On the road recruiting, John Calipari called into the Southeastern Conference Coaches’ Teleconference on Monday ahead of matchups with Vanderbilt and South Carolina this week. Read everything he had to say about the games, Devin Booker’s development and Dominique Hawkins’ status below, as well as comments from Vandy’s Kevin Stallings and South Carolina’s Frank Martin.Coach CalOn this week’s games …“Well, they’re both hard games. I watched some of the Vanderbilt tape, especially their game with Georgia. I think their big kid (Damian Jones) is really good. Obviously they shoot the ball well. Got a freshman (Riley LaChance) that’ll shoot from anywhere and make it. And Kevin is at his best with these kind of teams. They’re running like a combination of Princeton (offense) and their stuff to free 3-point shooters. So he’s doing a little combo, but he’s doing a great job with them. And then Frank’s teams are Frank’s teams. They’re going to play hard. You’re not just getting a game. When you go in there–we’ve lost, I think we’ve lost the last couple times we’ve gone in there. You’re going to have to play. They’re not giving you anything. They beat Iowa State and I watched the game. I called Frank after and I thought what a great win for his program and our league. So he’s doing the things that he’s gotta do to give his guys a chance, which he always does, and it’s a hard place for us to play.”On Devin Booker’s development …“The thing that I was on him for early is getting it off. It’s not high school; you’re not going to jump over anybody. You gotta be able to catch and get it off. You gotta be able to have your shot prepared before you even catch the ball. And he’s doing that. The rim has gotten big for him because of that, because it’s not a slow, I’m going to jump over you and then all of a sudden the guy’s all over him. These are looks that he’s saying, ‘I’m getting a good look at the rim.’ But more importantly, you guys all keep looking at him shooting the ball and it’s good stuff, but defensively I never thought he’d guard this way. His energy defensively, his ability to stay in front, fight screens is what’s setting him apart for us right now. So we can all talk shooting, but the reason we’re winning is because when you put him in and Tyler (Ulis), that energy defensively is what really takes us to another level.”On the difference between coaching freshmen like his who will likely leave early and freshmen like Vanderbilt’s who will stay four years …“No, the reality of it is, you know what, we’re all in position where we’re forcing these kids to grow up fast. Kevin’s asking them to grow up fast. So am I. We all have challenges. I told a coaching friend of mine the other day, ‘Every team’s having problems, all of us, and you gotta deal with yours better than someone else is dealing with his.’ So the problems Kevin will have with freshmen, some of them are similar to what I’ll have. Some of them are not. I know we’re all dealing with helping these kids confidence-wise, feeling good about themselves, getting them to understand there’s no escaping industry, hard work. You can’t escape it. Either you’re going to go and outwork the other guy or you’re going to break down your confidence. And that’s hard freshmen. Here’s what freshmen usually have done in high school: Every fifth play, they did something really good that people said, ‘Oh my gosh.’ And the other four, they tried to hide, they tried to just kind walk through. And then they come to college and you’re asking them to play on every single possession. Guess what. Really difficult for them. That’s the challenge we all have.”On the lineup of Tyler Ulis, Andrew Harrison, Devin Booker, Willie Cauley-Stein and Dakari Johnson …“It depends on the game. I mean, guys, every game we play, somebody different has stepped up and done great. That’s the great thing about having a lot of guys. What I say to them at times is, ‘Look, I don’t need all 10 of you to play well. I need five of you, and I’ll ride those five. But if you want to play, play well.’ And playing well for us is come with energy. Play extremely hard and I can leave you on the floor. If they’re scoring points on your group, you’re out. If you’re the one not doing your thing at times, I’ll take you out. Kind of the challenge is for them to help each other, to be there for each other and play off of one another. They seem to be doing it pretty good.”On what he liked about the aforementioned lineup against Alabama …“There was a really good play where Andrew came down and assisted Tyler for a 3. Tyler assisted him for a 3, and he didn’t take it. I was tell him to shoot it. That’s how they have to play. If the other has the ball, you’re the finisher, he’s the playmaker. Either one of you two. And then, it gives you that one more ball handler, one more free-throw shooter that we can really grind out. And what we did against Alabama I’m guessing the last five minutes is play grind it out basketball. We weren’t looking to score 85 (points). We were looking as though that was a six-point game and we have to grind it out and finish the game. And that’s what we