Kentucky freshman DeAndre Liggins was spotted entering Rupp Arena around 3 p.m. for Saturday’s game against Indiana. That’s an hour before tipoff.
His teammates were already shooting around on the Rupp Arena court.
If Liggins does not get in the game early or had reduced minutes, being tardy could be the reason.
Or maybe LIggins had a good reason for arriving when he did and cleared it with UK Coach Billy Gillispie.
At the least, we can watch Liggins’ playing time and see what happens.
Of course, earlier this season, Liggins made news by refusing to re-enter UK’s game against Kansas State. Gillispie handled the punishment behind closed doors. Liggins tied a season-high for minutes the next game with 27.
For what it’s worth, Gillispie did not put Liggins in the starting lineup. On Friday, the UK coach said he had been thinking of a lineup change to help the Cats get off to a faster start. But the UK coach said the timing wasn’t right for a change.
The lineup is Kevin Galloway, Michael Porter, Perry Stevenson, Jodie Meeks and Patrick Patterson.
Stay tuned . . .
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Our starting lineup against IU was great. I loved Galloway in there. I don’t know what happened at the beginning of the second half, however. It almost reminded me of UK Versus Georgetown back in the early eighties. No one ever understood what Joe B must have said during half time.
My guess is Liggins won’t be around much longer.
May be gone by semester break or at least seasons end.
Looks like another Rodrick Rhodes to me.
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