For Kentucky to pull it together and make a run in March, they need someone to step up inside. Coming into this season, we all though that person would be Skal Labissiere, but the freshman’s struggles have been well-documented. On today’s SEC Coaches Teleconference, John Calipari said he’s doing his best to be patient with Skal instead of “throwing him to the wolves” like he did earlier this season.
“Getting Skal — he’s slowly coming back to where he can give us minutes. He had a couple blocks, he had some opportunities to dunk some balls.