Practice made close enough to perfect as Kentucky survived Anthony Davis’ foul trouble against Indiana.
UK had practiced without Davis a few weeks ago.
“I think it helped us, and it also helped us coaches feel comfortable we could play without him,” Calipari said of those practices. “That’s part of it, too.
“You’re over there in a panic mode, they can feel it. These kids at this time of the year are goign to go where you take them. … I’m just wanting them to have a ball playing basketball. I want them to have fun.”
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