were working on and I thought they did pretty good.”On if there are matchups where Derek Willis will play more, or if it’s strictly based on practice …“He’s gotta really step on the gas and it’s hard now. When you haven’t been playing to come in every day and spend extra time and not know if you’re going to play or not. It’s one thing if you know you’re one of those 10 and you’re playing. It’s another thing if you’re one of 10 or 11 or 12 and you don’t know if you’re going to play. It’s a hard thing, especially for a young guy. But, Dom gives us that unbelievable energy that that unit needs. Now, if he’s not bringing it, or something (where) I look at this and I say, Derek’s better and Derek’s earned time in practice, then it’ll be Derek. Everybody was ecstatic for Dom, and then they were ecstatic for Derek last game. Now, I didn’t put him in the first rotation because I didn’t think he was ready for that. But I put him in the next rotation. Then in the second half we kind of got out of whack and I just was more or less trying to finish the game, but they both have done great.”On the status of Dominique Hawkins …“I don’t know yet because I haven’t seen him, but I would imagine after two days he should be fine.”Vanderbilt head coach Kevin StallingsOpening statement …“We’re coming off tough week. We lost a couple of close games that we felt like we could have won. So, it doesn’t get any easier. Kentucky and LSU are both extremely, extremely talented. We’re just going to have to try to figure out how to make ourselves better and climb out of this valley we’re in a little bit. Every week is a tough week in this league. This one certainly is as tough as any we will have. I’m hoping our guys are up to it.”On if coaches would prefer to coach players three or four years as opposed to just one …“I guess that depends on the stipulations. I certainly think that all of us would coach one and done guys if we were able to recruit those types of talents. Do I think that there are a large portion of coaches who would prefer maybe some different rules to where guys had to be in college a little bit longer? Perhaps so. Or maybe let them sign out of high school if they’re that type of talent, and then maybe have a modified rule like baseball does or something. But certainly I think all of us would recruit and coach that type of player if we could get them.”On the ability of Kentucky’s defense to take away players’ confidence …“Their defense is perhaps as good as I’ve ever seen. And, I don’t think from a positive or negative perspective, I think if you allow your mojo, if you will, to be defined by what happens in one game, particularly in a game against Kentucky, then I think you’re missing the boat a little bit because they’re different than just about every other team we play, or they are than every other team we play. So, I don’t think that that – I’m hopeful that that’s not something I have to worry about. But, their defense is truly amazing. Hopefully it doesn’t happen to where our confidence gets dinged any more than it already is.”On Kentucky’s shooting ability …“Well, they’ve got shot makers and I just think they’re a complete team. I think that’s what makes them better than everyone else. They’re complete. They’re really good shooting. They’re really good rebounding. They’re really good defending. They’re great at the rim, both offensively and defensively. They take care of the ball. They share it. There’s just nothing that they’re not doing well. You can sit back and hope they miss shots, but the numbers suggest they’re not going to. They’ve got guys on that team that have made shots to win NCAA championships, so it’s not like they’re nervous about taking shots. Those two freshman guards obviously have come in and shot it very, very well. So, shooting is, to me, is a strength of Kentucky’s. It’s certainly not a weakness.”South Carolina head coach Frank MartinOn games this week against Tennessee and Kentucky …“Obviously we got two homes this week starting with Tennessee tomorrow. Donnie Tyndall, the job he’s done to go through the transition phase and deal with injuries and defections and new faces and get them playing at the level they’re at. A credit to him, his staff and those kids. And then finish off the week with the best team in the country, the Kentucky Wildcats, here also at home. Exciting week for us. Hard, but exciting and that’s what it’s all about in league play.”On what last year’s win over Kentucky did for his program and what kind of atmosphere he expects Saturday …“Well, I mean, those are the kind of wins that you want to build on. Anytime you can figure out a way to defeat one of the top programs in the country year in and year out and especially when they’re in your own league. And I think that gave our guys confidence. We’d been close a whole lot towards the end of last year when we got that win. I think it gave us confidence, I think it gave our fans confidence and I think it’s no surprise that we’re fourth in the league in attendance, that our fans are buying into our players and our team and hopefully it’s something we continue to build on.”