Except for Movie Night, Calipari Having a Ball John Calipari is having a ball coaching Kentucky. Well, except for movie night. Calipari has avoided watching other games during the NCAA tournament, and he wants his players to do the same. His message: Focus on us and don't worry about everyone else. To drive that point home, the top-seeded Wildcats usually head to the movies when they're on the road, so they're not tempted to flip on hoops at the hotel. After arriving in Atlanta, they went to see "21 Jump Street." Calipari was not impressed. "The movie was awful," he said. But it did get us out. Other than a debatable choice in flicks, Coach Cal's tunnel-vision approach is working just fine. Kentucky is one win from a return trip to the Final Four, facing Baylor (30-7) in the South Regional final on Sunday. "We're a good basketball team," Calipari said on the eve of the game. Let's just play basketball. I don't care what else is going on in the tournament. I'm not watching any other games. Why do I care? Clearly, he's not one of those poor-mouthing coaches, making an opponent sound like the Miami Heat while pointing out every little weakness of his own team. Calipari is fully aware that he's got at least a half-dozen players on his roster who are likely to wind up in the NBA, a team that could go down as one of the greatest in college basketball history if it wins three more games. Kentucky head coach John Calipari, left, speaks during a news conference, Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Atlanta. Kentucky is scheduled to play Baylor in the NCAA college basketball tournament South Regional finals on Sunday, March 25. Even The Onion, a mock news service, weighed in with a faux story on Kentucky's seemingly unstoppable march to its eighth national championship. The headline: "Kentucky Going To Stick With Strategy Of Having Far-And-Away Better Athletes At Every Position." Yuk it up, everyone. Calipari doesn't mind a bit. He's enjoying the ride, and he wants his players to do the same. "We're very confident," freshman point guard Marquis Teague said. We have a lot of talent on this team, so we feel like if we come out and compete at a high level and defend, it will be tough for teams to beat us. Baylor, the No. 3 seed, is a clear underdog but hardly some overmatched Cinderella. Bouncing back from one of the most shocking scandals in NCAA history, the neon-clad Bears have pushed their way into the regional finals for the second time in three years. They have a couple of players who are likely first-round picks and certainly believe they have the talent, skill and work ethic to compete with the mighty Wildcats. "We just want to show the world what we can do," senior forward Quincy Acy said. None of the players were around in 2003 when stunning revelations nearly brought down the Baylor men's program. It all started when a player was murdered by one of his teammates. Soon after, there were allegations of drug use and illicit payments and a widespread cover-up. When all the dirty laundry was aired, the NCAA came about as close to imposing the death penalty as it could: a lengthy probation and heavy sanctions, which included a shortened season without any non-conference games. The Bears didn't have another winning record until 2008, but this program has been on the rise ever since. The scandal? That's ancient history. "I've asked a lot of questions about it," Acy said. We all know something happened, but we try to block it out of our minds and not let it affect us.