Although Kentucky has not lost since the opening-night debacle against Duke, the assumption of the all-knowing omnipotent coach has been bruised.
Not once but twice in this young season UK’s basketball brain trust has committed a turnover. Only 58 seconds into the game against North Dakota, Nick Richards replaced PJ Washington. “They messed the starting lineup up,” Washington said after the game. “I wasn’t supposed to start. It was supposed to be Nick.”
Then against UNC Greensboro last weekend, Kentucky opened the game with Keldon Johnson guarding Francis Alonso. Alonso scored 11 points inside the first four minutes.