Nate Sestina’s fractured wrist is the fifth injury to this Kentucky team this season, sixth if you count Dontaie Allen’s continued rehab from a torn ACL suffered in January. With Sestina out for approximately four weeks, Kentucky is down to eight active scholarship players, begging a now familiar question: why doesn’t Calipari fill out his roster?
When asked about it today, Calipari said all of the injuries from the past few seasons have him rethinking his strategy, but finding talented players who will accept limited roles is easier said that done.
“It does. I just — when I had eleven and twelve [scholarship players], it was Derek [Willis] and Dom[inique Hawkins] and they understood.