Nick Richards has been the story of this Kentucky Basketball season, but tonight, we found out just how crucial he is to the Cats’ success. When the junior big man went to the bench with two fouls early in the first half, Kentucky floundered, allowing a Vanderbilt team that hasn’t won an SEC game in nearly 700 days to take a seven-point lead into halftime.
“What did you learn about my team when you watched this game?” Calipari asked the media afterwards, giving them grief for not answering immediately “‘You need Nick!’ Come on now. We have 1 out of 100 [reporters answering correctly].