Photo by Chet White | Athletics in the UK
Photo by Chet White | Athletics in the UK
Kentucky already has two players in the middle of striker Keion Brooks Jr. (injured) and freshman striker Cam’Ron Fletcher (suspension), but will there be a third when the team heads to Louisville on Saturday to pick up the Cardinals?
Head coach John Calipari says Wildcat has dropped one player from rotation due to injury, although the hope is that he can return to the gym today.
As for who that player is, Calipari was not willing to pour dishes.
“We still have an injured player. I will not tell you “, said Calipari. “I hope he can practice some today. When you have this, it takes even more. But we are not alone. There are no excuses here. “
Prior to Kentucky’s loss to North Carolina last weekend, Calipari noted that several players participated in “some stuff,” preventing the team from going all week.
“We haven’t been able to scratch in the last two days,” he said at the time. “I had some guys with some stuff. But the boys who were there improved. “
And then, after the loss, the head coach of Great Britain added that the players who could not practice were the ones who showed the worst during the game, a change that he will need to move on. If a player cannot train in the days before the game, he will probably not have to start the next time he plays.
“I had a few guys who didn’t train this week and you can probably tell who didn’t play is able to play,” Calipari said. “You can say, ‘They were this guy and this guy.’ So, being able to practice, if you are not, you will probably have to get off the bench. You can’t be a beginner, you can be that other guy. “
Will this injury make the Wildcats even more abbreviated against the Cardinals this weekend?