast, they just don’t have to go as many times. He can really shoot the ball and is a wonderful young person. He’s like a seventh starter.Q: When you get to the bulk of your season, how many players do you foresee will be in your rotation during most games?JC: I would hope eight, but maybe nine. Stacey Poole and Eloy (Vargas) are way better. They still have to get better. I would love them to do a Josh Harrellson. I would love them to do stuff that you and I say ‘I knew you could do it, but I can’t believe you’re doing it.’ Stacey and Eloy have to keep taking their games up. Twany (Beckham) may be that guy because he may be a backup point. Jarrod (Polson) may be that guy because he may be a backup point. But I would say seven, eight, nine depending on the guys. I’m only playing guys that can help us win. If you can’t help us win, I’m not playing you. Last year I played six and if I had to play five I would have played five. You either help us win or you’re not out there.Q: Outside shooting has been an issue occasionally. What do you see this team doing from behind the 3-point line?JC: I don’t know but I would tell you that the two leading 3-point shooters we had, Darius Miller and Doron Lamb, who both shot 45-percent from three, are back. Anthony Davis can really shoot and so can Kyle Wiltjer. Terrence Jones is shooting the ball way better. If you look at Terrence now, you can see a light went off and he wants this. He’s chasing it and he wants to be special. I think we’ll be fine.Q: North Carolina comes into Rupp this year and some commentators have said it will be maybe the best assemblage of NBA talent on a college floor in two decades. What do you think about that?JC: The ’96 Kentucky team had nine NBA players on one team. They had nine. They were the most talented team that I’ve see together. It’s hard for me to say that until this is over and we look back. You know what’s great about putting those challenges out? We’re chasing greatness, We’re not chasing mediocrity in everything: conditioning, on that basketball court, socially, getting involved, academically. That’s the Kentucky Effect. This thing is about raising that standard and having them chase it. It doesn’t mean we reach it every time, but it’s a whole lot more fun chasing that up there than kicking a can in front of you and walking. We’re chasing the mountaintop.