Add Michael Porter the list injured Kentucky players this week. A sore back caused Porter to miss practice time.
Other UK players missing practice time this week were Jodie Meeks (hip), Derrick Jasper (toe) and Joe Crawford (foot). All practiced on Friday.
Porter’s injury did not occur in practice or a game, UK Coach Billy Gillispie said on Friday.
Injuries have mounted as Gillispie, a first-year coach, introduces his brand of tough practices to UK basketball.
On Thursday, Gillispie said he had no intention of dialing back the intensity of practices. He noted that UK would practice Saturday morning before the Vandy game. He said he did not know how long the Cats would practice.
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.
as bad as all this sounds, it will force Gllispie to start playing others such as Perry. Krebs and Stewart. He’s got some talent on the bench, he just needs to give them a chance.
So Gillispie says the Cats are tougher even with all the injuries? Well, the proof is in the pudding.