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Kentucky freshmen miss their chance to one-up the Fab Five

***** What Calipari could not do, after all these years, was finally one-up the Fab Five. And thus the first and brashest band of freshmen can feel safe
Kentucky freshmen miss their chance to one-up the Fab Five
Kentucky freshmen miss their chance to one-up the Fab Five
Aaron Harrison (No. 2) walks off the court after the loss to UConn. His Wildcats were never close enough for him to pull off another clutch shot.
Aaron Harrison (No. 2) walks off the court after the loss to UConn. His Wildcats were never close enough for him to pull off another clutch shot :: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

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For a while, it seemed as if the Harrison twins would fall short of the reputation of recent Kentucky guards like John Wall (above).
For a while, it seemed as if the Harrison twins would fall short of the reputation of recent Kentucky guards like John Wall (above) :: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images

What Calipari could not do, after all these years, was finally one-up the Fab Five. And thus the first and brashest band of freshmen can feel safe about their legacy -- "We're the best team to never win a national championship," says Jackson -- and keep on talking the talk. "There's no way they could play with us," King says of these Wildcats. "You know I've got to say that. We wouldn't be the Fab Five if I didn't."

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Luke Winn
LUKE WINN

Luke Winn joined Sports Illustrated in 2002 as a web producer and is now a senior writer. He primarily covers college basketball, but has written about baseball, the Olympics and more.