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Is John Calipari going to revisit the platoon system? Here’s why the UK coach is considering it. | Lexington Herald Leader

Kentucky Coach John Calipari compares the current Kiddie Cats to his UK team of 2013-14. Dependent on freshmen. “Veterans” in the form of sophomores (in that case, Alex Poythress and Willie Cauley-Stein). Growing pain in the form of defeats.

But at least in one respect, a comparison to UK’s team of 2014-15 might be in order. The team that won its first 38 games came to mind Tuesday night when Calipari used the P word.

After Kentucky beat Mississippi State, Calipari talked about setting a rotation that might eliminate players pouting about minutes.

“For me, it’s kind of like the year I had two platoons .