As tends to happen when a Kentucky Wildcats men’s basketball season hits the rocks of adversity, there is ample second-guessing in these parts now about whether John Calipari’s reliance on one-and-done talent is the best course for the UK program.
With its youthful playing rotation of seven freshmen and two relatively inexperienced sophomores, Kentucky (17-7, 6-5 SEC) has lost two games in a row and four of its last seven.
Adding to the gathering storm of angst, when UK visits Texas A&M on Saturday, it starts a brutal four-game stretch in which the Cats play road games against the talented Aggies, SEC-leading Auburn and capable Arkansas along with a home game against Alabama and its freshman star Collin Sexton.