Calipari thinks the 2016 recruiting class could be one of his best ever

John Calipari was a guest on Seth Greenberg's podcast that was released today and after listening to it, the man definitely had his swagger back. Greenberg, Andy Katz, and Cal tackled a number of topics, including Jamal Murray, this year's team, rule changes, and NBA rumors, but his most exciting remarks came when he talked about the 2016 recruiting class. “This year’s recruiting class that we’re in the middle of right now, could be one of our best ever. The kids that I’m seeing that we’re involved with that I feel really good about, this could be our best class ever, and that’s a pretty scary statement coming from who we’ve been able to recruit over the last 25 years.” Everyone's been talking about how loaded the 2016 class is, and hearing Cal's confidence about UK's chances with the guys he likes makes me feel a whole lot better. Also swag-inducing: Cal's comments about Jamal Murray. "To do what he did at age 18 against Team USA, basically keep his team in it and win," Cal said. "I think he'll come in and be able to score for us. You watch that game, gotta put the ball in his hands. We knew he was good. There were things that we learned about him. ...I'm excited about it." "Looking at this incoming class, this could be a crazy one for us. The class that we have the team that we have, I'm excited about it," Cal said. "I think we have at least five guys, maybe six that will have an opportunity to put their name in next year's draft." Another interesting nugget: Cal's comments about retirement and the possibility of his son walking on at UK. "First of all, my wife has already told me if he decides to come, 'you're not leaving,' so that would mean I'm here five more years. If I'm here five more years, why not stay 'til 70, why not sign a new contract and I'll be 70 when I leave. Seems like everyone coaches until 70, I was thinking 60, but maybe I'll coach until 72, maybe 73," Cal said. "If he comes and he wants to walk on, to be able to spend four years with my son and the ups and downs of this? The only thing is he likes to talk back, you can't do that when you're playing for me." Hmm. Listen to the entire podcast below. Cal's segment starts around the 4:30 mark. [audio mp3="http://kentuckysportsradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/espnucb_2015-07-28-142030-8006-0-1-0.64k.mp3"][/audio]